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ago
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From this reading To this he had been urged by Mark Ray's remarking that Katy was not looking as well as when he first saw her, one year ago, "She had grown thin and pale," he said.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The last days of June had come, and Wilford was beginning to make arrangements for removing Katy from the city before the warmer weather.
arrangements
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From this reading The last days of June had come, and Wilford was beginning to make arrangements for removing Katy from the city before the warmer weather.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To this he had been urged by Mark Ray's remarking that Katy was not looking as well as when he first saw her, one year ago, "She had grown thin and pale," he said.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To this he had been urged by Mark Ray's remarking that Katy was not looking as well as when he first saw her, one year ago, "She had grown thin and pale," he said.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The last days of June had come, and Wilford was beginning to make arrangements for removing Katy from the city before the warmer weather.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The last days of June had come, and Wilford was beginning to make arrangements for removing Katy from the city before the warmer weather.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To this he had been urged by Mark Ray's remarking that Katy was not looking as well as when he first saw her, one year ago, "She had grown thin and pale," he said.
city
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From this reading The last days of June had come, and Wilford was beginning to make arrangements for removing Katy from the city before the warmer weather.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last days of June had come, and Wilford was beginning to make arrangements for removing Katy from the city before the warmer weather.
days
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From this reading The last days of June had come, and Wilford was beginning to make arrangements for removing Katy from the city before the warmer weather.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To this he had been urged by Mark Ray's remarking that Katy was not looking as well as when he first saw her, one year ago, "She had grown thin and pale," he said.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The last days of June had come, and Wilford was beginning to make arrangements for removing Katy from the city before the warmer weather.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The last days of June had come, and Wilford was beginning to make arrangements for removing Katy from the city before the warmer weather.
grown
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From this reading To this he had been urged by Mark Ray's remarking that Katy was not looking as well as when he first saw her, one year ago, "She had grown thin and pale," he said.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The last days of June had come, and Wilford was beginning to make arrangements for removing Katy from the city before the warmer weather.
HAZELTON
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From this reading MARIAN HAZELTON.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To this he had been urged by Mark Ray's remarking that Katy was not looking as well as when he first saw her, one year ago, "She had grown thin and pale," he said.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To this he had been urged by Mark Ray's remarking that Katy was not looking as well as when he first saw her, one year ago, "She had grown thin and pale," he said.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Had Wilford remarked it?"
June
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From this reading The last days of June had come, and Wilford was beginning to make arrangements for removing Katy from the city before the warmer weather.
Katy
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From this reading The last days of June had come, and Wilford was beginning to make arrangements for removing Katy from the city before the warmer weather.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last days of June had come, and Wilford was beginning to make arrangements for removing Katy from the city before the warmer weather.
looking
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From this reading To this he had been urged by Mark Ray's remarking that Katy was not looking as well as when he first saw her, one year ago, "She had grown thin and pale," he said.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last days of June had come, and Wilford was beginning to make arrangements for removing Katy from the city before the warmer weather.
MARIAN
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From this reading MARIAN HAZELTON.
Mark
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From this reading To this he had been urged by Mark Ray's remarking that Katy was not looking as well as when he first saw her, one year ago, "She had grown thin and pale," he said.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To this he had been urged by Mark Ray's remarking that Katy was not looking as well as when he first saw her, one year ago, "She had grown thin and pale," he said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The last days of June had come, and Wilford was beginning to make arrangements for removing Katy from the city before the warmer weather.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To this he had been urged by Mark Ray's remarking that Katy was not looking as well as when he first saw her, one year ago, "She had grown thin and pale," he said.
pale
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From this reading To this he had been urged by Mark Ray's remarking that Katy was not looking as well as when he first saw her, one year ago, "She had grown thin and pale," he said.
Ray's
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From this reading To this he had been urged by Mark Ray's remarking that Katy was not looking as well as when he first saw her, one year ago, "She had grown thin and pale," he said.
remarked
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From this reading "Had Wilford remarked it?"
remarking
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From this reading To this he had been urged by Mark Ray's remarking that Katy was not looking as well as when he first saw her, one year ago, "She had grown thin and pale," he said.
removing
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From this reading The last days of June had come, and Wilford was beginning to make arrangements for removing Katy from the city before the warmer weather.
said
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From this reading To this he had been urged by Mark Ray's remarking that Katy was not looking as well as when he first saw her, one year ago, "She had grown thin and pale," he said.
saw
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From this reading To this he had been urged by Mark Ray's remarking that Katy was not looking as well as when he first saw her, one year ago, "She had grown thin and pale," he said.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To this he had been urged by Mark Ray's remarking that Katy was not looking as well as when he first saw her, one year ago, "She had grown thin and pale," he said.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To this he had been urged by Mark Ray's remarking that Katy was not looking as well as when he first saw her, one year ago, "She had grown thin and pale," he said.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The last days of June had come, and Wilford was beginning to make arrangements for removing Katy from the city before the warmer weather.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading To this he had been urged by Mark Ray's remarking that Katy was not looking as well as when he first saw her, one year ago, "She had grown thin and pale," he said.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this he had been urged by Mark Ray's remarking that Katy was not looking as well as when he first saw her, one year ago, "She had grown thin and pale," he said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The last days of June had come, and Wilford was beginning to make arrangements for removing Katy from the city before the warmer weather.
urged
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From this reading To this he had been urged by Mark Ray's remarking that Katy was not looking as well as when he first saw her, one year ago, "She had grown thin and pale," he said.
warmer
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From this reading The last days of June had come, and Wilford was beginning to make arrangements for removing Katy from the city before the warmer weather.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The last days of June had come, and Wilford was beginning to make arrangements for removing Katy from the city before the warmer weather.
weather
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From this reading The last days of June had come, and Wilford was beginning to make arrangements for removing Katy from the city before the warmer weather.
well
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From this reading To this he had been urged by Mark Ray's remarking that Katy was not looking as well as when he first saw her, one year ago, "She had grown thin and pale," he said.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading To this he had been urged by Mark Ray's remarking that Katy was not looking as well as when he first saw her, one year ago, "She had grown thin and pale," he said.
Wilford
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From this reading The last days of June had come, and Wilford was beginning to make arrangements for removing Katy from the city before the warmer weather.
year
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From this reading To this he had been urged by Mark Ray's remarking that Katy was not looking as well as when he first saw her, one year ago, "She had grown thin and pale," he said.