An example of a "free base" morpheme is woman in the word womanly.
1. at the soccer game, the fans cheered, clapped and stamped their feet.
2. “no i can’t leave here at this moment” linda replied.
3. “The Princess and the Frog” is the name of a fairytale.
4. the police officer asked “what is your fathers name?”
In Ancient times, sickness was thought to be caused by an excess of blood. Therefore, doctors would cut into their patients and let some of the blood out to help cure them. This theory advanced into thinking that the human body needed all of its "humors" to be balanced: blood was one of the humors so if the doctor thought you had an imbalance, they would 'let' some of the blood out.
Bittman's style tells me that he likes to cover every point and is very precise. He makes sure that everything is mentioned and also tells you the benefits and obstructions of the decisions the could be made.