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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 He had been taught to regard divorce laws as a veritable abomination, and had never for an instant allowed himself to think of freedom from shackles which goaded and chafed his body and soul.
abomination
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From this reading He had been taught to regard divorce laws as a veritable abomination, and had never for an instant allowed himself to think of freedom from shackles which goaded and chafed his body and soul.
accomplish
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From this reading The following Saturday afternoon Henley set out in his buggy to accomplish, in some fashion or other, the disagreeable task of paying his first visit to his wife in her new home.
affair
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From this reading His chagrin could not be imagined by any one less closely concerned in the affair than himself.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The following Saturday afternoon Henley set out in his buggy to accomplish, in some fashion or other, the disagreeable task of paying his first visit to his wife in her new home.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading His proud spirit rebelled against the unlooked-for circumstances that had made him the husband of a wealthy woman.
allowed
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From this reading He had been taught to regard divorce laws as a veritable abomination, and had never for an instant allowed himself to think of freedom from shackles which goaded and chafed his body and soul.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had been taught to regard divorce laws as a veritable abomination, and had never for an instant allowed himself to think of freedom from shackles which goaded and chafed his body and soul.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been taught to regard divorce laws as a veritable abomination, and had never for an instant allowed himself to think of freedom from shackles which goaded and chafed his body and soul.
any
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From this reading His chagrin could not be imagined by any one less closely concerned in the affair than himself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had been taught to regard divorce laws as a veritable abomination, and had never for an instant allowed himself to think of freedom from shackles which goaded and chafed his body and soul.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His chagrin could not be imagined by any one less closely concerned in the affair than himself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been taught to regard divorce laws as a veritable abomination, and had never for an instant allowed himself to think of freedom from shackles which goaded and chafed his body and soul.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been taught to regard divorce laws as a veritable abomination, and had never for an instant allowed himself to think of freedom from shackles which goaded and chafed his body and soul.
buggy
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From this reading The following Saturday afternoon Henley set out in his buggy to accomplish, in some fashion or other, the disagreeable task of paying his first visit to his wife in her new home.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His chagrin could not be imagined by any one less closely concerned in the affair than himself.
chafed
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From this reading He had been taught to regard divorce laws as a veritable abomination, and had never for an instant allowed himself to think of freedom from shackles which goaded and chafed his body and soul.
chagrin
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From this reading His chagrin could not be imagined by any one less closely concerned in the affair than himself.
circumstances
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From this reading His proud spirit rebelled against the unlooked-for circumstances that had made him the husband of a wealthy woman.
closely
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From this reading His chagrin could not be imagined by any one less closely concerned in the affair than himself.
concerned
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From this reading His chagrin could not be imagined by any one less closely concerned in the affair than himself.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His chagrin could not be imagined by any one less closely concerned in the affair than himself.
disagreeable
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From this reading The following Saturday afternoon Henley set out in his buggy to accomplish, in some fashion or other, the disagreeable task of paying his first visit to his wife in her new home.
divorce
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From this reading He had been taught to regard divorce laws as a veritable abomination, and had never for an instant allowed himself to think of freedom from shackles which goaded and chafed his body and soul.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now the situation was even more irritating.
fashion
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From this reading The following Saturday afternoon Henley set out in his buggy to accomplish, in some fashion or other, the disagreeable task of paying his first visit to his wife in her new home.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following Saturday afternoon Henley set out in his buggy to accomplish, in some fashion or other, the disagreeable task of paying his first visit to his wife in her new home.
following
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From this reading The following Saturday afternoon Henley set out in his buggy to accomplish, in some fashion or other, the disagreeable task of paying his first visit to his wife in her new home.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had been taught to regard divorce laws as a veritable abomination, and had never for an instant allowed himself to think of freedom from shackles which goaded and chafed his body and soul.
freedom
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From this reading He had been taught to regard divorce laws as a veritable abomination, and had never for an instant allowed himself to think of freedom from shackles which goaded and chafed his body and soul.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had been taught to regard divorce laws as a veritable abomination, and had never for an instant allowed himself to think of freedom from shackles which goaded and chafed his body and soul.
goaded
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From this reading He had been taught to regard divorce laws as a veritable abomination, and had never for an instant allowed himself to think of freedom from shackles which goaded and chafed his body and soul.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been taught to regard divorce laws as a veritable abomination, and had never for an instant allowed himself to think of freedom from shackles which goaded and chafed his body and soul.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been taught to regard divorce laws as a veritable abomination, and had never for an instant allowed himself to think of freedom from shackles which goaded and chafed his body and soul.
Henley
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From this reading The following Saturday afternoon Henley set out in his buggy to accomplish, in some fashion or other, the disagreeable task of paying his first visit to his wife in her new home.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The following Saturday afternoon Henley set out in his buggy to accomplish, in some fashion or other, the disagreeable task of paying his first visit to his wife in her new home.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His proud spirit rebelled against the unlooked-for circumstances that had made him the husband of a wealthy woman.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading His chagrin could not be imagined by any one less closely concerned in the affair than himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The following Saturday afternoon Henley set out in his buggy to accomplish, in some fashion or other, the disagreeable task of paying his first visit to his wife in her new home.
home
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From this reading The following Saturday afternoon Henley set out in his buggy to accomplish, in some fashion or other, the disagreeable task of paying his first visit to his wife in her new home.
husband
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From this reading His proud spirit rebelled against the unlooked-for circumstances that had made him the husband of a wealthy woman.
imagined
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From this reading His chagrin could not be imagined by any one less closely concerned in the affair than himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The following Saturday afternoon Henley set out in his buggy to accomplish, in some fashion or other, the disagreeable task of paying his first visit to his wife in her new home.
instant
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From this reading He had been taught to regard divorce laws as a veritable abomination, and had never for an instant allowed himself to think of freedom from shackles which goaded and chafed his body and soul.
irritating
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From this reading And now the situation was even more irritating.
laws
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From this reading He had been taught to regard divorce laws as a veritable abomination, and had never for an instant allowed himself to think of freedom from shackles which goaded and chafed his body and soul.
less
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From this reading His chagrin could not be imagined by any one less closely concerned in the affair than himself.
made
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From this reading His proud spirit rebelled against the unlooked-for circumstances that had made him the husband of a wealthy woman.
more
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From this reading And now the situation was even more irritating.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been taught to regard divorce laws as a veritable abomination, and had never for an instant allowed himself to think of freedom from shackles which goaded and chafed his body and soul.
new
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From this reading The following Saturday afternoon Henley set out in his buggy to accomplish, in some fashion or other, the disagreeable task of paying his first visit to his wife in her new home.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His chagrin could not be imagined by any one less closely concerned in the affair than himself.
now
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From this reading And now the situation was even more irritating.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The following Saturday afternoon Henley set out in his buggy to accomplish, in some fashion or other, the disagreeable task of paying his first visit to his wife in her new home.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His chagrin could not be imagined by any one less closely concerned in the affair than himself.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The following Saturday afternoon Henley set out in his buggy to accomplish, in some fashion or other, the disagreeable task of paying his first visit to his wife in her new home.
other
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From this reading The following Saturday afternoon Henley set out in his buggy to accomplish, in some fashion or other, the disagreeable task of paying his first visit to his wife in her new home.
out
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From this reading The following Saturday afternoon Henley set out in his buggy to accomplish, in some fashion or other, the disagreeable task of paying his first visit to his wife in her new home.
paying
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From this reading The following Saturday afternoon Henley set out in his buggy to accomplish, in some fashion or other, the disagreeable task of paying his first visit to his wife in her new home.
proud
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From this reading His proud spirit rebelled against the unlooked-for circumstances that had made him the husband of a wealthy woman.
rebelled
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From this reading His proud spirit rebelled against the unlooked-for circumstances that had made him the husband of a wealthy woman.
regard
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From this reading He had been taught to regard divorce laws as a veritable abomination, and had never for an instant allowed himself to think of freedom from shackles which goaded and chafed his body and soul.
Saturday
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From this reading The following Saturday afternoon Henley set out in his buggy to accomplish, in some fashion or other, the disagreeable task of paying his first visit to his wife in her new home.
set
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From this reading The following Saturday afternoon Henley set out in his buggy to accomplish, in some fashion or other, the disagreeable task of paying his first visit to his wife in her new home.
shackles
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From this reading He had been taught to regard divorce laws as a veritable abomination, and had never for an instant allowed himself to think of freedom from shackles which goaded and chafed his body and soul.
situation
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From this reading And now the situation was even more irritating.
some
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From this reading The following Saturday afternoon Henley set out in his buggy to accomplish, in some fashion or other, the disagreeable task of paying his first visit to his wife in her new home.
soul
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From this reading He had been taught to regard divorce laws as a veritable abomination, and had never for an instant allowed himself to think of freedom from shackles which goaded and chafed his body and soul.
spirit
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From this reading His proud spirit rebelled against the unlooked-for circumstances that had made him the husband of a wealthy woman.
task
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From this reading The following Saturday afternoon Henley set out in his buggy to accomplish, in some fashion or other, the disagreeable task of paying his first visit to his wife in her new home.
taught
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From this reading He had been taught to regard divorce laws as a veritable abomination, and had never for an instant allowed himself to think of freedom from shackles which goaded and chafed his body and soul.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His chagrin could not be imagined by any one less closely concerned in the affair than himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His proud spirit rebelled against the unlooked-for circumstances that had made him the husband of a wealthy woman.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following Saturday afternoon Henley set out in his buggy to accomplish, in some fashion or other, the disagreeable task of paying his first visit to his wife in her new home.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been taught to regard divorce laws as a veritable abomination, and had never for an instant allowed himself to think of freedom from shackles which goaded and chafed his body and soul.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The following Saturday afternoon Henley set out in his buggy to accomplish, in some fashion or other, the disagreeable task of paying his first visit to his wife in her new home.
unlooked-for
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From this reading His proud spirit rebelled against the unlooked-for circumstances that had made him the husband of a wealthy woman.
veritable
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From this reading He had been taught to regard divorce laws as a veritable abomination, and had never for an instant allowed himself to think of freedom from shackles which goaded and chafed his body and soul.
visit
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From this reading The following Saturday afternoon Henley set out in his buggy to accomplish, in some fashion or other, the disagreeable task of paying his first visit to his wife in her new home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now the situation was even more irritating.
wealthy
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From this reading His proud spirit rebelled against the unlooked-for circumstances that had made him the husband of a wealthy woman.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had been taught to regard divorce laws as a veritable abomination, and had never for an instant allowed himself to think of freedom from shackles which goaded and chafed his body and soul.
wife
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From this reading The following Saturday afternoon Henley set out in his buggy to accomplish, in some fashion or other, the disagreeable task of paying his first visit to his wife in her new home.
woman
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From this reading His proud spirit rebelled against the unlooked-for circumstances that had made him the husband of a wealthy woman.
