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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 IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”
all
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From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”
altered
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From this reading But in matters of love the case is not yet altered, and never will be.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But in matters of love the case is not yet altered, and never will be.
assiduity
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From this reading The strength that lies in union is cultivated nowadays with much assiduity.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But in matters of love the case is not yet altered, and never will be.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in matters of love the case is not yet altered, and never will be.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”
case
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From this reading But in matters of love the case is not yet altered, and never will be.
choice
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From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”
cultivated
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From this reading The strength that lies in union is cultivated nowadays with much assiduity.
day
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From this reading This is a day of syndicates.
doubtful
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From this reading There is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.
fault-a
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From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading There is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”
he's
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From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”
husband
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From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.
lies
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From this reading The strength that lies in union is cultivated nowadays with much assiduity.
love
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From this reading But in matters of love the case is not yet altered, and never will be.
love-making
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From this reading There is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.
matters
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From this reading But in matters of love the case is not yet altered, and never will be.
more
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From this reading There is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.
much
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From this reading The strength that lies in union is cultivated nowadays with much assiduity.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in matters of love the case is not yet altered, and never will be.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”
nowadays
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From this reading The strength that lies in union is cultivated nowadays with much assiduity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.
pairs
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From this reading There is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.
PATH
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From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”
SIDE
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From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The strength that lies in union is cultivated nowadays with much assiduity.
sum
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From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”
syndicates
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From this reading This is a day of syndicates.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”
There
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From this reading There is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is a day of syndicates.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”
two
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From this reading There is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.
union
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From this reading The strength that lies in union is cultivated nowadays with much assiduity.
up
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From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But in matters of love the case is not yet altered, and never will be.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The strength that lies in union is cultivated nowadays with much assiduity.
worst
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From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But in matters of love the case is not yet altered, and never will be.