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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 THE NEW CHRISTINA Home is not ruined in a day, and it is wonderful what rack and strain and tugging the marriage tie will bear ere it snaps asunder.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For three years and a half after the birth of the child, Theodora was subjected to an unwearying hostility, always finding fresh reasons for complaint and injustice.
always
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From this reading For three years and a half after the birth of the child, Theodora was subjected to an unwearying hostility, always finding fresh reasons for complaint and injustice.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For three years and a half after the birth of the child, Theodora was subjected to an unwearying hostility, always finding fresh reasons for complaint and injustice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE NEW CHRISTINA Home is not ruined in a day, and it is wonderful what rack and strain and tugging the marriage tie will bear ere it snaps asunder.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And it was a cruel symptom of this intentional malice, that it took as its usual vehicle, little David.
asunder
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From this reading THE NEW CHRISTINA Home is not ruined in a day, and it is wonderful what rack and strain and tugging the marriage tie will bear ere it snaps asunder.
Baby
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From this reading Baby as he was, his grandmother found him to be a child of many sinful proclivities.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Baby as he was, his grandmother found him to be a child of many sinful proclivities.
bear
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From this reading THE NEW CHRISTINA Home is not ruined in a day, and it is wonderful what rack and strain and tugging the marriage tie will bear ere it snaps asunder.
birth
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From this reading For three years and a half after the birth of the child, Theodora was subjected to an unwearying hostility, always finding fresh reasons for complaint and injustice.
child
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From this reading For three years and a half after the birth of the child, Theodora was subjected to an unwearying hostility, always finding fresh reasons for complaint and injustice.
CHRISTINA
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From this reading THE NEW CHRISTINA Home is not ruined in a day, and it is wonderful what rack and strain and tugging the marriage tie will bear ere it snaps asunder.
complaint
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From this reading For three years and a half after the birth of the child, Theodora was subjected to an unwearying hostility, always finding fresh reasons for complaint and injustice.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could do nothing right.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading And it was a cruel symptom of this intentional malice, that it took as its usual vehicle, little David.
David
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From this reading And it was a cruel symptom of this intentional malice, that it took as its usual vehicle, little David.
day
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From this reading THE NEW CHRISTINA Home is not ruined in a day, and it is wonderful what rack and strain and tugging the marriage tie will bear ere it snaps asunder.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He could do nothing right.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading THE NEW CHRISTINA Home is not ruined in a day, and it is wonderful what rack and strain and tugging the marriage tie will bear ere it snaps asunder.
finding
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From this reading For three years and a half after the birth of the child, Theodora was subjected to an unwearying hostility, always finding fresh reasons for complaint and injustice.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For three years and a half after the birth of the child, Theodora was subjected to an unwearying hostility, always finding fresh reasons for complaint and injustice.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Baby as he was, his grandmother found him to be a child of many sinful proclivities.
fresh
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From this reading For three years and a half after the birth of the child, Theodora was subjected to an unwearying hostility, always finding fresh reasons for complaint and injustice.
grandmother
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From this reading Baby as he was, his grandmother found him to be a child of many sinful proclivities.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For three years and a half after the birth of the child, Theodora was subjected to an unwearying hostility, always finding fresh reasons for complaint and injustice.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could do nothing right.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Baby as he was, his grandmother found him to be a child of many sinful proclivities.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Baby as he was, his grandmother found him to be a child of many sinful proclivities.
Home
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From this reading THE NEW CHRISTINA Home is not ruined in a day, and it is wonderful what rack and strain and tugging the marriage tie will bear ere it snaps asunder.
hostility
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From this reading For three years and a half after the birth of the child, Theodora was subjected to an unwearying hostility, always finding fresh reasons for complaint and injustice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE NEW CHRISTINA Home is not ruined in a day, and it is wonderful what rack and strain and tugging the marriage tie will bear ere it snaps asunder.
injustice
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From this reading For three years and a half after the birth of the child, Theodora was subjected to an unwearying hostility, always finding fresh reasons for complaint and injustice.
intentional
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From this reading And it was a cruel symptom of this intentional malice, that it took as its usual vehicle, little David.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE NEW CHRISTINA Home is not ruined in a day, and it is wonderful what rack and strain and tugging the marriage tie will bear ere it snaps asunder.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE NEW CHRISTINA Home is not ruined in a day, and it is wonderful what rack and strain and tugging the marriage tie will bear ere it snaps asunder.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And it was a cruel symptom of this intentional malice, that it took as its usual vehicle, little David.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it was a cruel symptom of this intentional malice, that it took as its usual vehicle, little David.
malice
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From this reading And it was a cruel symptom of this intentional malice, that it took as its usual vehicle, little David.
many
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From this reading Baby as he was, his grandmother found him to be a child of many sinful proclivities.
marriage
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From this reading THE NEW CHRISTINA Home is not ruined in a day, and it is wonderful what rack and strain and tugging the marriage tie will bear ere it snaps asunder.
NEW
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From this reading THE NEW CHRISTINA Home is not ruined in a day, and it is wonderful what rack and strain and tugging the marriage tie will bear ere it snaps asunder.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE NEW CHRISTINA Home is not ruined in a day, and it is wonderful what rack and strain and tugging the marriage tie will bear ere it snaps asunder.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He could do nothing right.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For three years and a half after the birth of the child, Theodora was subjected to an unwearying hostility, always finding fresh reasons for complaint and injustice.
proclivities
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From this reading Baby as he was, his grandmother found him to be a child of many sinful proclivities.
rack
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From this reading THE NEW CHRISTINA Home is not ruined in a day, and it is wonderful what rack and strain and tugging the marriage tie will bear ere it snaps asunder.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For three years and a half after the birth of the child, Theodora was subjected to an unwearying hostility, always finding fresh reasons for complaint and injustice.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could do nothing right.
ruined
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From this reading THE NEW CHRISTINA Home is not ruined in a day, and it is wonderful what rack and strain and tugging the marriage tie will bear ere it snaps asunder.
sinful
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From this reading Baby as he was, his grandmother found him to be a child of many sinful proclivities.
snaps
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From this reading THE NEW CHRISTINA Home is not ruined in a day, and it is wonderful what rack and strain and tugging the marriage tie will bear ere it snaps asunder.
strain
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From this reading THE NEW CHRISTINA Home is not ruined in a day, and it is wonderful what rack and strain and tugging the marriage tie will bear ere it snaps asunder.
subjected
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From this reading For three years and a half after the birth of the child, Theodora was subjected to an unwearying hostility, always finding fresh reasons for complaint and injustice.
symptom
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From this reading And it was a cruel symptom of this intentional malice, that it took as its usual vehicle, little David.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And it was a cruel symptom of this intentional malice, that it took as its usual vehicle, little David.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW CHRISTINA Home is not ruined in a day, and it is wonderful what rack and strain and tugging the marriage tie will bear ere it snaps asunder.
Theodora
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From this reading For three years and a half after the birth of the child, Theodora was subjected to an unwearying hostility, always finding fresh reasons for complaint and injustice.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And it was a cruel symptom of this intentional malice, that it took as its usual vehicle, little David.
three
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From this reading For three years and a half after the birth of the child, Theodora was subjected to an unwearying hostility, always finding fresh reasons for complaint and injustice.
tie
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From this reading THE NEW CHRISTINA Home is not ruined in a day, and it is wonderful what rack and strain and tugging the marriage tie will bear ere it snaps asunder.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For three years and a half after the birth of the child, Theodora was subjected to an unwearying hostility, always finding fresh reasons for complaint and injustice.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it was a cruel symptom of this intentional malice, that it took as its usual vehicle, little David.
tugging
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From this reading THE NEW CHRISTINA Home is not ruined in a day, and it is wonderful what rack and strain and tugging the marriage tie will bear ere it snaps asunder.
unwearying
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From this reading For three years and a half after the birth of the child, Theodora was subjected to an unwearying hostility, always finding fresh reasons for complaint and injustice.
usual
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From this reading And it was a cruel symptom of this intentional malice, that it took as its usual vehicle, little David.
vehicle
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From this reading And it was a cruel symptom of this intentional malice, that it took as its usual vehicle, little David.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For three years and a half after the birth of the child, Theodora was subjected to an unwearying hostility, always finding fresh reasons for complaint and injustice.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE NEW CHRISTINA Home is not ruined in a day, and it is wonderful what rack and strain and tugging the marriage tie will bear ere it snaps asunder.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE NEW CHRISTINA Home is not ruined in a day, and it is wonderful what rack and strain and tugging the marriage tie will bear ere it snaps asunder.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE NEW CHRISTINA Home is not ruined in a day, and it is wonderful what rack and strain and tugging the marriage tie will bear ere it snaps asunder.
years
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From this reading For three years and a half after the birth of the child, Theodora was subjected to an unwearying hostility, always finding fresh reasons for complaint and injustice.
