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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’s as entangled as a newspaper serial.
accord
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From this reading But when a lucid mind sets those facts in their places, all things become reasonable, simple, in perfect accord with one another, as natural as a page of history.
all
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From this reading But when a lucid mind sets those facts in their places, all things become reasonable, simple, in perfect accord with one another, as natural as a page of history.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But when a lucid mind sets those facts in their places, all things become reasonable, simple, in perfect accord with one another, as natural as a page of history.
any
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From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
arrange
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From this reading The facts spring up at random, stupidly, like fireworks which will not go off in the order in which you arrange them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It’s as entangled as a newspaper serial.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The facts spring up at random, stupidly, like fireworks which will not go off in the order in which you arrange them.
attention
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From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
become
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From this reading But when a lucid mind sets those facts in their places, all things become reasonable, simple, in perfect accord with one another, as natural as a page of history.
BLOODnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
Bregeac
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From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when a lucid mind sets those facts in their places, all things become reasonable, simple, in perfect accord with one another, as natural as a page of history.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
case
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From this reading It is so with this express case.
complicated
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From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
entangled
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From this reading It’s as entangled as a newspaper serial.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading It is so with this express case.
facts
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From this reading The facts spring up at random, stupidly, like fireworks which will not go off in the order in which you arrange them.
fireworks
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From this reading The facts spring up at random, stupidly, like fireworks which will not go off in the order in which you arrange them.
go
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From this reading The facts spring up at random, stupidly, like fireworks which will not go off in the order in which you arrange them.
history
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From this reading But when a lucid mind sets those facts in their places, all things become reasonable, simple, in perfect accord with one another, as natural as a page of history.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is so with this express case.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
It's
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From this reading It’s as entangled as a newspaper serial.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
lights
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From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
like
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From this reading The facts spring up at random, stupidly, like fireworks which will not go off in the order in which you arrange them.
lucid
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From this reading But when a lucid mind sets those facts in their places, all things become reasonable, simple, in perfect accord with one another, as natural as a page of history.
Marescal
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From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when a lucid mind sets those facts in their places, all things become reasonable, simple, in perfect accord with one another, as natural as a page of history.
natural
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From this reading But when a lucid mind sets those facts in their places, all things become reasonable, simple, in perfect accord with one another, as natural as a page of history.
newspaper
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From this reading It’s as entangled as a newspaper serial.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The facts spring up at random, stupidly, like fireworks which will not go off in the order in which you arrange them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But when a lucid mind sets those facts in their places, all things become reasonable, simple, in perfect accord with one another, as natural as a page of history.
off
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From this reading The facts spring up at random, stupidly, like fireworks which will not go off in the order in which you arrange them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But when a lucid mind sets those facts in their places, all things become reasonable, simple, in perfect accord with one another, as natural as a page of history.
only
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From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The facts spring up at random, stupidly, like fireworks which will not go off in the order in which you arrange them.
page
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From this reading But when a lucid mind sets those facts in their places, all things become reasonable, simple, in perfect accord with one another, as natural as a page of history.
paying
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From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
perfect
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From this reading But when a lucid mind sets those facts in their places, all things become reasonable, simple, in perfect accord with one another, as natural as a page of history.
places
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From this reading But when a lucid mind sets those facts in their places, all things become reasonable, simple, in perfect accord with one another, as natural as a page of history.
quietly
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From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
Ralph
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From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
random
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From this reading The facts spring up at random, stupidly, like fireworks which will not go off in the order in which you arrange them.
reasonable
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From this reading But when a lucid mind sets those facts in their places, all things become reasonable, simple, in perfect accord with one another, as natural as a page of history.
said
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From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
scraps
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From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
see
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From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
seems
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From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
serial
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From this reading It’s as entangled as a newspaper serial.
sets
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From this reading But when a lucid mind sets those facts in their places, all things become reasonable, simple, in perfect accord with one another, as natural as a page of history.
simple
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From this reading But when a lucid mind sets those facts in their places, all things become reasonable, simple, in perfect accord with one another, as natural as a page of history.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is so with this express case.
spring
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From this reading The facts spring up at random, stupidly, like fireworks which will not go off in the order in which you arrange them.
stepped
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From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
stupidly
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From this reading The facts spring up at random, stupidly, like fireworks which will not go off in the order in which you arrange them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The facts spring up at random, stupidly, like fireworks which will not go off in the order in which you arrange them.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But when a lucid mind sets those facts in their places, all things become reasonable, simple, in perfect accord with one another, as natural as a page of history.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
things
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From this reading But when a lucid mind sets those facts in their places, all things become reasonable, simple, in perfect accord with one another, as natural as a page of history.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is so with this express case.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
unexpected
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From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
up
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From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
very
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From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when a lucid mind sets those facts in their places, all things become reasonable, simple, in perfect accord with one another, as natural as a page of history.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The facts spring up at random, stupidly, like fireworks which will not go off in the order in which you arrange them.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The facts spring up at random, stupidly, like fireworks which will not go off in the order in which you arrange them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is so with this express case.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading BLOOD Ralph stepped up to them, and without paying any attention to Bregeac said quietly to Marescal: “Life seems very complicated because we only see it in scraps, and those by unexpected lights.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The facts spring up at random, stupidly, like fireworks which will not go off in the order in which you arrange them.
