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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 I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
affection
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From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After Mrs. Capron-Smith’s remarks on the necessity of going to Switzerland in winter if one wished to respect one’s self, there was really no alternative to Switzerland.
agreed
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From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
alternative
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From this reading After Mrs. Capron-Smith’s remarks on the necessity of going to Switzerland in winter if one wished to respect one’s self, there was really no alternative to Switzerland.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
aren't
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From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
behave
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From this reading By which, of course, he meant that they would behave so as to be taken for staid married persons.
better
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From this reading They failed thoroughly in this enterprise as far as London, where they spent a couple of nights, but on leaving Charing Cross they made a new and a better start, in the light of experience.
bridegroom
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From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They failed thoroughly in this enterprise as far as London, where they spent a couple of nights, but on leaving Charing Cross they made a new and a better start, in the light of experience.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By which, of course, he meant that they would behave so as to be taken for staid married persons.
capable
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From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
Capron-Smith's
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From this reading After Mrs. Capron-Smith’s remarks on the necessity of going to Switzerland in winter if one wished to respect one’s self, there was really no alternative to Switzerland.
Charing
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From this reading They failed thoroughly in this enterprise as far as London, where they spent a couple of nights, but on leaving Charing Cross they made a new and a better start, in the light of experience.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading They failed thoroughly in this enterprise as far as London, where they spent a couple of nights, but on leaving Charing Cross they made a new and a better start, in the light of experience.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By which, of course, he meant that they would behave so as to be taken for staid married persons.
Cross
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From this reading They failed thoroughly in this enterprise as far as London, where they spent a couple of nights, but on leaving Charing Cross they made a new and a better start, in the light of experience.
Denry
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From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
destination
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From this reading The destination—it need hardly be said—was Switzerland.
enterprise
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From this reading They failed thoroughly in this enterprise as far as London, where they spent a couple of nights, but on leaving Charing Cross they made a new and a better start, in the light of experience.
experience
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From this reading They failed thoroughly in this enterprise as far as London, where they spent a couple of nights, but on leaving Charing Cross they made a new and a better start, in the light of experience.
extremely
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From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
failed
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From this reading They failed thoroughly in this enterprise as far as London, where they spent a couple of nights, but on leaving Charing Cross they made a new and a better start, in the light of experience.
far
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From this reading They failed thoroughly in this enterprise as far as London, where they spent a couple of nights, but on leaving Charing Cross they made a new and a better start, in the light of experience.
foolish
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From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading By which, of course, he meant that they would behave so as to be taken for staid married persons.
going
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From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
happy
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From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
hardly
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From this reading The destination—it need hardly be said—was Switzerland.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
honeymooners
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From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading After Mrs. Capron-Smith’s remarks on the necessity of going to Switzerland in winter if one wished to respect one’s self, there was really no alternative to Switzerland.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The destination—it need hardly be said—was Switzerland.
leaving
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From this reading They failed thoroughly in this enterprise as far as London, where they spent a couple of nights, but on leaving Charing Cross they made a new and a better start, in the light of experience.
light
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From this reading They failed thoroughly in this enterprise as far as London, where they spent a couple of nights, but on leaving Charing Cross they made a new and a better start, in the light of experience.
London
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From this reading They failed thoroughly in this enterprise as far as London, where they spent a couple of nights, but on leaving Charing Cross they made a new and a better start, in the light of experience.
made
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From this reading They failed thoroughly in this enterprise as far as London, where they spent a couple of nights, but on leaving Charing Cross they made a new and a better start, in the light of experience.
married
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From this reading By which, of course, he meant that they would behave so as to be taken for staid married persons.
meant
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From this reading By which, of course, he meant that they would behave so as to be taken for staid married persons.
most
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From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
Mrs
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From this reading After Mrs. Capron-Smith’s remarks on the necessity of going to Switzerland in winter if one wished to respect one’s self, there was really no alternative to Switzerland.
necessity
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From this reading After Mrs. Capron-Smith’s remarks on the necessity of going to Switzerland in winter if one wished to respect one’s self, there was really no alternative to Switzerland.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The destination—it need hardly be said—was Switzerland.
Nellie
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From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
new
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From this reading They failed thoroughly in this enterprise as far as London, where they spent a couple of nights, but on leaving Charing Cross they made a new and a better start, in the light of experience.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading They failed thoroughly in this enterprise as far as London, where they spent a couple of nights, but on leaving Charing Cross they made a new and a better start, in the light of experience.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading After Mrs. Capron-Smith’s remarks on the necessity of going to Switzerland in winter if one wished to respect one’s self, there was really no alternative to Switzerland.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They failed thoroughly in this enterprise as far as London, where they spent a couple of nights, but on leaving Charing Cross they made a new and a better start, in the light of experience.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After Mrs. Capron-Smith’s remarks on the necessity of going to Switzerland in winter if one wished to respect one’s self, there was really no alternative to Switzerland.
one's
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From this reading After Mrs. Capron-Smith’s remarks on the necessity of going to Switzerland in winter if one wished to respect one’s self, there was really no alternative to Switzerland.
ordinary
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From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
persons
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From this reading By which, of course, he meant that they would behave so as to be taken for staid married persons.
private
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From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
really
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From this reading After Mrs. Capron-Smith’s remarks on the necessity of going to Switzerland in winter if one wished to respect one’s self, there was really no alternative to Switzerland.
remarks
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From this reading After Mrs. Capron-Smith’s remarks on the necessity of going to Switzerland in winter if one wished to respect one’s self, there was really no alternative to Switzerland.
respect
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From this reading After Mrs. Capron-Smith’s remarks on the necessity of going to Switzerland in winter if one wished to respect one’s self, there was really no alternative to Switzerland.
said
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From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
self
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From this reading After Mrs. Capron-Smith’s remarks on the necessity of going to Switzerland in winter if one wished to respect one’s self, there was really no alternative to Switzerland.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
silly
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From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading By which, of course, he meant that they would behave so as to be taken for staid married persons.
spent
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From this reading They failed thoroughly in this enterprise as far as London, where they spent a couple of nights, but on leaving Charing Cross they made a new and a better start, in the light of experience.
staid
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From this reading By which, of course, he meant that they would behave so as to be taken for staid married persons.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They failed thoroughly in this enterprise as far as London, where they spent a couple of nights, but on leaving Charing Cross they made a new and a better start, in the light of experience.
sturdily
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From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
Switzerland
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From this reading The destination—it need hardly be said—was Switzerland.
symptoms
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From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
taken
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From this reading By which, of course, he meant that they would behave so as to be taken for staid married persons.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By which, of course, he meant that they would behave so as to be taken for staid married persons.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
there
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From this reading After Mrs. Capron-Smith’s remarks on the necessity of going to Switzerland in winter if one wished to respect one’s self, there was really no alternative to Switzerland.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By which, of course, he meant that they would behave so as to be taken for staid married persons.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They failed thoroughly in this enterprise as far as London, where they spent a couple of nights, but on leaving Charing Cross they made a new and a better start, in the light of experience.
thoroughly
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From this reading They failed thoroughly in this enterprise as far as London, where they spent a couple of nights, but on leaving Charing Cross they made a new and a better start, in the light of experience.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They failed thoroughly in this enterprise as far as London, where they spent a couple of nights, but on leaving Charing Cross they made a new and a better start, in the light of experience.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading By which, of course, he meant that they would behave so as to be taken for staid married persons.
winter
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From this reading After Mrs. Capron-Smith’s remarks on the necessity of going to Switzerland in winter if one wished to respect one’s self, there was really no alternative to Switzerland.
wished
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From this reading After Mrs. Capron-Smith’s remarks on the necessity of going to Switzerland in winter if one wished to respect one’s self, there was really no alternative to Switzerland.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I Although Denry was extremely happy as a bridegroom, and capable of the most foolish symptoms of affection in private, he said to himself, and he said to Nellie (and she sturdily agreed with him): "We aren’t going to be the ordinary silly honeymooners."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading By which, of course, he meant that they would behave so as to be taken for staid married persons.
