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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Rosie had been gone only three weeks but, in that short time, changes had come about, events had occurred, which had altered irrevocably the face of her little world.
AGIN
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From this reading DANNY AGIN ON LOVE At three o'clock Janet appeared and Rosie and she started out together.
altered
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From this reading Rosie had been gone only three weeks but, in that short time, changes had come about, events had occurred, which had altered irrevocably the face of her little world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DANNY AGIN ON LOVE At three o'clock Janet appeared and Rosie and she started out together.
appeared
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From this reading DANNY AGIN ON LOVE At three o'clock Janet appeared and Rosie and she started out together.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DANNY AGIN ON LOVE At three o'clock Janet appeared and Rosie and she started out together.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Rosie had been gone only three weeks but, in that short time, changes had come about, events had occurred, which had altered irrevocably the face of her little world.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Rosie had been gone only three weeks but, in that short time, changes had come about, events had occurred, which had altered irrevocably the face of her little world.
changes
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From this reading Rosie had been gone only three weeks but, in that short time, changes had come about, events had occurred, which had altered irrevocably the face of her little world.
closest
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From this reading Life had been ushered in, life had passed out, and that closest of human pacts which is the promise of life to succeeding generations had been entered into.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rosie had been gone only three weeks but, in that short time, changes had come about, events had occurred, which had altered irrevocably the face of her little world.
cycle
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From this reading Within the limits of her own short paper route the whole cycle of existence had turned.
DANNY
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From this reading DANNY AGIN ON LOVE At three o'clock Janet appeared and Rosie and she started out together.
entered
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From this reading Life had been ushered in, life had passed out, and that closest of human pacts which is the promise of life to succeeding generations had been entered into.
events
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From this reading Rosie had been gone only three weeks but, in that short time, changes had come about, events had occurred, which had altered irrevocably the face of her little world.
existence
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From this reading Within the limits of her own short paper route the whole cycle of existence had turned.
face
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From this reading Rosie had been gone only three weeks but, in that short time, changes had come about, events had occurred, which had altered irrevocably the face of her little world.
generations
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From this reading Life had been ushered in, life had passed out, and that closest of human pacts which is the promise of life to succeeding generations had been entered into.
gone
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From this reading Rosie had been gone only three weeks but, in that short time, changes had come about, events had occurred, which had altered irrevocably the face of her little world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rosie had been gone only three weeks but, in that short time, changes had come about, events had occurred, which had altered irrevocably the face of her little world.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rosie had been gone only three weeks but, in that short time, changes had come about, events had occurred, which had altered irrevocably the face of her little world.
human
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From this reading Life had been ushered in, life had passed out, and that closest of human pacts which is the promise of life to succeeding generations had been entered into.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rosie had been gone only three weeks but, in that short time, changes had come about, events had occurred, which had altered irrevocably the face of her little world.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Life had been ushered in, life had passed out, and that closest of human pacts which is the promise of life to succeeding generations had been entered into.
irrevocably
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From this reading Rosie had been gone only three weeks but, in that short time, changes had come about, events had occurred, which had altered irrevocably the face of her little world.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Life had been ushered in, life had passed out, and that closest of human pacts which is the promise of life to succeeding generations had been entered into.
Janet
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From this reading DANNY AGIN ON LOVE At three o'clock Janet appeared and Rosie and she started out together.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Life had been ushered in, life had passed out, and that closest of human pacts which is the promise of life to succeeding generations had been entered into.
limits
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From this reading Within the limits of her own short paper route the whole cycle of existence had turned.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rosie had been gone only three weeks but, in that short time, changes had come about, events had occurred, which had altered irrevocably the face of her little world.
LOVE
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From this reading DANNY AGIN ON LOVE At three o'clock Janet appeared and Rosie and she started out together.
McFadden
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From this reading Janet McFadden was voluble.
o'clock
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From this reading DANNY AGIN ON LOVE At three o'clock Janet appeared and Rosie and she started out together.
occurred
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From this reading Rosie had been gone only three weeks but, in that short time, changes had come about, events had occurred, which had altered irrevocably the face of her little world.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rosie had been gone only three weeks but, in that short time, changes had come about, events had occurred, which had altered irrevocably the face of her little world.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DANNY AGIN ON LOVE At three o'clock Janet appeared and Rosie and she started out together.
only
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From this reading Rosie had been gone only three weeks but, in that short time, changes had come about, events had occurred, which had altered irrevocably the face of her little world.
out
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From this reading DANNY AGIN ON LOVE At three o'clock Janet appeared and Rosie and she started out together.
own
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From this reading Within the limits of her own short paper route the whole cycle of existence had turned.
pacts
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From this reading Life had been ushered in, life had passed out, and that closest of human pacts which is the promise of life to succeeding generations had been entered into.
paper
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From this reading Within the limits of her own short paper route the whole cycle of existence had turned.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Life had been ushered in, life had passed out, and that closest of human pacts which is the promise of life to succeeding generations had been entered into.
promise
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From this reading Life had been ushered in, life had passed out, and that closest of human pacts which is the promise of life to succeeding generations had been entered into.
Rosie
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From this reading DANNY AGIN ON LOVE At three o'clock Janet appeared and Rosie and she started out together.
route
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From this reading Within the limits of her own short paper route the whole cycle of existence had turned.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DANNY AGIN ON LOVE At three o'clock Janet appeared and Rosie and she started out together.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Rosie had been gone only three weeks but, in that short time, changes had come about, events had occurred, which had altered irrevocably the face of her little world.
started
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From this reading DANNY AGIN ON LOVE At three o'clock Janet appeared and Rosie and she started out together.
succeeding
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From this reading Life had been ushered in, life had passed out, and that closest of human pacts which is the promise of life to succeeding generations had been entered into.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rosie had been gone only three weeks but, in that short time, changes had come about, events had occurred, which had altered irrevocably the face of her little world.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rosie had been gone only three weeks but, in that short time, changes had come about, events had occurred, which had altered irrevocably the face of her little world.
three
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From this reading DANNY AGIN ON LOVE At three o'clock Janet appeared and Rosie and she started out together.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rosie had been gone only three weeks but, in that short time, changes had come about, events had occurred, which had altered irrevocably the face of her little world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Life had been ushered in, life had passed out, and that closest of human pacts which is the promise of life to succeeding generations had been entered into.
together
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From this reading DANNY AGIN ON LOVE At three o'clock Janet appeared and Rosie and she started out together.
turned
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From this reading Within the limits of her own short paper route the whole cycle of existence had turned.
ushered
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From this reading Life had been ushered in, life had passed out, and that closest of human pacts which is the promise of life to succeeding generations had been entered into.
voluble
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From this reading Janet McFadden was voluble.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Janet McFadden was voluble.
weeks
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From this reading Rosie had been gone only three weeks but, in that short time, changes had come about, events had occurred, which had altered irrevocably the face of her little world.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Rosie had been gone only three weeks but, in that short time, changes had come about, events had occurred, which had altered irrevocably the face of her little world.
whole
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From this reading Within the limits of her own short paper route the whole cycle of existence had turned.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within the limits of her own short paper route the whole cycle of existence had turned.
world
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From this reading Rosie had been gone only three weeks but, in that short time, changes had come about, events had occurred, which had altered irrevocably the face of her little world.
