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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 Hugh and Clara were married in less than a week after their first walk together.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Hugh and Clara were married in less than a week after their first walk together.
almost
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From this reading After dining in silence with his landlady, Hugh started along Turner's Pike toward Bidwell, but when he had got almost into town, turned back.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading After dining in silence with his landlady, Hugh started along Turner's Pike toward Bidwell, but when he had got almost into town, turned back.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hugh and Clara were married in less than a week after their first walk together.
back
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From this reading After dining in silence with his landlady, Hugh started along Turner's Pike toward Bidwell, but when he had got almost into town, turned back.
Bidwell
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From this reading After dining in silence with his landlady, Hugh started along Turner's Pike toward Bidwell, but when he had got almost into town, turned back.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading After dining in silence with his landlady, Hugh started along Turner's Pike toward Bidwell, but when he had got almost into town, turned back.
came
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From this reading A chain of circumstances touching their two lives hurled them into marriage, and the opportunity for the intimacy with a woman for which Hugh so longed came to him with a swiftness that made him fairly dizzy.
chain
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From this reading A chain of circumstances touching their two lives hurled them into marriage, and the opportunity for the intimacy with a woman for which Hugh so longed came to him with a swiftness that made him fairly dizzy.
circumstances
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From this reading A chain of circumstances touching their two lives hurled them into marriage, and the opportunity for the intimacy with a woman for which Hugh so longed came to him with a swiftness that made him fairly dizzy.
Clara
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From this reading Hugh and Clara were married in less than a week after their first walk together.
cloudy
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From this reading It was a Wednesday evening and cloudy.
courage
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From this reading He had left the house intending to go through town to the Medina Road and to the woman who now occupied so large a place in his thoughts, but hadn't the courage.
dining
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From this reading After dining in silence with his landlady, Hugh started along Turner's Pike toward Bidwell, but when he had got almost into town, turned back.
dizzy
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From this reading A chain of circumstances touching their two lives hurled them into marriage, and the opportunity for the intimacy with a woman for which Hugh so longed came to him with a swiftness that made him fairly dizzy.
evening
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From this reading It was a Wednesday evening and cloudy.
fairly
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From this reading A chain of circumstances touching their two lives hurled them into marriage, and the opportunity for the intimacy with a woman for which Hugh so longed came to him with a swiftness that made him fairly dizzy.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hugh and Clara were married in less than a week after their first walk together.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A chain of circumstances touching their two lives hurled them into marriage, and the opportunity for the intimacy with a woman for which Hugh so longed came to him with a swiftness that made him fairly dizzy.
go
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From this reading He had left the house intending to go through town to the Medina Road and to the woman who now occupied so large a place in his thoughts, but hadn't the courage.
got
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From this reading After dining in silence with his landlady, Hugh started along Turner's Pike toward Bidwell, but when he had got almost into town, turned back.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After dining in silence with his landlady, Hugh started along Turner's Pike toward Bidwell, but when he had got almost into town, turned back.
hadn't
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From this reading He had left the house intending to go through town to the Medina Road and to the woman who now occupied so large a place in his thoughts, but hadn't the courage.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After dining in silence with his landlady, Hugh started along Turner's Pike toward Bidwell, but when he had got almost into town, turned back.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A chain of circumstances touching their two lives hurled them into marriage, and the opportunity for the intimacy with a woman for which Hugh so longed came to him with a swiftness that made him fairly dizzy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After dining in silence with his landlady, Hugh started along Turner's Pike toward Bidwell, but when he had got almost into town, turned back.
house
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From this reading He had left the house intending to go through town to the Medina Road and to the woman who now occupied so large a place in his thoughts, but hadn't the courage.
Hugh
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From this reading Hugh and Clara were married in less than a week after their first walk together.
hurled
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From this reading A chain of circumstances touching their two lives hurled them into marriage, and the opportunity for the intimacy with a woman for which Hugh so longed came to him with a swiftness that made him fairly dizzy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hugh and Clara were married in less than a week after their first walk together.
intending
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From this reading He had left the house intending to go through town to the Medina Road and to the woman who now occupied so large a place in his thoughts, but hadn't the courage.
intimacy
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From this reading A chain of circumstances touching their two lives hurled them into marriage, and the opportunity for the intimacy with a woman for which Hugh so longed came to him with a swiftness that made him fairly dizzy.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A chain of circumstances touching their two lives hurled them into marriage, and the opportunity for the intimacy with a woman for which Hugh so longed came to him with a swiftness that made him fairly dizzy.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a Wednesday evening and cloudy.
landlady
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From this reading After dining in silence with his landlady, Hugh started along Turner's Pike toward Bidwell, but when he had got almost into town, turned back.
large
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From this reading He had left the house intending to go through town to the Medina Road and to the woman who now occupied so large a place in his thoughts, but hadn't the courage.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had left the house intending to go through town to the Medina Road and to the woman who now occupied so large a place in his thoughts, but hadn't the courage.
less
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From this reading Hugh and Clara were married in less than a week after their first walk together.
lives
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From this reading A chain of circumstances touching their two lives hurled them into marriage, and the opportunity for the intimacy with a woman for which Hugh so longed came to him with a swiftness that made him fairly dizzy.
longed
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From this reading A chain of circumstances touching their two lives hurled them into marriage, and the opportunity for the intimacy with a woman for which Hugh so longed came to him with a swiftness that made him fairly dizzy.
made
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From this reading A chain of circumstances touching their two lives hurled them into marriage, and the opportunity for the intimacy with a woman for which Hugh so longed came to him with a swiftness that made him fairly dizzy.
marriage
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From this reading A chain of circumstances touching their two lives hurled them into marriage, and the opportunity for the intimacy with a woman for which Hugh so longed came to him with a swiftness that made him fairly dizzy.
married
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From this reading Hugh and Clara were married in less than a week after their first walk together.
Medina
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From this reading He had left the house intending to go through town to the Medina Road and to the woman who now occupied so large a place in his thoughts, but hadn't the courage.
now
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From this reading He had left the house intending to go through town to the Medina Road and to the woman who now occupied so large a place in his thoughts, but hadn't the courage.
occupied
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From this reading He had left the house intending to go through town to the Medina Road and to the woman who now occupied so large a place in his thoughts, but hadn't the courage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A chain of circumstances touching their two lives hurled them into marriage, and the opportunity for the intimacy with a woman for which Hugh so longed came to him with a swiftness that made him fairly dizzy.
opportunity
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From this reading A chain of circumstances touching their two lives hurled them into marriage, and the opportunity for the intimacy with a woman for which Hugh so longed came to him with a swiftness that made him fairly dizzy.
Pike
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From this reading After dining in silence with his landlady, Hugh started along Turner's Pike toward Bidwell, but when he had got almost into town, turned back.
place
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From this reading He had left the house intending to go through town to the Medina Road and to the woman who now occupied so large a place in his thoughts, but hadn't the courage.
Road
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From this reading He had left the house intending to go through town to the Medina Road and to the woman who now occupied so large a place in his thoughts, but hadn't the courage.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading After dining in silence with his landlady, Hugh started along Turner's Pike toward Bidwell, but when he had got almost into town, turned back.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A chain of circumstances touching their two lives hurled them into marriage, and the opportunity for the intimacy with a woman for which Hugh so longed came to him with a swiftness that made him fairly dizzy.
started
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From this reading After dining in silence with his landlady, Hugh started along Turner's Pike toward Bidwell, but when he had got almost into town, turned back.
swiftness
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From this reading A chain of circumstances touching their two lives hurled them into marriage, and the opportunity for the intimacy with a woman for which Hugh so longed came to him with a swiftness that made him fairly dizzy.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Hugh and Clara were married in less than a week after their first walk together.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A chain of circumstances touching their two lives hurled them into marriage, and the opportunity for the intimacy with a woman for which Hugh so longed came to him with a swiftness that made him fairly dizzy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A chain of circumstances touching their two lives hurled them into marriage, and the opportunity for the intimacy with a woman for which Hugh so longed came to him with a swiftness that made him fairly dizzy.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Hugh and Clara were married in less than a week after their first walk together.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A chain of circumstances touching their two lives hurled them into marriage, and the opportunity for the intimacy with a woman for which Hugh so longed came to him with a swiftness that made him fairly dizzy.
thoughts
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From this reading He had left the house intending to go through town to the Medina Road and to the woman who now occupied so large a place in his thoughts, but hadn't the courage.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had left the house intending to go through town to the Medina Road and to the woman who now occupied so large a place in his thoughts, but hadn't the courage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A chain of circumstances touching their two lives hurled them into marriage, and the opportunity for the intimacy with a woman for which Hugh so longed came to him with a swiftness that made him fairly dizzy.
together
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From this reading Hugh and Clara were married in less than a week after their first walk together.
touching
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From this reading A chain of circumstances touching their two lives hurled them into marriage, and the opportunity for the intimacy with a woman for which Hugh so longed came to him with a swiftness that made him fairly dizzy.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading After dining in silence with his landlady, Hugh started along Turner's Pike toward Bidwell, but when he had got almost into town, turned back.
town
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From this reading After dining in silence with his landlady, Hugh started along Turner's Pike toward Bidwell, but when he had got almost into town, turned back.
turned
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From this reading After dining in silence with his landlady, Hugh started along Turner's Pike toward Bidwell, but when he had got almost into town, turned back.
Turner's
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From this reading After dining in silence with his landlady, Hugh started along Turner's Pike toward Bidwell, but when he had got almost into town, turned back.
two
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From this reading A chain of circumstances touching their two lives hurled them into marriage, and the opportunity for the intimacy with a woman for which Hugh so longed came to him with a swiftness that made him fairly dizzy.
walk
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From this reading Hugh and Clara were married in less than a week after their first walk together.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a Wednesday evening and cloudy.
Wednesday
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From this reading It was a Wednesday evening and cloudy.
week
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From this reading Hugh and Clara were married in less than a week after their first walk together.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hugh and Clara were married in less than a week after their first walk together.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading After dining in silence with his landlady, Hugh started along Turner's Pike toward Bidwell, but when he had got almost into town, turned back.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A chain of circumstances touching their two lives hurled them into marriage, and the opportunity for the intimacy with a woman for which Hugh so longed came to him with a swiftness that made him fairly dizzy.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had left the house intending to go through town to the Medina Road and to the woman who now occupied so large a place in his thoughts, but hadn't the courage.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A chain of circumstances touching their two lives hurled them into marriage, and the opportunity for the intimacy with a woman for which Hugh so longed came to him with a swiftness that made him fairly dizzy.
woman
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From this reading A chain of circumstances touching their two lives hurled them into marriage, and the opportunity for the intimacy with a woman for which Hugh so longed came to him with a swiftness that made him fairly dizzy.
