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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 She was lonely and most unhappy, but hers was a buoyant personality, and withal her hurt she kept up a bright face before her little world of that duplex studio.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Always she set the dog sadly down again, saying:
all
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From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
Always
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From this reading Always she set the dog sadly down again, saying:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was lonely and most unhappy, but hers was a buoyant personality, and withal her hurt she kept up a bright face before her little world of that duplex studio.
apartment
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From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
arms
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From this reading It was all very well, however, to hug Itchy passionately to her breast, and assure herself that she had in her arms one true and loving friend.
assure
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From this reading It was all very well, however, to hug Itchy passionately to her breast, and assure herself that she had in her arms one true and loving friend.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She was lonely and most unhappy, but hers was a buoyant personality, and withal her hurt she kept up a bright face before her little world of that duplex studio.
breast
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From this reading It was all very well, however, to hug Itchy passionately to her breast, and assure herself that she had in her arms one true and loving friend.
bright
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From this reading She was lonely and most unhappy, but hers was a buoyant personality, and withal her hurt she kept up a bright face before her little world of that duplex studio.
buoyantadjectiveUS /ˈbɔɪənt/
able to float or rise easily in water
From this reading She was lonely and most unhappy, but hers was a buoyant personality, and withal her hurt she kept up a bright face before her little world of that duplex studio.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was lonely and most unhappy, but hers was a buoyant personality, and withal her hurt she kept up a bright face before her little world of that duplex studio.
came
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From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
cheer
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From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
comfort
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From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
concerns
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From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
days
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From this reading For two days Sunny waited for Jerry to return.
daytime
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From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
dog
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From this reading Always she set the dog sadly down again, saying:
down
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From this reading Always she set the dog sadly down again, saying:
duplex
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From this reading She was lonely and most unhappy, but hers was a buoyant personality, and withal her hurt she kept up a bright face before her little world of that duplex studio.
face
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From this reading She was lonely and most unhappy, but hers was a buoyant personality, and withal her hurt she kept up a bright face before her little world of that duplex studio.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For two days Sunny waited for Jerry to return.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
friend
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From this reading It was all very well, however, to hug Itchy passionately to her breast, and assure herself that she had in her arms one true and loving friend.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was all very well, however, to hug Itchy passionately to her breast, and assure herself that she had in her arms one true and loving friend.
Hammond
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From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was lonely and most unhappy, but hers was a buoyant personality, and withal her hurt she kept up a bright face before her little world of that duplex studio.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading She was lonely and most unhappy, but hers was a buoyant personality, and withal her hurt she kept up a bright face before her little world of that duplex studio.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was all very well, however, to hug Itchy passionately to her breast, and assure herself that she had in her arms one true and loving friend.
hours
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From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was all very well, however, to hug Itchy passionately to her breast, and assure herself that she had in her arms one true and loving friend.
hug
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From this reading It was all very well, however, to hug Itchy passionately to her breast, and assure herself that she had in her arms one true and loving friend.
hurt
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From this reading She was lonely and most unhappy, but hers was a buoyant personality, and withal her hurt she kept up a bright face before her little world of that duplex studio.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all very well, however, to hug Itchy passionately to her breast, and assure herself that she had in her arms one true and loving friend.
Itchy
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From this reading It was all very well, however, to hug Itchy passionately to her breast, and assure herself that she had in her arms one true and loving friend.
Jerry
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From this reading For two days Sunny waited for Jerry to return.
kept
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From this reading She was lonely and most unhappy, but hers was a buoyant personality, and withal her hurt she kept up a bright face before her little world of that duplex studio.
lay
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From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was lonely and most unhappy, but hers was a buoyant personality, and withal her hurt she kept up a bright face before her little world of that duplex studio.
lonely
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From this reading She was lonely and most unhappy, but hers was a buoyant personality, and withal her hurt she kept up a bright face before her little world of that duplex studio.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
loving
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From this reading It was all very well, however, to hug Itchy passionately to her breast, and assure herself that she had in her arms one true and loving friend.
measure
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From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
most
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From this reading She was lonely and most unhappy, but hers was a buoyant personality, and withal her hurt she kept up a bright face before her little world of that duplex studio.
moved
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From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was lonely and most unhappy, but hers was a buoyant personality, and withal her hurt she kept up a bright face before her little world of that duplex studio.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was all very well, however, to hug Itchy passionately to her breast, and assure herself that she had in her arms one true and loving friend.
passionately
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From this reading It was all very well, however, to hug Itchy passionately to her breast, and assure herself that she had in her arms one true and loving friend.
personality
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From this reading She was lonely and most unhappy, but hers was a buoyant personality, and withal her hurt she kept up a bright face before her little world of that duplex studio.
pets
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From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
return
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From this reading For two days Sunny waited for Jerry to return.
sadly
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From this reading Always she set the dog sadly down again, saying:
saying
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From this reading Always she set the dog sadly down again, saying:
set
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From this reading Always she set the dog sadly down again, saying:
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was lonely and most unhappy, but hers was a buoyant personality, and withal her hurt she kept up a bright face before her little world of that duplex studio.
sleep
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From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
small
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From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
smile
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From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
spite
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From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
studio
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From this reading She was lonely and most unhappy, but hers was a buoyant personality, and withal her hurt she kept up a bright face before her little world of that duplex studio.
Sunny
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From this reading For two days Sunny waited for Jerry to return.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was lonely and most unhappy, but hers was a buoyant personality, and withal her hurt she kept up a bright face before her little world of that duplex studio.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For two days Sunny waited for Jerry to return.
true
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From this reading It was all very well, however, to hug Itchy passionately to her breast, and assure herself that she had in her arms one true and loving friend.
trying
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From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
two
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From this reading For two days Sunny waited for Jerry to return.
unhappy
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From this reading She was lonely and most unhappy, but hers was a buoyant personality, and withal her hurt she kept up a bright face before her little world of that duplex studio.
up
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From this reading She was lonely and most unhappy, but hers was a buoyant personality, and withal her hurt she kept up a bright face before her little world of that duplex studio.
vainly
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From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
very
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From this reading It was all very well, however, to hug Itchy passionately to her breast, and assure herself that she had in her arms one true and loving friend.
waited
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From this reading For two days Sunny waited for Jerry to return.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was lonely and most unhappy, but hers was a buoyant personality, and withal her hurt she kept up a bright face before her little world of that duplex studio.
well
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From this reading It was all very well, however, to hug Itchy passionately to her breast, and assure herself that she had in her arms one true and loving friend.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
wife
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From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In spite of the two nights when no sleep at all came, and she lay through the long hours trying vainly not to think of the wife of Jerry Hammond, in the daytime she moved about the small concerns of the apartment with a smile of cheer and found a measure of comfort in her pets.
withal
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From this reading She was lonely and most unhappy, but hers was a buoyant personality, and withal her hurt she kept up a bright face before her little world of that duplex studio.
world
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From this reading She was lonely and most unhappy, but hers was a buoyant personality, and withal her hurt she kept up a bright face before her little world of that duplex studio.
