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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 The monotonous voice of the man who was marrying them sounded a long way off.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old dream feeling was upon her again, and she could not believe that all this was really happening.
all
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From this reading The old dream feeling was upon her again, and she could not believe that all this was really happening.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was raining hard, and as she stood beside the Beggar Man in the dreary registry office she watched the raindrops chasing one another down the window.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was raining hard, and as she stood beside the Beggar Man in the dreary registry office she watched the raindrops chasing one another down the window.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was raining hard, and as she stood beside the Beggar Man in the dreary registry office she watched the raindrops chasing one another down the window.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Faith was married at nine o'clock the following morning.
BeggarnounUS /ˈbɛɡər/
a person who asks for money or food
From this reading It was raining hard, and as she stood beside the Beggar Man in the dreary registry office she watched the raindrops chasing one another down the window.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The old dream feeling was upon her again, and she could not believe that all this was really happening.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading It was raining hard, and as she stood beside the Beggar Man in the dreary registry office she watched the raindrops chasing one another down the window.
chasing
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From this reading It was raining hard, and as she stood beside the Beggar Man in the dreary registry office she watched the raindrops chasing one another down the window.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Beggar Man's hand in hers was the only real thing in life, and she clung to it with the desperate feeling that without it she would collapse and fall off the edge of the world.
collapse
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From this reading The Beggar Man's hand in hers was the only real thing in life, and she clung to it with the desperate feeling that without it she would collapse and fall off the edge of the world.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The old dream feeling was upon her again, and she could not believe that all this was really happening.
desperate
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From this reading The Beggar Man's hand in hers was the only real thing in life, and she clung to it with the desperate feeling that without it she would collapse and fall off the edge of the world.
down
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From this reading It was raining hard, and as she stood beside the Beggar Man in the dreary registry office she watched the raindrops chasing one another down the window.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The old dream feeling was upon her again, and she could not believe that all this was really happening.
dreary
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From this reading It was raining hard, and as she stood beside the Beggar Man in the dreary registry office she watched the raindrops chasing one another down the window.
edge
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From this reading The Beggar Man's hand in hers was the only real thing in life, and she clung to it with the desperate feeling that without it she would collapse and fall off the edge of the world.
Faith
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From this reading Faith was married at nine o'clock the following morning.
fall
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From this reading The Beggar Man's hand in hers was the only real thing in life, and she clung to it with the desperate feeling that without it she would collapse and fall off the edge of the world.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The old dream feeling was upon her again, and she could not believe that all this was really happening.
following
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From this reading Faith was married at nine o'clock the following morning.
hand
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From this reading The Beggar Man's hand in hers was the only real thing in life, and she clung to it with the desperate feeling that without it she would collapse and fall off the edge of the world.
happening
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From this reading The old dream feeling was upon her again, and she could not believe that all this was really happening.
hard
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From this reading It was raining hard, and as she stood beside the Beggar Man in the dreary registry office she watched the raindrops chasing one another down the window.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The old dream feeling was upon her again, and she could not believe that all this was really happening.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading The Beggar Man's hand in hers was the only real thing in life, and she clung to it with the desperate feeling that without it she would collapse and fall off the edge of the world.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was raining hard, and as she stood beside the Beggar Man in the dreary registry office she watched the raindrops chasing one another down the window.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was raining hard, and as she stood beside the Beggar Man in the dreary registry office she watched the raindrops chasing one another down the window.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Beggar Man's hand in hers was the only real thing in life, and she clung to it with the desperate feeling that without it she would collapse and fall off the edge of the world.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The monotonous voice of the man who was marrying them sounded a long way off.
Man
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From this reading It was raining hard, and as she stood beside the Beggar Man in the dreary registry office she watched the raindrops chasing one another down the window.
Man's
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From this reading The Beggar Man's hand in hers was the only real thing in life, and she clung to it with the desperate feeling that without it she would collapse and fall off the edge of the world.
married
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From this reading Faith was married at nine o'clock the following morning.
marrying
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From this reading The monotonous voice of the man who was marrying them sounded a long way off.
monotonous
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From this reading The monotonous voice of the man who was marrying them sounded a long way off.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Faith was married at nine o'clock the following morning.
nine
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From this reading Faith was married at nine o'clock the following morning.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The old dream feeling was upon her again, and she could not believe that all this was really happening.
o'clock
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From this reading Faith was married at nine o'clock the following morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The monotonous voice of the man who was marrying them sounded a long way off.
off
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From this reading The monotonous voice of the man who was marrying them sounded a long way off.
office
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From this reading It was raining hard, and as she stood beside the Beggar Man in the dreary registry office she watched the raindrops chasing one another down the window.
old
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From this reading The old dream feeling was upon her again, and she could not believe that all this was really happening.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was raining hard, and as she stood beside the Beggar Man in the dreary registry office she watched the raindrops chasing one another down the window.
only
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From this reading The Beggar Man's hand in hers was the only real thing in life, and she clung to it with the desperate feeling that without it she would collapse and fall off the edge of the world.
raindrops
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From this reading It was raining hard, and as she stood beside the Beggar Man in the dreary registry office she watched the raindrops chasing one another down the window.
raining
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From this reading It was raining hard, and as she stood beside the Beggar Man in the dreary registry office she watched the raindrops chasing one another down the window.
real
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From this reading The Beggar Man's hand in hers was the only real thing in life, and she clung to it with the desperate feeling that without it she would collapse and fall off the edge of the world.
really
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From this reading The old dream feeling was upon her again, and she could not believe that all this was really happening.
registry
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From this reading It was raining hard, and as she stood beside the Beggar Man in the dreary registry office she watched the raindrops chasing one another down the window.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was raining hard, and as she stood beside the Beggar Man in the dreary registry office she watched the raindrops chasing one another down the window.
sounded
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From this reading The monotonous voice of the man who was marrying them sounded a long way off.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was raining hard, and as she stood beside the Beggar Man in the dreary registry office she watched the raindrops chasing one another down the window.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The old dream feeling was upon her again, and she could not believe that all this was really happening.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Faith was married at nine o'clock the following morning.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The monotonous voice of the man who was marrying them sounded a long way off.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Beggar Man's hand in hers was the only real thing in life, and she clung to it with the desperate feeling that without it she would collapse and fall off the edge of the world.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The old dream feeling was upon her again, and she could not believe that all this was really happening.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Beggar Man's hand in hers was the only real thing in life, and she clung to it with the desperate feeling that without it she would collapse and fall off the edge of the world.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The old dream feeling was upon her again, and she could not believe that all this was really happening.
voice
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From this reading The monotonous voice of the man who was marrying them sounded a long way off.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Faith was married at nine o'clock the following morning.
watched
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From this reading It was raining hard, and as she stood beside the Beggar Man in the dreary registry office she watched the raindrops chasing one another down the window.
way
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From this reading The monotonous voice of the man who was marrying them sounded a long way off.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The monotonous voice of the man who was marrying them sounded a long way off.
window
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From this reading It was raining hard, and as she stood beside the Beggar Man in the dreary registry office she watched the raindrops chasing one another down the window.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Beggar Man's hand in hers was the only real thing in life, and she clung to it with the desperate feeling that without it she would collapse and fall off the edge of the world.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The Beggar Man's hand in hers was the only real thing in life, and she clung to it with the desperate feeling that without it she would collapse and fall off the edge of the world.
world
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From this reading The Beggar Man's hand in hers was the only real thing in life, and she clung to it with the desperate feeling that without it she would collapse and fall off the edge of the world.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Beggar Man's hand in hers was the only real thing in life, and she clung to it with the desperate feeling that without it she would collapse and fall off the edge of the world.
