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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 But before the old gentleman called in the morning, Kathleen had a great shock of surprise.
actor
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From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
applied
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From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
ARLO
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From this reading ARLO BATES.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
ballet
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From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
BATES
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From this reading ARLO BATES.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
beautiful
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From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But before the old gentleman called in the morning, Kathleen had a great shock of surprise.
better
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From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
breaks
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From this reading The world is naught when one is gone Who was the world; then the heart breaks That this is lost which once was won.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But before the old gentleman called in the morning, Kathleen had a great shock of surprise.
called
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From this reading But before the old gentleman called in the morning, Kathleen had a great shock of surprise.
Chainey
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From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
chroniclenounUS /ˈkrɑː.nɪ.kəl/
A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)
From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
dancer
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From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
divorce
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From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
exciting
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From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
fetters
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From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
galling
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From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But before the old gentleman called in the morning, Kathleen had a great shock of surprise.
gone
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From this reading The world is naught when one is gone Who was the world; then the heart breaks That this is lost which once was won.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But before the old gentleman called in the morning, Kathleen had a great shock of surprise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But before the old gentleman called in the morning, Kathleen had a great shock of surprise.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
heart
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From this reading The world is naught when one is gone Who was the world; then the heart breaks That this is lost which once was won.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
hour
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From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
idol
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From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But before the old gentleman called in the morning, Kathleen had a great shock of surprise.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The world is naught when one is gone Who was the world; then the heart breaks That this is lost which once was won.
Kathleen
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From this reading But before the old gentleman called in the morning, Kathleen had a great shock of surprise.
legal
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From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
LETTER
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From this reading RALPH'S LETTER.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
lost
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From this reading The world is naught when one is gone Who was the world; then the heart breaks That this is lost which once was won.
married
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From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But before the old gentleman called in the morning, Kathleen had a great shock of surprise.
naught
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From this reading The world is naught when one is gone Who was the world; then the heart breaks That this is lost which once was won.
news
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From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But before the old gentleman called in the morning, Kathleen had a great shock of surprise.
old
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From this reading But before the old gentleman called in the morning, Kathleen had a great shock of surprise.
once
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From this reading The world is naught when one is gone Who was the world; then the heart breaks That this is lost which once was won.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The world is naught when one is gone Who was the world; then the heart breaks That this is lost which once was won.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
papers
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From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
publicly
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From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
Ralph
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From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
RALPH'S
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From this reading RALPH'S LETTER.
secretly
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From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
shock
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From this reading But before the old gentleman called in the morning, Kathleen had a great shock of surprise.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
surprise
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From this reading But before the old gentleman called in the morning, Kathleen had a great shock of surprise.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The world is naught when one is gone Who was the world; then the heart breaks That this is lost which once was won.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The world is naught when one is gone Who was the world; then the heart breaks That this is lost which once was won.
then
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From this reading The world is naught when one is gone Who was the world; then the heart breaks That this is lost which once was won.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The world is naught when one is gone Who was the world; then the heart breaks That this is lost which once was won.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The morning papers had not had anything so exciting to chronicle for a long time as the news that Ralph Chainey, the great actor, and the idol of the hour, had been secretly married to a beautiful ballet dancer who was no better than she ought to be, and that he had publicly applied for a legal divorce to free him from his galling fetters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The world is naught when one is gone Who was the world; then the heart breaks That this is lost which once was won.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The world is naught when one is gone Who was the world; then the heart breaks That this is lost which once was won.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The world is naught when one is gone Who was the world; then the heart breaks That this is lost which once was won.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The world is naught when one is gone Who was the world; then the heart breaks That this is lost which once was won.
won
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From this reading The world is naught when one is gone Who was the world; then the heart breaks That this is lost which once was won.
world
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From this reading The world is naught when one is gone Who was the world; then the heart breaks That this is lost which once was won.
