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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 "Even disabled, you're more of a real woman than any I've paid to be with," Odeon said.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
acts
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From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
always
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From this reading "I've always enjoyed your company, even when one of us was too tired or too hurt for fun and games--you know that."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I've always enjoyed your company, even when one of us was too tired or too hurt for fun and games--you know that."
any
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From this reading "Even disabled, you're more of a real woman than any I've paid to be with," Odeon said.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
back
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From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
bad
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From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Even disabled, you're more of a real woman than any I've paid to be with," Odeon said.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
careful
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From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
company
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From this reading "I've always enjoyed your company, even when one of us was too tired or too hurt for fun and games--you know that."
Cortin
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From this reading Cortin managed a smile.
disabled
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From this reading "Even disabled, you're more of a real woman than any I've paid to be with," Odeon said.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
enjoyed
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From this reading "I've always enjoyed your company, even when one of us was too tired or too hurt for fun and games--you know that."
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Even disabled, you're more of a real woman than any I've paid to be with," Odeon said.
felt
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From this reading "I know--I felt the same way."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I've always enjoyed your company, even when one of us was too tired or too hurt for fun and games--you know that."
fun
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From this reading "I've always enjoyed your company, even when one of us was too tired or too hurt for fun and games--you know that."
games
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From this reading "I've always enjoyed your company, even when one of us was too tired or too hurt for fun and games--you know that."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
haven't
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From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
hurt
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From this reading "I've always enjoyed your company, even when one of us was too tired or too hurt for fun and games--you know that."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know--I felt the same way."
I'm
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From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
I've
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From this reading "Even disabled, you're more of a real woman than any I've paid to be with," Odeon said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
it's
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From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I've always enjoyed your company, even when one of us was too tired or too hurt for fun and games--you know that."
learned
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From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
managed
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From this reading Cortin managed a smile.
miss
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From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
more
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From this reading "Even disabled, you're more of a real woman than any I've paid to be with," Odeon said.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
night
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From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
Odeon
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From this reading "Even disabled, you're more of a real woman than any I've paid to be with," Odeon said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Even disabled, you're more of a real woman than any I've paid to be with," Odeon said.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I've always enjoyed your company, even when one of us was too tired or too hurt for fun and games--you know that."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I've always enjoyed your company, even when one of us was too tired or too hurt for fun and games--you know that."
out
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From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
paid
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From this reading "Even disabled, you're more of a real woman than any I've paid to be with," Odeon said.
place
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From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
position
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From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
real
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From this reading "Even disabled, you're more of a real woman than any I've paid to be with," Odeon said.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
said
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From this reading "Even disabled, you're more of a real woman than any I've paid to be with," Odeon said.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know--I felt the same way."
scream
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From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
sleeping
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From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
smile
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From this reading Cortin managed a smile.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
stay
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From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
tendency
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From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Even disabled, you're more of a real woman than any I've paid to be with," Odeon said.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I've always enjoyed your company, even when one of us was too tired or too hurt for fun and games--you know that."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I know--I felt the same way."
tired
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From this reading "I've always enjoyed your company, even when one of us was too tired or too hurt for fun and games--you know that."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Even disabled, you're more of a real woman than any I've paid to be with," Odeon said.
too
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From this reading "I've always enjoyed your company, even when one of us was too tired or too hurt for fun and games--you know that."
up
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From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I've always enjoyed your company, even when one of us was too tired or too hurt for fun and games--you know that."
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I've always enjoyed your company, even when one of us was too tired or too hurt for fun and games--you know that."
way
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From this reading "I know--I felt the same way."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "I've always enjoyed your company, even when one of us was too tired or too hurt for fun and games--you know that."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Even disabled, you're more of a real woman than any I've paid to be with," Odeon said.
woman
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From this reading "Even disabled, you're more of a real woman than any I've paid to be with," Odeon said.
worst
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From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I've always enjoyed your company, even when one of us was too tired or too hurt for fun and games--you know that."
you'll
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From this reading "But I will miss the fun and games, and you'll have to be careful about waking up shooting because you hear something out of place--I haven't learned to stay in the right position while I'm sleeping yet, so it's at night my back acts up worst, and I have a bad tendency to scream when it does."
you're
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From this reading "Even disabled, you're more of a real woman than any I've paid to be with," Odeon said.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I've always enjoyed your company, even when one of us was too tired or too hurt for fun and games--you know that."
