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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 He had been disposed to accept his brother-in-law’s kind offices warily at first, but Zelda had reassured him as to her uncle’s friendly intentions, and it was a relief to him to be able to shift the responsibility of adjusting his affairs to other shoulders.
able
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From this reading He had been disposed to accept his brother-in-law’s kind offices warily at first, but Zelda had reassured him as to her uncle’s friendly intentions, and it was a relief to him to be able to shift the responsibility of adjusting his affairs to other shoulders.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Her father was out walking about the neighborhood.
accept
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From this reading He had been disposed to accept his brother-in-law’s kind offices warily at first, but Zelda had reassured him as to her uncle’s friendly intentions, and it was a relief to him to be able to shift the responsibility of adjusting his affairs to other shoulders.
adjusting
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From this reading He had been disposed to accept his brother-in-law’s kind offices warily at first, but Zelda had reassured him as to her uncle’s friendly intentions, and it was a relief to him to be able to shift the responsibility of adjusting his affairs to other shoulders.
affairs
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From this reading He had not been down-town since the crisis in his affairs, which had left him much broken.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE “I think I have begun to live,” said Zelda the next afternoon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been disposed to accept his brother-in-law’s kind offices warily at first, but Zelda had reassured him as to her uncle’s friendly intentions, and it was a relief to him to be able to shift the responsibility of adjusting his affairs to other shoulders.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had been disposed to accept his brother-in-law’s kind offices warily at first, but Zelda had reassured him as to her uncle’s friendly intentions, and it was a relief to him to be able to shift the responsibility of adjusting his affairs to other shoulders.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She sat in the parlor at home, talking to her Uncle Rodney.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had been disposed to accept his brother-in-law’s kind offices warily at first, but Zelda had reassured him as to her uncle’s friendly intentions, and it was a relief to him to be able to shift the responsibility of adjusting his affairs to other shoulders.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had not been down-town since the crisis in his affairs, which had left him much broken.
begun
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From this reading WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE “I think I have begun to live,” said Zelda the next afternoon.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not been down-town since the crisis in his affairs, which had left him much broken.
brother-in-law's
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From this reading He had been disposed to accept his brother-in-law’s kind offices warily at first, but Zelda had reassured him as to her uncle’s friendly intentions, and it was a relief to him to be able to shift the responsibility of adjusting his affairs to other shoulders.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had been disposed to accept his brother-in-law’s kind offices warily at first, but Zelda had reassured him as to her uncle’s friendly intentions, and it was a relief to him to be able to shift the responsibility of adjusting his affairs to other shoulders.
COMEnounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE “I think I have begun to live,” said Zelda the next afternoon.
crisis
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From this reading He had not been down-town since the crisis in his affairs, which had left him much broken.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had been disposed to accept his brother-in-law’s kind offices warily at first, but Zelda had reassured him as to her uncle’s friendly intentions, and it was a relief to him to be able to shift the responsibility of adjusting his affairs to other shoulders.
down-town
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From this reading He had not been down-town since the crisis in his affairs, which had left him much broken.
DREAMS
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From this reading WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE “I think I have begun to live,” said Zelda the next afternoon.
father
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From this reading Her father was out walking about the neighborhood.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been disposed to accept his brother-in-law’s kind offices warily at first, but Zelda had reassured him as to her uncle’s friendly intentions, and it was a relief to him to be able to shift the responsibility of adjusting his affairs to other shoulders.
friendly
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From this reading He had been disposed to accept his brother-in-law’s kind offices warily at first, but Zelda had reassured him as to her uncle’s friendly intentions, and it was a relief to him to be able to shift the responsibility of adjusting his affairs to other shoulders.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not been down-town since the crisis in his affairs, which had left him much broken.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE “I think I have begun to live,” said Zelda the next afternoon.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not been down-town since the crisis in his affairs, which had left him much broken.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sat in the parlor at home, talking to her Uncle Rodney.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had not been down-town since the crisis in his affairs, which had left him much broken.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had not been down-town since the crisis in his affairs, which had left him much broken.
home
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From this reading She sat in the parlor at home, talking to her Uncle Rodney.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE “I think I have begun to live,” said Zelda the next afternoon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She sat in the parlor at home, talking to her Uncle Rodney.
intentions
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From this reading He had been disposed to accept his brother-in-law’s kind offices warily at first, but Zelda had reassured him as to her uncle’s friendly intentions, and it was a relief to him to be able to shift the responsibility of adjusting his affairs to other shoulders.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had been disposed to accept his brother-in-law’s kind offices warily at first, but Zelda had reassured him as to her uncle’s friendly intentions, and it was a relief to him to be able to shift the responsibility of adjusting his affairs to other shoulders.
kind
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From this reading He had been disposed to accept his brother-in-law’s kind offices warily at first, but Zelda had reassured him as to her uncle’s friendly intentions, and it was a relief to him to be able to shift the responsibility of adjusting his affairs to other shoulders.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not been down-town since the crisis in his affairs, which had left him much broken.
live
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From this reading WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE “I think I have begun to live,” said Zelda the next afternoon.
much
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From this reading He had not been down-town since the crisis in his affairs, which had left him much broken.
neighborhood
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From this reading Her father was out walking about the neighborhood.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE “I think I have begun to live,” said Zelda the next afternoon.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not been down-town since the crisis in his affairs, which had left him much broken.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had been disposed to accept his brother-in-law’s kind offices warily at first, but Zelda had reassured him as to her uncle’s friendly intentions, and it was a relief to him to be able to shift the responsibility of adjusting his affairs to other shoulders.
offices
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From this reading He had been disposed to accept his brother-in-law’s kind offices warily at first, but Zelda had reassured him as to her uncle’s friendly intentions, and it was a relief to him to be able to shift the responsibility of adjusting his affairs to other shoulders.
other
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From this reading He had been disposed to accept his brother-in-law’s kind offices warily at first, but Zelda had reassured him as to her uncle’s friendly intentions, and it was a relief to him to be able to shift the responsibility of adjusting his affairs to other shoulders.
out
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From this reading Her father was out walking about the neighborhood.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading She sat in the parlor at home, talking to her Uncle Rodney.
reassuredverbUS /ˌriːəˈʃʊrd/
made less worried or afraid
From this reading He had been disposed to accept his brother-in-law’s kind offices warily at first, but Zelda had reassured him as to her uncle’s friendly intentions, and it was a relief to him to be able to shift the responsibility of adjusting his affairs to other shoulders.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading He had been disposed to accept his brother-in-law’s kind offices warily at first, but Zelda had reassured him as to her uncle’s friendly intentions, and it was a relief to him to be able to shift the responsibility of adjusting his affairs to other shoulders.
responsibility
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From this reading He had been disposed to accept his brother-in-law’s kind offices warily at first, but Zelda had reassured him as to her uncle’s friendly intentions, and it was a relief to him to be able to shift the responsibility of adjusting his affairs to other shoulders.
Rodney
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From this reading She sat in the parlor at home, talking to her Uncle Rodney.
said
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From this reading WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE “I think I have begun to live,” said Zelda the next afternoon.
sat
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From this reading She sat in the parlor at home, talking to her Uncle Rodney.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat in the parlor at home, talking to her Uncle Rodney.
shift
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From this reading He had been disposed to accept his brother-in-law’s kind offices warily at first, but Zelda had reassured him as to her uncle’s friendly intentions, and it was a relief to him to be able to shift the responsibility of adjusting his affairs to other shoulders.
shoulders
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From this reading He had been disposed to accept his brother-in-law’s kind offices warily at first, but Zelda had reassured him as to her uncle’s friendly intentions, and it was a relief to him to be able to shift the responsibility of adjusting his affairs to other shoulders.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had not been down-town since the crisis in his affairs, which had left him much broken.
talking
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From this reading She sat in the parlor at home, talking to her Uncle Rodney.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE “I think I have begun to live,” said Zelda the next afternoon.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE “I think I have begun to live,” said Zelda the next afternoon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE “I think I have begun to live,” said Zelda the next afternoon.
TRUE
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From this reading WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE “I think I have begun to live,” said Zelda the next afternoon.
Uncle
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From this reading She sat in the parlor at home, talking to her Uncle Rodney.
uncle's
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From this reading He had been disposed to accept his brother-in-law’s kind offices warily at first, but Zelda had reassured him as to her uncle’s friendly intentions, and it was a relief to him to be able to shift the responsibility of adjusting his affairs to other shoulders.
walking
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From this reading Her father was out walking about the neighborhood.
warily
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From this reading He had been disposed to accept his brother-in-law’s kind offices warily at first, but Zelda had reassured him as to her uncle’s friendly intentions, and it was a relief to him to be able to shift the responsibility of adjusting his affairs to other shoulders.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her father was out walking about the neighborhood.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE “I think I have begun to live,” said Zelda the next afternoon.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had not been down-town since the crisis in his affairs, which had left him much broken.
Zelda
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From this reading WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE “I think I have begun to live,” said Zelda the next afternoon.
