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  1. ankle
    the part of the body between the foot and the lower leg
    I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
    I'm sure that my left leg is broke-
    My hip hurts when I move my chin,
    My belly button's caving in,
    My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
    My appendix pains each time it rains.
  2. appendix
    a small sac attached to the large intestines of some animals
    I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
    I'm sure that my left leg is broke-
    My hip hurts when I move my chin,
    My belly button's caving in,
    My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
    My appendix pains each time it rains.
  3. back
    the posterior part of a human (or animal) body
    I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
    I'm sure that my left leg is broke-
    My hip hurts when I move my chin,
    My belly button's caving in,
    My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
    My appendix pains each time it rains.
  4. belly
    the region of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
    I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
    I'm sure that my left leg is broke-
    My hip hurts when I move my chin,
    My belly button's caving in,
    My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
    My appendix pains each time it rains.
  5. belly button
    a scar where the umbilical cord was attached
    I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
    I'm sure that my left leg is broke-
    My hip hurts when I move my chin,
    My belly button's caving in,
    My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
    My appendix pains each time it rains.
  6. bend
    form a curve
    My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight,
    My temperature is one-o-eight.
  7. bent
    stooped (used of the back and knees)
    My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight,
    My temperature is one-o-eight.
  8. blind
    unable to see
    My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
    I'm going blind in my right eye.
  9. blue
    of the color intermediate between green and violet
    My leg is cut-my eyes are blue-
    It might be instamatic flu.
  10. brain
    the organ that is the center of the nervous system
    My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,
    There is a hole inside my ear.
  11. break
    destroy the integrity of
    I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
    I'm sure that my left leg is broke-
    My hip hurts when I move my chin,
    My belly button's caving in,
    My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
    My appendix pains each time it rains.
  12. broke
    lacking funds
    I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
    I'm sure that my left leg is broke-
    My hip hurts when I move my chin,
    My belly button's caving in,
    My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
    My appendix pains each time it rains.
  13. bump
    an impact (as from a collision)
    “I have the measles and the mumps,
    A gash, a rash and purple bumps.
  14. button
    a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats
    I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
    I'm sure that my left leg is broke-
    My hip hurts when I move my chin,
    My belly button's caving in,
    My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
    My appendix pains each time it rains.
  15. cave
    a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
    I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
    I'm sure that my left leg is broke-
    My hip hurts when I move my chin,
    My belly button's caving in,
    My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
    My appendix pains each time it rains.
  16. cave in
    the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
    I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
    I'm sure that my left leg is broke-
    My hip hurts when I move my chin,
    My belly button's caving in,
    My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
    My appendix pains each time it rains.
  17. chicken
    a domestic bird bred for meat or eggs
    My tonsils are as big as rocks,
    I've counted sixteen chicken pox
    And there's one more - that's seventeen,
    And don't you think my face looks green?
  18. chin
    the protruding part of the lower jaw
    I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
    I'm sure that my left leg is broke-
    My hip hurts when I move my chin,
    My belly button's caving in,
    My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
    My appendix pains each time it rains.
  19. choke
    struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
    I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
    I'm sure that my left leg is broke-
    My hip hurts when I move my chin,
    My belly button's caving in,
    My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
    My appendix pains each time it rains.
  20. cold
    having a low or inadequate temperature
    My nose is cold, my toes are numb.
  21. cough
    a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
    I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
    I'm sure that my left leg is broke-
    My hip hurts when I move my chin,
    My belly button's caving in,
    My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
    My appendix pains each time it rains.
  22. count
    determine the number or amount of
    My tonsils are as big as rocks,
    I've counted sixteen chicken pox
    And there's one more - that's seventeen,
    And don't you think my face looks green?
  23. dry
    free from liquid or moisture
    My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
    I'm going blind in my right eye.
  24. ear
    the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
    My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,
    There is a hole inside my ear.
  25. eight
    the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
    My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight,
    My temperature is one-o-eight.
  26. elbow
    hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
    My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight,
    My temperature is one-o-eight.
  27. eyes
    opinion or judgment
    My leg is cut-my eyes are blue-
    It might be instamatic flu.
  28. face
    the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin
    My tonsils are as big as rocks,
    I've counted sixteen chicken pox
    And there's one more - that's seventeen,
    And don't you think my face looks green?
  29. fall out
    come off
    My tongue is filling up my mouth,
    I think my hair is falling out.
  30. falling
    coming down freely under the influence of gravity
    My tongue is filling up my mouth,
    I think my hair is falling out.
  31. falling out
    a personal or social separation
    My tongue is filling up my mouth,
    I think my hair is falling out.
  32. fill
    make full, also in a metaphorical sense
    My tongue is filling up my mouth,
    I think my hair is falling out.
  33. fill up
    become full
    My tongue is filling up my mouth,
    I think my hair is falling out.
  34. flu
    an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
    My leg is cut-my eyes are blue-
    It might be instamatic flu.
  35. gash
    cut open
    “I have the measles and the mumps,
    A gash, a rash and purple bumps.
  36. gasp
    a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
    I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
    I'm sure that my left leg is broke-
    My hip hurts when I move my chin,
    My belly button's caving in,
    My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
    My appendix pains each time it rains.
  37. go out
    move out of or depart from
    G'bye, I'm going out to play!”
  38. going
    the act of departing
    My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
    I'm going blind in my right eye.
  39. green
    of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum
    My tonsils are as big as rocks,
    I've counted sixteen chicken pox
    And there's one more - that's seventeen,
    And don't you think my face looks green?
  40. hair
    a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
    My tongue is filling up my mouth,
    I think my hair is falling out.
  41. hangnail
    a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail
    I have a hangnail, and my heart is… What?
  42. hardly
    almost not
    My neck is stiff, my voice is weak,
    I hardly whisper when I speak.
  43. hear
    perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
    My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,
    There is a hole inside my ear.
  44. heart
    the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum
    I have a hangnail, and my heart is… What?
  45. hip
    either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
    I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
    I'm sure that my left leg is broke-
    My hip hurts when I move my chin,
    My belly button's caving in,
    My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
    My appendix pains each time it rains.
  46. hole
    an opening into or through something
    My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,
    There is a hole inside my ear.
  47. hurt
    be the source of pain
    I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
    I'm sure that my left leg is broke-
    My hip hurts when I move my chin,
    My belly button's caving in,
    My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
    My appendix pains each time it rains.
  48. inside
    relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
    My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,
    There is a hole inside my ear.
  49. leave
    go away from a place
    I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
    I'm sure that my left leg is broke-
    My hip hurts when I move my chin,
    My belly button's caving in,
    My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
    My appendix pains each time it rains.
  50. leg
    a human limb
    My leg is cut-my eyes are blue-
    It might be instamatic flu.
  51. measles
    a contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots
    “I have the measles and the mumps,
    A gash, a rash and purple bumps.
  52. might
    physical strength
    My leg is cut-my eyes are blue-
    It might be instamatic flu.
  53. mouth
    the opening through which food is taken in
    My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
    I'm going blind in my right eye.
  54. move
    change location
    I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
    I'm sure that my left leg is broke-
    My hip hurts when I move my chin,
    My belly button's caving in,
    My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
    My appendix pains each time it rains.
  55. mumps
    an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands
    “I have the measles and the mumps,
    A gash, a rash and purple bumps.
  56. neck
    the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
    My neck is stiff, my voice is weak,
    I hardly whisper when I speak.
  57. nose
    the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract
    My nose is cold, my toes are numb.
  58. numb
    lacking sensation
    My nose is cold, my toes are numb.
  59. pain
    a physical feeling of suffering or discomfort
    I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
    I'm sure that my left leg is broke-
    My hip hurts when I move my chin,
    My belly button's caving in,
    My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
    My appendix pains each time it rains.
  60. pains
    an effortful attempt to attain a goal
    I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
    I'm sure that my left leg is broke-
    My hip hurts when I move my chin,
    My belly button's caving in,
    My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
    My appendix pains each time it rains.
  61. pox
    a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks
    My tonsils are as big as rocks,
    I've counted sixteen chicken pox
    And there's one more - that's seventeen,
    And don't you think my face looks green?
  62. purple
    of a color intermediate between red and blue
    “I have the measles and the mumps,
    A gash, a rash and purple bumps.
  63. rain
    water falling in drops from vapor in the atmosphere
    I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
    I'm sure that my left leg is broke-
    My hip hurts when I move my chin,
    My belly button's caving in,
    My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
    My appendix pains each time it rains.
  64. rash
    imprudently incurring risk
    “I have the measles and the mumps,
    A gash, a rash and purple bumps.
  65. right
    free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
    My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
    I'm going blind in my right eye.
  66. rock
    material consisting of the aggregate of minerals
    My tonsils are as big as rocks,
    I've counted sixteen chicken pox
    And there's one more - that's seventeen,
    And don't you think my face looks green?
  67. Saturday
    the seventh and last day of the week
    You say today is...Saturday?
  68. say
    utter aloud
    “I cannot go to school today,”
    Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
  69. school
    an educational institution
    “I cannot go to school today,”
    Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
  70. seventeen
    the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one
    My tonsils are as big as rocks,
    I've counted sixteen chicken pox
    And there's one more - that's seventeen,
    And don't you think my face looks green?
  71. shrink
    wither, as with a loss of moisture
    My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,
    There is a hole inside my ear.
  72. sixteen
    the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one
    My tonsils are as big as rocks,
    I've counted sixteen chicken pox
    And there's one more - that's seventeen,
    And don't you think my face looks green?
  73. sliver
    a small thin sharp bit of wood, glass, or metal
    I have a sliver in my thumb.
  74. sneeze
    exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose
    I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
    I'm sure that my left leg is broke-
    My hip hurts when I move my chin,
    My belly button's caving in,
    My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
    My appendix pains each time it rains.
  75. speak
    use language
    My neck is stiff, my voice is weak,
    I hardly whisper when I speak.
  76. spine
    the series of vertebrae forming the backbone
    My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight,
    My temperature is one-o-eight.
  77. sprain
    twist suddenly so as to wrench
    I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
    I'm sure that my left leg is broke-
    My hip hurts when I move my chin,
    My belly button's caving in,
    My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
    My appendix pains each time it rains.
  78. stiff
    incapable of or resistant to bending
    My neck is stiff, my voice is weak,
    I hardly whisper when I speak.
  79. straight
    having no deviations
    My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight,
    My temperature is one-o-eight.
  80. temperature
    the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment
    My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight,
    My temperature is one-o-eight.
  81. think
    judge or regard; look upon; judge
    My tonsils are as big as rocks,
    I've counted sixteen chicken pox
    And there's one more - that's seventeen,
    And don't you think my face looks green?
  82. throat
    the passage to the stomach and lungs
    My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
    I'm going blind in my right eye.
  83. thumb
    the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
    I have a sliver in my thumb.
  84. today
    on this day as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow
    “I cannot go to school today,”
    Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
  85. toe
    one of the digits of the foot
    My nose is cold, my toes are numb.
  86. tongue
    a mobile mass of muscular tissue located in the oral cavity
    My tongue is filling up my mouth,
    I think my hair is falling out.
  87. tonsil
    either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx
    My tonsils are as big as rocks,
    I've counted sixteen chicken pox
    And there's one more - that's seventeen,
    And don't you think my face looks green?
  88. voice
    the sound made when a person speaks
    My neck is stiff, my voice is weak,
    I hardly whisper when I speak.
  89. weak
    wanting in physical strength
    My neck is stiff, my voice is weak,
    I hardly whisper when I speak.
  90. wet
    wetness caused by water
    My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
    I'm going blind in my right eye.
  91. whisper
    speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
    My neck is stiff, my voice is weak,
    I hardly whisper when I speak.
  92. wrench
    a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
    I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
    I'm sure that my left leg is broke-
    My hip hurts when I move my chin,
    My belly button's caving in,
    My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
    My appendix pains each time it rains.
Created on Mon Feb 28 14:37:17 EST 2011 (updated Mon Feb 28 14:41:56 EST 2011)

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