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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wanted to dash out into the road, to throw her arms round the young soldiers and to kiss them, she was for the time being passionately in love with them.
ANON
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From this reading ANON.
arms
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From this reading She wanted to dash out into the road, to throw her arms round the young soldiers and to kiss them, she was for the time being passionately in love with them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For several days she haunted the streets, following now this crowd, now that; buying innumerable papers, singing patriotic songs, cheering the soldiers as they passed.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She wanted to dash out into the road, to throw her arms round the young soldiers and to kiss them, she was for the time being passionately in love with them.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading "Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; He who would search for pearls must dive below."
buying
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From this reading For several days she haunted the streets, following now this crowd, now that; buying innumerable papers, singing patriotic songs, cheering the soldiers as they passed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The wave of enthusiasm caused by the War swept even Fanny into its whirlpool of emotion.
caused
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From this reading The wave of enthusiasm caused by the War swept even Fanny into its whirlpool of emotion.
cheering
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From this reading For several days she haunted the streets, following now this crowd, now that; buying innumerable papers, singing patriotic songs, cheering the soldiers as they passed.
crowd
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From this reading For several days she haunted the streets, following now this crowd, now that; buying innumerable papers, singing patriotic songs, cheering the soldiers as they passed.
dash
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From this reading She wanted to dash out into the road, to throw her arms round the young soldiers and to kiss them, she was for the time being passionately in love with them.
days
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From this reading For several days she haunted the streets, following now this crowd, now that; buying innumerable papers, singing patriotic songs, cheering the soldiers as they passed.
dive
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From this reading "Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; He who would search for pearls must dive below."
emotion
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From this reading The wave of enthusiasm caused by the War swept even Fanny into its whirlpool of emotion.
enthusiasm
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From this reading The wave of enthusiasm caused by the War swept even Fanny into its whirlpool of emotion.
Errors
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From this reading "Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; He who would search for pearls must dive below."
even
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From this reading The wave of enthusiasm caused by the War swept even Fanny into its whirlpool of emotion.
Fanny
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From this reading The wave of enthusiasm caused by the War swept even Fanny into its whirlpool of emotion.
flow
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From this reading "Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; He who would search for pearls must dive below."
following
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From this reading For several days she haunted the streets, following now this crowd, now that; buying innumerable papers, singing patriotic songs, cheering the soldiers as they passed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; He who would search for pearls must dive below."
haunted
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From this reading For several days she haunted the streets, following now this crowd, now that; buying innumerable papers, singing patriotic songs, cheering the soldiers as they passed.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; He who would search for pearls must dive below."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She wanted to dash out into the road, to throw her arms round the young soldiers and to kiss them, she was for the time being passionately in love with them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She wanted to dash out into the road, to throw her arms round the young soldiers and to kiss them, she was for the time being passionately in love with them.
innumerable
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From this reading For several days she haunted the streets, following now this crowd, now that; buying innumerable papers, singing patriotic songs, cheering the soldiers as they passed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The wave of enthusiasm caused by the War swept even Fanny into its whirlpool of emotion.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The wave of enthusiasm caused by the War swept even Fanny into its whirlpool of emotion.
kiss
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From this reading She wanted to dash out into the road, to throw her arms round the young soldiers and to kiss them, she was for the time being passionately in love with them.
like
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From this reading "Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; He who would search for pearls must dive below."
love
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From this reading She wanted to dash out into the road, to throw her arms round the young soldiers and to kiss them, she was for the time being passionately in love with them.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; He who would search for pearls must dive below."
now
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From this reading For several days she haunted the streets, following now this crowd, now that; buying innumerable papers, singing patriotic songs, cheering the soldiers as they passed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wave of enthusiasm caused by the War swept even Fanny into its whirlpool of emotion.
out
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From this reading She wanted to dash out into the road, to throw her arms round the young soldiers and to kiss them, she was for the time being passionately in love with them.
papers
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From this reading For several days she haunted the streets, following now this crowd, now that; buying innumerable papers, singing patriotic songs, cheering the soldiers as they passed.
passed
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From this reading For several days she haunted the streets, following now this crowd, now that; buying innumerable papers, singing patriotic songs, cheering the soldiers as they passed.
passionately
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From this reading She wanted to dash out into the road, to throw her arms round the young soldiers and to kiss them, she was for the time being passionately in love with them.
patriotic
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From this reading For several days she haunted the streets, following now this crowd, now that; buying innumerable papers, singing patriotic songs, cheering the soldiers as they passed.
pearls
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From this reading "Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; He who would search for pearls must dive below."
road
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From this reading She wanted to dash out into the road, to throw her arms round the young soldiers and to kiss them, she was for the time being passionately in love with them.
round
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From this reading She wanted to dash out into the road, to throw her arms round the young soldiers and to kiss them, she was for the time being passionately in love with them.
search
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From this reading "Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; He who would search for pearls must dive below."
several
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From this reading For several days she haunted the streets, following now this crowd, now that; buying innumerable papers, singing patriotic songs, cheering the soldiers as they passed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For several days she haunted the streets, following now this crowd, now that; buying innumerable papers, singing patriotic songs, cheering the soldiers as they passed.
singing
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From this reading For several days she haunted the streets, following now this crowd, now that; buying innumerable papers, singing patriotic songs, cheering the soldiers as they passed.
soldiers
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From this reading For several days she haunted the streets, following now this crowd, now that; buying innumerable papers, singing patriotic songs, cheering the soldiers as they passed.
songs
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From this reading For several days she haunted the streets, following now this crowd, now that; buying innumerable papers, singing patriotic songs, cheering the soldiers as they passed.
straws
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From this reading "Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; He who would search for pearls must dive below."
streets
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From this reading For several days she haunted the streets, following now this crowd, now that; buying innumerable papers, singing patriotic songs, cheering the soldiers as they passed.
surface
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From this reading "Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; He who would search for pearls must dive below."
swept
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From this reading The wave of enthusiasm caused by the War swept even Fanny into its whirlpool of emotion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For several days she haunted the streets, following now this crowd, now that; buying innumerable papers, singing patriotic songs, cheering the soldiers as they passed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; He who would search for pearls must dive below."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She wanted to dash out into the road, to throw her arms round the young soldiers and to kiss them, she was for the time being passionately in love with them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For several days she haunted the streets, following now this crowd, now that; buying innumerable papers, singing patriotic songs, cheering the soldiers as they passed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For several days she haunted the streets, following now this crowd, now that; buying innumerable papers, singing patriotic songs, cheering the soldiers as they passed.
throw
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From this reading She wanted to dash out into the road, to throw her arms round the young soldiers and to kiss them, she was for the time being passionately in love with them.
time
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From this reading She wanted to dash out into the road, to throw her arms round the young soldiers and to kiss them, she was for the time being passionately in love with them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She wanted to dash out into the road, to throw her arms round the young soldiers and to kiss them, she was for the time being passionately in love with them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; He who would search for pearls must dive below."
wanted
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From this reading She wanted to dash out into the road, to throw her arms round the young soldiers and to kiss them, she was for the time being passionately in love with them.
War
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From this reading The wave of enthusiasm caused by the War swept even Fanny into its whirlpool of emotion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She wanted to dash out into the road, to throw her arms round the young soldiers and to kiss them, she was for the time being passionately in love with them.
wave
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From this reading The wave of enthusiasm caused by the War swept even Fanny into its whirlpool of emotion.
whirlpool
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From this reading The wave of enthusiasm caused by the War swept even Fanny into its whirlpool of emotion.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; He who would search for pearls must dive below."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She wanted to dash out into the road, to throw her arms round the young soldiers and to kiss them, she was for the time being passionately in love with them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; He who would search for pearls must dive below."
young
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From this reading She wanted to dash out into the road, to throw her arms round the young soldiers and to kiss them, she was for the time being passionately in love with them.
