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ALTHOUGHnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ALTHOUGH the sense of desolation was gone from Flossy Shipley, she was not without something to be troubled over.
always
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From this reading As to that, when one sets out to be troubled, one can nearly always find an excuse.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As to that, when one sets out to be troubled, one can nearly always find an excuse.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As to that, when one sets out to be troubled, one can nearly always find an excuse.
awake
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From this reading Flossy lay awake over hers for hours that night.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ALTHOUGH the sense of desolation was gone from Flossy Shipley, she was not without something to be troubled over.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading As to that, when one sets out to be troubled, one can nearly always find an excuse.
desolation
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From this reading ALTHOUGH the sense of desolation was gone from Flossy Shipley, she was not without something to be troubled over.
excuse
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From this reading As to that, when one sets out to be troubled, one can nearly always find an excuse.
find
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From this reading As to that, when one sets out to be troubled, one can nearly always find an excuse.
Flossy
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From this reading ALTHOUGH the sense of desolation was gone from Flossy Shipley, she was not without something to be troubled over.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Flossy lay awake over hers for hours that night.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ALTHOUGH the sense of desolation was gone from Flossy Shipley, she was not without something to be troubled over.
given
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From this reading Mr. Roberts was given to keeping more proper hours than those in which party goers indulge.
goers
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From this reading Mr. Roberts was given to keeping more proper hours than those in which party goers indulge.
gone
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From this reading ALTHOUGH the sense of desolation was gone from Flossy Shipley, she was not without something to be troubled over.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Flossy lay awake over hers for hours that night.
hours
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From this reading Flossy lay awake over hers for hours that night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Roberts was given to keeping more proper hours than those in which party goers indulge.
indulge
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From this reading Mr. Roberts was given to keeping more proper hours than those in which party goers indulge.
keeping
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From this reading Mr. Roberts was given to keeping more proper hours than those in which party goers indulge.
lay
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From this reading Flossy lay awake over hers for hours that night.
LEARNERS
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From this reading LEARNERS.
more
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From this reading Mr. Roberts was given to keeping more proper hours than those in which party goers indulge.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Roberts was given to keeping more proper hours than those in which party goers indulge.
nearly
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From this reading As to that, when one sets out to be troubled, one can nearly always find an excuse.
night
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From this reading Flossy lay awake over hers for hours that night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ALTHOUGH the sense of desolation was gone from Flossy Shipley, she was not without something to be troubled over.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ALTHOUGH the sense of desolation was gone from Flossy Shipley, she was not without something to be troubled over.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As to that, when one sets out to be troubled, one can nearly always find an excuse.
out
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From this reading As to that, when one sets out to be troubled, one can nearly always find an excuse.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading ALTHOUGH the sense of desolation was gone from Flossy Shipley, she was not without something to be troubled over.
party
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From this reading Mr. Roberts was given to keeping more proper hours than those in which party goers indulge.
proper
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From this reading Mr. Roberts was given to keeping more proper hours than those in which party goers indulge.
Roberts
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From this reading Mr. Roberts was given to keeping more proper hours than those in which party goers indulge.
sense
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From this reading ALTHOUGH the sense of desolation was gone from Flossy Shipley, she was not without something to be troubled over.
sets
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From this reading As to that, when one sets out to be troubled, one can nearly always find an excuse.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ALTHOUGH the sense of desolation was gone from Flossy Shipley, she was not without something to be troubled over.
Shipley
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From this reading ALTHOUGH the sense of desolation was gone from Flossy Shipley, she was not without something to be troubled over.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ALTHOUGH the sense of desolation was gone from Flossy Shipley, she was not without something to be troubled over.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Mr. Roberts was given to keeping more proper hours than those in which party goers indulge.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As to that, when one sets out to be troubled, one can nearly always find an excuse.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALTHOUGH the sense of desolation was gone from Flossy Shipley, she was not without something to be troubled over.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Mr. Roberts was given to keeping more proper hours than those in which party goers indulge.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALTHOUGH the sense of desolation was gone from Flossy Shipley, she was not without something to be troubled over.
troubled
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From this reading ALTHOUGH the sense of desolation was gone from Flossy Shipley, she was not without something to be troubled over.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ALTHOUGH the sense of desolation was gone from Flossy Shipley, she was not without something to be troubled over.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading As to that, when one sets out to be troubled, one can nearly always find an excuse.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Roberts was given to keeping more proper hours than those in which party goers indulge.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ALTHOUGH the sense of desolation was gone from Flossy Shipley, she was not without something to be troubled over.
