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2
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From this reading It did not actually come on Christmas Eve, but, as a matter of record, on the 2lst of December at about half-past three in the afternoon.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It did not actually come on Christmas Eve, but, as a matter of record, on the 2lst of December at about half-past three in the afternoon.
actually
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From this reading It did not actually come on Christmas Eve, but, as a matter of record, on the 2lst of December at about half-past three in the afternoon.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It did not actually come on Christmas Eve, but, as a matter of record, on the 2lst of December at about half-past three in the afternoon.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
all
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
any
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From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It did not actually come on Christmas Eve, but, as a matter of record, on the 2lst of December at about half-past three in the afternoon.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that particular period in the history of the Hooper family, the youngest of Joseph's three children was seventeen, the oldest twenty-two--and it so happens that the crisis came just fifteen years prior to the opening scene in this tale.
attitude
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From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
backs
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
bench
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
building
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It did not actually come on Christmas Eve, but, as a matter of record, on the 2lst of December at about half-past three in the afternoon.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
call
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From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
came
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From this reading At that particular period in the history of the Hooper family, the youngest of Joseph's three children was seventeen, the oldest twenty-two--and it so happens that the crisis came just fifteen years prior to the opening scene in this tale.
case
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
cause
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From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
children
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From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
Christmas
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From this reading It did not actually come on Christmas Eve, but, as a matter of record, on the 2lst of December at about half-past three in the afternoon.
City
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It did not actually come on Christmas Eve, but, as a matter of record, on the 2lst of December at about half-past three in the afternoon.
courtrooms
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
crisis
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From this reading At that particular period in the history of the Hooper family, the youngest of Joseph's three children was seventeen, the oldest twenty-two--and it so happens that the crisis came just fifteen years prior to the opening scene in this tale.
daughters
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
December
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From this reading It did not actually come on Christmas Eve, but, as a matter of record, on the 2lst of December at about half-past three in the afternoon.
decree
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
defendant
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
deliberately
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not actually come on Christmas Eve, but, as a matter of record, on the 2lst of December at about half-past three in the afternoon.
divorcing
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
Eve
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From this reading It did not actually come on Christmas Eve, but, as a matter of record, on the 2lst of December at about half-past three in the afternoon.
excellent
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From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
explain
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From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
family
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From this reading At that particular period in the history of the Hooper family, the youngest of Joseph's three children was seventeen, the oldest twenty-two--and it so happens that the crisis came just fifteen years prior to the opening scene in this tale.
fifteen
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From this reading At that particular period in the history of the Hooper family, the youngest of Joseph's three children was seventeen, the oldest twenty-two--and it so happens that the crisis came just fifteen years prior to the opening scene in this tale.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
four
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
half-past
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From this reading It did not actually come on Christmas Eve, but, as a matter of record, on the 2lst of December at about half-past three in the afternoon.
happens
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From this reading At that particular period in the history of the Hooper family, the youngest of Joseph's three children was seventeen, the oldest twenty-two--and it so happens that the crisis came just fifteen years prior to the opening scene in this tale.
hardly
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From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
history
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From this reading At that particular period in the history of the Hooper family, the youngest of Joseph's three children was seventeen, the oldest twenty-two--and it so happens that the crisis came just fifteen years prior to the opening scene in this tale.
Hooper
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From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
husband
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
instant
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
Joseph
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From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
Joseph's
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From this reading At that particular period in the history of the Hooper family, the youngest of Joseph's three children was seventeen, the oldest twenty-two--and it so happens that the crisis came just fifteen years prior to the opening scene in this tale.
judge
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
just
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From this reading At that particular period in the history of the Hooper family, the youngest of Joseph's three children was seventeen, the oldest twenty-two--and it so happens that the crisis came just fifteen years prior to the opening scene in this tale.
lady
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
later
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
lst
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From this reading It did not actually come on Christmas Eve, but, as a matter of record, on the 2lst of December at about half-past three in the afternoon.
man
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From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
matter
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From this reading It did not actually come on Christmas Eve, but, as a matter of record, on the 2lst of December at about half-past three in the afternoon.
measure
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From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
minutes
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
miserable
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
more
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From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
Mr
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From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
Mrs
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
New
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
Now
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From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
ODD
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From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
old
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From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
oldest
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From this reading At that particular period in the history of the Hooper family, the youngest of Joseph's three children was seventeen, the oldest twenty-two--and it so happens that the crisis came just fifteen years prior to the opening scene in this tale.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It did not actually come on Christmas Eve, but, as a matter of record, on the 2lst of December at about half-past three in the afternoon.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
opening
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From this reading At that particular period in the history of the Hooper family, the youngest of Joseph's three children was seventeen, the oldest twenty-two--and it so happens that the crisis came just fifteen years prior to the opening scene in this tale.
out
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
own
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From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
parent
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From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
particular
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From this reading At that particular period in the history of the Hooper family, the youngest of Joseph's three children was seventeen, the oldest twenty-two--and it so happens that the crisis came just fifteen years prior to the opening scene in this tale.
period
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From this reading At that particular period in the history of the Hooper family, the youngest of Joseph's three children was seventeen, the oldest twenty-two--and it so happens that the crisis came just fifteen years prior to the opening scene in this tale.
pitied
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From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
precise
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
prior
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From this reading At that particular period in the history of the Hooper family, the youngest of Joseph's three children was seventeen, the oldest twenty-two--and it so happens that the crisis came just fifteen years prior to the opening scene in this tale.
record
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From this reading It did not actually come on Christmas Eve, but, as a matter of record, on the 2lst of December at about half-past three in the afternoon.
RELATING
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From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
RELATION
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From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
scene
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From this reading At that particular period in the history of the Hooper family, the youngest of Joseph's three children was seventeen, the oldest twenty-two--and it so happens that the crisis came just fifteen years prior to the opening scene in this tale.
seventeen
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From this reading At that particular period in the history of the Hooper family, the youngest of Joseph's three children was seventeen, the oldest twenty-two--and it so happens that the crisis came just fifteen years prior to the opening scene in this tale.
signed
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
sitting
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At that particular period in the history of the Hooper family, the youngest of Joseph's three children was seventeen, the oldest twenty-two--and it so happens that the crisis came just fifteen years prior to the opening scene in this tale.
son
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
sour
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From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
species
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From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
tale
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From this reading At that particular period in the history of the Hooper family, the youngest of Joseph's three children was seventeen, the oldest twenty-two--and it so happens that the crisis came just fifteen years prior to the opening scene in this tale.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At that particular period in the history of the Hooper family, the youngest of Joseph's three children was seventeen, the oldest twenty-two--and it so happens that the crisis came just fifteen years prior to the opening scene in this tale.
three
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From this reading At that particular period in the history of the Hooper family, the youngest of Joseph's three children was seventeen, the oldest twenty-two--and it so happens that the crisis came just fifteen years prior to the opening scene in this tale.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
turned
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From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
twenty-two
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From this reading At that particular period in the history of the Hooper family, the youngest of Joseph's three children was seventeen, the oldest twenty-two--and it so happens that the crisis came just fifteen years prior to the opening scene in this tale.
two
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
walked
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
well-used
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From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had not been well-used by his own children, although it is no more than right to explain that they were hardly what any one save a parent would call children when they turned against him.
years
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From this reading At that particular period in the history of the Hooper family, the youngest of Joseph's three children was seventeen, the oldest twenty-two--and it so happens that the crisis came just fifteen years prior to the opening scene in this tale.
York
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From this reading At that precise instant a judge sitting on the bench in one of the courtrooms in New York City signed the decree divorcing Mrs. Joseph Hooper from her husband, and four minutes later the lady walked out of the building with her son and two daughters, all of them having deliberately turned their backs upon the miserable defendant in the case.
young
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From this reading RELATING TO AN ODD RELATION Now, Mr. Joseph Hooper had excellent cause for being a sour old man, and in a measure was to be pitied because of his attitude toward the young of his species.
youngest
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From this reading At that particular period in the history of the Hooper family, the youngest of Joseph's three children was seventeen, the oldest twenty-two--and it so happens that the crisis came just fifteen years prior to the opening scene in this tale.
