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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 "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.
addressed
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From this reading The man addressed, Lloyd Bodger, Senior, scratched his head.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.
Bodger
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From this reading The man addressed, Lloyd Bodger, Senior, scratched his head.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could have forgotten, of course."
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could have forgotten, of course."
daughter-in-law
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From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.
Day
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From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Seems to me I did, Fred.
Didn't
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From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading I could have forgotten, of course."
Fred
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From this reading "Seems to me I did, Fred.
future
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From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I could have forgotten, of course."
head
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From this reading The man addressed, Lloyd Bodger, Senior, scratched his head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man addressed, Lloyd Bodger, Senior, scratched his head.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Seems to me I did, Fred.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She went last night, regardless."
Lloyd
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From this reading The man addressed, Lloyd Bodger, Senior, scratched his head.
man
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From this reading The man addressed, Lloyd Bodger, Senior, scratched his head.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Seems to me I did, Fred.
new
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From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.
night
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From this reading "She went last night, regardless."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I could have forgotten, of course."
President
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From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.
reassigned
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From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.
regardless
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From this reading "She went last night, regardless."
scratched
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From this reading The man addressed, Lloyd Bodger, Senior, scratched his head.
Seems
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From this reading "Seems to me I did, Fred.
Senior
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From this reading The man addressed, Lloyd Bodger, Senior, scratched his head.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She went last night, regardless."
she'd
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From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.
Temple
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From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She went last night, regardless."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Didn't you tell your future daughter-in-law she'd been reassigned to a new Temple Day?" asked the President.