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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a case of true love sanctified by suffering and devotion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Archie Weil and Daisy Fern were married in June.
Archie
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From this reading Archie Weil and Daisy Fern were married in June.
bride
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From this reading The bright eyes and ruddy cheeks of the bride testified to her renewed health and spirits.
bright
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From this reading The bright eyes and ruddy cheeks of the bride testified to her renewed health and spirits.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a case of true love sanctified by suffering and devotion.
case
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From this reading It was a case of true love sanctified by suffering and devotion.
cheeks
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From this reading The bright eyes and ruddy cheeks of the bride testified to her renewed health and spirits.
Daisy
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From this reading Archie Weil and Daisy Fern were married in June.
devotion
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From this reading It was a case of true love sanctified by suffering and devotion.
eyes
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From this reading The bright eyes and ruddy cheeks of the bride testified to her renewed health and spirits.
Fern
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From this reading Archie Weil and Daisy Fern were married in June.
GREATEST
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From this reading "THE GREATEST NOVEL."
health
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From this reading The bright eyes and ruddy cheeks of the bride testified to her renewed health and spirits.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The bright eyes and ruddy cheeks of the bride testified to her renewed health and spirits.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Archie Weil and Daisy Fern were married in June.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a case of true love sanctified by suffering and devotion.
June
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From this reading Archie Weil and Daisy Fern were married in June.
longer
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From this reading There was no need of waiting longer.
love
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From this reading It was a case of true love sanctified by suffering and devotion.
married
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From this reading Archie Weil and Daisy Fern were married in June.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no need of waiting longer.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no need of waiting longer.
NOVEL
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From this reading "THE GREATEST NOVEL."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no need of waiting longer.
renewed
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From this reading The bright eyes and ruddy cheeks of the bride testified to her renewed health and spirits.
ruddy
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From this reading The bright eyes and ruddy cheeks of the bride testified to her renewed health and spirits.
sanctified
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From this reading It was a case of true love sanctified by suffering and devotion.
spirits
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From this reading The bright eyes and ruddy cheeks of the bride testified to her renewed health and spirits.
suffering
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From this reading It was a case of true love sanctified by suffering and devotion.
testified
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From this reading The bright eyes and ruddy cheeks of the bride testified to her renewed health and spirits.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE GREATEST NOVEL."
There
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The bright eyes and ruddy cheeks of the bride testified to her renewed health and spirits.
true
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From this reading It was a case of true love sanctified by suffering and devotion.
waiting
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From this reading There was no need of waiting longer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no need of waiting longer.
Weil
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From this reading Archie Weil and Daisy Fern were married in June.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Archie Weil and Daisy Fern were married in June.