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By this time the dental instruments were ready. The old
lady tied one end of the silk thread fast to Tom’s tooth with a
loop and tied the other to the bedpost. Then she seized the pan
of burning coals and suddenly thrust it almost into the boy’s
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face. The tooth hung dangling by the bedpost now.
“Now that your tooth is out, Tom, you should go to school.
You should not have frightened me like this.”

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Glossary :

miserable : very unhappy
presently : very soon
ailment : illness

investigate : examine thoroughly
detect : discover
slight : very little
feeble : weak
groan/moan : give out a low cry of pain
occur : happen
in reserve : for future use
sore : painful
promising : bright, likely to succeed

symptom : sign
worthwhile : profitable
spirit : strength
stare : look with concentration
anxiously : worriedly, with concern
mortify : (here) die

restore : to become strong again
fright : great fear
ache : pain
row : noisy argument

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