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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 When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
affection
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From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
all
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From this reading These few days have been the most wonderful I have ever spent in all my life, the saddest and the most deeply happy.
amused
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From this reading He has to stay in a dark room and be very quiet, and it is like trying to prove that impossible is possible to persuade him into lying in his bed in Roxanne's room, while we exert ourselves to the point of desperation to keep him happy and amused.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These few days have been the most wonderful I have ever spent in all my life, the saddest and the most deeply happy.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lovelace Peyton is not going to die from his dreadful burns, the doctors say; but as yet they can't tell about his eyes.
bandages
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From this reading They don't dare remove the bandages, and whether or not he can see cannot be decided for a week or more.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They don't dare remove the bandages, and whether or not he can see cannot be decided for a week or more.
bed
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From this reading He has to stay in a dark room and be very quiet, and it is like trying to prove that impossible is possible to persuade him into lying in his bed in Roxanne's room, while we exert ourselves to the point of desperation to keep him happy and amused.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading These few days have been the most wonderful I have ever spent in all my life, the saddest and the most deeply happy.
burns
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From this reading Lovelace Peyton is not going to die from his dreadful burns, the doctors say; but as yet they can't tell about his eyes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lovelace Peyton is not going to die from his dreadful burns, the doctors say; but as yet they can't tell about his eyes.
Byrds
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From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
can't
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From this reading Lovelace Peyton is not going to die from his dreadful burns, the doctors say; but as yet they can't tell about his eyes.
cannot
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From this reading They don't dare remove the bandages, and whether or not he can see cannot be decided for a week or more.
carries
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From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
dare
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From this reading They don't dare remove the bandages, and whether or not he can see cannot be decided for a week or more.
dark
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From this reading He has to stay in a dark room and be very quiet, and it is like trying to prove that impossible is possible to persuade him into lying in his bed in Roxanne's room, while we exert ourselves to the point of desperation to keep him happy and amused.
days
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From this reading These few days have been the most wonderful I have ever spent in all my life, the saddest and the most deeply happy.
decided
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From this reading They don't dare remove the bandages, and whether or not he can see cannot be decided for a week or more.
deeply
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From this reading These few days have been the most wonderful I have ever spent in all my life, the saddest and the most deeply happy.
desperation
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From this reading He has to stay in a dark room and be very quiet, and it is like trying to prove that impossible is possible to persuade him into lying in his bed in Roxanne's room, while we exert ourselves to the point of desperation to keep him happy and amused.
die
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From this reading Lovelace Peyton is not going to die from his dreadful burns, the doctors say; but as yet they can't tell about his eyes.
doctors
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From this reading Lovelace Peyton is not going to die from his dreadful burns, the doctors say; but as yet they can't tell about his eyes.
don't
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From this reading They don't dare remove the bandages, and whether or not he can see cannot be decided for a week or more.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading Lovelace Peyton is not going to die from his dreadful burns, the doctors say; but as yet they can't tell about his eyes.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These few days have been the most wonderful I have ever spent in all my life, the saddest and the most deeply happy.
exert
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From this reading He has to stay in a dark room and be very quiet, and it is like trying to prove that impossible is possible to persuade him into lying in his bed in Roxanne's room, while we exert ourselves to the point of desperation to keep him happy and amused.
eyes
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From this reading Lovelace Peyton is not going to die from his dreadful burns, the doctors say; but as yet they can't tell about his eyes.
few
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From this reading These few days have been the most wonderful I have ever spent in all my life, the saddest and the most deeply happy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
friends
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From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lovelace Peyton is not going to die from his dreadful burns, the doctors say; but as yet they can't tell about his eyes.
go
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From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
going
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From this reading Lovelace Peyton is not going to die from his dreadful burns, the doctors say; but as yet they can't tell about his eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
happy
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From this reading These few days have been the most wonderful I have ever spent in all my life, the saddest and the most deeply happy.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has to stay in a dark room and be very quiet, and it is like trying to prove that impossible is possible to persuade him into lying in his bed in Roxanne's room, while we exert ourselves to the point of desperation to keep him happy and amused.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading These few days have been the most wonderful I have ever spent in all my life, the saddest and the most deeply happy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They don't dare remove the bandages, and whether or not he can see cannot be decided for a week or more.
heart
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From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He has to stay in a dark room and be very quiet, and it is like trying to prove that impossible is possible to persuade him into lying in his bed in Roxanne's room, while we exert ourselves to the point of desperation to keep him happy and amused.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lovelace Peyton is not going to die from his dreadful burns, the doctors say; but as yet they can't tell about his eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading These few days have been the most wonderful I have ever spent in all my life, the saddest and the most deeply happy.
impossible
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From this reading He has to stay in a dark room and be very quiet, and it is like trying to prove that impossible is possible to persuade him into lying in his bed in Roxanne's room, while we exert ourselves to the point of desperation to keep him happy and amused.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These few days have been the most wonderful I have ever spent in all my life, the saddest and the most deeply happy.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He has to stay in a dark room and be very quiet, and it is like trying to prove that impossible is possible to persuade him into lying in his bed in Roxanne's room, while we exert ourselves to the point of desperation to keep him happy and amused.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
keep
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From this reading He has to stay in a dark room and be very quiet, and it is like trying to prove that impossible is possible to persuade him into lying in his bed in Roxanne's room, while we exert ourselves to the point of desperation to keep him happy and amused.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These few days have been the most wonderful I have ever spent in all my life, the saddest and the most deeply happy.
like
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From this reading He has to stay in a dark room and be very quiet, and it is like trying to prove that impossible is possible to persuade him into lying in his bed in Roxanne's room, while we exert ourselves to the point of desperation to keep him happy and amused.
Lovelace
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From this reading Lovelace Peyton is not going to die from his dreadful burns, the doctors say; but as yet they can't tell about his eyes.
lying
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From this reading He has to stay in a dark room and be very quiet, and it is like trying to prove that impossible is possible to persuade him into lying in his bed in Roxanne's room, while we exert ourselves to the point of desperation to keep him happy and amused.
matter
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From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
more
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From this reading They don't dare remove the bandages, and whether or not he can see cannot be decided for a week or more.
most
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From this reading These few days have been the most wonderful I have ever spent in all my life, the saddest and the most deeply happy.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading These few days have been the most wonderful I have ever spent in all my life, the saddest and the most deeply happy.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lovelace Peyton is not going to die from his dreadful burns, the doctors say; but as yet they can't tell about his eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He has to stay in a dark room and be very quiet, and it is like trying to prove that impossible is possible to persuade him into lying in his bed in Roxanne's room, while we exert ourselves to the point of desperation to keep him happy and amused.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
once
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From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They don't dare remove the bandages, and whether or not he can see cannot be decided for a week or more.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading He has to stay in a dark room and be very quiet, and it is like trying to prove that impossible is possible to persuade him into lying in his bed in Roxanne's room, while we exert ourselves to the point of desperation to keep him happy and amused.
out
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From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
own
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From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
pace
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From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
person's
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From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
persuade
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From this reading He has to stay in a dark room and be very quiet, and it is like trying to prove that impossible is possible to persuade him into lying in his bed in Roxanne's room, while we exert ourselves to the point of desperation to keep him happy and amused.
Peyton
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From this reading Lovelace Peyton is not going to die from his dreadful burns, the doctors say; but as yet they can't tell about his eyes.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading He has to stay in a dark room and be very quiet, and it is like trying to prove that impossible is possible to persuade him into lying in his bed in Roxanne's room, while we exert ourselves to the point of desperation to keep him happy and amused.
possible
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From this reading He has to stay in a dark room and be very quiet, and it is like trying to prove that impossible is possible to persuade him into lying in his bed in Roxanne's room, while we exert ourselves to the point of desperation to keep him happy and amused.
pouring
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From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
prove
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From this reading He has to stay in a dark room and be very quiet, and it is like trying to prove that impossible is possible to persuade him into lying in his bed in Roxanne's room, while we exert ourselves to the point of desperation to keep him happy and amused.
quiet
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From this reading He has to stay in a dark room and be very quiet, and it is like trying to prove that impossible is possible to persuade him into lying in his bed in Roxanne's room, while we exert ourselves to the point of desperation to keep him happy and amused.
remove
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From this reading They don't dare remove the bandages, and whether or not he can see cannot be decided for a week or more.
room
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From this reading He has to stay in a dark room and be very quiet, and it is like trying to prove that impossible is possible to persuade him into lying in his bed in Roxanne's room, while we exert ourselves to the point of desperation to keep him happy and amused.
Roxanne's
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From this reading He has to stay in a dark room and be very quiet, and it is like trying to prove that impossible is possible to persuade him into lying in his bed in Roxanne's room, while we exert ourselves to the point of desperation to keep him happy and amused.
saddest
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From this reading These few days have been the most wonderful I have ever spent in all my life, the saddest and the most deeply happy.
say
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From this reading Lovelace Peyton is not going to die from his dreadful burns, the doctors say; but as yet they can't tell about his eyes.
see
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From this reading They don't dare remove the bandages, and whether or not he can see cannot be decided for a week or more.
spent
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From this reading These few days have been the most wonderful I have ever spent in all my life, the saddest and the most deeply happy.
stay
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From this reading He has to stay in a dark room and be very quiet, and it is like trying to prove that impossible is possible to persuade him into lying in his bed in Roxanne's room, while we exert ourselves to the point of desperation to keep him happy and amused.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lovelace Peyton is not going to die from his dreadful burns, the doctors say; but as yet they can't tell about his eyes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He has to stay in a dark room and be very quiet, and it is like trying to prove that impossible is possible to persuade him into lying in his bed in Roxanne's room, while we exert ourselves to the point of desperation to keep him happy and amused.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading These few days have been the most wonderful I have ever spent in all my life, the saddest and the most deeply happy.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These few days have been the most wonderful I have ever spent in all my life, the saddest and the most deeply happy.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lovelace Peyton is not going to die from his dreadful burns, the doctors say; but as yet they can't tell about his eyes.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lovelace Peyton is not going to die from his dreadful burns, the doctors say; but as yet they can't tell about his eyes.
trouble
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From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
trying
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From this reading He has to stay in a dark room and be very quiet, and it is like trying to prove that impossible is possible to persuade him into lying in his bed in Roxanne's room, while we exert ourselves to the point of desperation to keep him happy and amused.
very
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From this reading He has to stay in a dark room and be very quiet, and it is like trying to prove that impossible is possible to persuade him into lying in his bed in Roxanne's room, while we exert ourselves to the point of desperation to keep him happy and amused.
way
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From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He has to stay in a dark room and be very quiet, and it is like trying to prove that impossible is possible to persuade him into lying in his bed in Roxanne's room, while we exert ourselves to the point of desperation to keep him happy and amused.
week
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From this reading They don't dare remove the bandages, and whether or not he can see cannot be decided for a week or more.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading They don't dare remove the bandages, and whether or not he can see cannot be decided for a week or more.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He has to stay in a dark room and be very quiet, and it is like trying to prove that impossible is possible to persuade him into lying in his bed in Roxanne's room, while we exert ourselves to the point of desperation to keep him happy and amused.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading These few days have been the most wonderful I have ever spent in all my life, the saddest and the most deeply happy.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Lovelace Peyton is not going to die from his dreadful burns, the doctors say; but as yet they can't tell about his eyes.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When a person's friends are in trouble, it is one time you can let your heart go its own pace no matter where it carries you, and for once I have had my way about pouring out my affection on the Byrds.
