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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 When I feel myself getting soluble, I write it out to Jane and I get a bracing cold wave of a letter in reply.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is an open secret that starchy, modern women often long to wilt back into droopy musk roses, that climb over gates and things, but they don't let each other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I wonder if men ever melt suddenly into little boys, and try to squirm and run back to hide their heads in their mothers' skirts.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The one this morning was on the subject of love, or, at least, that is what Jane would have said it was on.
back
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boys
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bracing
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From this reading When I feel myself getting soluble, I write it out to Jane and I get a bracing cold wave of a letter in reply.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is an open secret that starchy, modern women often long to wilt back into droopy musk roses, that climb over gates and things, but they don't let each other.
climb
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cold
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From this reading When I feel myself getting soluble, I write it out to Jane and I get a bracing cold wave of a letter in reply.
don't
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From this reading It is an open secret that starchy, modern women often long to wilt back into droopy musk roses, that climb over gates and things, but they don't let each other.
droopy
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From this reading It is an open secret that starchy, modern women often long to wilt back into droopy musk roses, that climb over gates and things, but they don't let each other.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It is an open secret that starchy, modern women often long to wilt back into droopy musk roses, that climb over gates and things, but they don't let each other.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wonder if men ever melt suddenly into little boys, and try to squirm and run back to hide their heads in their mothers' skirts.
feel
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From this reading When I feel myself getting soluble, I write it out to Jane and I get a bracing cold wave of a letter in reply.
gates
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get
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From this reading When I feel myself getting soluble, I write it out to Jane and I get a bracing cold wave of a letter in reply.
getting
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From this reading When I feel myself getting soluble, I write it out to Jane and I get a bracing cold wave of a letter in reply.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The one this morning was on the subject of love, or, at least, that is what Jane would have said it was on.
heads
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From this reading I wonder if men ever melt suddenly into little boys, and try to squirm and run back to hide their heads in their mothers' skirts.
hide
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From this reading I wonder if men ever melt suddenly into little boys, and try to squirm and run back to hide their heads in their mothers' skirts.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder if men ever melt suddenly into little boys, and try to squirm and run back to hide their heads in their mothers' skirts.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I wonder if men ever melt suddenly into little boys, and try to squirm and run back to hide their heads in their mothers' skirts.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I wonder if men ever melt suddenly into little boys, and try to squirm and run back to hide their heads in their mothers' skirts.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I wonder if men ever melt suddenly into little boys, and try to squirm and run back to hide their heads in their mothers' skirts.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is an open secret that starchy, modern women often long to wilt back into droopy musk roses, that climb over gates and things, but they don't let each other.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is an open secret that starchy, modern women often long to wilt back into droopy musk roses, that climb over gates and things, but they don't let each other.
Jane
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From this reading When I feel myself getting soluble, I write it out to Jane and I get a bracing cold wave of a letter in reply.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The one this morning was on the subject of love, or, at least, that is what Jane would have said it was on.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It is an open secret that starchy, modern women often long to wilt back into droopy musk roses, that climb over gates and things, but they don't let each other.
letter
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From this reading When I feel myself getting soluble, I write it out to Jane and I get a bracing cold wave of a letter in reply.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wonder if men ever melt suddenly into little boys, and try to squirm and run back to hide their heads in their mothers' skirts.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is an open secret that starchy, modern women often long to wilt back into droopy musk roses, that climb over gates and things, but they don't let each other.
love
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From this reading The one this morning was on the subject of love, or, at least, that is what Jane would have said it was on.
melt
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men
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modern
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From this reading It is an open secret that starchy, modern women often long to wilt back into droopy musk roses, that climb over gates and things, but they don't let each other.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The one this morning was on the subject of love, or, at least, that is what Jane would have said it was on.
mothers
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From this reading I wonder if men ever melt suddenly into little boys, and try to squirm and run back to hide their heads in their mothers' skirts.
musk
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From this reading It is an open secret that starchy, modern women often long to wilt back into droopy musk roses, that climb over gates and things, but they don't let each other.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading When I feel myself getting soluble, I write it out to Jane and I get a bracing cold wave of a letter in reply.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I feel myself getting soluble, I write it out to Jane and I get a bracing cold wave of a letter in reply.
often
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From this reading It is an open secret that starchy, modern women often long to wilt back into droopy musk roses, that climb over gates and things, but they don't let each other.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The one this morning was on the subject of love, or, at least, that is what Jane would have said it was on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one this morning was on the subject of love, or, at least, that is what Jane would have said it was on.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It is an open secret that starchy, modern women often long to wilt back into droopy musk roses, that climb over gates and things, but they don't let each other.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The one this morning was on the subject of love, or, at least, that is what Jane would have said it was on.
other
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out
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From this reading When I feel myself getting soluble, I write it out to Jane and I get a bracing cold wave of a letter in reply.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It is an open secret that starchy, modern women often long to wilt back into droopy musk roses, that climb over gates and things, but they don't let each other.
reply
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From this reading When I feel myself getting soluble, I write it out to Jane and I get a bracing cold wave of a letter in reply.
roses
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From this reading It is an open secret that starchy, modern women often long to wilt back into droopy musk roses, that climb over gates and things, but they don't let each other.
run
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From this reading I wonder if men ever melt suddenly into little boys, and try to squirm and run back to hide their heads in their mothers' skirts.
said
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From this reading The one this morning was on the subject of love, or, at least, that is what Jane would have said it was on.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading It is an open secret that starchy, modern women often long to wilt back into droopy musk roses, that climb over gates and things, but they don't let each other.
skirts
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From this reading I wonder if men ever melt suddenly into little boys, and try to squirm and run back to hide their heads in their mothers' skirts.
soluble
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From this reading When I feel myself getting soluble, I write it out to Jane and I get a bracing cold wave of a letter in reply.
squirm
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starchy
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subject
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From this reading The one this morning was on the subject of love, or, at least, that is what Jane would have said it was on.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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SWEETER
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From this reading SWEETER WHEN TAMED?
TAMED
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From this reading SWEETER WHEN TAMED?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is an open secret that starchy, modern women often long to wilt back into droopy musk roses, that climb over gates and things, but they don't let each other.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The one this morning was on the subject of love, or, at least, that is what Jane would have said it was on.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I wonder if men ever melt suddenly into little boys, and try to squirm and run back to hide their heads in their mothers' skirts.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is an open secret that starchy, modern women often long to wilt back into droopy musk roses, that climb over gates and things, but they don't let each other.
things
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From this reading It is an open secret that starchy, modern women often long to wilt back into droopy musk roses, that climb over gates and things, but they don't let each other.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The one this morning was on the subject of love, or, at least, that is what Jane would have said it was on.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wonder if men ever melt suddenly into little boys, and try to squirm and run back to hide their heads in their mothers' skirts.
try
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From this reading I wonder if men ever melt suddenly into little boys, and try to squirm and run back to hide their heads in their mothers' skirts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The one this morning was on the subject of love, or, at least, that is what Jane would have said it was on.
wave
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From this reading When I feel myself getting soluble, I write it out to Jane and I get a bracing cold wave of a letter in reply.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The one this morning was on the subject of love, or, at least, that is what Jane would have said it was on.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading SWEETER WHEN TAMED?
wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading It is an open secret that starchy, modern women often long to wilt back into droopy musk roses, that climb over gates and things, but they don't let each other.
women
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From this reading It is an open secret that starchy, modern women often long to wilt back into droopy musk roses, that climb over gates and things, but they don't let each other.
wonder
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From this reading I wonder if men ever melt suddenly into little boys, and try to squirm and run back to hide their heads in their mothers' skirts.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The one this morning was on the subject of love, or, at least, that is what Jane would have said it was on.
write
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From this reading When I feel myself getting soluble, I write it out to Jane and I get a bracing cold wave of a letter in reply.
