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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 Perhaps she would not even bid the Senora good-by; she wondered how that would arrange itself, and how far Alessandro would have to take her, to find a priest to marry them.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After her first dismay at suddenly learning that Alessandro had gone, had passed, she had reflected that it was just as well.
Alessandro
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From this reading After her first dismay at suddenly learning that Alessandro had gone, had passed, she had reflected that it was just as well.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Perhaps she would not even bid the Senora good-by; she wondered how that would arrange itself, and how far Alessandro would have to take her, to find a priest to marry them.
arrange
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From this reading Perhaps she would not even bid the Senora good-by; she wondered how that would arrange itself, and how far Alessandro would have to take her, to find a priest to marry them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After her first dismay at suddenly learning that Alessandro had gone, had passed, she had reflected that it was just as well.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After her first dismay at suddenly learning that Alessandro had gone, had passed, she had reflected that it was just as well.
back
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From this reading He would come back prepared to take her with him.
bid
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From this reading Perhaps she would not even bid the Senora good-by; she wondered how that would arrange itself, and how far Alessandro would have to take her, to find a priest to marry them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How, or where, she did not know; but she would go with no questions.
ceremony
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From this reading It was a terrible thing to have to do, to go out of a home in such a way: no wedding--no wedding clothes--no friends--to go unmarried, and journey to a priest's house, to have the ceremony performed; “but it is not my fault,” said Ramona to herself; “it is hers.
clothes
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From this reading It was a terrible thing to have to do, to go out of a home in such a way: no wedding--no wedding clothes--no friends--to go unmarried, and journey to a priest's house, to have the ceremony performed; “but it is not my fault,” said Ramona to herself; “it is hers.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would come back prepared to take her with him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How, or where, she did not know; but she would go with no questions.
dismay
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From this reading After her first dismay at suddenly learning that Alessandro had gone, had passed, she had reflected that it was just as well.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was a terrible thing to have to do, to go out of a home in such a way: no wedding--no wedding clothes--no friends--to go unmarried, and journey to a priest's house, to have the ceremony performed; “but it is not my fault,” said Ramona to herself; “it is hers.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps she would not even bid the Senora good-by; she wondered how that would arrange itself, and how far Alessandro would have to take her, to find a priest to marry them.
far
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From this reading Perhaps she would not even bid the Senora good-by; she wondered how that would arrange itself, and how far Alessandro would have to take her, to find a priest to marry them.
fault
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From this reading It was a terrible thing to have to do, to go out of a home in such a way: no wedding--no wedding clothes--no friends--to go unmarried, and journey to a priest's house, to have the ceremony performed; “but it is not my fault,” said Ramona to herself; “it is hers.
find
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From this reading Perhaps she would not even bid the Senora good-by; she wondered how that would arrange itself, and how far Alessandro would have to take her, to find a priest to marry them.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After her first dismay at suddenly learning that Alessandro had gone, had passed, she had reflected that it was just as well.
friends
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From this reading It was a terrible thing to have to do, to go out of a home in such a way: no wedding--no wedding clothes--no friends--to go unmarried, and journey to a priest's house, to have the ceremony performed; “but it is not my fault,” said Ramona to herself; “it is hers.
go
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From this reading How, or where, she did not know; but she would go with no questions.
gone
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From this reading After her first dismay at suddenly learning that Alessandro had gone, had passed, she had reflected that it was just as well.
good-by
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From this reading Perhaps she would not even bid the Senora good-by; she wondered how that would arrange itself, and how far Alessandro would have to take her, to find a priest to marry them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After her first dismay at suddenly learning that Alessandro had gone, had passed, she had reflected that it was just as well.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps she would not even bid the Senora good-by; she wondered how that would arrange itself, and how far Alessandro would have to take her, to find a priest to marry them.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would come back prepared to take her with him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After her first dismay at suddenly learning that Alessandro had gone, had passed, she had reflected that it was just as well.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading It was a terrible thing to have to do, to go out of a home in such a way: no wedding--no wedding clothes--no friends--to go unmarried, and journey to a priest's house, to have the ceremony performed; “but it is not my fault,” said Ramona to herself; “it is hers.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was a terrible thing to have to do, to go out of a home in such a way: no wedding--no wedding clothes--no friends--to go unmarried, and journey to a priest's house, to have the ceremony performed; “but it is not my fault,” said Ramona to herself; “it is hers.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He would come back prepared to take her with him.
home
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From this reading It was a terrible thing to have to do, to go out of a home in such a way: no wedding--no wedding clothes--no friends--to go unmarried, and journey to a priest's house, to have the ceremony performed; “but it is not my fault,” said Ramona to herself; “it is hers.
house
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From this reading It was a terrible thing to have to do, to go out of a home in such a way: no wedding--no wedding clothes--no friends--to go unmarried, and journey to a priest's house, to have the ceremony performed; “but it is not my fault,” said Ramona to herself; “it is hers.
How
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From this reading How, or where, she did not know; but she would go with no questions.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a terrible thing to have to do, to go out of a home in such a way: no wedding--no wedding clothes--no friends--to go unmarried, and journey to a priest's house, to have the ceremony performed; “but it is not my fault,” said Ramona to herself; “it is hers.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a terrible thing to have to do, to go out of a home in such a way: no wedding--no wedding clothes--no friends--to go unmarried, and journey to a priest's house, to have the ceremony performed; “but it is not my fault,” said Ramona to herself; “it is hers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After her first dismay at suddenly learning that Alessandro had gone, had passed, she had reflected that it was just as well.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Perhaps she would not even bid the Senora good-by; she wondered how that would arrange itself, and how far Alessandro would have to take her, to find a priest to marry them.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a terrible thing to have to do, to go out of a home in such a way: no wedding--no wedding clothes--no friends--to go unmarried, and journey to a priest's house, to have the ceremony performed; “but it is not my fault,” said Ramona to herself; “it is hers.
just
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From this reading After her first dismay at suddenly learning that Alessandro had gone, had passed, she had reflected that it was just as well.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How, or where, she did not know; but she would go with no questions.
learning
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From this reading After her first dismay at suddenly learning that Alessandro had gone, had passed, she had reflected that it was just as well.
marry
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From this reading Perhaps she would not even bid the Senora good-by; she wondered how that would arrange itself, and how far Alessandro would have to take her, to find a priest to marry them.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was a terrible thing to have to do, to go out of a home in such a way: no wedding--no wedding clothes--no friends--to go unmarried, and journey to a priest's house, to have the ceremony performed; “but it is not my fault,” said Ramona to herself; “it is hers.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading How, or where, she did not know; but she would go with no questions.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How, or where, she did not know; but she would go with no questions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a terrible thing to have to do, to go out of a home in such a way: no wedding--no wedding clothes--no friends--to go unmarried, and journey to a priest's house, to have the ceremony performed; “but it is not my fault,” said Ramona to herself; “it is hers.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading How, or where, she did not know; but she would go with no questions.
out
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From this reading It was a terrible thing to have to do, to go out of a home in such a way: no wedding--no wedding clothes--no friends--to go unmarried, and journey to a priest's house, to have the ceremony performed; “but it is not my fault,” said Ramona to herself; “it is hers.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After her first dismay at suddenly learning that Alessandro had gone, had passed, she had reflected that it was just as well.
performed
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From this reading It was a terrible thing to have to do, to go out of a home in such a way: no wedding--no wedding clothes--no friends--to go unmarried, and journey to a priest's house, to have the ceremony performed; “but it is not my fault,” said Ramona to herself; “it is hers.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps she would not even bid the Senora good-by; she wondered how that would arrange itself, and how far Alessandro would have to take her, to find a priest to marry them.
prepared
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From this reading He would come back prepared to take her with him.
priest
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From this reading Perhaps she would not even bid the Senora good-by; she wondered how that would arrange itself, and how far Alessandro would have to take her, to find a priest to marry them.
priest's
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From this reading It was a terrible thing to have to do, to go out of a home in such a way: no wedding--no wedding clothes--no friends--to go unmarried, and journey to a priest's house, to have the ceremony performed; “but it is not my fault,” said Ramona to herself; “it is hers.
questions
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From this reading How, or where, she did not know; but she would go with no questions.
Ramona
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From this reading It was a terrible thing to have to do, to go out of a home in such a way: no wedding--no wedding clothes--no friends--to go unmarried, and journey to a priest's house, to have the ceremony performed; “but it is not my fault,” said Ramona to herself; “it is hers.
reflected
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From this reading After her first dismay at suddenly learning that Alessandro had gone, had passed, she had reflected that it was just as well.
said
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From this reading It was a terrible thing to have to do, to go out of a home in such a way: no wedding--no wedding clothes--no friends--to go unmarried, and journey to a priest's house, to have the ceremony performed; “but it is not my fault,” said Ramona to herself; “it is hers.
Senora
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From this reading Perhaps she would not even bid the Senora good-by; she wondered how that would arrange itself, and how far Alessandro would have to take her, to find a priest to marry them.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After her first dismay at suddenly learning that Alessandro had gone, had passed, she had reflected that it was just as well.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was a terrible thing to have to do, to go out of a home in such a way: no wedding--no wedding clothes--no friends--to go unmarried, and journey to a priest's house, to have the ceremony performed; “but it is not my fault,” said Ramona to herself; “it is hers.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After her first dismay at suddenly learning that Alessandro had gone, had passed, she had reflected that it was just as well.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would come back prepared to take her with him.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a terrible thing to have to do, to go out of a home in such a way: no wedding--no wedding clothes--no friends--to go unmarried, and journey to a priest's house, to have the ceremony performed; “but it is not my fault,” said Ramona to herself; “it is hers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After her first dismay at suddenly learning that Alessandro had gone, had passed, she had reflected that it was just as well.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps she would not even bid the Senora good-by; she wondered how that would arrange itself, and how far Alessandro would have to take her, to find a priest to marry them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Perhaps she would not even bid the Senora good-by; she wondered how that would arrange itself, and how far Alessandro would have to take her, to find a priest to marry them.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a terrible thing to have to do, to go out of a home in such a way: no wedding--no wedding clothes--no friends--to go unmarried, and journey to a priest's house, to have the ceremony performed; “but it is not my fault,” said Ramona to herself; “it is hers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He would come back prepared to take her with him.
unmarried
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From this reading It was a terrible thing to have to do, to go out of a home in such a way: no wedding--no wedding clothes--no friends--to go unmarried, and journey to a priest's house, to have the ceremony performed; “but it is not my fault,” said Ramona to herself; “it is hers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After her first dismay at suddenly learning that Alessandro had gone, had passed, she had reflected that it was just as well.
way
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From this reading It was a terrible thing to have to do, to go out of a home in such a way: no wedding--no wedding clothes--no friends--to go unmarried, and journey to a priest's house, to have the ceremony performed; “but it is not my fault,” said Ramona to herself; “it is hers.
wedding
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From this reading It was a terrible thing to have to do, to go out of a home in such a way: no wedding--no wedding clothes--no friends--to go unmarried, and journey to a priest's house, to have the ceremony performed; “but it is not my fault,” said Ramona to herself; “it is hers.
well
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From this reading After her first dismay at suddenly learning that Alessandro had gone, had passed, she had reflected that it was just as well.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading How, or where, she did not know; but she would go with no questions.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He would come back prepared to take her with him.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps she would not even bid the Senora good-by; she wondered how that would arrange itself, and how far Alessandro would have to take her, to find a priest to marry them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would come back prepared to take her with him.
