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act
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From this reading “Now, we’re not going to be sentimental, Jack, and we’re not going to act as if saying good-by was awful.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They slipped out quietly and went alone on purpose, as neither felt particularly sure of themselves, and they were determined not to upset the others.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the early January twilight the day before they left that Jack and Paddy went round to take their last farewells.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They slipped out quietly and went alone on purpose, as neither felt particularly sure of themselves, and they were determined not to upset the others.
awful
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From this reading “Now, we’re not going to be sentimental, Jack, and we’re not going to act as if saying good-by was awful.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Now, we’re not going to be sentimental, Jack, and we’re not going to act as if saying good-by was awful.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was the early January twilight the day before they left that Jack and Paddy went round to take their last farewells.
day
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From this reading It was the early January twilight the day before they left that Jack and Paddy went round to take their last farewells.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading They slipped out quietly and went alone on purpose, as neither felt particularly sure of themselves, and they were determined not to upset the others.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We’ve just got to pretend we like it, do you see!”
down
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From this reading This very fact made Paddy remark resolutely, as they walked down to the quay:
early
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From this reading It was the early January twilight the day before they left that Jack and Paddy went round to take their last farewells.
fact
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From this reading This very fact made Paddy remark resolutely, as they walked down to the quay:
farewells
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From this reading It was the early January twilight the day before they left that Jack and Paddy went round to take their last farewells.
felt
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From this reading They slipped out quietly and went alone on purpose, as neither felt particularly sure of themselves, and they were determined not to upset the others.
going
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From this reading “Now, we’re not going to be sentimental, Jack, and we’re not going to act as if saying good-by was awful.
good-by
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From this reading “Now, we’re not going to be sentimental, Jack, and we’re not going to act as if saying good-by was awful.
got
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From this reading We’ve just got to pretend we like it, do you see!”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Now, we’re not going to be sentimental, Jack, and we’re not going to act as if saying good-by was awful.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the early January twilight the day before they left that Jack and Paddy went round to take their last farewells.
Jack
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From this reading It was the early January twilight the day before they left that Jack and Paddy went round to take their last farewells.
January
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From this reading It was the early January twilight the day before they left that Jack and Paddy went round to take their last farewells.
just
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From this reading We’ve just got to pretend we like it, do you see!”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the early January twilight the day before they left that Jack and Paddy went round to take their last farewells.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the early January twilight the day before they left that Jack and Paddy went round to take their last farewells.
like
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made
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From this reading This very fact made Paddy remark resolutely, as they walked down to the quay:
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading They slipped out quietly and went alone on purpose, as neither felt particularly sure of themselves, and they were determined not to upset the others.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They slipped out quietly and went alone on purpose, as neither felt particularly sure of themselves, and they were determined not to upset the others.
Now
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From this reading “Now, we’re not going to be sentimental, Jack, and we’re not going to act as if saying good-by was awful.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They slipped out quietly and went alone on purpose, as neither felt particularly sure of themselves, and they were determined not to upset the others.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They slipped out quietly and went alone on purpose, as neither felt particularly sure of themselves, and they were determined not to upset the others.
others
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From this reading They slipped out quietly and went alone on purpose, as neither felt particularly sure of themselves, and they were determined not to upset the others.
out
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From this reading They slipped out quietly and went alone on purpose, as neither felt particularly sure of themselves, and they were determined not to upset the others.
Paddy
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From this reading It was the early January twilight the day before they left that Jack and Paddy went round to take their last farewells.
particularly
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From this reading They slipped out quietly and went alone on purpose, as neither felt particularly sure of themselves, and they were determined not to upset the others.
pretend
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purpose
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From this reading They slipped out quietly and went alone on purpose, as neither felt particularly sure of themselves, and they were determined not to upset the others.
quay
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From this reading This very fact made Paddy remark resolutely, as they walked down to the quay:
quietly
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From this reading They slipped out quietly and went alone on purpose, as neither felt particularly sure of themselves, and they were determined not to upset the others.
remark
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From this reading This very fact made Paddy remark resolutely, as they walked down to the quay:
resolutely
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From this reading This very fact made Paddy remark resolutely, as they walked down to the quay:
round
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From this reading It was the early January twilight the day before they left that Jack and Paddy went round to take their last farewells.
saying
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From this reading “Now, we’re not going to be sentimental, Jack, and we’re not going to act as if saying good-by was awful.
see
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sentimental
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From this reading “Now, we’re not going to be sentimental, Jack, and we’re not going to act as if saying good-by was awful.
slipped
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From this reading They slipped out quietly and went alone on purpose, as neither felt particularly sure of themselves, and they were determined not to upset the others.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They slipped out quietly and went alone on purpose, as neither felt particularly sure of themselves, and they were determined not to upset the others.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the early January twilight the day before they left that Jack and Paddy went round to take their last farewells.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the early January twilight the day before they left that Jack and Paddy went round to take their last farewells.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the early January twilight the day before they left that Jack and Paddy went round to take their last farewells.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was the early January twilight the day before they left that Jack and Paddy went round to take their last farewells.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They slipped out quietly and went alone on purpose, as neither felt particularly sure of themselves, and they were determined not to upset the others.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the early January twilight the day before they left that Jack and Paddy went round to take their last farewells.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This very fact made Paddy remark resolutely, as they walked down to the quay:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the early January twilight the day before they left that Jack and Paddy went round to take their last farewells.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading It was the early January twilight the day before they left that Jack and Paddy went round to take their last farewells.
upset
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From this reading They slipped out quietly and went alone on purpose, as neither felt particularly sure of themselves, and they were determined not to upset the others.
very
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From this reading This very fact made Paddy remark resolutely, as they walked down to the quay:
walked
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From this reading This very fact made Paddy remark resolutely, as they walked down to the quay:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the early January twilight the day before they left that Jack and Paddy went round to take their last farewells.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We’ve just got to pretend we like it, do you see!”
we're
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From this reading “Now, we’re not going to be sentimental, Jack, and we’re not going to act as if saying good-by was awful.
We've
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From this reading We’ve just got to pretend we like it, do you see!”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the early January twilight the day before they left that Jack and Paddy went round to take their last farewells.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They slipped out quietly and went alone on purpose, as neither felt particularly sure of themselves, and they were determined not to upset the others.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We’ve just got to pretend we like it, do you see!”
