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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 DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.
all
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From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.
anger
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From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.
ardent
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From this reading The days of a more vivid and ardent sentimentality seemed to reassert themselves.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He seemed to find himself growing younger as he listened to the music.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
confidences
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From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
days
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From this reading The days of a more vivid and ardent sentimentality seemed to reassert themselves.
disturbed
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From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.
drive
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From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
DUTYnounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.
endearments
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From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
engrossed
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From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
final
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From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.
find
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From this reading He seemed to find himself growing younger as he listened to the music.
fingers
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From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.
given
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From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
glamour
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From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
growing
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From this reading He seemed to find himself growing younger as he listened to the music.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed to find himself growing younger as he listened to the music.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
home
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From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
hours
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From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
Hunterleys
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From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.
INTERFERES
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From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
listened
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From this reading He seemed to find himself growing younger as he listened to the music.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
lost
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From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.
maze
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From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.
misunderstandings
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From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
more
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From this reading The days of a more vivid and ardent sentimentality seemed to reassert themselves.
music
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From this reading He seemed to find himself growing younger as he listened to the music.
night
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From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.
only
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From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
Opera
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From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
patience
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From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.
petulance
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From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.
pressure
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From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.
reassert
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From this reading The days of a more vivid and ardent sentimentality seemed to reassert themselves.
recollections
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From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.
remembered
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From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.
sat
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From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.
seat
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From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed to find himself growing younger as he listened to the music.
sentimentality
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From this reading The days of a more vivid and ardent sentimentality seemed to reassert themselves.
shoulders
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From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.
side
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From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.
subsequent
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From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The days of a more vivid and ardent sentimentality seemed to reassert themselves.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
thrill
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From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
thrown
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From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He seemed to find himself growing younger as he listened to the music.
together
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From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
touch
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From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
unhappy
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From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.
vivid
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From this reading The days of a more vivid and ardent sentimentality seemed to reassert themselves.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.
well
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From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
wife
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From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
woman
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From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.
work
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From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.
younger
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From this reading He seemed to find himself growing younger as he listened to the music.
