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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 Since Life is no more than a series of achievements and failures, this story is going to begin exactly where the teller of tales usually stops.
accepted
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achievements
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ambitions
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From this reading It is going to begin with Johnny Jewel an accepted lover and with one of his dearest ambitions realized.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is going to begin with Johnny Jewel an accepted lover and with one of his dearest ambitions realized.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Since Life is no more than a series of achievements and failures, this story is going to begin exactly where the teller of tales usually stops.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even love does not rest at peace with the slipping on of the engagement ring.
Author
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From this reading Author of _Chip of The Flying-U_, _Starr of the Desert_, _Skyrider_, etc.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It is going to begin there because Johnny himself was just beginning to climb, and the top of his desires was still a long way off, and the higher you go the harder is the climbing.
begin
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From this reading Since Life is no more than a series of achievements and failures, this story is going to begin exactly where the teller of tales usually stops.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is going to begin there because Johnny himself was just beginning to climb, and the top of his desires was still a long way off, and the higher you go the harder is the climbing.
Chip
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From this reading Author of _Chip of The Flying-U_, _Starr of the Desert_, _Skyrider_, etc.
climb
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From this reading It is going to begin there because Johnny himself was just beginning to climb, and the top of his desires was still a long way off, and the higher you go the harder is the climbing.
climbing
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From this reading It is going to begin there because Johnny himself was just beginning to climb, and the top of his desires was still a long way off, and the higher you go the harder is the climbing.
dearest
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From this reading It is going to begin with Johnny Jewel an accepted lover and with one of his dearest ambitions realized.
Desert
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From this reading Author of _Chip of The Flying-U_, _Starr of the Desert_, _Skyrider_, etc.
desires
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From this reading It is going to begin there because Johnny himself was just beginning to climb, and the top of his desires was still a long way off, and the higher you go the harder is the climbing.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even love does not rest at peace with the slipping on of the engagement ring.
engagement
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From this reading Even love does not rest at peace with the slipping on of the engagement ring.
etc
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From this reading Author of _Chip of The Flying-U_, _Starr of the Desert_, _Skyrider_, etc.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even love does not rest at peace with the slipping on of the engagement ring.
exactly
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From this reading Since Life is no more than a series of achievements and failures, this story is going to begin exactly where the teller of tales usually stops.
failures
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From this reading Since Life is no more than a series of achievements and failures, this story is going to begin exactly where the teller of tales usually stops.
Flying-U
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From this reading Author of _Chip of The Flying-U_, _Starr of the Desert_, _Skyrider_, etc.
go
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going
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From this reading Since Life is no more than a series of achievements and failures, this story is going to begin exactly where the teller of tales usually stops.
harder
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From this reading It is going to begin there because Johnny himself was just beginning to climb, and the top of his desires was still a long way off, and the higher you go the harder is the climbing.
higher
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From this reading It is going to begin there because Johnny himself was just beginning to climb, and the top of his desires was still a long way off, and the higher you go the harder is the climbing.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It is going to begin there because Johnny himself was just beginning to climb, and the top of his desires was still a long way off, and the higher you go the harder is the climbing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is going to begin with Johnny Jewel an accepted lover and with one of his dearest ambitions realized.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since Life is no more than a series of achievements and failures, this story is going to begin exactly where the teller of tales usually stops.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is going to begin with Johnny Jewel an accepted lover and with one of his dearest ambitions realized.
Jewel
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From this reading It is going to begin with Johnny Jewel an accepted lover and with one of his dearest ambitions realized.
Johnny
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From this reading It is going to begin with Johnny Jewel an accepted lover and with one of his dearest ambitions realized.
just
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From this reading It is going to begin there because Johnny himself was just beginning to climb, and the top of his desires was still a long way off, and the higher you go the harder is the climbing.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since Life is no more than a series of achievements and failures, this story is going to begin exactly where the teller of tales usually stops.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is going to begin there because Johnny himself was just beginning to climb, and the top of his desires was still a long way off, and the higher you go the harder is the climbing.
love
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From this reading Even love does not rest at peace with the slipping on of the engagement ring.
lover
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From this reading It is going to begin with Johnny Jewel an accepted lover and with one of his dearest ambitions realized.
more
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From this reading Since Life is no more than a series of achievements and failures, this story is going to begin exactly where the teller of tales usually stops.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Since Life is no more than a series of achievements and failures, this story is going to begin exactly where the teller of tales usually stops.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even love does not rest at peace with the slipping on of the engagement ring.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of _Chip of The Flying-U_, _Starr of the Desert_, _Skyrider_, etc.
off
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From this reading It is going to begin there because Johnny himself was just beginning to climb, and the top of his desires was still a long way off, and the higher you go the harder is the climbing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Even love does not rest at peace with the slipping on of the engagement ring.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is going to begin with Johnny Jewel an accepted lover and with one of his dearest ambitions realized.
peace
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From this reading Even love does not rest at peace with the slipping on of the engagement ring.
realized
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From this reading It is going to begin with Johnny Jewel an accepted lover and with one of his dearest ambitions realized.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even love does not rest at peace with the slipping on of the engagement ring.
ring
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From this reading Even love does not rest at peace with the slipping on of the engagement ring.
series
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From this reading Since Life is no more than a series of achievements and failures, this story is going to begin exactly where the teller of tales usually stops.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since Life is no more than a series of achievements and failures, this story is going to begin exactly where the teller of tales usually stops.
Skyrider
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From this reading Author of _Chip of The Flying-U_, _Starr of the Desert_, _Skyrider_, etc.
slipping
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From this reading Even love does not rest at peace with the slipping on of the engagement ring.
Starr
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From this reading Author of _Chip of The Flying-U_, _Starr of the Desert_, _Skyrider_, etc.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is going to begin there because Johnny himself was just beginning to climb, and the top of his desires was still a long way off, and the higher you go the harder is the climbing.
stops
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From this reading Since Life is no more than a series of achievements and failures, this story is going to begin exactly where the teller of tales usually stops.
story
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From this reading Since Life is no more than a series of achievements and failures, this story is going to begin exactly where the teller of tales usually stops.
tales
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From this reading Since Life is no more than a series of achievements and failures, this story is going to begin exactly where the teller of tales usually stops.
teller
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From this reading Since Life is no more than a series of achievements and failures, this story is going to begin exactly where the teller of tales usually stops.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Since Life is no more than a series of achievements and failures, this story is going to begin exactly where the teller of tales usually stops.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of _Chip of The Flying-U_, _Starr of the Desert_, _Skyrider_, etc.
there
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From this reading It is going to begin there because Johnny himself was just beginning to climb, and the top of his desires was still a long way off, and the higher you go the harder is the climbing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Since Life is no more than a series of achievements and failures, this story is going to begin exactly where the teller of tales usually stops.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Since Life is no more than a series of achievements and failures, this story is going to begin exactly where the teller of tales usually stops.
top
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From this reading It is going to begin there because Johnny himself was just beginning to climb, and the top of his desires was still a long way off, and the higher you go the harder is the climbing.
usually
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From this reading Since Life is no more than a series of achievements and failures, this story is going to begin exactly where the teller of tales usually stops.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is going to begin there because Johnny himself was just beginning to climb, and the top of his desires was still a long way off, and the higher you go the harder is the climbing.
way
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From this reading It is going to begin there because Johnny himself was just beginning to climb, and the top of his desires was still a long way off, and the higher you go the harder is the climbing.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Since Life is no more than a series of achievements and failures, this story is going to begin exactly where the teller of tales usually stops.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is going to begin with Johnny Jewel an accepted lover and with one of his dearest ambitions realized.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is going to begin there because Johnny himself was just beginning to climb, and the top of his desires was still a long way off, and the higher you go the harder is the climbing.
