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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 Just as she was ready to leave her room the maid brought up a special delivery letter from Copeland.
ABRUPT
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From this reading AN ABRUPT ENDING Nan sang as she dressed the next morning.
acceptance
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From this reading She was surprised at her light-hearted acceptance of the situation.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The gods had ordained that she shouldn’t marry Billy, and after her uncertainties on that point she was relieved to find that the higher powers had taken the troublesome business out of her hands.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ABRUPT ENDING Nan sang as she dressed the next morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gods had ordained that she shouldn’t marry Billy, and after her uncertainties on that point she was relieved to find that the higher powers had taken the troublesome business out of her hands.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AN ABRUPT ENDING Nan sang as she dressed the next morning.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was surprised at her light-hearted acceptance of the situation.
Billy
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From this reading The gods had ordained that she shouldn’t marry Billy, and after her uncertainties on that point she was relieved to find that the higher powers had taken the troublesome business out of her hands.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Just as she was ready to leave her room the maid brought up a special delivery letter from Copeland.
business
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From this reading The gods had ordained that she shouldn’t marry Billy, and after her uncertainties on that point she was relieved to find that the higher powers had taken the troublesome business out of her hands.
Copeland
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From this reading Just as she was ready to leave her room the maid brought up a special delivery letter from Copeland.
delivery
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From this reading Just as she was ready to leave her room the maid brought up a special delivery letter from Copeland.
dressed
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From this reading AN ABRUPT ENDING Nan sang as she dressed the next morning.
ENDING
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From this reading AN ABRUPT ENDING Nan sang as she dressed the next morning.
find
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From this reading The gods had ordained that she shouldn’t marry Billy, and after her uncertainties on that point she was relieved to find that the higher powers had taken the troublesome business out of her hands.
freedom
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From this reading She hadn’t married Billy and she sang in the joy of her freedom.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Just as she was ready to leave her room the maid brought up a special delivery letter from Copeland.
gods
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From this reading The gods had ordained that she shouldn’t marry Billy, and after her uncertainties on that point she was relieved to find that the higher powers had taken the troublesome business out of her hands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The gods had ordained that she shouldn’t marry Billy, and after her uncertainties on that point she was relieved to find that the higher powers had taken the troublesome business out of her hands.
hadn't
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From this reading She hadn’t married Billy and she sang in the joy of her freedom.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The gods had ordained that she shouldn’t marry Billy, and after her uncertainties on that point she was relieved to find that the higher powers had taken the troublesome business out of her hands.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The gods had ordained that she shouldn’t marry Billy, and after her uncertainties on that point she was relieved to find that the higher powers had taken the troublesome business out of her hands.
higher
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From this reading The gods had ordained that she shouldn’t marry Billy, and after her uncertainties on that point she was relieved to find that the higher powers had taken the troublesome business out of her hands.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She hadn’t married Billy and she sang in the joy of her freedom.
joy
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From this reading She hadn’t married Billy and she sang in the joy of her freedom.
Just
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From this reading Just as she was ready to leave her room the maid brought up a special delivery letter from Copeland.
leave
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From this reading Just as she was ready to leave her room the maid brought up a special delivery letter from Copeland.
letter
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From this reading Just as she was ready to leave her room the maid brought up a special delivery letter from Copeland.
light-hearted
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From this reading She was surprised at her light-hearted acceptance of the situation.
maid
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From this reading Just as she was ready to leave her room the maid brought up a special delivery letter from Copeland.
married
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From this reading She hadn’t married Billy and she sang in the joy of her freedom.
marry
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From this reading The gods had ordained that she shouldn’t marry Billy, and after her uncertainties on that point she was relieved to find that the higher powers had taken the troublesome business out of her hands.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN ABRUPT ENDING Nan sang as she dressed the next morning.
Nan
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From this reading AN ABRUPT ENDING Nan sang as she dressed the next morning.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN ABRUPT ENDING Nan sang as she dressed the next morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gods had ordained that she shouldn’t marry Billy, and after her uncertainties on that point she was relieved to find that the higher powers had taken the troublesome business out of her hands.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The gods had ordained that she shouldn’t marry Billy, and after her uncertainties on that point she was relieved to find that the higher powers had taken the troublesome business out of her hands.
ordained
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From this reading The gods had ordained that she shouldn’t marry Billy, and after her uncertainties on that point she was relieved to find that the higher powers had taken the troublesome business out of her hands.
out
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From this reading The gods had ordained that she shouldn’t marry Billy, and after her uncertainties on that point she was relieved to find that the higher powers had taken the troublesome business out of her hands.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The gods had ordained that she shouldn’t marry Billy, and after her uncertainties on that point she was relieved to find that the higher powers had taken the troublesome business out of her hands.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gods had ordained that she shouldn’t marry Billy, and after her uncertainties on that point she was relieved to find that the higher powers had taken the troublesome business out of her hands.
ready
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From this reading Just as she was ready to leave her room the maid brought up a special delivery letter from Copeland.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The gods had ordained that she shouldn’t marry Billy, and after her uncertainties on that point she was relieved to find that the higher powers had taken the troublesome business out of her hands.
room
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From this reading Just as she was ready to leave her room the maid brought up a special delivery letter from Copeland.
sang
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From this reading AN ABRUPT ENDING Nan sang as she dressed the next morning.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN ABRUPT ENDING Nan sang as she dressed the next morning.
shouldn't
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From this reading The gods had ordained that she shouldn’t marry Billy, and after her uncertainties on that point she was relieved to find that the higher powers had taken the troublesome business out of her hands.
situation
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From this reading She was surprised at her light-hearted acceptance of the situation.
special
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From this reading Just as she was ready to leave her room the maid brought up a special delivery letter from Copeland.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was surprised at her light-hearted acceptance of the situation.
taken
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From this reading The gods had ordained that she shouldn’t marry Billy, and after her uncertainties on that point she was relieved to find that the higher powers had taken the troublesome business out of her hands.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The gods had ordained that she shouldn’t marry Billy, and after her uncertainties on that point she was relieved to find that the higher powers had taken the troublesome business out of her hands.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ABRUPT ENDING Nan sang as she dressed the next morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The gods had ordained that she shouldn’t marry Billy, and after her uncertainties on that point she was relieved to find that the higher powers had taken the troublesome business out of her hands.
troublesome
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From this reading The gods had ordained that she shouldn’t marry Billy, and after her uncertainties on that point she was relieved to find that the higher powers had taken the troublesome business out of her hands.
uncertainties
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From this reading The gods had ordained that she shouldn’t marry Billy, and after her uncertainties on that point she was relieved to find that the higher powers had taken the troublesome business out of her hands.
up
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From this reading Just as she was ready to leave her room the maid brought up a special delivery letter from Copeland.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The gods had ordained that she shouldn’t marry Billy, and after her uncertainties on that point she was relieved to find that the higher powers had taken the troublesome business out of her hands.
