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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 was well for Luke and the girl, too, that it was a sparsely settled neighborhood, for evil tongues might have made much of their constant companionship and childish behavior.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
act
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From this reading He was too contented for self-questioning, and no act or word of Hoiden's invited him to consider what he was doing or whither he was drifting.
admitted
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From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
all
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From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
allowing
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From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was too contented for self-questioning, and no act or word of Hoiden's invited him to consider what he was doing or whither he was drifting.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
awakened
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From this reading It is hard to say when Luke would have awakened from his tender trance to the strong reality of love.
behavior
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From this reading It was well for Luke and the girl, too, that it was a sparsely settled neighborhood, for evil tongues might have made much of their constant companionship and childish behavior.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
childish
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From this reading It was well for Luke and the girl, too, that it was a sparsely settled neighborhood, for evil tongues might have made much of their constant companionship and childish behavior.
companionship
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From this reading It was well for Luke and the girl, too, that it was a sparsely settled neighborhood, for evil tongues might have made much of their constant companionship and childish behavior.
company
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From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
confined
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From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
consider
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From this reading He was too contented for self-questioning, and no act or word of Hoiden's invited him to consider what he was doing or whither he was drifting.
constant
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From this reading It was well for Luke and the girl, too, that it was a sparsely settled neighborhood, for evil tongues might have made much of their constant companionship and childish behavior.
contented
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From this reading He was too contented for self-questioning, and no act or word of Hoiden's invited him to consider what he was doing or whither he was drifting.
doing
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From this reading He was too contented for self-questioning, and no act or word of Hoiden's invited him to consider what he was doing or whither he was drifting.
drifting
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From this reading He was too contented for self-questioning, and no act or word of Hoiden's invited him to consider what he was doing or whither he was drifting.
ears
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From this reading "Why," said he, in his peculiar way, "she set the whole house by the ears.
evil
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From this reading It was well for Luke and the girl, too, that it was a sparsely settled neighborhood, for evil tongues might have made much of their constant companionship and childish behavior.
excused
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From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
felt
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From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was too contented for self-questioning, and no act or word of Hoiden's invited him to consider what he was doing or whither he was drifting.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is hard to say when Luke would have awakened from his tender trance to the strong reality of love.
girl
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From this reading It was well for Luke and the girl, too, that it was a sparsely settled neighborhood, for evil tongues might have made much of their constant companionship and childish behavior.
glad
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From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
go
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From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
hard
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From this reading It is hard to say when Luke would have awakened from his tender trance to the strong reality of love.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is hard to say when Luke would have awakened from his tender trance to the strong reality of love.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was too contented for self-questioning, and no act or word of Hoiden's invited him to consider what he was doing or whither he was drifting.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was too contented for self-questioning, and no act or word of Hoiden's invited him to consider what he was doing or whither he was drifting.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is hard to say when Luke would have awakened from his tender trance to the strong reality of love.
Hoiden's
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From this reading He was too contented for self-questioning, and no act or word of Hoiden's invited him to consider what he was doing or whither he was drifting.
house
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From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Why," said he, in his peculiar way, "she set the whole house by the ears.
intimacy
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From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
invited
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From this reading He was too contented for self-questioning, and no act or word of Hoiden's invited him to consider what he was doing or whither he was drifting.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is hard to say when Luke would have awakened from his tender trance to the strong reality of love.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is hard to say when Luke would have awakened from his tender trance to the strong reality of love.
Judge
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From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
love
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From this reading It is hard to say when Luke would have awakened from his tender trance to the strong reality of love.
Luke
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From this reading It is hard to say when Luke would have awakened from his tender trance to the strong reality of love.
made
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From this reading It was well for Luke and the girl, too, that it was a sparsely settled neighborhood, for evil tongues might have made much of their constant companionship and childish behavior.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was well for Luke and the girl, too, that it was a sparsely settled neighborhood, for evil tongues might have made much of their constant companionship and childish behavior.
monopolize
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From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
much
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From this reading It was well for Luke and the girl, too, that it was a sparsely settled neighborhood, for evil tongues might have made much of their constant companionship and childish behavior.
neighborhood
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From this reading It was well for Luke and the girl, too, that it was a sparsely settled neighborhood, for evil tongues might have made much of their constant companionship and childish behavior.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was too contented for self-questioning, and no act or word of Hoiden's invited him to consider what he was doing or whither he was drifting.
nuisance
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From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is hard to say when Luke would have awakened from his tender trance to the strong reality of love.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was too contented for self-questioning, and no act or word of Hoiden's invited him to consider what he was doing or whither he was drifting.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
peculiar
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From this reading "Why," said he, in his peculiar way, "she set the whole house by the ears.
qualms
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From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
reality
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From this reading It is hard to say when Luke would have awakened from his tender trance to the strong reality of love.
said
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From this reading "Why," said he, in his peculiar way, "she set the whole house by the ears.
say
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From this reading It is hard to say when Luke would have awakened from his tender trance to the strong reality of love.
saying
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From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
self-questioning
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From this reading He was too contented for self-questioning, and no act or word of Hoiden's invited him to consider what he was doing or whither he was drifting.
set
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From this reading "Why," said he, in his peculiar way, "she set the whole house by the ears.
settled
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From this reading It was well for Luke and the girl, too, that it was a sparsely settled neighborhood, for evil tongues might have made much of their constant companionship and childish behavior.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why," said he, in his peculiar way, "she set the whole house by the ears.
some
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From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
sparsely
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From this reading It was well for Luke and the girl, too, that it was a sparsely settled neighborhood, for evil tongues might have made much of their constant companionship and childish behavior.
strong
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From this reading It is hard to say when Luke would have awakened from his tender trance to the strong reality of love.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
tender
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From this reading It is hard to say when Luke would have awakened from his tender trance to the strong reality of love.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was well for Luke and the girl, too, that it was a sparsely settled neighborhood, for evil tongues might have made much of their constant companionship and childish behavior.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is hard to say when Luke would have awakened from his tender trance to the strong reality of love.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was well for Luke and the girl, too, that it was a sparsely settled neighborhood, for evil tongues might have made much of their constant companionship and childish behavior.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is hard to say when Luke would have awakened from his tender trance to the strong reality of love.
tongues
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From this reading It was well for Luke and the girl, too, that it was a sparsely settled neighborhood, for evil tongues might have made much of their constant companionship and childish behavior.
too
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From this reading He was too contented for self-questioning, and no act or word of Hoiden's invited him to consider what he was doing or whither he was drifting.
trance
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From this reading It is hard to say when Luke would have awakened from his tender trance to the strong reality of love.
unlimited
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From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
unmitigated
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From this reading As for the Judge, after it was all over he admitted that he felt some qualms of conscience about allowing such unlimited intimacy to go on, but he excused himself by saying that the girl, when confined to the house, was such an unmitigated nuisance that he was glad for some one to monopolize her company.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was too contented for self-questioning, and no act or word of Hoiden's invited him to consider what he was doing or whither he was drifting.
way
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From this reading "Why," said he, in his peculiar way, "she set the whole house by the ears.
well
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From this reading It was well for Luke and the girl, too, that it was a sparsely settled neighborhood, for evil tongues might have made much of their constant companionship and childish behavior.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was too contented for self-questioning, and no act or word of Hoiden's invited him to consider what he was doing or whither he was drifting.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It is hard to say when Luke would have awakened from his tender trance to the strong reality of love.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading He was too contented for self-questioning, and no act or word of Hoiden's invited him to consider what he was doing or whither he was drifting.
whole
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From this reading "Why," said he, in his peculiar way, "she set the whole house by the ears.
Why
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From this reading "Why," said he, in his peculiar way, "she set the whole house by the ears.
word
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From this reading He was too contented for self-questioning, and no act or word of Hoiden's invited him to consider what he was doing or whither he was drifting.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It is hard to say when Luke would have awakened from his tender trance to the strong reality of love.
