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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 But, since Billy Louise was human, and a woman--not altogether because she was twenty!--she stopped, after awhile, gathered carefully the dust of her dead faith, and, like God, she began to create.
absolutely
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From this reading EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL Since nothing in this world is absolutely immutable--the human emotions least of all, perhaps--Billy Louise did not hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
aching
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From this reading So she thought there was no more faith in him, and her heart went empty and aching through the next few days.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But, since Billy Louise was human, and a woman--not altogether because she was twenty!--she stopped, after awhile, gathered carefully the dust of her dead faith, and, like God, she began to create.
all
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From this reading EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL Since nothing in this world is absolutely immutable--the human emotions least of all, perhaps--Billy Louise did not hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
altogether
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From this reading But, since Billy Louise was human, and a woman--not altogether because she was twenty!--she stopped, after awhile, gathered carefully the dust of her dead faith, and, like God, she began to create.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She saw it broken into fragments before the evidence of her own eyes, and the fragments ground to dust beneath the weight of what she knew of his past--things he had told her himself.
awhile
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From this reading But, since Billy Louise was human, and a woman--not altogether because she was twenty!--she stopped, after awhile, gathered carefully the dust of her dead faith, and, like God, she began to create.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading But, since Billy Louise was human, and a woman--not altogether because she was twenty!--she stopped, after awhile, gathered carefully the dust of her dead faith, and, like God, she began to create.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She saw it broken into fragments before the evidence of her own eyes, and the fragments ground to dust beneath the weight of what she knew of his past--things he had told her himself.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, since Billy Louise was human, and a woman--not altogether because she was twenty!--she stopped, after awhile, gathered carefully the dust of her dead faith, and, like God, she began to create.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading She saw it broken into fragments before the evidence of her own eyes, and the fragments ground to dust beneath the weight of what she knew of his past--things he had told her himself.
Billy
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From this reading EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL Since nothing in this world is absolutely immutable--the human emotions least of all, perhaps--Billy Louise did not hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL Since nothing in this world is absolutely immutable--the human emotions least of all, perhaps--Billy Louise did not hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, since Billy Louise was human, and a woman--not altogether because she was twenty!--she stopped, after awhile, gathered carefully the dust of her dead faith, and, like God, she began to create.
carefully
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From this reading But, since Billy Louise was human, and a woman--not altogether because she was twenty!--she stopped, after awhile, gathered carefully the dust of her dead faith, and, like God, she began to create.
changeless
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From this reading EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL Since nothing in this world is absolutely immutable--the human emotions least of all, perhaps--Billy Louise did not hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
create
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From this reading But, since Billy Louise was human, and a woman--not altogether because she was twenty!--she stopped, after awhile, gathered carefully the dust of her dead faith, and, like God, she began to create.
days
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From this reading So she thought there was no more faith in him, and her heart went empty and aching through the next few days.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, since Billy Louise was human, and a woman--not altogether because she was twenty!--she stopped, after awhile, gathered carefully the dust of her dead faith, and, like God, she began to create.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL Since nothing in this world is absolutely immutable--the human emotions least of all, perhaps--Billy Louise did not hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
doubt
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From this reading First she fashioned doubts of her doubt.
doubts
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From this reading First she fashioned doubts of her doubt.
dust
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From this reading She saw it broken into fragments before the evidence of her own eyes, and the fragments ground to dust beneath the weight of what she knew of his past--things he had told her himself.
EACHdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL Since nothing in this world is absolutely immutable--the human emotions least of all, perhaps--Billy Louise did not hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
emotions
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From this reading EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL Since nothing in this world is absolutely immutable--the human emotions least of all, perhaps--Billy Louise did not hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
empty
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From this reading So she thought there was no more faith in him, and her heart went empty and aching through the next few days.
evidence
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From this reading She saw it broken into fragments before the evidence of her own eyes, and the fragments ground to dust beneath the weight of what she knew of his past--things he had told her himself.
eyes
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From this reading She saw it broken into fragments before the evidence of her own eyes, and the fragments ground to dust beneath the weight of what she knew of his past--things he had told her himself.
faith
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From this reading EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL Since nothing in this world is absolutely immutable--the human emotions least of all, perhaps--Billy Louise did not hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
fashioned
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From this reading First she fashioned doubts of her doubt.
few
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From this reading So she thought there was no more faith in him, and her heart went empty and aching through the next few days.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First she fashioned doubts of her doubt.
fragments
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From this reading She saw it broken into fragments before the evidence of her own eyes, and the fragments ground to dust beneath the weight of what she knew of his past--things he had told her himself.
gathered
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From this reading But, since Billy Louise was human, and a woman--not altogether because she was twenty!--she stopped, after awhile, gathered carefully the dust of her dead faith, and, like God, she began to create.
God
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From this reading But, since Billy Louise was human, and a woman--not altogether because she was twenty!--she stopped, after awhile, gathered carefully the dust of her dead faith, and, like God, she began to create.
ground
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From this reading She saw it broken into fragments before the evidence of her own eyes, and the fragments ground to dust beneath the weight of what she knew of his past--things he had told her himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She saw it broken into fragments before the evidence of her own eyes, and the fragments ground to dust beneath the weight of what she knew of his past--things he had told her himself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw it broken into fragments before the evidence of her own eyes, and the fragments ground to dust beneath the weight of what she knew of his past--things he had told her himself.
heart
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From this reading So she thought there was no more faith in him, and her heart went empty and aching through the next few days.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL Since nothing in this world is absolutely immutable--the human emotions least of all, perhaps--Billy Louise did not hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So she thought there was no more faith in him, and her heart went empty and aching through the next few days.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She saw it broken into fragments before the evidence of her own eyes, and the fragments ground to dust beneath the weight of what she knew of his past--things he had told her himself.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL Since nothing in this world is absolutely immutable--the human emotions least of all, perhaps--Billy Louise did not hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
hold
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From this reading EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL Since nothing in this world is absolutely immutable--the human emotions least of all, perhaps--Billy Louise did not hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
human
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From this reading EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL Since nothing in this world is absolutely immutable--the human emotions least of all, perhaps--Billy Louise did not hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
immutable
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From this reading EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL Since nothing in this world is absolutely immutable--the human emotions least of all, perhaps--Billy Louise did not hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL Since nothing in this world is absolutely immutable--the human emotions least of all, perhaps--Billy Louise did not hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She saw it broken into fragments before the evidence of her own eyes, and the fragments ground to dust beneath the weight of what she knew of his past--things he had told her himself.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL Since nothing in this world is absolutely immutable--the human emotions least of all, perhaps--Billy Louise did not hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She saw it broken into fragments before the evidence of her own eyes, and the fragments ground to dust beneath the weight of what she knew of his past--things he had told her himself.
knew
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From this reading She saw it broken into fragments before the evidence of her own eyes, and the fragments ground to dust beneath the weight of what she knew of his past--things he had told her himself.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL Since nothing in this world is absolutely immutable--the human emotions least of all, perhaps--Billy Louise did not hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
like
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From this reading But, since Billy Louise was human, and a woman--not altogether because she was twenty!--she stopped, after awhile, gathered carefully the dust of her dead faith, and, like God, she began to create.
Louise
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From this reading EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL Since nothing in this world is absolutely immutable--the human emotions least of all, perhaps--Billy Louise did not hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
more
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From this reading So she thought there was no more faith in him, and her heart went empty and aching through the next few days.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So she thought there was no more faith in him, and her heart went empty and aching through the next few days.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading So she thought there was no more faith in him, and her heart went empty and aching through the next few days.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL Since nothing in this world is absolutely immutable--the human emotions least of all, perhaps--Billy Louise did not hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL Since nothing in this world is absolutely immutable--the human emotions least of all, perhaps--Billy Louise did not hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL Since nothing in this world is absolutely immutable--the human emotions least of all, perhaps--Billy Louise did not hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
OWN
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From this reading EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL Since nothing in this world is absolutely immutable--the human emotions least of all, perhaps--Billy Louise did not hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
past
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From this reading She saw it broken into fragments before the evidence of her own eyes, and the fragments ground to dust beneath the weight of what she knew of his past--things he had told her himself.
perhaps
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From this reading EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL Since nothing in this world is absolutely immutable--the human emotions least of all, perhaps--Billy Louise did not hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
saw
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From this reading She saw it broken into fragments before the evidence of her own eyes, and the fragments ground to dust beneath the weight of what she knew of his past--things he had told her himself.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw it broken into fragments before the evidence of her own eyes, and the fragments ground to dust beneath the weight of what she knew of his past--things he had told her himself.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL Since nothing in this world is absolutely immutable--the human emotions least of all, perhaps--Billy Louise did not hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she thought there was no more faith in him, and her heart went empty and aching through the next few days.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, since Billy Louise was human, and a woman--not altogether because she was twenty!--she stopped, after awhile, gathered carefully the dust of her dead faith, and, like God, she began to create.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL Since nothing in this world is absolutely immutable--the human emotions least of all, perhaps--Billy Louise did not hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
there
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From this reading So she thought there was no more faith in him, and her heart went empty and aching through the next few days.
things
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From this reading She saw it broken into fragments before the evidence of her own eyes, and the fragments ground to dust beneath the weight of what she knew of his past--things he had told her himself.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL Since nothing in this world is absolutely immutable--the human emotions least of all, perhaps--Billy Louise did not hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So she thought there was no more faith in him, and her heart went empty and aching through the next few days.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So she thought there was no more faith in him, and her heart went empty and aching through the next few days.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She saw it broken into fragments before the evidence of her own eyes, and the fragments ground to dust beneath the weight of what she knew of his past--things he had told her himself.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She saw it broken into fragments before the evidence of her own eyes, and the fragments ground to dust beneath the weight of what she knew of his past--things he had told her himself.
TRAIL
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From this reading EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL Since nothing in this world is absolutely immutable--the human emotions least of all, perhaps--Billy Louise did not hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
twenty
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From this reading But, since Billy Louise was human, and a woman--not altogether because she was twenty!--she stopped, after awhile, gathered carefully the dust of her dead faith, and, like God, she began to create.
Ward
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From this reading EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL Since nothing in this world is absolutely immutable--the human emotions least of all, perhaps--Billy Louise did not hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So she thought there was no more faith in him, and her heart went empty and aching through the next few days.
weight
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From this reading She saw it broken into fragments before the evidence of her own eyes, and the fragments ground to dust beneath the weight of what she knew of his past--things he had told her himself.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So she thought there was no more faith in him, and her heart went empty and aching through the next few days.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She saw it broken into fragments before the evidence of her own eyes, and the fragments ground to dust beneath the weight of what she knew of his past--things he had told her himself.
woman
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From this reading But, since Billy Louise was human, and a woman--not altogether because she was twenty!--she stopped, after awhile, gathered carefully the dust of her dead faith, and, like God, she began to create.
world
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From this reading EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL Since nothing in this world is absolutely immutable--the human emotions least of all, perhaps--Billy Louise did not hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
