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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 She came and sat beside me and, in the age-old manner of a loyal wife, assured me that everything was going to be all right.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That night after Taps I told Ruth about the Council meeting and about my chat with Hoppy at the ship.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading That night after Taps I told Ruth about the Council meeting and about my chat with Hoppy at the ship.
age-old
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From this reading She came and sat beside me and, in the age-old manner of a loyal wife, assured me that everything was going to be all right.
all
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From this reading She came and sat beside me and, in the age-old manner of a loyal wife, assured me that everything was going to be all right.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That night after Taps I told Ruth about the Council meeting and about my chat with Hoppy at the ship.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I stood up and began prowling around the room.
assured
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From this reading She came and sat beside me and, in the age-old manner of a loyal wife, assured me that everything was going to be all right.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That night after Taps I told Ruth about the Council meeting and about my chat with Hoppy at the ship.
away
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From this reading The plain and simple truth is that we've thrown away twenty years on this pipe dream.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She came and sat beside me and, in the age-old manner of a loyal wife, assured me that everything was going to be all right.
began
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From this reading I stood up and began prowling around the room.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading She came and sat beside me and, in the age-old manner of a loyal wife, assured me that everything was going to be all right.
came
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From this reading She came and sat beside me and, in the age-old manner of a loyal wife, assured me that everything was going to be all right.
chat
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From this reading That night after Taps I told Ruth about the Council meeting and about my chat with Hoppy at the ship.
Council
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From this reading That night after Taps I told Ruth about the Council meeting and about my chat with Hoppy at the ship.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The plain and simple truth is that we've thrown away twenty years on this pipe dream.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She came and sat beside me and, in the age-old manner of a loyal wife, assured me that everything was going to be all right.
going
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From this reading She came and sat beside me and, in the age-old manner of a loyal wife, assured me that everything was going to be all right.
Hoppy
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From this reading That night after Taps I told Ruth about the Council meeting and about my chat with Hoppy at the ship.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That night after Taps I told Ruth about the Council meeting and about my chat with Hoppy at the ship.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She came and sat beside me and, in the age-old manner of a loyal wife, assured me that everything was going to be all right.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The plain and simple truth is that we've thrown away twenty years on this pipe dream.
It's
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From this reading "It's _not_ all right.
loyal
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From this reading She came and sat beside me and, in the age-old manner of a loyal wife, assured me that everything was going to be all right.
manner
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From this reading She came and sat beside me and, in the age-old manner of a loyal wife, assured me that everything was going to be all right.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She came and sat beside me and, in the age-old manner of a loyal wife, assured me that everything was going to be all right.
meeting
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From this reading That night after Taps I told Ruth about the Council meeting and about my chat with Hoppy at the ship.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That night after Taps I told Ruth about the Council meeting and about my chat with Hoppy at the ship.
night
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From this reading That night after Taps I told Ruth about the Council meeting and about my chat with Hoppy at the ship.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It's _not_ all right.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She came and sat beside me and, in the age-old manner of a loyal wife, assured me that everything was going to be all right.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The plain and simple truth is that we've thrown away twenty years on this pipe dream.
pipe
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From this reading The plain and simple truth is that we've thrown away twenty years on this pipe dream.
plain
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From this reading The plain and simple truth is that we've thrown away twenty years on this pipe dream.
prowling
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From this reading I stood up and began prowling around the room.
right
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From this reading She came and sat beside me and, in the age-old manner of a loyal wife, assured me that everything was going to be all right.
room
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Ruth
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From this reading That night after Taps I told Ruth about the Council meeting and about my chat with Hoppy at the ship.
sat
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From this reading She came and sat beside me and, in the age-old manner of a loyal wife, assured me that everything was going to be all right.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came and sat beside me and, in the age-old manner of a loyal wife, assured me that everything was going to be all right.
ship
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From this reading That night after Taps I told Ruth about the Council meeting and about my chat with Hoppy at the ship.
simple
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From this reading The plain and simple truth is that we've thrown away twenty years on this pipe dream.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading I stood up and began prowling around the room.
Taps
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From this reading That night after Taps I told Ruth about the Council meeting and about my chat with Hoppy at the ship.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night after Taps I told Ruth about the Council meeting and about my chat with Hoppy at the ship.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That night after Taps I told Ruth about the Council meeting and about my chat with Hoppy at the ship.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The plain and simple truth is that we've thrown away twenty years on this pipe dream.
thrown
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From this reading The plain and simple truth is that we've thrown away twenty years on this pipe dream.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She came and sat beside me and, in the age-old manner of a loyal wife, assured me that everything was going to be all right.
told
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From this reading That night after Taps I told Ruth about the Council meeting and about my chat with Hoppy at the ship.
truth
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From this reading The plain and simple truth is that we've thrown away twenty years on this pipe dream.
twenty
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From this reading The plain and simple truth is that we've thrown away twenty years on this pipe dream.
up
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From this reading I stood up and began prowling around the room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She came and sat beside me and, in the age-old manner of a loyal wife, assured me that everything was going to be all right.
we've
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From this reading The plain and simple truth is that we've thrown away twenty years on this pipe dream.
wife
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From this reading She came and sat beside me and, in the age-old manner of a loyal wife, assured me that everything was going to be all right.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That night after Taps I told Ruth about the Council meeting and about my chat with Hoppy at the ship.
years
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From this reading The plain and simple truth is that we've thrown away twenty years on this pipe dream.
