Nurse gave shot without pain.

Meaning: This means that the nurse gave the patient a shot without causing any pain.

Choice of Words: Nurse is a person who provides care for sick or injured people. Gave means to hand over something to someone. Shot is a small amount of liquid medicine injected into the body with a needle. Without means not having or including something. Pain is a feeling of discomfort, suffering, or distress. When you put them together, it means the person who provides care for sick or injured people handed over a small amount of liquid medicine injected into the body with a needle without causing discomfort, suffering, or distress.

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The nurse injected the medicine gently.

Meaning: This means that the nurse took care to give the injection in a way that caused as little discomfort as possible.

Choice of Words: A nurse is a medical professional who helps patients in a hospital or clinic. To inject means to put a liquid into someone's body using a needle. Medicine is a substance used to treat or prevent diseases. Gently means in a soft and careful way. When you put them together, "The nurse injected the medicine gently" means that the nurse carefully put the medicine into the person's body using a needle.

The prick of the needle was barely felt.

Meaning: This means that the nurse was able to give the injection in a way that caused very little pain.

Choice of Words: A prick is a small, sharp pain. A needle is a thin, sharp object used to inject medicine or draw blood. Barely means almost not at all. Felt means to experience a physical sensation. When you put them together, "The prick of the needle was barely felt" means that the pain from the needle was so small that it was almost not noticeable.

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