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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 This night, if any angels were watching Chicago, the Mallory mix-up must have given them a good laugh, or a good cry--according to their natures.
according
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From this reading This night, if any angels were watching Chicago, the Mallory mix-up must have given them a good laugh, or a good cry--according to their natures.
advantage
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From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
angel
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From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
angels
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From this reading This night, if any angels were watching Chicago, the Mallory mix-up must have given them a good laugh, or a good cry--according to their natures.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then the angels might have nudged one another and said:
any
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From this reading This night, if any angels were watching Chicago, the Mallory mix-up must have given them a good laugh, or a good cry--according to their natures.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading Here were Mallory and Marjorie, still merely engaged, bitterly regretting their inability to get married and to continue their journey together.
blind
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From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
blunders
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From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
bridal
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From this reading There in the car were the giggling conspirators preparing a bridal mockery for their sweet confusion.
buff
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From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
call
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car
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From this reading There in the car were the giggling conspirators preparing a bridal mockery for their sweet confusion.
Chicago
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From this reading This night, if any angels were watching Chicago, the Mallory mix-up must have given them a good laugh, or a good cry--according to their natures.
confusion
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From this reading There in the car were the giggling conspirators preparing a bridal mockery for their sweet confusion.
conspirators
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From this reading There in the car were the giggling conspirators preparing a bridal mockery for their sweet confusion.
continue
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From this reading Here were Mallory and Marjorie, still merely engaged, bitterly regretting their inability to get married and to continue their journey together.
cry
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From this reading This night, if any angels were watching Chicago, the Mallory mix-up must have given them a good laugh, or a good cry--according to their natures.
earth
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From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
engaged
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From this reading Here were Mallory and Marjorie, still merely engaged, bitterly regretting their inability to get married and to continue their journey together.
enjoy
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From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There in the car were the giggling conspirators preparing a bridal mockery for their sweet confusion.
get
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From this reading Here were Mallory and Marjorie, still merely engaged, bitterly regretting their inability to get married and to continue their journey together.
giggling
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From this reading There in the car were the giggling conspirators preparing a bridal mockery for their sweet confusion.
given
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From this reading This night, if any angels were watching Chicago, the Mallory mix-up must have given them a good laugh, or a good cry--according to their natures.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This night, if any angels were watching Chicago, the Mallory mix-up must have given them a good laugh, or a good cry--according to their natures.
grandstand
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From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here were Mallory and Marjorie, still merely engaged, bitterly regretting their inability to get married and to continue their journey together.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This night, if any angels were watching Chicago, the Mallory mix-up must have given them a good laugh, or a good cry--according to their natures.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
inability
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From this reading Here were Mallory and Marjorie, still merely engaged, bitterly regretting their inability to get married and to continue their journey together.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Here were Mallory and Marjorie, still merely engaged, bitterly regretting their inability to get married and to continue their journey together.
laugh
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From this reading This night, if any angels were watching Chicago, the Mallory mix-up must have given them a good laugh, or a good cry--according to their natures.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
ludicrous
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From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
Mallory
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From this reading This night, if any angels were watching Chicago, the Mallory mix-up must have given them a good laugh, or a good cry--according to their natures.
man's
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From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
Marjorie
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From this reading Here were Mallory and Marjorie, still merely engaged, bitterly regretting their inability to get married and to continue their journey together.
married
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From this reading Here were Mallory and Marjorie, still merely engaged, bitterly regretting their inability to get married and to continue their journey together.
MASKED
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From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
merely
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From this reading Here were Mallory and Marjorie, still merely engaged, bitterly regretting their inability to get married and to continue their journey together.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Then the angels might have nudged one another and said:
MINISTER
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From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
mix-up
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From this reading This night, if any angels were watching Chicago, the Mallory mix-up must have given them a good laugh, or a good cry--according to their natures.
mockery
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From this reading There in the car were the giggling conspirators preparing a bridal mockery for their sweet confusion.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
natures
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From this reading This night, if any angels were watching Chicago, the Mallory mix-up must have given them a good laugh, or a good cry--according to their natures.
night
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From this reading This night, if any angels were watching Chicago, the Mallory mix-up must have given them a good laugh, or a good cry--according to their natures.
nudged
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From this reading Then the angels might have nudged one another and said:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This night, if any angels were watching Chicago, the Mallory mix-up must have given them a good laugh, or a good cry--according to their natures.
overlooking
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From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
preparing
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From this reading There in the car were the giggling conspirators preparing a bridal mockery for their sweet confusion.
regretting
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From this reading Here were Mallory and Marjorie, still merely engaged, bitterly regretting their inability to get married and to continue their journey together.
said
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From this reading Then the angels might have nudged one another and said:
sit
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From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here were Mallory and Marjorie, still merely engaged, bitterly regretting their inability to get married and to continue their journey together.
sweet
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From this reading There in the car were the giggling conspirators preparing a bridal mockery for their sweet confusion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This night, if any angels were watching Chicago, the Mallory mix-up must have given them a good laugh, or a good cry--according to their natures.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This night, if any angels were watching Chicago, the Mallory mix-up must have given them a good laugh, or a good cry--according to their natures.
Then
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From this reading Then the angels might have nudged one another and said:
There
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From this reading There in the car were the giggling conspirators preparing a bridal mockery for their sweet confusion.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This night, if any angels were watching Chicago, the Mallory mix-up must have given them a good laugh, or a good cry--according to their natures.
together
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From this reading Here were Mallory and Marjorie, still merely engaged, bitterly regretting their inability to get married and to continue their journey together.
watching
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From this reading This night, if any angels were watching Chicago, the Mallory mix-up must have given them a good laugh, or a good cry--according to their natures.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE MASKED MINISTER Being an angel must have this great advantage at least, that one may sit in the grandstand overlooking the earth and enjoy the ludicrous blunders of that great blind man's buff we call life.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This night, if any angels were watching Chicago, the Mallory mix-up must have given them a good laugh, or a good cry--according to their natures.
