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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 GREAT BLOW Notwithstanding the death of his little sister, Roy left home with a lightened heart, owing to the more perfect and decidedly pleasanter understanding with his father.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GREAT BLOW Notwithstanding the death of his little sister, Roy left home with a lightened heart, owing to the more perfect and decidedly pleasanter understanding with his father.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Had he not full permission to play ball, or do anything else he chose!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Roy, as we know, was conscientious.
ball
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From this reading Had he not full permission to play ball, or do anything else he chose!
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading If the reader thinks this was a small reason for being light-hearted, then it is safe to say that same reader never was a boy.
BLOW
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From this reading THE GREAT BLOW Notwithstanding the death of his little sister, Roy left home with a lightened heart, owing to the more perfect and decidedly pleasanter understanding with his father.
boy
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From this reading If the reader thinks this was a small reason for being light-hearted, then it is safe to say that same reader never was a boy.
chose
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From this reading Had he not full permission to play ball, or do anything else he chose!
conscientious
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From this reading Roy, as we know, was conscientious.
death
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From this reading THE GREAT BLOW Notwithstanding the death of his little sister, Roy left home with a lightened heart, owing to the more perfect and decidedly pleasanter understanding with his father.
decidedly
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From this reading THE GREAT BLOW Notwithstanding the death of his little sister, Roy left home with a lightened heart, owing to the more perfect and decidedly pleasanter understanding with his father.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Had he not full permission to play ball, or do anything else he chose!
else
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From this reading Had he not full permission to play ball, or do anything else he chose!
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every real boy knows what that permission meant.
father
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From this reading THE GREAT BLOW Notwithstanding the death of his little sister, Roy left home with a lightened heart, owing to the more perfect and decidedly pleasanter understanding with his father.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If the reader thinks this was a small reason for being light-hearted, then it is safe to say that same reader never was a boy.
full
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From this reading Had he not full permission to play ball, or do anything else he chose!
GREAT
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From this reading THE GREAT BLOW Notwithstanding the death of his little sister, Roy left home with a lightened heart, owing to the more perfect and decidedly pleasanter understanding with his father.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had he not full permission to play ball, or do anything else he chose!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he not full permission to play ball, or do anything else he chose!
heart
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From this reading THE GREAT BLOW Notwithstanding the death of his little sister, Roy left home with a lightened heart, owing to the more perfect and decidedly pleasanter understanding with his father.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GREAT BLOW Notwithstanding the death of his little sister, Roy left home with a lightened heart, owing to the more perfect and decidedly pleasanter understanding with his father.
home
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From this reading THE GREAT BLOW Notwithstanding the death of his little sister, Roy left home with a lightened heart, owing to the more perfect and decidedly pleasanter understanding with his father.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the reader thinks this was a small reason for being light-hearted, then it is safe to say that same reader never was a boy.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If the reader thinks this was a small reason for being light-hearted, then it is safe to say that same reader never was a boy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If the reader thinks this was a small reason for being light-hearted, then it is safe to say that same reader never was a boy.
know
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From this reading Roy, as we know, was conscientious.
knows
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From this reading Every real boy knows what that permission meant.
left
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From this reading THE GREAT BLOW Notwithstanding the death of his little sister, Roy left home with a lightened heart, owing to the more perfect and decidedly pleasanter understanding with his father.
light-hearted
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From this reading If the reader thinks this was a small reason for being light-hearted, then it is safe to say that same reader never was a boy.
lightened
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From this reading THE GREAT BLOW Notwithstanding the death of his little sister, Roy left home with a lightened heart, owing to the more perfect and decidedly pleasanter understanding with his father.
little
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From this reading THE GREAT BLOW Notwithstanding the death of his little sister, Roy left home with a lightened heart, owing to the more perfect and decidedly pleasanter understanding with his father.
meant
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From this reading Every real boy knows what that permission meant.
more
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From this reading THE GREAT BLOW Notwithstanding the death of his little sister, Roy left home with a lightened heart, owing to the more perfect and decidedly pleasanter understanding with his father.
never
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From this reading If the reader thinks this was a small reason for being light-hearted, then it is safe to say that same reader never was a boy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had he not full permission to play ball, or do anything else he chose!
Notwithstanding
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From this reading THE GREAT BLOW Notwithstanding the death of his little sister, Roy left home with a lightened heart, owing to the more perfect and decidedly pleasanter understanding with his father.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GREAT BLOW Notwithstanding the death of his little sister, Roy left home with a lightened heart, owing to the more perfect and decidedly pleasanter understanding with his father.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Had he not full permission to play ball, or do anything else he chose!
owing
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From this reading THE GREAT BLOW Notwithstanding the death of his little sister, Roy left home with a lightened heart, owing to the more perfect and decidedly pleasanter understanding with his father.
perfect
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From this reading THE GREAT BLOW Notwithstanding the death of his little sister, Roy left home with a lightened heart, owing to the more perfect and decidedly pleasanter understanding with his father.
permission
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From this reading Had he not full permission to play ball, or do anything else he chose!
play
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From this reading Had he not full permission to play ball, or do anything else he chose!
pleasanter
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From this reading THE GREAT BLOW Notwithstanding the death of his little sister, Roy left home with a lightened heart, owing to the more perfect and decidedly pleasanter understanding with his father.
reader
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From this reading If the reader thinks this was a small reason for being light-hearted, then it is safe to say that same reader never was a boy.
real
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From this reading Every real boy knows what that permission meant.
reason
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From this reading If the reader thinks this was a small reason for being light-hearted, then it is safe to say that same reader never was a boy.
Roy
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From this reading THE GREAT BLOW Notwithstanding the death of his little sister, Roy left home with a lightened heart, owing to the more perfect and decidedly pleasanter understanding with his father.
safe
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From this reading If the reader thinks this was a small reason for being light-hearted, then it is safe to say that same reader never was a boy.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading If the reader thinks this was a small reason for being light-hearted, then it is safe to say that same reader never was a boy.
say
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From this reading If the reader thinks this was a small reason for being light-hearted, then it is safe to say that same reader never was a boy.
sister
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From this reading THE GREAT BLOW Notwithstanding the death of his little sister, Roy left home with a lightened heart, owing to the more perfect and decidedly pleasanter understanding with his father.
small
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From this reading If the reader thinks this was a small reason for being light-hearted, then it is safe to say that same reader never was a boy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If the reader thinks this was a small reason for being light-hearted, then it is safe to say that same reader never was a boy.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT BLOW Notwithstanding the death of his little sister, Roy left home with a lightened heart, owing to the more perfect and decidedly pleasanter understanding with his father.
then
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From this reading If the reader thinks this was a small reason for being light-hearted, then it is safe to say that same reader never was a boy.
thinks
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From this reading If the reader thinks this was a small reason for being light-hearted, then it is safe to say that same reader never was a boy.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If the reader thinks this was a small reason for being light-hearted, then it is safe to say that same reader never was a boy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GREAT BLOW Notwithstanding the death of his little sister, Roy left home with a lightened heart, owing to the more perfect and decidedly pleasanter understanding with his father.
understanding
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From this reading THE GREAT BLOW Notwithstanding the death of his little sister, Roy left home with a lightened heart, owing to the more perfect and decidedly pleasanter understanding with his father.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If the reader thinks this was a small reason for being light-hearted, then it is safe to say that same reader never was a boy.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Roy, as we know, was conscientious.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Every real boy knows what that permission meant.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE GREAT BLOW Notwithstanding the death of his little sister, Roy left home with a lightened heart, owing to the more perfect and decidedly pleasanter understanding with his father.
