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(Tip 3) Working individually or in a group, pair synonyms and/or antonyms. Determine how many words are adjectives, nouns and verbs.
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Gifted Hands written by Ben Carson in order of appearance:
Chapter I: (pp. 1-16)
burdened /1, persisted /13, legitimate /15, profound /16
Chapter 2: (pp. 17-21+)
predominantly /17, 29, 40; illustrates /18, obstinacy /18, frugality /19,46; detrimental /19, lucrative /20, rebounded /21
Chapter 3: (pp. 23-27+)
adamantly /23, dilapidated /24, concoctions /25, precipice /25, deviated /27
Chapter 4: (pp. 32-42+)
compulsory /32, formulating /33, unflagging /35, thrived /38, placated /40, berate /42
Chapter 5: (pp. 45-51+)
capping /45, subsidy /47, buffoons /47, ostracized /48, 51, pivotal /49, zealous /51
Chapter 6: (pp. 54-59+)
taunted /54, pathological /56, oriented /59
Chapter 7: (pp. 61-70+)
dynamic /61, emulate /62, elated /67,78,111,132, entourage /67, cultivated /70
Chapter 8: (pp. 71-77+)
ironic /71, perceptive /73, deterred /73, impending /74, nebulous /77
Chapter 9: (pp. 81-87+)
prestigious /81, flabbergasted /82, conventional /85, audacious /87
Chapter 10: (pp. 91-98+)
mesmerized /91, effervescent /92, panorama /96, detract /98
Chapter 11: (pp. 109-114+)
trepidation /109,130; aspirations /110, oblique /110, honed /110,133; rapport /113, compensate /114
Chapter 12: (pp. 116-122)
adamant /116, entrepreneurs /117, rant /118, comatose /121, ramifications /121, censured /122
Chapter 13: (pp. 128-137+)
dogged /128, tedious /133,148; prerogative /137,167
Chapter 14: (pp. 140-141+)
deter /140, tenacious /140, rationale 140
Chapter 15: (pp. 150-156+)
inevitable /150, plasticity /152, alleviating /154, devastated /156,179,185
Chapter 16: (pp. 160-167+)
dilemma /161,213,214; lethargic /162, derogatory /163, amenable /167
Chapter 17: (pp. 170-176+)
dire /170, Herculean /174, metastasized /176
Chapter 18: (pp. 180-190+)
bleakness /181
Chapter 19: (pp. 195-197+)
relegated /195, contingency /197
Chapter 20: (pp. 205-206+)
traumatized /205, magnitude /206
Chapter 21: (pp. 210-215+)
abating /214
Chapter 22: (pp. 217-222+)
philanthropic /217, acrostic /218, superficial /219, perpetuating /221, emulate /221
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