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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 Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He realized to the fullest the debt he already owed the Boss and the magnitude of last night's declaration and promises.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.
Angel
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From this reading He rigorously strove to divide his thought evenly between McLean and the Angel.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He kept snatches of song ringing, as well as the wires.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He rigorously strove to divide his thought evenly between McLean and the Angel.
Boss
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circled
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From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.
debt
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declaration
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divide
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evenly
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eyes
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Fight
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From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.
following
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From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.
Freckles
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From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.
full
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fullest
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glistened
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happy
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From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He kept snatches of song ringing, as well as the wires.
heart
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From this reading His heart was so full that tears of joy glistened in his eyes.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His heart was so full that tears of joy glistened in his eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His heart was so full that tears of joy glistened in his eyes.
inexpressibly
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From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.
joy
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kept
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From this reading He kept snatches of song ringing, as well as the wires.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He realized to the fullest the debt he already owed the Boss and the magnitude of last night's declaration and promises.
Limberlost
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From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.
magnitude
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From this reading He realized to the fullest the debt he already owed the Boss and the magnitude of last night's declaration and promises.
McLean
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From this reading He rigorously strove to divide his thought evenly between McLean and the Angel.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.
night's
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Occurs
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From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He kept snatches of song ringing, as well as the wires.
owed
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promises
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realized
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rigorously
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ringing
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From this reading He kept snatches of song ringing, as well as the wires.
Shoot
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From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.
snatchesplural nounUS /snætʃɪz/
short, incomplete pieces of speech or writing
From this reading He kept snatches of song ringing, as well as the wires.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His heart was so full that tears of joy glistened in his eyes.
song
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From this reading He kept snatches of song ringing, as well as the wires.
Straight
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From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.
strove
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From this reading He rigorously strove to divide his thought evenly between McLean and the Angel.
tears
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From this reading His heart was so full that tears of joy glistened in his eyes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His heart was so full that tears of joy glistened in his eyes.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rigorously strove to divide his thought evenly between McLean and the Angel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He rigorously strove to divide his thought evenly between McLean and the Angel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His heart was so full that tears of joy glistened in his eyes.
well
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From this reading He kept snatches of song ringing, as well as the wires.
Wherein
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From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.
wires
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From this reading He kept snatches of song ringing, as well as the wires.
Women
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From this reading Wherein a Fight Occurs and Women Shoot Straight The following morning Freckles, inexpressibly happy, circled the Limberlost.