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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 He had proved himself God's own impetuous lover by insisting on getting married the next day after the proposal, and then by resolutely refusing to compromise on more than a week's delay.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had proved himself God's own impetuous lover by insisting on getting married the next day after the proposal, and then by resolutely refusing to compromise on more than a week's delay.
all
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From this reading She worked on steadily at the laundry, even doing more overtime than usual, and all her free waking hours were devoted to preparations for the great change and to Billy.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “We're not gettin' any younger so far as I can notice, an' think of all we lose every day we wait.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She worked on steadily at the laundry, even doing more overtime than usual, and all her free waking hours were devoted to preparations for the great change and to Billy.
any
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From this reading “We're not gettin' any younger so far as I can notice, an' think of all we lose every day we wait.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “We're not gettin' any younger so far as I can notice, an' think of all we lose every day we wait.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She worked on steadily at the laundry, even doing more overtime than usual, and all her free waking hours were devoted to preparations for the great change and to Billy.
Billy
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From this reading She worked on steadily at the laundry, even doing more overtime than usual, and all her free waking hours were devoted to preparations for the great change and to Billy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The days flew by for Saxon.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “We're not gettin' any younger so far as I can notice, an' think of all we lose every day we wait.”
change
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From this reading She worked on steadily at the laundry, even doing more overtime than usual, and all her free waking hours were devoted to preparations for the great change and to Billy.
compromise
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From this reading He had proved himself God's own impetuous lover by insisting on getting married the next day after the proposal, and then by resolutely refusing to compromise on more than a week's delay.
day
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From this reading He had proved himself God's own impetuous lover by insisting on getting married the next day after the proposal, and then by resolutely refusing to compromise on more than a week's delay.
days
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From this reading The days flew by for Saxon.
delay
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From this reading He had proved himself God's own impetuous lover by insisting on getting married the next day after the proposal, and then by resolutely refusing to compromise on more than a week's delay.
demanded
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From this reading “Why wait?” he demanded.
devoted
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From this reading She worked on steadily at the laundry, even doing more overtime than usual, and all her free waking hours were devoted to preparations for the great change and to Billy.
doing
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From this reading She worked on steadily at the laundry, even doing more overtime than usual, and all her free waking hours were devoted to preparations for the great change and to Billy.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She worked on steadily at the laundry, even doing more overtime than usual, and all her free waking hours were devoted to preparations for the great change and to Billy.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “We're not gettin' any younger so far as I can notice, an' think of all we lose every day we wait.”
far
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From this reading “We're not gettin' any younger so far as I can notice, an' think of all we lose every day we wait.”
flew
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From this reading The days flew by for Saxon.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The days flew by for Saxon.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading She worked on steadily at the laundry, even doing more overtime than usual, and all her free waking hours were devoted to preparations for the great change and to Billy.
gettin
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From this reading “We're not gettin' any younger so far as I can notice, an' think of all we lose every day we wait.”
getting
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From this reading He had proved himself God's own impetuous lover by insisting on getting married the next day after the proposal, and then by resolutely refusing to compromise on more than a week's delay.
God's
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From this reading He had proved himself God's own impetuous lover by insisting on getting married the next day after the proposal, and then by resolutely refusing to compromise on more than a week's delay.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She worked on steadily at the laundry, even doing more overtime than usual, and all her free waking hours were devoted to preparations for the great change and to Billy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had proved himself God's own impetuous lover by insisting on getting married the next day after the proposal, and then by resolutely refusing to compromise on more than a week's delay.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had proved himself God's own impetuous lover by insisting on getting married the next day after the proposal, and then by resolutely refusing to compromise on more than a week's delay.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She worked on steadily at the laundry, even doing more overtime than usual, and all her free waking hours were devoted to preparations for the great change and to Billy.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had proved himself God's own impetuous lover by insisting on getting married the next day after the proposal, and then by resolutely refusing to compromise on more than a week's delay.
hours
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From this reading She worked on steadily at the laundry, even doing more overtime than usual, and all her free waking hours were devoted to preparations for the great change and to Billy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “We're not gettin' any younger so far as I can notice, an' think of all we lose every day we wait.”
impetuous
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From this reading He had proved himself God's own impetuous lover by insisting on getting married the next day after the proposal, and then by resolutely refusing to compromise on more than a week's delay.
insisting
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From this reading He had proved himself God's own impetuous lover by insisting on getting married the next day after the proposal, and then by resolutely refusing to compromise on more than a week's delay.
laundry
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From this reading She worked on steadily at the laundry, even doing more overtime than usual, and all her free waking hours were devoted to preparations for the great change and to Billy.
lose
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From this reading “We're not gettin' any younger so far as I can notice, an' think of all we lose every day we wait.”
lover
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From this reading He had proved himself God's own impetuous lover by insisting on getting married the next day after the proposal, and then by resolutely refusing to compromise on more than a week's delay.
married
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From this reading He had proved himself God's own impetuous lover by insisting on getting married the next day after the proposal, and then by resolutely refusing to compromise on more than a week's delay.
more
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From this reading She worked on steadily at the laundry, even doing more overtime than usual, and all her free waking hours were devoted to preparations for the great change and to Billy.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had proved himself God's own impetuous lover by insisting on getting married the next day after the proposal, and then by resolutely refusing to compromise on more than a week's delay.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “We're not gettin' any younger so far as I can notice, an' think of all we lose every day we wait.”
notice
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From this reading “We're not gettin' any younger so far as I can notice, an' think of all we lose every day we wait.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “We're not gettin' any younger so far as I can notice, an' think of all we lose every day we wait.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She worked on steadily at the laundry, even doing more overtime than usual, and all her free waking hours were devoted to preparations for the great change and to Billy.
overtime
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From this reading She worked on steadily at the laundry, even doing more overtime than usual, and all her free waking hours were devoted to preparations for the great change and to Billy.
own
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From this reading He had proved himself God's own impetuous lover by insisting on getting married the next day after the proposal, and then by resolutely refusing to compromise on more than a week's delay.
preparations
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From this reading She worked on steadily at the laundry, even doing more overtime than usual, and all her free waking hours were devoted to preparations for the great change and to Billy.
proposal
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From this reading He had proved himself God's own impetuous lover by insisting on getting married the next day after the proposal, and then by resolutely refusing to compromise on more than a week's delay.
proved
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From this reading He had proved himself God's own impetuous lover by insisting on getting married the next day after the proposal, and then by resolutely refusing to compromise on more than a week's delay.
refusing
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From this reading He had proved himself God's own impetuous lover by insisting on getting married the next day after the proposal, and then by resolutely refusing to compromise on more than a week's delay.
resolutely
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From this reading He had proved himself God's own impetuous lover by insisting on getting married the next day after the proposal, and then by resolutely refusing to compromise on more than a week's delay.
Saxon
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From this reading The days flew by for Saxon.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She worked on steadily at the laundry, even doing more overtime than usual, and all her free waking hours were devoted to preparations for the great change and to Billy.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “We're not gettin' any younger so far as I can notice, an' think of all we lose every day we wait.”
steadily
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From this reading She worked on steadily at the laundry, even doing more overtime than usual, and all her free waking hours were devoted to preparations for the great change and to Billy.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She worked on steadily at the laundry, even doing more overtime than usual, and all her free waking hours were devoted to preparations for the great change and to Billy.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The days flew by for Saxon.
then
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From this reading He had proved himself God's own impetuous lover by insisting on getting married the next day after the proposal, and then by resolutely refusing to compromise on more than a week's delay.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We're not gettin' any younger so far as I can notice, an' think of all we lose every day we wait.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She worked on steadily at the laundry, even doing more overtime than usual, and all her free waking hours were devoted to preparations for the great change and to Billy.
usual
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From this reading She worked on steadily at the laundry, even doing more overtime than usual, and all her free waking hours were devoted to preparations for the great change and to Billy.
wait
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From this reading “Why wait?” he demanded.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading She worked on steadily at the laundry, even doing more overtime than usual, and all her free waking hours were devoted to preparations for the great change and to Billy.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We're not gettin' any younger so far as I can notice, an' think of all we lose every day we wait.”
We're
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From this reading “We're not gettin' any younger so far as I can notice, an' think of all we lose every day we wait.”
week's
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From this reading He had proved himself God's own impetuous lover by insisting on getting married the next day after the proposal, and then by resolutely refusing to compromise on more than a week's delay.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She worked on steadily at the laundry, even doing more overtime than usual, and all her free waking hours were devoted to preparations for the great change and to Billy.
Why
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From this reading “Why wait?” he demanded.
worked
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From this reading She worked on steadily at the laundry, even doing more overtime than usual, and all her free waking hours were devoted to preparations for the great change and to Billy.
younger
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From this reading “We're not gettin' any younger so far as I can notice, an' think of all we lose every day we wait.”
