Chapter III
“Married?” Johnny repeated the word dully. Marney married…! It was incredible, impossible to comprehend. For a moment the stays and supports of existence dissolved into dust, and the fabric of life fell into chaos.
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Chapter III
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“Married?”
Johnny
repeated
the
word
dully.
Marney
married…!
It
was
incredible,
impossible
to
comprehend.
For
a
moment
the
stays
and
supports
of
existence
dissolved
into
dust,
and
the
fabric
of
life
fell
into
chaos.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Married?”
Line 2
Johnny
repeated
the
word
dully.
Line 3
Marney
married…!
Line 4
It
was
incredible,
impossible
to
comprehend.
Line 5
For
a
moment
the
stays
and
supports
of
existence
dissolved
into
dust,
and
the
fabric
of
life
fell
into
chaos.
Learner Dictionary
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Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a moment the stays and supports of existence dissolved into dust, and the fabric of life fell into chaos.”
Repeated
noun
US /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Johnny repeated the word dully.”
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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 For a moment the stays and supports of existence dissolved into dust, and the fabric of life fell into chaos.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a moment the stays and supports of existence dissolved into dust, and the fabric of life fell into chaos.
chaos
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comprehend
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From this reading It was incredible, impossible to comprehend.
dissolved
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dully
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dust
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existence
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fabric
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fell
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From this reading For a moment the stays and supports of existence dissolved into dust, and the fabric of life fell into chaos.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment the stays and supports of existence dissolved into dust, and the fabric of life fell into chaos.
impossible
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From this reading It was incredible, impossible to comprehend.
incredible
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From this reading It was incredible, impossible to comprehend.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For a moment the stays and supports of existence dissolved into dust, and the fabric of life fell into chaos.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was incredible, impossible to comprehend.
Johnny
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From this reading Johnny repeated the word dully.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment the stays and supports of existence dissolved into dust, and the fabric of life fell into chaos.
Marney
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From this reading Marney married…!
Married
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From this reading “Married?”
moment
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From this reading For a moment the stays and supports of existence dissolved into dust, and the fabric of life fell into chaos.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a moment the stays and supports of existence dissolved into dust, and the fabric of life fell into chaos.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Johnny repeated the word dully.
stays
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From this reading For a moment the stays and supports of existence dissolved into dust, and the fabric of life fell into chaos.
supports
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From this reading For a moment the stays and supports of existence dissolved into dust, and the fabric of life fell into chaos.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Johnny repeated the word dully.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was incredible, impossible to comprehend.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was incredible, impossible to comprehend.
word
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From this reading Johnny repeated the word dully.