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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 "It seems to me a wedding ought to come before a school festivity."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They are not, however, in this day and generation, which is about to be the last, I'm thinking."
absurd
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From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
affair
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From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are not, however, in this day and generation, which is about to be the last, I'm thinking."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Social law requires that marriage take precedence of schooling," said Mrs. Sproul, as her mischievous old eyes snapped at Mrs. Cockrell's placid conventionality.
back
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From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The correct order is for women to take husbands and then school children should be the inevitable outcome.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "It seems to me a wedding ought to come before a school festivity."
Charlotte
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From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
children
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From this reading "The correct order is for women to take husbands and then school children should be the inevitable outcome.
Cockrell
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From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
Cockrell's
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From this reading "Social law requires that marriage take precedence of schooling," said Mrs. Sproul, as her mischievous old eyes snapped at Mrs. Cockrell's placid conventionality.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It seems to me a wedding ought to come before a school festivity."
completely
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From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
constructing
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From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
conventionality
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From this reading "Social law requires that marriage take precedence of schooling," said Mrs. Sproul, as her mischievous old eyes snapped at Mrs. Cockrell's placid conventionality.
correct
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From this reading "The correct order is for women to take husbands and then school children should be the inevitable outcome.
day
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From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
dear
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From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
eyes
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From this reading "Social law requires that marriage take precedence of schooling," said Mrs. Sproul, as her mischievous old eyes snapped at Mrs. Cockrell's placid conventionality.
festivity
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From this reading "It seems to me a wedding ought to come before a school festivity."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The correct order is for women to take husbands and then school children should be the inevitable outcome.
forth
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From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
generation
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From this reading They are not, however, in this day and generation, which is about to be the last, I'm thinking."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading They are not, however, in this day and generation, which is about to be the last, I'm thinking."
husbands
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From this reading "The correct order is for women to take husbands and then school children should be the inevitable outcome.
I'm
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From this reading They are not, however, in this day and generation, which is about to be the last, I'm thinking."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
inevitable
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From this reading "The correct order is for women to take husbands and then school children should be the inevitable outcome.
Irish
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From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The correct order is for women to take husbands and then school children should be the inevitable outcome.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It seems to me a wedding ought to come before a school festivity."
just
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From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They are not, however, in this day and generation, which is about to be the last, I'm thinking."
law
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From this reading "Social law requires that marriage take precedence of schooling," said Mrs. Sproul, as her mischievous old eyes snapped at Mrs. Cockrell's placid conventionality.
marriage
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From this reading "Social law requires that marriage take precedence of schooling," said Mrs. Sproul, as her mischievous old eyes snapped at Mrs. Cockrell's placid conventionality.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It seems to me a wedding ought to come before a school festivity."
mischievous
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From this reading "Social law requires that marriage take precedence of schooling," said Mrs. Sproul, as her mischievous old eyes snapped at Mrs. Cockrell's placid conventionality.
Mrs
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From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They are not, however, in this day and generation, which is about to be the last, I'm thinking."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Social law requires that marriage take precedence of schooling," said Mrs. Sproul, as her mischievous old eyes snapped at Mrs. Cockrell's placid conventionality.
old
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From this reading "Social law requires that marriage take precedence of schooling," said Mrs. Sproul, as her mischievous old eyes snapped at Mrs. Cockrell's placid conventionality.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The correct order is for women to take husbands and then school children should be the inevitable outcome.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "It seems to me a wedding ought to come before a school festivity."
outcome
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From this reading "The correct order is for women to take husbands and then school children should be the inevitable outcome.
overshadowed
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From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
PAGEANT
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From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
placid
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From this reading "Social law requires that marriage take precedence of schooling," said Mrs. Sproul, as her mischievous old eyes snapped at Mrs. Cockrell's placid conventionality.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
precedence
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From this reading "Social law requires that marriage take precedence of schooling," said Mrs. Sproul, as her mischievous old eyes snapped at Mrs. Cockrell's placid conventionality.
requires
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From this reading "Social law requires that marriage take precedence of schooling," said Mrs. Sproul, as her mischievous old eyes snapped at Mrs. Cockrell's placid conventionality.
rocked
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From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
rose
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From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
said
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From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
saying
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From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
school
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From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
schooling
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From this reading "Social law requires that marriage take precedence of schooling," said Mrs. Sproul, as her mischievous old eyes snapped at Mrs. Cockrell's placid conventionality.
seems
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From this reading "It seems to me a wedding ought to come before a school festivity."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "The correct order is for women to take husbands and then school children should be the inevitable outcome.
snapped
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From this reading "Social law requires that marriage take precedence of schooling," said Mrs. Sproul, as her mischievous old eyes snapped at Mrs. Cockrell's placid conventionality.
Social
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From this reading "Social law requires that marriage take precedence of schooling," said Mrs. Sproul, as her mischievous old eyes snapped at Mrs. Cockrell's placid conventionality.
Sproul
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From this reading "Social law requires that marriage take precedence of schooling," said Mrs. Sproul, as her mischievous old eyes snapped at Mrs. Cockrell's placid conventionality.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Social law requires that marriage take precedence of schooling," said Mrs. Sproul, as her mischievous old eyes snapped at Mrs. Cockrell's placid conventionality.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
then
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From this reading "The correct order is for women to take husbands and then school children should be the inevitable outcome.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are not, however, in this day and generation, which is about to be the last, I'm thinking."
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They are not, however, in this day and generation, which is about to be the last, I'm thinking."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It seems to me a wedding ought to come before a school festivity."
tune
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From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
wedding
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From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They are not, however, in this day and generation, which is about to be the last, I'm thinking."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
women
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From this reading "The correct order is for women to take husbands and then school children should be the inevitable outcome.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE PAGEANT "We were just saying, Charlotte dear, that this absurd school affair has completely overshadowed your wedding day," said Mrs. Cockrell, as she rocked back and forth in tune with her Irish point rose she was constructing.
