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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Let's pretend," I said, "that there aren't any complications; that time has gone backward ten years; that we've just gotten engaged; that there's nobody to disapprove and be unhappy about it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Let's pretend," I said, "that there aren't any complications; that time has gone backward ten years; that we've just gotten engaged; that there's nobody to disapprove and be unhappy about it.
any
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From this reading "Let's pretend," I said, "that there aren't any complications; that time has gone backward ten years; that we've just gotten engaged; that there's nobody to disapprove and be unhappy about it.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "It's easy for me," said Lucy; "I was never any good at remembering or looking forward, never any good at anything that wasn't going on right there and then.
aren't
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From this reading "Let's pretend," I said, "that there aren't any complications; that time has gone backward ten years; that we've just gotten engaged; that there's nobody to disapprove and be unhappy about it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It's easy for me," said Lucy; "I was never any good at remembering or looking forward, never any good at anything that wasn't going on right there and then.
backward
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From this reading "Let's pretend," I said, "that there aren't any complications; that time has gone backward ten years; that we've just gotten engaged; that there's nobody to disapprove and be unhappy about it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Let's pretend," I said, "that there aren't any complications; that time has gone backward ten years; that we've just gotten engaged; that there's nobody to disapprove and be unhappy about it.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can pretend true, if you can."
children
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From this reading We sat on the sofa in the Fultons' living-room holding hands, like two children.
complications
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From this reading "Let's pretend," I said, "that there aren't any complications; that time has gone backward ten years; that we've just gotten engaged; that there's nobody to disapprove and be unhappy about it.
disapprove
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From this reading "Let's pretend," I said, "that there aren't any complications; that time has gone backward ten years; that we've just gotten engaged; that there's nobody to disapprove and be unhappy about it.
easy
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From this reading "It's easy for me," said Lucy; "I was never any good at remembering or looking forward, never any good at anything that wasn't going on right there and then.
engaged
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From this reading "Let's pretend," I said, "that there aren't any complications; that time has gone backward ten years; that we've just gotten engaged; that there's nobody to disapprove and be unhappy about it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It's easy for me," said Lucy; "I was never any good at remembering or looking forward, never any good at anything that wasn't going on right there and then.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's easy for me," said Lucy; "I was never any good at remembering or looking forward, never any good at anything that wasn't going on right there and then.
Fultons
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From this reading We sat on the sofa in the Fultons' living-room holding hands, like two children.
glad
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From this reading Oh, I'm so glad it's _you_!"
going
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From this reading "It's easy for me," said Lucy; "I was never any good at remembering or looking forward, never any good at anything that wasn't going on right there and then.
gone
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From this reading "Let's pretend," I said, "that there aren't any complications; that time has gone backward ten years; that we've just gotten engaged; that there's nobody to disapprove and be unhappy about it.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's easy for me," said Lucy; "I was never any good at remembering or looking forward, never any good at anything that wasn't going on right there and then.
gotten
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From this reading "Let's pretend," I said, "that there aren't any complications; that time has gone backward ten years; that we've just gotten engaged; that there's nobody to disapprove and be unhappy about it.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading We sat on the sofa in the Fultons' living-room holding hands, like two children.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Let's pretend," I said, "that there aren't any complications; that time has gone backward ten years; that we've just gotten engaged; that there's nobody to disapprove and be unhappy about it.
holding
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From this reading We sat on the sofa in the Fultons' living-room holding hands, like two children.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Let's pretend," I said, "that there aren't any complications; that time has gone backward ten years; that we've just gotten engaged; that there's nobody to disapprove and be unhappy about it.
I'm
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From this reading Oh, I'm so glad it's _you_!"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I can pretend true, if you can."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We sat on the sofa in the Fultons' living-room holding hands, like two children.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Let's pretend," I said, "that there aren't any complications; that time has gone backward ten years; that we've just gotten engaged; that there's nobody to disapprove and be unhappy about it.
It's
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From this reading "It's easy for me," said Lucy; "I was never any good at remembering or looking forward, never any good at anything that wasn't going on right there and then.
just
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From this reading "Let's pretend," I said, "that there aren't any complications; that time has gone backward ten years; that we've just gotten engaged; that there's nobody to disapprove and be unhappy about it.
Let's
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From this reading "Let's pretend," I said, "that there aren't any complications; that time has gone backward ten years; that we've just gotten engaged; that there's nobody to disapprove and be unhappy about it.
like
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From this reading We sat on the sofa in the Fultons' living-room holding hands, like two children.
living-room
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From this reading We sat on the sofa in the Fultons' living-room holding hands, like two children.
looking
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From this reading "It's easy for me," said Lucy; "I was never any good at remembering or looking forward, never any good at anything that wasn't going on right there and then.
Lucy
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From this reading "It's easy for me," said Lucy; "I was never any good at remembering or looking forward, never any good at anything that wasn't going on right there and then.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It's easy for me," said Lucy; "I was never any good at remembering or looking forward, never any good at anything that wasn't going on right there and then.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's easy for me," said Lucy; "I was never any good at remembering or looking forward, never any good at anything that wasn't going on right there and then.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading "Let's pretend," I said, "that there aren't any complications; that time has gone backward ten years; that we've just gotten engaged; that there's nobody to disapprove and be unhappy about it.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, I'm so glad it's _you_!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We sat on the sofa in the Fultons' living-room holding hands, like two children.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "It's easy for me," said Lucy; "I was never any good at remembering or looking forward, never any good at anything that wasn't going on right there and then.
pretend
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From this reading "Let's pretend," I said, "that there aren't any complications; that time has gone backward ten years; that we've just gotten engaged; that there's nobody to disapprove and be unhappy about it.
remembering
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From this reading "It's easy for me," said Lucy; "I was never any good at remembering or looking forward, never any good at anything that wasn't going on right there and then.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's easy for me," said Lucy; "I was never any good at remembering or looking forward, never any good at anything that wasn't going on right there and then.
said
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From this reading "Let's pretend," I said, "that there aren't any complications; that time has gone backward ten years; that we've just gotten engaged; that there's nobody to disapprove and be unhappy about it.
sat
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From this reading We sat on the sofa in the Fultons' living-room holding hands, like two children.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oh, I'm so glad it's _you_!"
sofa
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From this reading We sat on the sofa in the Fultons' living-room holding hands, like two children.
ten
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From this reading "Let's pretend," I said, "that there aren't any complications; that time has gone backward ten years; that we've just gotten engaged; that there's nobody to disapprove and be unhappy about it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Let's pretend," I said, "that there aren't any complications; that time has gone backward ten years; that we've just gotten engaged; that there's nobody to disapprove and be unhappy about it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We sat on the sofa in the Fultons' living-room holding hands, like two children.
then
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From this reading "It's easy for me," said Lucy; "I was never any good at remembering or looking forward, never any good at anything that wasn't going on right there and then.
there
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From this reading "Let's pretend," I said, "that there aren't any complications; that time has gone backward ten years; that we've just gotten engaged; that there's nobody to disapprove and be unhappy about it.
there's
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From this reading "Let's pretend," I said, "that there aren't any complications; that time has gone backward ten years; that we've just gotten engaged; that there's nobody to disapprove and be unhappy about it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Let's pretend," I said, "that there aren't any complications; that time has gone backward ten years; that we've just gotten engaged; that there's nobody to disapprove and be unhappy about it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Let's pretend," I said, "that there aren't any complications; that time has gone backward ten years; that we've just gotten engaged; that there's nobody to disapprove and be unhappy about it.
true
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From this reading I can pretend true, if you can."
two
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From this reading We sat on the sofa in the Fultons' living-room holding hands, like two children.
unhappy
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From this reading "Let's pretend," I said, "that there aren't any complications; that time has gone backward ten years; that we've just gotten engaged; that there's nobody to disapprove and be unhappy about it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It's easy for me," said Lucy; "I was never any good at remembering or looking forward, never any good at anything that wasn't going on right there and then.
wasn't
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From this reading "It's easy for me," said Lucy; "I was never any good at remembering or looking forward, never any good at anything that wasn't going on right there and then.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We sat on the sofa in the Fultons' living-room holding hands, like two children.
we've
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From this reading "Let's pretend," I said, "that there aren't any complications; that time has gone backward ten years; that we've just gotten engaged; that there's nobody to disapprove and be unhappy about it.
years
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From this reading "Let's pretend," I said, "that there aren't any complications; that time has gone backward ten years; that we've just gotten engaged; that there's nobody to disapprove and be unhappy about it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I can pretend true, if you can."
