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ad
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From this reading That's the way it is in plays and books, where they don't gen'rally take 'em beyond the final clinch, leavin' you to fill in the bliss _ad lib_.
all
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From this reading CUTTING IN ON THE BLISS We thought it was all over too.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That's the way it is in plays and books, where they don't gen'rally take 'em beyond the final clinch, leavin' you to fill in the bliss _ad lib_.
any
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From this reading "Thank goodness that's through with!" remarks Mother, without makin' any bones of it.
Ballard's
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From this reading Course, her reg'lar cue was to fall on Father's neck and weep; but, then, I expect Mrs. Cheyne Ballard's one of the kind you can't write any form sheet for.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading That's the way it is in plays and books, where they don't gen'rally take 'em beyond the final clinch, leavin' you to fill in the bliss _ad lib_.
BLISS
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From this reading CUTTING IN ON THE BLISS We thought it was all over too.
bones
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From this reading "Thank goodness that's through with!" remarks Mother, without makin' any bones of it.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading That's the way it is in plays and books, where they don't gen'rally take 'em beyond the final clinch, leavin' you to fill in the bliss _ad lib_.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But here we'd seen 'em clear through the let-no-man-put-asunder stage, even watched 'em dodge the rice and confetti in their dash to the limousine.
can't
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From this reading Course, her reg'lar cue was to fall on Father's neck and weep; but, then, I expect Mrs. Cheyne Ballard's one of the kind you can't write any form sheet for.
Cheyne
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clear
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From this reading But here we'd seen 'em clear through the let-no-man-put-asunder stage, even watched 'em dodge the rice and confetti in their dash to the limousine.
clinch
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confetti
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From this reading But here we'd seen 'em clear through the let-no-man-put-asunder stage, even watched 'em dodge the rice and confetti in their dash to the limousine.
CoursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Course, her reg'lar cue was to fall on Father's neck and weep; but, then, I expect Mrs. Cheyne Ballard's one of the kind you can't write any form sheet for.
cue
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From this reading Course, her reg'lar cue was to fall on Father's neck and weep; but, then, I expect Mrs. Cheyne Ballard's one of the kind you can't write any form sheet for.
CUTTING
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From this reading CUTTING IN ON THE BLISS We thought it was all over too.
dash
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dodge
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don't
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From this reading That's the way it is in plays and books, where they don't gen'rally take 'em beyond the final clinch, leavin' you to fill in the bliss _ad lib_.
em
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From this reading That's the way it is in plays and books, where they don't gen'rally take 'em beyond the final clinch, leavin' you to fill in the bliss _ad lib_.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But here we'd seen 'em clear through the let-no-man-put-asunder stage, even watched 'em dodge the rice and confetti in their dash to the limousine.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading Course, her reg'lar cue was to fall on Father's neck and weep; but, then, I expect Mrs. Cheyne Ballard's one of the kind you can't write any form sheet for.
fall
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Father's
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From this reading Course, her reg'lar cue was to fall on Father's neck and weep; but, then, I expect Mrs. Cheyne Ballard's one of the kind you can't write any form sheet for.
fill
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From this reading That's the way it is in plays and books, where they don't gen'rally take 'em beyond the final clinch, leavin' you to fill in the bliss _ad lib_.
final
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From this reading That's the way it is in plays and books, where they don't gen'rally take 'em beyond the final clinch, leavin' you to fill in the bliss _ad lib_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Course, her reg'lar cue was to fall on Father's neck and weep; but, then, I expect Mrs. Cheyne Ballard's one of the kind you can't write any form sheet for.
form
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gen'rally
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From this reading That's the way it is in plays and books, where they don't gen'rally take 'em beyond the final clinch, leavin' you to fill in the bliss _ad lib_.
goodness
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From this reading "Thank goodness that's through with!" remarks Mother, without makin' any bones of it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Course, her reg'lar cue was to fall on Father's neck and weep; but, then, I expect Mrs. Cheyne Ballard's one of the kind you can't write any form sheet for.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But here we'd seen 'em clear through the let-no-man-put-asunder stage, even watched 'em dodge the rice and confetti in their dash to the limousine.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Course, her reg'lar cue was to fall on Father's neck and weep; but, then, I expect Mrs. Cheyne Ballard's one of the kind you can't write any form sheet for.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CUTTING IN ON THE BLISS We thought it was all over too.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That's the way it is in plays and books, where they don't gen'rally take 'em beyond the final clinch, leavin' you to fill in the bliss _ad lib_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CUTTING IN ON THE BLISS We thought it was all over too.
kind
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From this reading Course, her reg'lar cue was to fall on Father's neck and weep; but, then, I expect Mrs. Cheyne Ballard's one of the kind you can't write any form sheet for.
leavin
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From this reading That's the way it is in plays and books, where they don't gen'rally take 'em beyond the final clinch, leavin' you to fill in the bliss _ad lib_.
let-no-man-put-asunder
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From this reading But here we'd seen 'em clear through the let-no-man-put-asunder stage, even watched 'em dodge the rice and confetti in their dash to the limousine.
lib
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limousine
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makin
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From this reading "Thank goodness that's through with!" remarks Mother, without makin' any bones of it.
Mother
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From this reading "Thank goodness that's through with!" remarks Mother, without makin' any bones of it.
Mrs
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From this reading Course, her reg'lar cue was to fall on Father's neck and weep; but, then, I expect Mrs. Cheyne Ballard's one of the kind you can't write any form sheet for.
neck
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From this reading Course, her reg'lar cue was to fall on Father's neck and weep; but, then, I expect Mrs. Cheyne Ballard's one of the kind you can't write any form sheet for.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Thank goodness that's through with!" remarks Mother, without makin' any bones of it.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CUTTING IN ON THE BLISS We thought it was all over too.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Course, her reg'lar cue was to fall on Father's neck and weep; but, then, I expect Mrs. Cheyne Ballard's one of the kind you can't write any form sheet for.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading CUTTING IN ON THE BLISS We thought it was all over too.
plays
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reg'lar
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From this reading Course, her reg'lar cue was to fall on Father's neck and weep; but, then, I expect Mrs. Cheyne Ballard's one of the kind you can't write any form sheet for.
remarks
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From this reading "Thank goodness that's through with!" remarks Mother, without makin' any bones of it.
rice
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From this reading But here we'd seen 'em clear through the let-no-man-put-asunder stage, even watched 'em dodge the rice and confetti in their dash to the limousine.
seen
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sheet
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From this reading Course, her reg'lar cue was to fall on Father's neck and weep; but, then, I expect Mrs. Cheyne Ballard's one of the kind you can't write any form sheet for.
stage
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From this reading But here we'd seen 'em clear through the let-no-man-put-asunder stage, even watched 'em dodge the rice and confetti in their dash to the limousine.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That's the way it is in plays and books, where they don't gen'rally take 'em beyond the final clinch, leavin' you to fill in the bliss _ad lib_.
Thank
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From this reading "Thank goodness that's through with!" remarks Mother, without makin' any bones of it.
That's
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CUTTING IN ON THE BLISS We thought it was all over too.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But here we'd seen 'em clear through the let-no-man-put-asunder stage, even watched 'em dodge the rice and confetti in their dash to the limousine.
then
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From this reading Course, her reg'lar cue was to fall on Father's neck and weep; but, then, I expect Mrs. Cheyne Ballard's one of the kind you can't write any form sheet for.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That's the way it is in plays and books, where they don't gen'rally take 'em beyond the final clinch, leavin' you to fill in the bliss _ad lib_.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CUTTING IN ON THE BLISS We thought it was all over too.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But here we'd seen 'em clear through the let-no-man-put-asunder stage, even watched 'em dodge the rice and confetti in their dash to the limousine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That's the way it is in plays and books, where they don't gen'rally take 'em beyond the final clinch, leavin' you to fill in the bliss _ad lib_.
too
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From this reading CUTTING IN ON THE BLISS We thought it was all over too.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CUTTING IN ON THE BLISS We thought it was all over too.
watched
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From this reading But here we'd seen 'em clear through the let-no-man-put-asunder stage, even watched 'em dodge the rice and confetti in their dash to the limousine.
way
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From this reading That's the way it is in plays and books, where they don't gen'rally take 'em beyond the final clinch, leavin' you to fill in the bliss _ad lib_.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading CUTTING IN ON THE BLISS We thought it was all over too.
we'd
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From this reading But here we'd seen 'em clear through the let-no-man-put-asunder stage, even watched 'em dodge the rice and confetti in their dash to the limousine.
weep
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From this reading Course, her reg'lar cue was to fall on Father's neck and weep; but, then, I expect Mrs. Cheyne Ballard's one of the kind you can't write any form sheet for.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading That's the way it is in plays and books, where they don't gen'rally take 'em beyond the final clinch, leavin' you to fill in the bliss _ad lib_.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Thank goodness that's through with!" remarks Mother, without makin' any bones of it.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Thank goodness that's through with!" remarks Mother, without makin' any bones of it.
write
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From this reading Course, her reg'lar cue was to fall on Father's neck and weep; but, then, I expect Mrs. Cheyne Ballard's one of the kind you can't write any form sheet for.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That's the way it is in plays and books, where they don't gen'rally take 'em beyond the final clinch, leavin' you to fill in the bliss _ad lib_.
