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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 Meanwhile a thousand things have happened.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We stopped at Soissons three more days after I told you about Dierdre and Brian, and Captain Devot and his wife.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We stopped at Soissons three more days after I told you about Dierdre and Brian, and Captain Devot and his wife.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But I'll begin at the beginning and write on till I am called by Mother Beckett.
Amiens
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From this reading We're at Amiens, where we came by way of Montdidier and Moreuil; and nearly two weeks have dragged or slipped away since I wrote last.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We're at Amiens, where we came by way of Montdidier and Moreuil; and nearly two weeks have dragged or slipped away since I wrote last.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We're at Amiens, where we came by way of Montdidier and Moreuil; and nearly two weeks have dragged or slipped away since I wrote last.
away
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From this reading We're at Amiens, where we came by way of Montdidier and Moreuil; and nearly two weeks have dragged or slipped away since I wrote last.
Beckett
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From this reading But I'll begin at the beginning and write on till I am called by Mother Beckett.
begin
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From this reading But I'll begin at the beginning and write on till I am called by Mother Beckett.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But I'll begin at the beginning and write on till I am called by Mother Beckett.
Brian
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From this reading We stopped at Soissons three more days after I told you about Dierdre and Brian, and Captain Devot and his wife.
Brian's
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From this reading Not only did they forgive Dierdre--those two--but they took her to their hearts, perhaps more for Brian's sake than her own.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I'll begin at the beginning and write on till I am called by Mother Beckett.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We're at Amiens, where we came by way of Montdidier and Moreuil; and nearly two weeks have dragged or slipped away since I wrote last.
called
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From this reading But I'll begin at the beginning and write on till I am called by Mother Beckett.
came
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From this reading We're at Amiens, where we came by way of Montdidier and Moreuil; and nearly two weeks have dragged or slipped away since I wrote last.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We stopped at Soissons three more days after I told you about Dierdre and Brian, and Captain Devot and his wife.
days
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From this reading We stopped at Soissons three more days after I told you about Dierdre and Brian, and Captain Devot and his wife.
Devot
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From this reading We stopped at Soissons three more days after I told you about Dierdre and Brian, and Captain Devot and his wife.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Not only did they forgive Dierdre--those two--but they took her to their hearts, perhaps more for Brian's sake than her own.
Dierdre
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From this reading We stopped at Soissons three more days after I told you about Dierdre and Brian, and Captain Devot and his wife.
dragged
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From this reading We're at Amiens, where we came by way of Montdidier and Moreuil; and nearly two weeks have dragged or slipped away since I wrote last.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not only did they forgive Dierdre--those two--but they took her to their hearts, perhaps more for Brian's sake than her own.
forgive
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From this reading Not only did they forgive Dierdre--those two--but they took her to their hearts, perhaps more for Brian's sake than her own.
happened
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From this reading Meanwhile a thousand things have happened.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We're at Amiens, where we came by way of Montdidier and Moreuil; and nearly two weeks have dragged or slipped away since I wrote last.
hearts
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From this reading Not only did they forgive Dierdre--those two--but they took her to their hearts, perhaps more for Brian's sake than her own.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Not only did they forgive Dierdre--those two--but they took her to their hearts, perhaps more for Brian's sake than her own.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We stopped at Soissons three more days after I told you about Dierdre and Brian, and Captain Devot and his wife.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We're at Amiens, where we came by way of Montdidier and Moreuil; and nearly two weeks have dragged or slipped away since I wrote last.
I'll
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From this reading But I'll begin at the beginning and write on till I am called by Mother Beckett.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We're at Amiens, where we came by way of Montdidier and Moreuil; and nearly two weeks have dragged or slipped away since I wrote last.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile a thousand things have happened.
Montdidier
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From this reading We're at Amiens, where we came by way of Montdidier and Moreuil; and nearly two weeks have dragged or slipped away since I wrote last.
more
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From this reading We stopped at Soissons three more days after I told you about Dierdre and Brian, and Captain Devot and his wife.
Moreuil
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From this reading We're at Amiens, where we came by way of Montdidier and Moreuil; and nearly two weeks have dragged or slipped away since I wrote last.
Mother
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From this reading But I'll begin at the beginning and write on till I am called by Mother Beckett.
nearly
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From this reading We're at Amiens, where we came by way of Montdidier and Moreuil; and nearly two weeks have dragged or slipped away since I wrote last.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not only did they forgive Dierdre--those two--but they took her to their hearts, perhaps more for Brian's sake than her own.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We're at Amiens, where we came by way of Montdidier and Moreuil; and nearly two weeks have dragged or slipped away since I wrote last.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But I'll begin at the beginning and write on till I am called by Mother Beckett.
only
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From this reading Not only did they forgive Dierdre--those two--but they took her to their hearts, perhaps more for Brian's sake than her own.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We're at Amiens, where we came by way of Montdidier and Moreuil; and nearly two weeks have dragged or slipped away since I wrote last.
own
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From this reading Not only did they forgive Dierdre--those two--but they took her to their hearts, perhaps more for Brian's sake than her own.
perhaps
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From this reading Not only did they forgive Dierdre--those two--but they took her to their hearts, perhaps more for Brian's sake than her own.
sake
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From this reading Not only did they forgive Dierdre--those two--but they took her to their hearts, perhaps more for Brian's sake than her own.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading We're at Amiens, where we came by way of Montdidier and Moreuil; and nearly two weeks have dragged or slipped away since I wrote last.
slipped
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From this reading We're at Amiens, where we came by way of Montdidier and Moreuil; and nearly two weeks have dragged or slipped away since I wrote last.
Soissons
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From this reading We stopped at Soissons three more days after I told you about Dierdre and Brian, and Captain Devot and his wife.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We stopped at Soissons three more days after I told you about Dierdre and Brian, and Captain Devot and his wife.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Not only did they forgive Dierdre--those two--but they took her to their hearts, perhaps more for Brian's sake than her own.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But I'll begin at the beginning and write on till I am called by Mother Beckett.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Not only did they forgive Dierdre--those two--but they took her to their hearts, perhaps more for Brian's sake than her own.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not only did they forgive Dierdre--those two--but they took her to their hearts, perhaps more for Brian's sake than her own.
things
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From this reading Meanwhile a thousand things have happened.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Not only did they forgive Dierdre--those two--but they took her to their hearts, perhaps more for Brian's sake than her own.
thousand
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From this reading Meanwhile a thousand things have happened.
three
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From this reading We stopped at Soissons three more days after I told you about Dierdre and Brian, and Captain Devot and his wife.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But I'll begin at the beginning and write on till I am called by Mother Beckett.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not only did they forgive Dierdre--those two--but they took her to their hearts, perhaps more for Brian's sake than her own.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We stopped at Soissons three more days after I told you about Dierdre and Brian, and Captain Devot and his wife.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not only did they forgive Dierdre--those two--but they took her to their hearts, perhaps more for Brian's sake than her own.
two
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From this reading We're at Amiens, where we came by way of Montdidier and Moreuil; and nearly two weeks have dragged or slipped away since I wrote last.
way
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From this reading We're at Amiens, where we came by way of Montdidier and Moreuil; and nearly two weeks have dragged or slipped away since I wrote last.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We're at Amiens, where we came by way of Montdidier and Moreuil; and nearly two weeks have dragged or slipped away since I wrote last.
We're
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From this reading We're at Amiens, where we came by way of Montdidier and Moreuil; and nearly two weeks have dragged or slipped away since I wrote last.
weeks
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From this reading We're at Amiens, where we came by way of Montdidier and Moreuil; and nearly two weeks have dragged or slipped away since I wrote last.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading We're at Amiens, where we came by way of Montdidier and Moreuil; and nearly two weeks have dragged or slipped away since I wrote last.
wife
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From this reading We stopped at Soissons three more days after I told you about Dierdre and Brian, and Captain Devot and his wife.
write
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From this reading But I'll begin at the beginning and write on till I am called by Mother Beckett.
wrote
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From this reading We're at Amiens, where we came by way of Montdidier and Moreuil; and nearly two weeks have dragged or slipped away since I wrote last.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We stopped at Soissons three more days after I told you about Dierdre and Brian, and Captain Devot and his wife.
