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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 "Oh, I know all that, Ann, but this is no time or place to—" "But it’s _got_ to be the time and place," she retorted, shaking a stiff finger in his face.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He set there on my door-step and told me about his life of his own free will and accord, because he’d heard of mine, and wanted to comfort me.
accord
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From this reading He set there on my door-step and told me about his life of his own free will and accord, because he’d heard of mine, and wanted to comfort me.
all
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From this reading "Oh, I know all that, Ann, but this is no time or place to—" "But it’s _got_ to be the time and place," she retorted, shaking a stiff finger in his face.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I won’t mention names, but a man, an old man, come to me one day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, I know all that, Ann, but this is no time or place to—" "But it’s _got_ to be the time and place," she retorted, shaking a stiff finger in his face.
Ann
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From this reading "Oh, I know all that, Ann, but this is no time or place to—" "But it’s _got_ to be the time and place," she retorted, shaking a stiff finger in his face.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh, I know all that, Ann, but this is no time or place to—" "But it’s _got_ to be the time and place," she retorted, shaking a stiff finger in his face.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He set there on my door-step and told me about his life of his own free will and accord, because he’d heard of mine, and wanted to comfort me.
big
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From this reading He’d just buried his wife—a woman he’d lived with for thirty-odd years, and big tears rolled down his cheeks while he was talking.
buried
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From this reading He’d just buried his wife—a woman he’d lived with for thirty-odd years, and big tears rolled down his cheeks while he was talking.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, I know all that, Ann, but this is no time or place to—" "But it’s _got_ to be the time and place," she retorted, shaking a stiff finger in his face.
cheeks
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From this reading He’d just buried his wife—a woman he’d lived with for thirty-odd years, and big tears rolled down his cheeks while he was talking.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I won’t mention names, but a man, an old man, come to me one day.
comfort
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From this reading He set there on my door-step and told me about his life of his own free will and accord, because he’d heard of mine, and wanted to comfort me.
day
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From this reading I won’t mention names, but a man, an old man, come to me one day.
door-step
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From this reading He set there on my door-step and told me about his life of his own free will and accord, because he’d heard of mine, and wanted to comfort me.
down
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From this reading He’d just buried his wife—a woman he’d lived with for thirty-odd years, and big tears rolled down his cheeks while he was talking.
face
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From this reading "Oh, I know all that, Ann, but this is no time or place to—" "But it’s _got_ to be the time and place," she retorted, shaking a stiff finger in his face.
finger
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From this reading "Oh, I know all that, Ann, but this is no time or place to—" "But it’s _got_ to be the time and place," she retorted, shaking a stiff finger in his face.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He’d just buried his wife—a woman he’d lived with for thirty-odd years, and big tears rolled down his cheeks while he was talking.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading He set there on my door-step and told me about his life of his own free will and accord, because he’d heard of mine, and wanted to comfort me.
got
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From this reading "Oh, I know all that, Ann, but this is no time or place to—" "But it’s _got_ to be the time and place," she retorted, shaking a stiff finger in his face.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He set there on my door-step and told me about his life of his own free will and accord, because he’d heard of mine, and wanted to comfort me.
he'd
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From this reading He set there on my door-step and told me about his life of his own free will and accord, because he’d heard of mine, and wanted to comfort me.
heard
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From this reading He set there on my door-step and told me about his life of his own free will and accord, because he’d heard of mine, and wanted to comfort me.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, I know all that, Ann, but this is no time or place to—" "But it’s _got_ to be the time and place," she retorted, shaking a stiff finger in his face.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I know all that, Ann, but this is no time or place to—" "But it’s _got_ to be the time and place," she retorted, shaking a stiff finger in his face.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, I know all that, Ann, but this is no time or place to—" "But it’s _got_ to be the time and place," she retorted, shaking a stiff finger in his face.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, I know all that, Ann, but this is no time or place to—" "But it’s _got_ to be the time and place," she retorted, shaking a stiff finger in his face.
it's
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From this reading "Oh, I know all that, Ann, but this is no time or place to—" "But it’s _got_ to be the time and place," she retorted, shaking a stiff finger in his face.
just
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From this reading He’d just buried his wife—a woman he’d lived with for thirty-odd years, and big tears rolled down his cheeks while he was talking.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I know all that, Ann, but this is no time or place to—" "But it’s _got_ to be the time and place," she retorted, shaking a stiff finger in his face.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He set there on my door-step and told me about his life of his own free will and accord, because he’d heard of mine, and wanted to comfort me.
lived
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From this reading He’d just buried his wife—a woman he’d lived with for thirty-odd years, and big tears rolled down his cheeks while he was talking.
man
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From this reading I won’t mention names, but a man, an old man, come to me one day.
matter
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From this reading "I want to show you one side of this matter.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I won’t mention names, but a man, an old man, come to me one day.
mention
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From this reading I won’t mention names, but a man, an old man, come to me one day.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He set there on my door-step and told me about his life of his own free will and accord, because he’d heard of mine, and wanted to comfort me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He set there on my door-step and told me about his life of his own free will and accord, because he’d heard of mine, and wanted to comfort me.
names
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From this reading I won’t mention names, but a man, an old man, come to me one day.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, I know all that, Ann, but this is no time or place to—" "But it’s _got_ to be the time and place," she retorted, shaking a stiff finger in his face.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I want to show you one side of this matter.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, I know all that, Ann, but this is no time or place to—" "But it’s _got_ to be the time and place," she retorted, shaking a stiff finger in his face.
old
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From this reading I won’t mention names, but a man, an old man, come to me one day.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He set there on my door-step and told me about his life of his own free will and accord, because he’d heard of mine, and wanted to comfort me.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I want to show you one side of this matter.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Oh, I know all that, Ann, but this is no time or place to—" "But it’s _got_ to be the time and place," she retorted, shaking a stiff finger in his face.
own
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From this reading He set there on my door-step and told me about his life of his own free will and accord, because he’d heard of mine, and wanted to comfort me.
place
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From this reading "Oh, I know all that, Ann, but this is no time or place to—" "But it’s _got_ to be the time and place," she retorted, shaking a stiff finger in his face.
retorted
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From this reading "Oh, I know all that, Ann, but this is no time or place to—" "But it’s _got_ to be the time and place," she retorted, shaking a stiff finger in his face.
rolled
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From this reading He’d just buried his wife—a woman he’d lived with for thirty-odd years, and big tears rolled down his cheeks while he was talking.
set
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From this reading He set there on my door-step and told me about his life of his own free will and accord, because he’d heard of mine, and wanted to comfort me.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I know all that, Ann, but this is no time or place to—" "But it’s _got_ to be the time and place," she retorted, shaking a stiff finger in his face.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, I know all that, Ann, but this is no time or place to—" "But it’s _got_ to be the time and place," she retorted, shaking a stiff finger in his face.
show
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From this reading "I want to show you one side of this matter.
side
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From this reading "I want to show you one side of this matter.
stiff
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From this reading "Oh, I know all that, Ann, but this is no time or place to—" "But it’s _got_ to be the time and place," she retorted, shaking a stiff finger in his face.
talking
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From this reading He’d just buried his wife—a woman he’d lived with for thirty-odd years, and big tears rolled down his cheeks while he was talking.
tears
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From this reading He’d just buried his wife—a woman he’d lived with for thirty-odd years, and big tears rolled down his cheeks while he was talking.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, I know all that, Ann, but this is no time or place to—" "But it’s _got_ to be the time and place," she retorted, shaking a stiff finger in his face.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, I know all that, Ann, but this is no time or place to—" "But it’s _got_ to be the time and place," she retorted, shaking a stiff finger in his face.
there
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From this reading He set there on my door-step and told me about his life of his own free will and accord, because he’d heard of mine, and wanted to comfort me.
thirty-odd
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From this reading He’d just buried his wife—a woman he’d lived with for thirty-odd years, and big tears rolled down his cheeks while he was talking.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Oh, I know all that, Ann, but this is no time or place to—" "But it’s _got_ to be the time and place," she retorted, shaking a stiff finger in his face.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I know all that, Ann, but this is no time or place to—" "But it’s _got_ to be the time and place," she retorted, shaking a stiff finger in his face.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, I know all that, Ann, but this is no time or place to—" "But it’s _got_ to be the time and place," she retorted, shaking a stiff finger in his face.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He set there on my door-step and told me about his life of his own free will and accord, because he’d heard of mine, and wanted to comfort me.
want
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From this reading "I want to show you one side of this matter.
wanted
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From this reading He set there on my door-step and told me about his life of his own free will and accord, because he’d heard of mine, and wanted to comfort me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He’d just buried his wife—a woman he’d lived with for thirty-odd years, and big tears rolled down his cheeks while he was talking.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He’d just buried his wife—a woman he’d lived with for thirty-odd years, and big tears rolled down his cheeks while he was talking.
wife
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From this reading He’d just buried his wife—a woman he’d lived with for thirty-odd years, and big tears rolled down his cheeks while he was talking.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He set there on my door-step and told me about his life of his own free will and accord, because he’d heard of mine, and wanted to comfort me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He’d just buried his wife—a woman he’d lived with for thirty-odd years, and big tears rolled down his cheeks while he was talking.
woman
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From this reading He’d just buried his wife—a woman he’d lived with for thirty-odd years, and big tears rolled down his cheeks while he was talking.
won't
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From this reading I won’t mention names, but a man, an old man, come to me one day.
years
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From this reading He’d just buried his wife—a woman he’d lived with for thirty-odd years, and big tears rolled down his cheeks while he was talking.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I want to show you one side of this matter.
