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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 Changing a lifelong principle is almost as difficult as wearing new shoes that don't exactly fit you, and it makes you feel just as awkward and limp in mind as the shoes do in feet.
adopting
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From this reading Still I believe in adopting new ideas.
all
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From this reading I don't know what Roxanne said to them all to explain her relations of friendship with the heathen--myself--but it was funny to see how they tried to please her by seeming to like me, only Tony didn't _seem_.
almost
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From this reading Changing a lifelong principle is almost as difficult as wearing new shoes that don't exactly fit you, and it makes you feel just as awkward and limp in mind as the shoes do in feet.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He offered me himself as a friend along with all the bites I cared to take off the other side of a huge apple he was eating.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Changing a lifelong principle is almost as difficult as wearing new shoes that don't exactly fit you, and it makes you feel just as awkward and limp in mind as the shoes do in feet.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have never liked the appearance of boys, and I never supposed that when you knew one it would be a pleasant experience; but in the case of Tony Luttrell it is, and in the case of Pink Chadwell it is almost so.
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He offered me himself as a friend along with all the bites I cared to take off the other side of a huge apple he was eating.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Changing a lifelong principle is almost as difficult as wearing new shoes that don't exactly fit you, and it makes you feel just as awkward and limp in mind as the shoes do in feet.
awkward
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From this reading Changing a lifelong principle is almost as difficult as wearing new shoes that don't exactly fit you, and it makes you feel just as awkward and limp in mind as the shoes do in feet.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I have never liked the appearance of boys, and I never supposed that when you knew one it would be a pleasant experience; but in the case of Tony Luttrell it is, and in the case of Pink Chadwell it is almost so.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Still I believe in adopting new ideas.
bites
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From this reading He offered me himself as a friend along with all the bites I cared to take off the other side of a huge apple he was eating.
boys
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From this reading I have never liked the appearance of boys, and I never supposed that when you knew one it would be a pleasant experience; but in the case of Tony Luttrell it is, and in the case of Pink Chadwell it is almost so.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have never liked the appearance of boys, and I never supposed that when you knew one it would be a pleasant experience; but in the case of Tony Luttrell it is, and in the case of Pink Chadwell it is almost so.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I don't know what Roxanne said to them all to explain her relations of friendship with the heathen--myself--but it was funny to see how they tried to please her by seeming to like me, only Tony didn't _seem_.
cared
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From this reading He offered me himself as a friend along with all the bites I cared to take off the other side of a huge apple he was eating.
case
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From this reading I have never liked the appearance of boys, and I never supposed that when you knew one it would be a pleasant experience; but in the case of Tony Luttrell it is, and in the case of Pink Chadwell it is almost so.
Chadwell
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From this reading I have never liked the appearance of boys, and I never supposed that when you knew one it would be a pleasant experience; but in the case of Tony Luttrell it is, and in the case of Pink Chadwell it is almost so.
Changing
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From this reading Changing a lifelong principle is almost as difficult as wearing new shoes that don't exactly fit you, and it makes you feel just as awkward and limp in mind as the shoes do in feet.
didn't
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From this reading I don't know what Roxanne said to them all to explain her relations of friendship with the heathen--myself--but it was funny to see how they tried to please her by seeming to like me, only Tony didn't _seem_.
difficult
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From this reading Changing a lifelong principle is almost as difficult as wearing new shoes that don't exactly fit you, and it makes you feel just as awkward and limp in mind as the shoes do in feet.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Changing a lifelong principle is almost as difficult as wearing new shoes that don't exactly fit you, and it makes you feel just as awkward and limp in mind as the shoes do in feet.
don't
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From this reading Changing a lifelong principle is almost as difficult as wearing new shoes that don't exactly fit you, and it makes you feel just as awkward and limp in mind as the shoes do in feet.
eating
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From this reading He offered me himself as a friend along with all the bites I cared to take off the other side of a huge apple he was eating.
exactly
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From this reading Changing a lifelong principle is almost as difficult as wearing new shoes that don't exactly fit you, and it makes you feel just as awkward and limp in mind as the shoes do in feet.
experience
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From this reading I have never liked the appearance of boys, and I never supposed that when you knew one it would be a pleasant experience; but in the case of Tony Luttrell it is, and in the case of Pink Chadwell it is almost so.
explain
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From this reading I don't know what Roxanne said to them all to explain her relations of friendship with the heathen--myself--but it was funny to see how they tried to please her by seeming to like me, only Tony didn't _seem_.
feel
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From this reading Changing a lifelong principle is almost as difficult as wearing new shoes that don't exactly fit you, and it makes you feel just as awkward and limp in mind as the shoes do in feet.
feet
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From this reading Changing a lifelong principle is almost as difficult as wearing new shoes that don't exactly fit you, and it makes you feel just as awkward and limp in mind as the shoes do in feet.
fit
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From this reading Changing a lifelong principle is almost as difficult as wearing new shoes that don't exactly fit you, and it makes you feel just as awkward and limp in mind as the shoes do in feet.
friend
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From this reading He offered me himself as a friend along with all the bites I cared to take off the other side of a huge apple he was eating.
friendship
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From this reading I don't know what Roxanne said to them all to explain her relations of friendship with the heathen--myself--but it was funny to see how they tried to please her by seeming to like me, only Tony didn't _seem_.
funny
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From this reading I don't know what Roxanne said to them all to explain her relations of friendship with the heathen--myself--but it was funny to see how they tried to please her by seeming to like me, only Tony didn't _seem_.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have never liked the appearance of boys, and I never supposed that when you knew one it would be a pleasant experience; but in the case of Tony Luttrell it is, and in the case of Pink Chadwell it is almost so.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He offered me himself as a friend along with all the bites I cared to take off the other side of a huge apple he was eating.
heathen
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From this reading I don't know what Roxanne said to them all to explain her relations of friendship with the heathen--myself--but it was funny to see how they tried to please her by seeming to like me, only Tony didn't _seem_.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I don't know what Roxanne said to them all to explain her relations of friendship with the heathen--myself--but it was funny to see how they tried to please her by seeming to like me, only Tony didn't _seem_.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He offered me himself as a friend along with all the bites I cared to take off the other side of a huge apple he was eating.
how
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From this reading I don't know what Roxanne said to them all to explain her relations of friendship with the heathen--myself--but it was funny to see how they tried to please her by seeming to like me, only Tony didn't _seem_.
huge
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From this reading He offered me himself as a friend along with all the bites I cared to take off the other side of a huge apple he was eating.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Still I believe in adopting new ideas.
ideas
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From this reading Still I believe in adopting new ideas.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Changing a lifelong principle is almost as difficult as wearing new shoes that don't exactly fit you, and it makes you feel just as awkward and limp in mind as the shoes do in feet.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Changing a lifelong principle is almost as difficult as wearing new shoes that don't exactly fit you, and it makes you feel just as awkward and limp in mind as the shoes do in feet.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Changing a lifelong principle is almost as difficult as wearing new shoes that don't exactly fit you, and it makes you feel just as awkward and limp in mind as the shoes do in feet.
just
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From this reading Changing a lifelong principle is almost as difficult as wearing new shoes that don't exactly fit you, and it makes you feel just as awkward and limp in mind as the shoes do in feet.
knew
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From this reading I have never liked the appearance of boys, and I never supposed that when you knew one it would be a pleasant experience; but in the case of Tony Luttrell it is, and in the case of Pink Chadwell it is almost so.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't know what Roxanne said to them all to explain her relations of friendship with the heathen--myself--but it was funny to see how they tried to please her by seeming to like me, only Tony didn't _seem_.
lifelong
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From this reading Changing a lifelong principle is almost as difficult as wearing new shoes that don't exactly fit you, and it makes you feel just as awkward and limp in mind as the shoes do in feet.
like
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From this reading I don't know what Roxanne said to them all to explain her relations of friendship with the heathen--myself--but it was funny to see how they tried to please her by seeming to like me, only Tony didn't _seem_.
liked
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From this reading I have never liked the appearance of boys, and I never supposed that when you knew one it would be a pleasant experience; but in the case of Tony Luttrell it is, and in the case of Pink Chadwell it is almost so.
limp
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From this reading Changing a lifelong principle is almost as difficult as wearing new shoes that don't exactly fit you, and it makes you feel just as awkward and limp in mind as the shoes do in feet.
Luttrell
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From this reading I have never liked the appearance of boys, and I never supposed that when you knew one it would be a pleasant experience; but in the case of Tony Luttrell it is, and in the case of Pink Chadwell it is almost so.
makes
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From this reading Changing a lifelong principle is almost as difficult as wearing new shoes that don't exactly fit you, and it makes you feel just as awkward and limp in mind as the shoes do in feet.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I don't know what Roxanne said to them all to explain her relations of friendship with the heathen--myself--but it was funny to see how they tried to please her by seeming to like me, only Tony didn't _seem_.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Changing a lifelong principle is almost as difficult as wearing new shoes that don't exactly fit you, and it makes you feel just as awkward and limp in mind as the shoes do in feet.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I don't know what Roxanne said to them all to explain her relations of friendship with the heathen--myself--but it was funny to see how they tried to please her by seeming to like me, only Tony didn't _seem_.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have never liked the appearance of boys, and I never supposed that when you knew one it would be a pleasant experience; but in the case of Tony Luttrell it is, and in the case of Pink Chadwell it is almost so.
new
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From this reading Changing a lifelong principle is almost as difficult as wearing new shoes that don't exactly fit you, and it makes you feel just as awkward and limp in mind as the shoes do in feet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have never liked the appearance of boys, and I never supposed that when you knew one it would be a pleasant experience; but in the case of Tony Luttrell it is, and in the case of Pink Chadwell it is almost so.
off
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From this reading He offered me himself as a friend along with all the bites I cared to take off the other side of a huge apple he was eating.
offered
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From this reading He offered me himself as a friend along with all the bites I cared to take off the other side of a huge apple he was eating.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have never liked the appearance of boys, and I never supposed that when you knew one it would be a pleasant experience; but in the case of Tony Luttrell it is, and in the case of Pink Chadwell it is almost so.
only
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From this reading I don't know what Roxanne said to them all to explain her relations of friendship with the heathen--myself--but it was funny to see how they tried to please her by seeming to like me, only Tony didn't _seem_.
other
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From this reading He offered me himself as a friend along with all the bites I cared to take off the other side of a huge apple he was eating.
Pink
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From this reading I have never liked the appearance of boys, and I never supposed that when you knew one it would be a pleasant experience; but in the case of Tony Luttrell it is, and in the case of Pink Chadwell it is almost so.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have never liked the appearance of boys, and I never supposed that when you knew one it would be a pleasant experience; but in the case of Tony Luttrell it is, and in the case of Pink Chadwell it is almost so.
please
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From this reading I don't know what Roxanne said to them all to explain her relations of friendship with the heathen--myself--but it was funny to see how they tried to please her by seeming to like me, only Tony didn't _seem_.
principle
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From this reading Changing a lifelong principle is almost as difficult as wearing new shoes that don't exactly fit you, and it makes you feel just as awkward and limp in mind as the shoes do in feet.
relations
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From this reading I don't know what Roxanne said to them all to explain her relations of friendship with the heathen--myself--but it was funny to see how they tried to please her by seeming to like me, only Tony didn't _seem_.
Roxanne
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From this reading I don't know what Roxanne said to them all to explain her relations of friendship with the heathen--myself--but it was funny to see how they tried to please her by seeming to like me, only Tony didn't _seem_.
said
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From this reading I don't know what Roxanne said to them all to explain her relations of friendship with the heathen--myself--but it was funny to see how they tried to please her by seeming to like me, only Tony didn't _seem_.
see
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From this reading I don't know what Roxanne said to them all to explain her relations of friendship with the heathen--myself--but it was funny to see how they tried to please her by seeming to like me, only Tony didn't _seem_.
seem
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From this reading I don't know what Roxanne said to them all to explain her relations of friendship with the heathen--myself--but it was funny to see how they tried to please her by seeming to like me, only Tony didn't _seem_.
seeming
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From this reading I don't know what Roxanne said to them all to explain her relations of friendship with the heathen--myself--but it was funny to see how they tried to please her by seeming to like me, only Tony didn't _seem_.
shoes
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From this reading Changing a lifelong principle is almost as difficult as wearing new shoes that don't exactly fit you, and it makes you feel just as awkward and limp in mind as the shoes do in feet.
side
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From this reading He offered me himself as a friend along with all the bites I cared to take off the other side of a huge apple he was eating.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I have never liked the appearance of boys, and I never supposed that when you knew one it would be a pleasant experience; but in the case of Tony Luttrell it is, and in the case of Pink Chadwell it is almost so.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still I believe in adopting new ideas.
supposed
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From this reading I have never liked the appearance of boys, and I never supposed that when you knew one it would be a pleasant experience; but in the case of Tony Luttrell it is, and in the case of Pink Chadwell it is almost so.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He offered me himself as a friend along with all the bites I cared to take off the other side of a huge apple he was eating.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Changing a lifelong principle is almost as difficult as wearing new shoes that don't exactly fit you, and it makes you feel just as awkward and limp in mind as the shoes do in feet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Changing a lifelong principle is almost as difficult as wearing new shoes that don't exactly fit you, and it makes you feel just as awkward and limp in mind as the shoes do in feet.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I don't know what Roxanne said to them all to explain her relations of friendship with the heathen--myself--but it was funny to see how they tried to please her by seeming to like me, only Tony didn't _seem_.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I don't know what Roxanne said to them all to explain her relations of friendship with the heathen--myself--but it was funny to see how they tried to please her by seeming to like me, only Tony didn't _seem_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't know what Roxanne said to them all to explain her relations of friendship with the heathen--myself--but it was funny to see how they tried to please her by seeming to like me, only Tony didn't _seem_.
Tony
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From this reading I have never liked the appearance of boys, and I never supposed that when you knew one it would be a pleasant experience; but in the case of Tony Luttrell it is, and in the case of Pink Chadwell it is almost so.
tried
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From this reading I don't know what Roxanne said to them all to explain her relations of friendship with the heathen--myself--but it was funny to see how they tried to please her by seeming to like me, only Tony didn't _seem_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I don't know what Roxanne said to them all to explain her relations of friendship with the heathen--myself--but it was funny to see how they tried to please her by seeming to like me, only Tony didn't _seem_.
wearing
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From this reading Changing a lifelong principle is almost as difficult as wearing new shoes that don't exactly fit you, and it makes you feel just as awkward and limp in mind as the shoes do in feet.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I don't know what Roxanne said to them all to explain her relations of friendship with the heathen--myself--but it was funny to see how they tried to please her by seeming to like me, only Tony didn't _seem_.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I have never liked the appearance of boys, and I never supposed that when you knew one it would be a pleasant experience; but in the case of Tony Luttrell it is, and in the case of Pink Chadwell it is almost so.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I don't know what Roxanne said to them all to explain her relations of friendship with the heathen--myself--but it was funny to see how they tried to please her by seeming to like me, only Tony didn't _seem_.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I have never liked the appearance of boys, and I never supposed that when you knew one it would be a pleasant experience; but in the case of Tony Luttrell it is, and in the case of Pink Chadwell it is almost so.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Changing a lifelong principle is almost as difficult as wearing new shoes that don't exactly fit you, and it makes you feel just as awkward and limp in mind as the shoes do in feet.
