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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 Thereafter Patty and RoBards felt a need of keeping close.
acquire
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From this reading Like galls that torment old trees for a while but grow at last into their structures, the secrets that began as cancers became a part of the hard gnarled bark that people and trees acquire or perish.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading They slept together after that, her throat across his left arm.
affection
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From this reading The RoBards home was being held together by misfortunes as much as affection.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They slept together after that, her throat across his left arm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thereafter Patty and RoBards felt a need of keeping close.
arm
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From this reading They slept together after that, her throat across his left arm.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Like galls that torment old trees for a while but grow at last into their structures, the secrets that began as cancers became a part of the hard gnarled bark that people and trees acquire or perish.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Like galls that torment old trees for a while but grow at last into their structures, the secrets that began as cancers became a part of the hard gnarled bark that people and trees acquire or perish.
away
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From this reading She called it “my arm,” and when his travels to distant courts took him away from her, that arm of “hers” was lonely.
bark
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From this reading Like galls that torment old trees for a while but grow at last into their structures, the secrets that began as cancers became a part of the hard gnarled bark that people and trees acquire or perish.
became
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From this reading Like galls that torment old trees for a while but grow at last into their structures, the secrets that began as cancers became a part of the hard gnarled bark that people and trees acquire or perish.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like galls that torment old trees for a while but grow at last into their structures, the secrets that began as cancers became a part of the hard gnarled bark that people and trees acquire or perish.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The RoBards home was being held together by misfortunes as much as affection.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Like galls that torment old trees for a while but grow at last into their structures, the secrets that began as cancers became a part of the hard gnarled bark that people and trees acquire or perish.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The RoBards home was being held together by misfortunes as much as affection.
called
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From this reading She called it “my arm,” and when his travels to distant courts took him away from her, that arm of “hers” was lonely.
cancers
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From this reading Like galls that torment old trees for a while but grow at last into their structures, the secrets that began as cancers became a part of the hard gnarled bark that people and trees acquire or perish.
close
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From this reading Thereafter Patty and RoBards felt a need of keeping close.
courts
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From this reading She called it “my arm,” and when his travels to distant courts took him away from her, that arm of “hers” was lonely.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading She called it “my arm,” and when his travels to distant courts took him away from her, that arm of “hers” was lonely.
felt
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From this reading Thereafter Patty and RoBards felt a need of keeping close.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Like galls that torment old trees for a while but grow at last into their structures, the secrets that began as cancers became a part of the hard gnarled bark that people and trees acquire or perish.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She called it “my arm,” and when his travels to distant courts took him away from her, that arm of “hers” was lonely.
galls
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From this reading Like galls that torment old trees for a while but grow at last into their structures, the secrets that began as cancers became a part of the hard gnarled bark that people and trees acquire or perish.
gnarled
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From this reading Like galls that torment old trees for a while but grow at last into their structures, the secrets that began as cancers became a part of the hard gnarled bark that people and trees acquire or perish.
grow
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From this reading Like galls that torment old trees for a while but grow at last into their structures, the secrets that began as cancers became a part of the hard gnarled bark that people and trees acquire or perish.
hard
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From this reading Like galls that torment old trees for a while but grow at last into their structures, the secrets that began as cancers became a part of the hard gnarled bark that people and trees acquire or perish.
held
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From this reading The RoBards home was being held together by misfortunes as much as affection.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They slept together after that, her throat across his left arm.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading She called it “my arm,” and when his travels to distant courts took him away from her, that arm of “hers” was lonely.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She called it “my arm,” and when his travels to distant courts took him away from her, that arm of “hers” was lonely.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They slept together after that, her throat across his left arm.
home
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From this reading The RoBards home was being held together by misfortunes as much as affection.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Like galls that torment old trees for a while but grow at last into their structures, the secrets that began as cancers became a part of the hard gnarled bark that people and trees acquire or perish.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She called it “my arm,” and when his travels to distant courts took him away from her, that arm of “hers” was lonely.
keeping
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From this reading Thereafter Patty and RoBards felt a need of keeping close.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like galls that torment old trees for a while but grow at last into their structures, the secrets that began as cancers became a part of the hard gnarled bark that people and trees acquire or perish.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They slept together after that, her throat across his left arm.
Like
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From this reading Like galls that torment old trees for a while but grow at last into their structures, the secrets that began as cancers became a part of the hard gnarled bark that people and trees acquire or perish.
lonely
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From this reading She called it “my arm,” and when his travels to distant courts took him away from her, that arm of “hers” was lonely.
misfortunes
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From this reading The RoBards home was being held together by misfortunes as much as affection.
much
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From this reading The RoBards home was being held together by misfortunes as much as affection.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She called it “my arm,” and when his travels to distant courts took him away from her, that arm of “hers” was lonely.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thereafter Patty and RoBards felt a need of keeping close.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thereafter Patty and RoBards felt a need of keeping close.
old
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From this reading Like galls that torment old trees for a while but grow at last into their structures, the secrets that began as cancers became a part of the hard gnarled bark that people and trees acquire or perish.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Like galls that torment old trees for a while but grow at last into their structures, the secrets that began as cancers became a part of the hard gnarled bark that people and trees acquire or perish.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like galls that torment old trees for a while but grow at last into their structures, the secrets that began as cancers became a part of the hard gnarled bark that people and trees acquire or perish.
Patty
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From this reading Thereafter Patty and RoBards felt a need of keeping close.
people
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From this reading Like galls that torment old trees for a while but grow at last into their structures, the secrets that began as cancers became a part of the hard gnarled bark that people and trees acquire or perish.
perish
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From this reading Like galls that torment old trees for a while but grow at last into their structures, the secrets that began as cancers became a part of the hard gnarled bark that people and trees acquire or perish.
RoBards
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From this reading Thereafter Patty and RoBards felt a need of keeping close.
secrets
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From this reading Like galls that torment old trees for a while but grow at last into their structures, the secrets that began as cancers became a part of the hard gnarled bark that people and trees acquire or perish.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She called it “my arm,” and when his travels to distant courts took him away from her, that arm of “hers” was lonely.
slept
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From this reading They slept together after that, her throat across his left arm.
structures
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From this reading Like galls that torment old trees for a while but grow at last into their structures, the secrets that began as cancers became a part of the hard gnarled bark that people and trees acquire or perish.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They slept together after that, her throat across his left arm.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Like galls that torment old trees for a while but grow at last into their structures, the secrets that began as cancers became a part of the hard gnarled bark that people and trees acquire or perish.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Like galls that torment old trees for a while but grow at last into their structures, the secrets that began as cancers became a part of the hard gnarled bark that people and trees acquire or perish.
Thereafter
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From this reading Thereafter Patty and RoBards felt a need of keeping close.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They slept together after that, her throat across his left arm.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading They slept together after that, her throat across his left arm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She called it “my arm,” and when his travels to distant courts took him away from her, that arm of “hers” was lonely.
together
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From this reading They slept together after that, her throat across his left arm.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She called it “my arm,” and when his travels to distant courts took him away from her, that arm of “hers” was lonely.
torment
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From this reading Like galls that torment old trees for a while but grow at last into their structures, the secrets that began as cancers became a part of the hard gnarled bark that people and trees acquire or perish.
travels
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From this reading She called it “my arm,” and when his travels to distant courts took him away from her, that arm of “hers” was lonely.
trees
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From this reading Like galls that torment old trees for a while but grow at last into their structures, the secrets that began as cancers became a part of the hard gnarled bark that people and trees acquire or perish.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She called it “my arm,” and when his travels to distant courts took him away from her, that arm of “hers” was lonely.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She called it “my arm,” and when his travels to distant courts took him away from her, that arm of “hers” was lonely.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Like galls that torment old trees for a while but grow at last into their structures, the secrets that began as cancers became a part of the hard gnarled bark that people and trees acquire or perish.
