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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 PHIL MOVES TO AMZI'S When he had recovered from the first shock of his wife's return, Kirkwood adjusted himself to the new order of things in a philosophic temper.
absolutely
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From this reading Nan had withdrawn absolutely her day-old promise to marry him.
accepting
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From this reading He felt the nobility of her attitude without wholly accepting its conclusions.
adjusted
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From this reading PHIL MOVES TO AMZI'S When he had recovered from the first shock of his wife's return, Kirkwood adjusted himself to the new order of things in a philosophic temper.
affect
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From this reading He had tried to persuade her that the geography of the matter had nothing to do with it; that having promised to marry him when they believed Lois to be safely out of the way, her return did not affect their status in the least.
AMZI'S
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From this reading PHIL MOVES TO AMZI'S When he had recovered from the first shock of his wife's return, Kirkwood adjusted himself to the new order of things in a philosophic temper.
attitude
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From this reading He felt the nobility of her attitude without wholly accepting its conclusions.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had tried to persuade her that the geography of the matter had nothing to do with it; that having promised to marry him when they believed Lois to be safely out of the way, her return did not affect their status in the least.
believed
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From this reading He had tried to persuade her that the geography of the matter had nothing to do with it; that having promised to marry him when they believed Lois to be safely out of the way, her return did not affect their status in the least.
conclusions
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From this reading He felt the nobility of her attitude without wholly accepting its conclusions.
day-old
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From this reading Nan had withdrawn absolutely her day-old promise to marry him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He had tried to persuade her that the geography of the matter had nothing to do with it; that having promised to marry him when they believed Lois to be safely out of the way, her return did not affect their status in the least.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He had tried to persuade her that the geography of the matter had nothing to do with it; that having promised to marry him when they believed Lois to be safely out of the way, her return did not affect their status in the least.
ended
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From this reading That episode in his life was ended.
episode
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From this reading That episode in his life was ended.
felt
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From this reading He felt the nobility of her attitude without wholly accepting its conclusions.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PHIL MOVES TO AMZI'S When he had recovered from the first shock of his wife's return, Kirkwood adjusted himself to the new order of things in a philosophic temper.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading PHIL MOVES TO AMZI'S When he had recovered from the first shock of his wife's return, Kirkwood adjusted himself to the new order of things in a philosophic temper.
geography
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From this reading He had tried to persuade her that the geography of the matter had nothing to do with it; that having promised to marry him when they believed Lois to be safely out of the way, her return did not affect their status in the least.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PHIL MOVES TO AMZI'S When he had recovered from the first shock of his wife's return, Kirkwood adjusted himself to the new order of things in a philosophic temper.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He had tried to persuade her that the geography of the matter had nothing to do with it; that having promised to marry him when they believed Lois to be safely out of the way, her return did not affect their status in the least.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PHIL MOVES TO AMZI'S When he had recovered from the first shock of his wife's return, Kirkwood adjusted himself to the new order of things in a philosophic temper.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nan had withdrawn absolutely her day-old promise to marry him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nan had withdrawn absolutely her day-old promise to marry him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading PHIL MOVES TO AMZI'S When he had recovered from the first shock of his wife's return, Kirkwood adjusted himself to the new order of things in a philosophic temper.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PHIL MOVES TO AMZI'S When he had recovered from the first shock of his wife's return, Kirkwood adjusted himself to the new order of things in a philosophic temper.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PHIL MOVES TO AMZI'S When he had recovered from the first shock of his wife's return, Kirkwood adjusted himself to the new order of things in a philosophic temper.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had tried to persuade her that the geography of the matter had nothing to do with it; that having promised to marry him when they believed Lois to be safely out of the way, her return did not affect their status in the least.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt the nobility of her attitude without wholly accepting its conclusions.
Kirkwood
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From this reading PHIL MOVES TO AMZI'S When he had recovered from the first shock of his wife's return, Kirkwood adjusted himself to the new order of things in a philosophic temper.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had tried to persuade her that the geography of the matter had nothing to do with it; that having promised to marry him when they believed Lois to be safely out of the way, her return did not affect their status in the least.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That episode in his life was ended.
Lois
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From this reading He had tried to persuade her that the geography of the matter had nothing to do with it; that having promised to marry him when they believed Lois to be safely out of the way, her return did not affect their status in the least.
marry
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From this reading Nan had withdrawn absolutely her day-old promise to marry him.
matter
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From this reading He had tried to persuade her that the geography of the matter had nothing to do with it; that having promised to marry him when they believed Lois to be safely out of the way, her return did not affect their status in the least.
MOVES
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From this reading PHIL MOVES TO AMZI'S When he had recovered from the first shock of his wife's return, Kirkwood adjusted himself to the new order of things in a philosophic temper.
Nan
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From this reading Nan had withdrawn absolutely her day-old promise to marry him.
new
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From this reading PHIL MOVES TO AMZI'S When he had recovered from the first shock of his wife's return, Kirkwood adjusted himself to the new order of things in a philosophic temper.
nobility
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From this reading He felt the nobility of her attitude without wholly accepting its conclusions.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had tried to persuade her that the geography of the matter had nothing to do with it; that having promised to marry him when they believed Lois to be safely out of the way, her return did not affect their status in the least.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He had tried to persuade her that the geography of the matter had nothing to do with it; that having promised to marry him when they believed Lois to be safely out of the way, her return did not affect their status in the least.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PHIL MOVES TO AMZI'S When he had recovered from the first shock of his wife's return, Kirkwood adjusted himself to the new order of things in a philosophic temper.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PHIL MOVES TO AMZI'S When he had recovered from the first shock of his wife's return, Kirkwood adjusted himself to the new order of things in a philosophic temper.
out
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From this reading He had tried to persuade her that the geography of the matter had nothing to do with it; that having promised to marry him when they believed Lois to be safely out of the way, her return did not affect their status in the least.
persuade
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From this reading He had tried to persuade her that the geography of the matter had nothing to do with it; that having promised to marry him when they believed Lois to be safely out of the way, her return did not affect their status in the least.
PHIL
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From this reading PHIL MOVES TO AMZI'S When he had recovered from the first shock of his wife's return, Kirkwood adjusted himself to the new order of things in a philosophic temper.
philosophic
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From this reading PHIL MOVES TO AMZI'S When he had recovered from the first shock of his wife's return, Kirkwood adjusted himself to the new order of things in a philosophic temper.
promise
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From this reading Nan had withdrawn absolutely her day-old promise to marry him.
promised
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From this reading He had tried to persuade her that the geography of the matter had nothing to do with it; that having promised to marry him when they believed Lois to be safely out of the way, her return did not affect their status in the least.
recovered
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From this reading PHIL MOVES TO AMZI'S When he had recovered from the first shock of his wife's return, Kirkwood adjusted himself to the new order of things in a philosophic temper.
return
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From this reading PHIL MOVES TO AMZI'S When he had recovered from the first shock of his wife's return, Kirkwood adjusted himself to the new order of things in a philosophic temper.
safely
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From this reading He had tried to persuade her that the geography of the matter had nothing to do with it; that having promised to marry him when they believed Lois to be safely out of the way, her return did not affect their status in the least.
shock
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From this reading PHIL MOVES TO AMZI'S When he had recovered from the first shock of his wife's return, Kirkwood adjusted himself to the new order of things in a philosophic temper.
status
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From this reading He had tried to persuade her that the geography of the matter had nothing to do with it; that having promised to marry him when they believed Lois to be safely out of the way, her return did not affect their status in the least.
temper
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From this reading PHIL MOVES TO AMZI'S When he had recovered from the first shock of his wife's return, Kirkwood adjusted himself to the new order of things in a philosophic temper.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That episode in his life was ended.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PHIL MOVES TO AMZI'S When he had recovered from the first shock of his wife's return, Kirkwood adjusted himself to the new order of things in a philosophic temper.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He had tried to persuade her that the geography of the matter had nothing to do with it; that having promised to marry him when they believed Lois to be safely out of the way, her return did not affect their status in the least.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had tried to persuade her that the geography of the matter had nothing to do with it; that having promised to marry him when they believed Lois to be safely out of the way, her return did not affect their status in the least.
things
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From this reading PHIL MOVES TO AMZI'S When he had recovered from the first shock of his wife's return, Kirkwood adjusted himself to the new order of things in a philosophic temper.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PHIL MOVES TO AMZI'S When he had recovered from the first shock of his wife's return, Kirkwood adjusted himself to the new order of things in a philosophic temper.
tried
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From this reading He had tried to persuade her that the geography of the matter had nothing to do with it; that having promised to marry him when they believed Lois to be safely out of the way, her return did not affect their status in the least.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That episode in his life was ended.
way
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From this reading He had tried to persuade her that the geography of the matter had nothing to do with it; that having promised to marry him when they believed Lois to be safely out of the way, her return did not affect their status in the least.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading PHIL MOVES TO AMZI'S When he had recovered from the first shock of his wife's return, Kirkwood adjusted himself to the new order of things in a philosophic temper.
wholly
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From this reading He felt the nobility of her attitude without wholly accepting its conclusions.
wife's
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From this reading PHIL MOVES TO AMZI'S When he had recovered from the first shock of his wife's return, Kirkwood adjusted himself to the new order of things in a philosophic temper.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had tried to persuade her that the geography of the matter had nothing to do with it; that having promised to marry him when they believed Lois to be safely out of the way, her return did not affect their status in the least.
withdrawn
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From this reading Nan had withdrawn absolutely her day-old promise to marry him.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He felt the nobility of her attitude without wholly accepting its conclusions.
