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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 For all that, there lay a shadow athwart the babies' path.
all
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From this reading Our reason refused to believe it, and, with one consent, we pretended that all was well.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW BERRY RAN CONTRABAND GOODS, AND THE DUKE OF PADUA PLIGHTED JILL HIS TROTH That Jill was in love with the Duke of Padua was only less manifest than that the Duke of Padua was in love with Jill.
athwartnounUS /ˈathwart/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For all that, there lay a shadow athwart the babies' path.
babies
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From this reading For all that, there lay a shadow athwart the babies' path.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Our reason refused to believe it, and, with one consent, we pretended that all was well.
BERRY
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From this reading HOW BERRY RAN CONTRABAND GOODS, AND THE DUKE OF PADUA PLIGHTED JILL HIS TROTH That Jill was in love with the Duke of Padua was only less manifest than that the Duke of Padua was in love with Jill.
consent
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From this reading Our reason refused to believe it, and, with one consent, we pretended that all was well.
CONTRABAND
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From this reading HOW BERRY RAN CONTRABAND GOODS, AND THE DUKE OF PADUA PLIGHTED JILL HIS TROTH That Jill was in love with the Duke of Padua was only less manifest than that the Duke of Padua was in love with Jill.
DUKE
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From this reading HOW BERRY RAN CONTRABAND GOODS, AND THE DUKE OF PADUA PLIGHTED JILL HIS TROTH That Jill was in love with the Duke of Padua was only less manifest than that the Duke of Padua was in love with Jill.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For all that, there lay a shadow athwart the babies' path.
GOODS
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From this reading HOW BERRY RAN CONTRABAND GOODS, AND THE DUKE OF PADUA PLIGHTED JILL HIS TROTH That Jill was in love with the Duke of Padua was only less manifest than that the Duke of Padua was in love with Jill.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW BERRY RAN CONTRABAND GOODS, AND THE DUKE OF PADUA PLIGHTED JILL HIS TROTH That Jill was in love with the Duke of Padua was only less manifest than that the Duke of Padua was in love with Jill.
HOW
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From this reading HOW BERRY RAN CONTRABAND GOODS, AND THE DUKE OF PADUA PLIGHTED JILL HIS TROTH That Jill was in love with the Duke of Padua was only less manifest than that the Duke of Padua was in love with Jill.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Something, however, was wrong.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW BERRY RAN CONTRABAND GOODS, AND THE DUKE OF PADUA PLIGHTED JILL HIS TROTH That Jill was in love with the Duke of Padua was only less manifest than that the Duke of Padua was in love with Jill.
instinct
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From this reading So much our instinct reported.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Our reason refused to believe it, and, with one consent, we pretended that all was well.
JILL
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From this reading HOW BERRY RAN CONTRABAND GOODS, AND THE DUKE OF PADUA PLIGHTED JILL HIS TROTH That Jill was in love with the Duke of Padua was only less manifest than that the Duke of Padua was in love with Jill.
lay
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From this reading For all that, there lay a shadow athwart the babies' path.
less
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From this reading HOW BERRY RAN CONTRABAND GOODS, AND THE DUKE OF PADUA PLIGHTED JILL HIS TROTH That Jill was in love with the Duke of Padua was only less manifest than that the Duke of Padua was in love with Jill.
love
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From this reading HOW BERRY RAN CONTRABAND GOODS, AND THE DUKE OF PADUA PLIGHTED JILL HIS TROTH That Jill was in love with the Duke of Padua was only less manifest than that the Duke of Padua was in love with Jill.
manifest
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From this reading HOW BERRY RAN CONTRABAND GOODS, AND THE DUKE OF PADUA PLIGHTED JILL HIS TROTH That Jill was in love with the Duke of Padua was only less manifest than that the Duke of Padua was in love with Jill.
much
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From this reading So much our instinct reported.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW BERRY RAN CONTRABAND GOODS, AND THE DUKE OF PADUA PLIGHTED JILL HIS TROTH That Jill was in love with the Duke of Padua was only less manifest than that the Duke of Padua was in love with Jill.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Our reason refused to believe it, and, with one consent, we pretended that all was well.
only
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From this reading HOW BERRY RAN CONTRABAND GOODS, AND THE DUKE OF PADUA PLIGHTED JILL HIS TROTH That Jill was in love with the Duke of Padua was only less manifest than that the Duke of Padua was in love with Jill.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading So much our instinct reported.
PADUA
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From this reading HOW BERRY RAN CONTRABAND GOODS, AND THE DUKE OF PADUA PLIGHTED JILL HIS TROTH That Jill was in love with the Duke of Padua was only less manifest than that the Duke of Padua was in love with Jill.
path
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From this reading For all that, there lay a shadow athwart the babies' path.
PLIGHTED
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From this reading HOW BERRY RAN CONTRABAND GOODS, AND THE DUKE OF PADUA PLIGHTED JILL HIS TROTH That Jill was in love with the Duke of Padua was only less manifest than that the Duke of Padua was in love with Jill.
pretended
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From this reading Our reason refused to believe it, and, with one consent, we pretended that all was well.
RAN
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From this reading HOW BERRY RAN CONTRABAND GOODS, AND THE DUKE OF PADUA PLIGHTED JILL HIS TROTH That Jill was in love with the Duke of Padua was only less manifest than that the Duke of Padua was in love with Jill.
reason
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From this reading Our reason refused to believe it, and, with one consent, we pretended that all was well.
refused
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From this reading Our reason refused to believe it, and, with one consent, we pretended that all was well.
reported
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From this reading So much our instinct reported.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading For all that, there lay a shadow athwart the babies' path.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So much our instinct reported.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something, however, was wrong.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading HOW BERRY RAN CONTRABAND GOODS, AND THE DUKE OF PADUA PLIGHTED JILL HIS TROTH That Jill was in love with the Duke of Padua was only less manifest than that the Duke of Padua was in love with Jill.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HOW BERRY RAN CONTRABAND GOODS, AND THE DUKE OF PADUA PLIGHTED JILL HIS TROTH That Jill was in love with the Duke of Padua was only less manifest than that the Duke of Padua was in love with Jill.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW BERRY RAN CONTRABAND GOODS, AND THE DUKE OF PADUA PLIGHTED JILL HIS TROTH That Jill was in love with the Duke of Padua was only less manifest than that the Duke of Padua was in love with Jill.
there
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From this reading For all that, there lay a shadow athwart the babies' path.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our reason refused to believe it, and, with one consent, we pretended that all was well.
TROTH
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From this reading HOW BERRY RAN CONTRABAND GOODS, AND THE DUKE OF PADUA PLIGHTED JILL HIS TROTH That Jill was in love with the Duke of Padua was only less manifest than that the Duke of Padua was in love with Jill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW BERRY RAN CONTRABAND GOODS, AND THE DUKE OF PADUA PLIGHTED JILL HIS TROTH That Jill was in love with the Duke of Padua was only less manifest than that the Duke of Padua was in love with Jill.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Our reason refused to believe it, and, with one consent, we pretended that all was well.
well
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From this reading Our reason refused to believe it, and, with one consent, we pretended that all was well.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOW BERRY RAN CONTRABAND GOODS, AND THE DUKE OF PADUA PLIGHTED JILL HIS TROTH That Jill was in love with the Duke of Padua was only less manifest than that the Duke of Padua was in love with Jill.
wrong
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From this reading Something, however, was wrong.