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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 It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She felt herself to be the intellectual equal of her husband, and she was not long in improving the advantage she possessed of not caring anything about him.
add
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From this reading To add to his troubles, he did not find that comfort and consolation in his matrimonial relations which he would fain have had.
advantage
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From this reading She felt herself to be the intellectual equal of her husband, and she was not long in improving the advantage she possessed of not caring anything about him.
all
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From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But his wife recompensed his devotion but shabbily; her position had not fulfilled her anticipations, she was angry at the loss of her money, and upon the whole she repented having taken an irrevocable step too hastily.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To add to his troubles, he did not find that comfort and consolation in his matrimonial relations which he would fain have had.
angry
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From this reading But his wife recompensed his devotion but shabbily; her position had not fulfilled her anticipations, she was angry at the loss of her money, and upon the whole she repented having taken an irrevocable step too hastily.
anticipationsplural nounUS /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃənz/
feelings of excitement about something expected to happen
From this reading But his wife recompensed his devotion but shabbily; her position had not fulfilled her anticipations, she was angry at the loss of her money, and upon the whole she repented having taken an irrevocable step too hastily.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading She felt herself to be the intellectual equal of her husband, and she was not long in improving the advantage she possessed of not caring anything about him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But his wife recompensed his devotion but shabbily; her position had not fulfilled her anticipations, she was angry at the loss of her money, and upon the whole she repented having taken an irrevocable step too hastily.
attractions
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From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
bullied
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From this reading In a word, she bullied the unfortunate gentleman unmercifully, and he kissed the rod with infatuation.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
caring
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From this reading She felt herself to be the intellectual equal of her husband, and she was not long in improving the advantage she possessed of not caring anything about him.
cold
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From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
comfort
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From this reading To add to his troubles, he did not find that comfort and consolation in his matrimonial relations which he would fain have had.
consolation
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From this reading To add to his troubles, he did not find that comfort and consolation in his matrimonial relations which he would fain have had.
devotion
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From this reading But his wife recompensed his devotion but shabbily; her position had not fulfilled her anticipations, she was angry at the loss of her money, and upon the whole she repented having taken an irrevocable step too hastily.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading To add to his troubles, he did not find that comfort and consolation in his matrimonial relations which he would fain have had.
equal
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From this reading She felt herself to be the intellectual equal of her husband, and she was not long in improving the advantage she possessed of not caring anything about him.
fain
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From this reading To add to his troubles, he did not find that comfort and consolation in his matrimonial relations which he would fain have had.
far
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From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
felt
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From this reading She felt herself to be the intellectual equal of her husband, and she was not long in improving the advantage she possessed of not caring anything about him.
find
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From this reading To add to his troubles, he did not find that comfort and consolation in his matrimonial relations which he would fain have had.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
fulfilled
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From this reading But his wife recompensed his devotion but shabbily; her position had not fulfilled her anticipations, she was angry at the loss of her money, and upon the whole she repented having taken an irrevocable step too hastily.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In a word, she bullied the unfortunate gentleman unmercifully, and he kissed the rod with infatuation.
grew
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From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To add to his troubles, he did not find that comfort and consolation in his matrimonial relations which he would fain have had.
hastily
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From this reading But his wife recompensed his devotion but shabbily; her position had not fulfilled her anticipations, she was angry at the loss of her money, and upon the whole she repented having taken an irrevocable step too hastily.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To add to his troubles, he did not find that comfort and consolation in his matrimonial relations which he would fain have had.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But his wife recompensed his devotion but shabbily; her position had not fulfilled her anticipations, she was angry at the loss of her money, and upon the whole she repented having taken an irrevocable step too hastily.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To add to his troubles, he did not find that comfort and consolation in his matrimonial relations which he would fain have had.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She felt herself to be the intellectual equal of her husband, and she was not long in improving the advantage she possessed of not caring anything about him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To add to his troubles, he did not find that comfort and consolation in his matrimonial relations which he would fain have had.
hold
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From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
husband
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From this reading She felt herself to be the intellectual equal of her husband, and she was not long in improving the advantage she possessed of not caring anything about him.
improving
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From this reading She felt herself to be the intellectual equal of her husband, and she was not long in improving the advantage she possessed of not caring anything about him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To add to his troubles, he did not find that comfort and consolation in his matrimonial relations which he would fain have had.
infatuation
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From this reading In a word, she bullied the unfortunate gentleman unmercifully, and he kissed the rod with infatuation.
insensible
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From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
intellectual
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From this reading She felt herself to be the intellectual equal of her husband, and she was not long in improving the advantage she possessed of not caring anything about him.
irrevocable
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From this reading But his wife recompensed his devotion but shabbily; her position had not fulfilled her anticipations, she was angry at the loss of her money, and upon the whole she repented having taken an irrevocable step too hastily.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
kissed
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From this reading In a word, she bullied the unfortunate gentleman unmercifully, and he kissed the rod with infatuation.
less
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From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She felt herself to be the intellectual equal of her husband, and she was not long in improving the advantage she possessed of not caring anything about him.
loss
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From this reading But his wife recompensed his devotion but shabbily; her position had not fulfilled her anticipations, she was angry at the loss of her money, and upon the whole she repented having taken an irrevocable step too hastily.
man
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From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
married
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From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
matrimonial
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From this reading To add to his troubles, he did not find that comfort and consolation in his matrimonial relations which he would fain have had.
money
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From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To add to his troubles, he did not find that comfort and consolation in his matrimonial relations which he would fain have had.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
other
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From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
position
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From this reading But his wife recompensed his devotion but shabbily; her position had not fulfilled her anticipations, she was angry at the loss of her money, and upon the whole she repented having taken an irrevocable step too hastily.
possessed
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From this reading She felt herself to be the intellectual equal of her husband, and she was not long in improving the advantage she possessed of not caring anything about him.
recompensed
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From this reading But his wife recompensed his devotion but shabbily; her position had not fulfilled her anticipations, she was angry at the loss of her money, and upon the whole she repented having taken an irrevocable step too hastily.
relations
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From this reading To add to his troubles, he did not find that comfort and consolation in his matrimonial relations which he would fain have had.
repented
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From this reading But his wife recompensed his devotion but shabbily; her position had not fulfilled her anticipations, she was angry at the loss of her money, and upon the whole she repented having taken an irrevocable step too hastily.
rod
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From this reading In a word, she bullied the unfortunate gentleman unmercifully, and he kissed the rod with infatuation.
sarcastic
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From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
shabbily
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From this reading But his wife recompensed his devotion but shabbily; her position had not fulfilled her anticipations, she was angry at the loss of her money, and upon the whole she repented having taken an irrevocable step too hastily.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But his wife recompensed his devotion but shabbily; her position had not fulfilled her anticipations, she was angry at the loss of her money, and upon the whole she repented having taken an irrevocable step too hastily.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But his wife recompensed his devotion but shabbily; her position had not fulfilled her anticipations, she was angry at the loss of her money, and upon the whole she repented having taken an irrevocable step too hastily.
stronger
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From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
taken
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From this reading But his wife recompensed his devotion but shabbily; her position had not fulfilled her anticipations, she was angry at the loss of her money, and upon the whole she repented having taken an irrevocable step too hastily.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To add to his troubles, he did not find that comfort and consolation in his matrimonial relations which he would fain have had.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But his wife recompensed his devotion but shabbily; her position had not fulfilled her anticipations, she was angry at the loss of her money, and upon the whole she repented having taken an irrevocable step too hastily.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To add to his troubles, he did not find that comfort and consolation in his matrimonial relations which he would fain have had.
too
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From this reading But his wife recompensed his devotion but shabbily; her position had not fulfilled her anticipations, she was angry at the loss of her money, and upon the whole she repented having taken an irrevocable step too hastily.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
troubles
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From this reading To add to his troubles, he did not find that comfort and consolation in his matrimonial relations which he would fain have had.
true
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From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
unfortunate
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From this reading In a word, she bullied the unfortunate gentleman unmercifully, and he kissed the rod with infatuation.
unmercifully
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From this reading In a word, she bullied the unfortunate gentleman unmercifully, and he kissed the rod with infatuation.
unsocial
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From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
uxorious
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From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
wearying
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From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To add to his troubles, he did not find that comfort and consolation in his matrimonial relations which he would fain have had.
whole
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From this reading But his wife recompensed his devotion but shabbily; her position had not fulfilled her anticipations, she was angry at the loss of her money, and upon the whole she repented having taken an irrevocable step too hastily.
wife
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From this reading It is true that he married his wife first of all for her money; but he was far from insensible to her other attractions, and, so far from wearying of them, they took a stronger and stronger hold upon him, until this cold, sarcastic, and unsocial man grew to be nothing less than uxorious.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In a word, she bullied the unfortunate gentleman unmercifully, and he kissed the rod with infatuation.
word
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From this reading In a word, she bullied the unfortunate gentleman unmercifully, and he kissed the rod with infatuation.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To add to his troubles, he did not find that comfort and consolation in his matrimonial relations which he would fain have had.
