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From One Generation to Another
From One Generation to Another

Chapter XX

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IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”
There is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.
This is a day of syndicates.
The strength that lies in union is cultivated nowadays with much assiduity.
But in matters of love the case is not yet altered, and never will be.
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From One Generation to Another

Chapter XX

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”
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There is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.
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This is a day of syndicates.
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The strength that lies in union is cultivated nowadays with much assiduity.
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But in matters of love the case is not yet altered, and never will be.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Hands plural noun US /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.”

Has auxiliary verb US /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.””

Have auxiliary verb US /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.””

Never noun US /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.”

Something pronoun US /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.”

Strength noun US /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.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “But in matters of love the case is not yet altered, and never will be.”

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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.