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In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front. But the Carlin home was sanctuary. Here, with the shades drawn and all the rest of the world shut out, he did not have to pretend. He did not have to carry a fixed smile. To-night he could not have pretended.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “To-night he could not have pretended.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here, with the shades drawn and all the rest of the world shut out, he did not have to pretend.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here, with the shades drawn and all the rest of the world shut out, he did not have to pretend.”
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading “But the Carlin home was sanctuary.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.
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From this reading Here, with the shades drawn and all the rest of the world shut out, he did not have to pretend.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.
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From this reading In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the Carlin home was sanctuary.
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From this reading In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.
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From this reading He did not have to carry a fixed smile.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading To-night he could not have pretended.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Here, with the shades drawn and all the rest of the world shut out, he did not have to pretend.
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From this reading In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.
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From this reading Here, with the shades drawn and all the rest of the world shut out, he did not have to pretend.
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From this reading He did not have to carry a fixed smile.
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From this reading In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.
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From this reading In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here, with the shades drawn and all the rest of the world shut out, he did not have to pretend.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, with the shades drawn and all the rest of the world shut out, he did not have to pretend.
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From this reading But the Carlin home was sanctuary.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.
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From this reading In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.
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From this reading In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Here, with the shades drawn and all the rest of the world shut out, he did not have to pretend.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.
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From this reading In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.
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From this reading Here, with the shades drawn and all the rest of the world shut out, he did not have to pretend.
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From this reading Here, with the shades drawn and all the rest of the world shut out, he did not have to pretend.
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From this reading To-night he could not have pretended.
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From this reading In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.
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From this reading In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, with the shades drawn and all the rest of the world shut out, he did not have to pretend.
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From this reading In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading But the Carlin home was sanctuary.
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From this reading Here, with the shades drawn and all the rest of the world shut out, he did not have to pretend.
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From this reading Here, with the shades drawn and all the rest of the world shut out, he did not have to pretend.
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From this reading He did not have to carry a fixed smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.
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From this reading To-night he could not have pretended.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.
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From this reading In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the Carlin home was sanctuary.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here, with the shades drawn and all the rest of the world shut out, he did not have to pretend.
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From this reading Here, with the shades drawn and all the rest of the world shut out, he did not have to pretend.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the broadcasting studios, along Royal Street, or in the office of Vic Wylie Productions, Joe Carlin would have tried to greet disaster lightly and to put up a front.
