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82
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From this reading During all these seven interminable days the Boodie still clings to her belief in Roger, and vows he will surely return before the first day of '82 shall have come to an end.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FROM Christmas Day to New Year's Day we all know is but a week--but _what_ a week it is!
all
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From this reading FROM Christmas Day to New Year's Day we all know is but a week--but _what_ a week it is!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading During all these seven interminable days the Boodie still clings to her belief in Roger, and vows he will surely return before the first day of '82 shall have come to an end.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For my part I think this season of supposed jollity the most uncomfortable and forlorn of any in the year.
any
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From this reading For my part I think this season of supposed jollity the most uncomfortable and forlorn of any in the year.
appear
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From this reading "Sir, You are very welcome to our house: It must appear in other ways than words, Therefore I scant this breathing courtesy."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Sir, You are very welcome to our house: It must appear in other ways than words, Therefore I scant this breathing courtesy."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading During all these seven interminable days the Boodie still clings to her belief in Roger, and vows he will surely return before the first day of '82 shall have come to an end.
belief
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From this reading During all these seven interminable days the Boodie still clings to her belief in Roger, and vows he will surely return before the first day of '82 shall have come to an end.
Boodie
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From this reading During all these seven interminable days the Boodie still clings to her belief in Roger, and vows he will surely return before the first day of '82 shall have come to an end.
breathing
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From this reading "Sir, You are very welcome to our house: It must appear in other ways than words, Therefore I scant this breathing courtesy."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading FROM Christmas Day to New Year's Day we all know is but a week--but _what_ a week it is!
Christmas
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From this reading FROM Christmas Day to New Year's Day we all know is but a week--but _what_ a week it is!
clings
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From this reading During all these seven interminable days the Boodie still clings to her belief in Roger, and vows he will surely return before the first day of '82 shall have come to an end.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During all these seven interminable days the Boodie still clings to her belief in Roger, and vows he will surely return before the first day of '82 shall have come to an end.
courtesy
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From this reading "Sir, You are very welcome to our house: It must appear in other ways than words, Therefore I scant this breathing courtesy."
Day
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From this reading FROM Christmas Day to New Year's Day we all know is but a week--but _what_ a week it is!
days
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From this reading During all these seven interminable days the Boodie still clings to her belief in Roger, and vows he will surely return before the first day of '82 shall have come to an end.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During all these seven interminable days the Boodie still clings to her belief in Roger, and vows he will surely return before the first day of '82 shall have come to an end.
end
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From this reading During all these seven interminable days the Boodie still clings to her belief in Roger, and vows he will surely return before the first day of '82 shall have come to an end.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During all these seven interminable days the Boodie still clings to her belief in Roger, and vows he will surely return before the first day of '82 shall have come to an end.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For my part I think this season of supposed jollity the most uncomfortable and forlorn of any in the year.
forlorn
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From this reading For my part I think this season of supposed jollity the most uncomfortable and forlorn of any in the year.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM Christmas Day to New Year's Day we all know is but a week--but _what_ a week it is!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading During all these seven interminable days the Boodie still clings to her belief in Roger, and vows he will surely return before the first day of '82 shall have come to an end.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During all these seven interminable days the Boodie still clings to her belief in Roger, and vows he will surely return before the first day of '82 shall have come to an end.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading During all these seven interminable days the Boodie still clings to her belief in Roger, and vows he will surely return before the first day of '82 shall have come to an end.
house
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From this reading "Sir, You are very welcome to our house: It must appear in other ways than words, Therefore I scant this breathing courtesy."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Sir, You are very welcome to our house: It must appear in other ways than words, Therefore I scant this breathing courtesy."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Sir, You are very welcome to our house: It must appear in other ways than words, Therefore I scant this breathing courtesy."
interminable
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From this reading During all these seven interminable days the Boodie still clings to her belief in Roger, and vows he will surely return before the first day of '82 shall have come to an end.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FROM Christmas Day to New Year's Day we all know is but a week--but _what_ a week it is!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Sir, You are very welcome to our house: It must appear in other ways than words, Therefore I scant this breathing courtesy."
jollity
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From this reading For my part I think this season of supposed jollity the most uncomfortable and forlorn of any in the year.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FROM Christmas Day to New Year's Day we all know is but a week--but _what_ a week it is!
most
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From this reading For my part I think this season of supposed jollity the most uncomfortable and forlorn of any in the year.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Sir, You are very welcome to our house: It must appear in other ways than words, Therefore I scant this breathing courtesy."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For my part I think this season of supposed jollity the most uncomfortable and forlorn of any in the year.
New
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From this reading FROM Christmas Day to New Year's Day we all know is but a week--but _what_ a week it is!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For my part I think this season of supposed jollity the most uncomfortable and forlorn of any in the year.
other
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From this reading "Sir, You are very welcome to our house: It must appear in other ways than words, Therefore I scant this breathing courtesy."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Sir, You are very welcome to our house: It must appear in other ways than words, Therefore I scant this breathing courtesy."
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For my part I think this season of supposed jollity the most uncomfortable and forlorn of any in the year.
return
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From this reading During all these seven interminable days the Boodie still clings to her belief in Roger, and vows he will surely return before the first day of '82 shall have come to an end.
Roger
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From this reading During all these seven interminable days the Boodie still clings to her belief in Roger, and vows he will surely return before the first day of '82 shall have come to an end.
scant
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From this reading "Sir, You are very welcome to our house: It must appear in other ways than words, Therefore I scant this breathing courtesy."
season
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From this reading For my part I think this season of supposed jollity the most uncomfortable and forlorn of any in the year.
seven
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From this reading During all these seven interminable days the Boodie still clings to her belief in Roger, and vows he will surely return before the first day of '82 shall have come to an end.
SHAKESPEARE
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From this reading --SHAKESPEARE.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading During all these seven interminable days the Boodie still clings to her belief in Roger, and vows he will surely return before the first day of '82 shall have come to an end.
Sir
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From this reading "Sir, You are very welcome to our house: It must appear in other ways than words, Therefore I scant this breathing courtesy."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During all these seven interminable days the Boodie still clings to her belief in Roger, and vows he will surely return before the first day of '82 shall have come to an end.
supposed
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From this reading For my part I think this season of supposed jollity the most uncomfortable and forlorn of any in the year.
surely
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From this reading During all these seven interminable days the Boodie still clings to her belief in Roger, and vows he will surely return before the first day of '82 shall have come to an end.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Sir, You are very welcome to our house: It must appear in other ways than words, Therefore I scant this breathing courtesy."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For my part I think this season of supposed jollity the most uncomfortable and forlorn of any in the year.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading "Sir, You are very welcome to our house: It must appear in other ways than words, Therefore I scant this breathing courtesy."
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading During all these seven interminable days the Boodie still clings to her belief in Roger, and vows he will surely return before the first day of '82 shall have come to an end.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For my part I think this season of supposed jollity the most uncomfortable and forlorn of any in the year.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Sir, You are very welcome to our house: It must appear in other ways than words, Therefore I scant this breathing courtesy."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Sir, You are very welcome to our house: It must appear in other ways than words, Therefore I scant this breathing courtesy."
uncomfortable
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From this reading For my part I think this season of supposed jollity the most uncomfortable and forlorn of any in the year.
very
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From this reading "Sir, You are very welcome to our house: It must appear in other ways than words, Therefore I scant this breathing courtesy."
vows
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From this reading During all these seven interminable days the Boodie still clings to her belief in Roger, and vows he will surely return before the first day of '82 shall have come to an end.
ways
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From this reading "Sir, You are very welcome to our house: It must appear in other ways than words, Therefore I scant this breathing courtesy."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading FROM Christmas Day to New Year's Day we all know is but a week--but _what_ a week it is!
week
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From this reading FROM Christmas Day to New Year's Day we all know is but a week--but _what_ a week it is!
welcome
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From this reading "Sir, You are very welcome to our house: It must appear in other ways than words, Therefore I scant this breathing courtesy."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading FROM Christmas Day to New Year's Day we all know is but a week--but _what_ a week it is!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading During all these seven interminable days the Boodie still clings to her belief in Roger, and vows he will surely return before the first day of '82 shall have come to an end.
words
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From this reading "Sir, You are very welcome to our house: It must appear in other ways than words, Therefore I scant this breathing courtesy."
year
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From this reading For my part I think this season of supposed jollity the most uncomfortable and forlorn of any in the year.
Year's
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From this reading FROM Christmas Day to New Year's Day we all know is but a week--but _what_ a week it is!
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sir, You are very welcome to our house: It must appear in other ways than words, Therefore I scant this breathing courtesy."
