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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 A CHAPTER OF HATE It was a source of real regret to Mary Fortune that she could not keep on hating Rimrock Jones.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And when he returned, after ignoring her letters and allowing his mining claim to lapse, and resumed his fault-finding complaints she had put him back in his place.
all
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From this reading She despised him for all that she read of his life in that encounter face to face--the drinking, the gambling, the cheap, false amusements, and the painted woman at his side.
allowing
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From this reading And when he returned, after ignoring her letters and allowing his mining claim to lapse, and resumed his fault-finding complaints she had put him back in his place.
almost
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From this reading In the long, weary months that she had been away from him she had almost dismissed him from her mind.
amusements
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From this reading She despised him for all that she read of his life in that encounter face to face--the drinking, the gambling, the cheap, false amusements, and the painted woman at his side.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then she had met him in New York and the old resentment had flashed up into the white heat of sudden scorn.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She despised him for all that she read of his life in that encounter face to face--the drinking, the gambling, the cheap, false amusements, and the painted woman at his side.
away
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From this reading In the long, weary months that she had been away from him she had almost dismissed him from her mind.
back
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From this reading And when he returned, after ignoring her letters and allowing his mining claim to lapse, and resumed his fault-finding complaints she had put him back in his place.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the long, weary months that she had been away from him she had almost dismissed him from her mind.
CHAPTER
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From this reading A CHAPTER OF HATE It was a source of real regret to Mary Fortune that she could not keep on hating Rimrock Jones.
cheap
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From this reading She despised him for all that she read of his life in that encounter face to face--the drinking, the gambling, the cheap, false amusements, and the painted woman at his side.
claim
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From this reading And when he returned, after ignoring her letters and allowing his mining claim to lapse, and resumed his fault-finding complaints she had put him back in his place.
complaints
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From this reading And when he returned, after ignoring her letters and allowing his mining claim to lapse, and resumed his fault-finding complaints she had put him back in his place.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A CHAPTER OF HATE It was a source of real regret to Mary Fortune that she could not keep on hating Rimrock Jones.
despised
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From this reading She despised him for all that she read of his life in that encounter face to face--the drinking, the gambling, the cheap, false amusements, and the painted woman at his side.
dismissed
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From this reading In the long, weary months that she had been away from him she had almost dismissed him from her mind.
drinking
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From this reading She despised him for all that she read of his life in that encounter face to face--the drinking, the gambling, the cheap, false amusements, and the painted woman at his side.
encounter
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From this reading She despised him for all that she read of his life in that encounter face to face--the drinking, the gambling, the cheap, false amusements, and the painted woman at his side.
face
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From this reading She despised him for all that she read of his life in that encounter face to face--the drinking, the gambling, the cheap, false amusements, and the painted woman at his side.
false
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From this reading She despised him for all that she read of his life in that encounter face to face--the drinking, the gambling, the cheap, false amusements, and the painted woman at his side.
fault-finding
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From this reading And when he returned, after ignoring her letters and allowing his mining claim to lapse, and resumed his fault-finding complaints she had put him back in his place.
flashed
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From this reading Then she had met him in New York and the old resentment had flashed up into the white heat of sudden scorn.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She despised him for all that she read of his life in that encounter face to face--the drinking, the gambling, the cheap, false amusements, and the painted woman at his side.
FortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A CHAPTER OF HATE It was a source of real regret to Mary Fortune that she could not keep on hating Rimrock Jones.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the long, weary months that she had been away from him she had almost dismissed him from her mind.
gambling
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From this reading She despised him for all that she read of his life in that encounter face to face--the drinking, the gambling, the cheap, false amusements, and the painted woman at his side.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the long, weary months that she had been away from him she had almost dismissed him from her mind.
HATE
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From this reading A CHAPTER OF HATE It was a source of real regret to Mary Fortune that she could not keep on hating Rimrock Jones.
hating
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From this reading A CHAPTER OF HATE It was a source of real regret to Mary Fortune that she could not keep on hating Rimrock Jones.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when he returned, after ignoring her letters and allowing his mining claim to lapse, and resumed his fault-finding complaints she had put him back in his place.
heat
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From this reading Then she had met him in New York and the old resentment had flashed up into the white heat of sudden scorn.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the long, weary months that she had been away from him she had almost dismissed him from her mind.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the long, weary months that she had been away from him she had almost dismissed him from her mind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She despised him for all that she read of his life in that encounter face to face--the drinking, the gambling, the cheap, false amusements, and the painted woman at his side.
ignoring
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From this reading And when he returned, after ignoring her letters and allowing his mining claim to lapse, and resumed his fault-finding complaints she had put him back in his place.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the long, weary months that she had been away from him she had almost dismissed him from her mind.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then she had met him in New York and the old resentment had flashed up into the white heat of sudden scorn.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A CHAPTER OF HATE It was a source of real regret to Mary Fortune that she could not keep on hating Rimrock Jones.
Jones
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From this reading A CHAPTER OF HATE It was a source of real regret to Mary Fortune that she could not keep on hating Rimrock Jones.
keep
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From this reading A CHAPTER OF HATE It was a source of real regret to Mary Fortune that she could not keep on hating Rimrock Jones.
lapse
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From this reading And when he returned, after ignoring her letters and allowing his mining claim to lapse, and resumed his fault-finding complaints she had put him back in his place.
letters
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From this reading And when he returned, after ignoring her letters and allowing his mining claim to lapse, and resumed his fault-finding complaints she had put him back in his place.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She despised him for all that she read of his life in that encounter face to face--the drinking, the gambling, the cheap, false amusements, and the painted woman at his side.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the long, weary months that she had been away from him she had almost dismissed him from her mind.
Mary
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From this reading A CHAPTER OF HATE It was a source of real regret to Mary Fortune that she could not keep on hating Rimrock Jones.
met
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From this reading Then she had met him in New York and the old resentment had flashed up into the white heat of sudden scorn.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the long, weary months that she had been away from him she had almost dismissed him from her mind.
mining
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From this reading And when he returned, after ignoring her letters and allowing his mining claim to lapse, and resumed his fault-finding complaints she had put him back in his place.
months
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From this reading In the long, weary months that she had been away from him she had almost dismissed him from her mind.
New
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From this reading Then she had met him in New York and the old resentment had flashed up into the white heat of sudden scorn.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A CHAPTER OF HATE It was a source of real regret to Mary Fortune that she could not keep on hating Rimrock Jones.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CHAPTER OF HATE It was a source of real regret to Mary Fortune that she could not keep on hating Rimrock Jones.
old
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From this reading Then she had met him in New York and the old resentment had flashed up into the white heat of sudden scorn.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A CHAPTER OF HATE It was a source of real regret to Mary Fortune that she could not keep on hating Rimrock Jones.
painted
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From this reading She despised him for all that she read of his life in that encounter face to face--the drinking, the gambling, the cheap, false amusements, and the painted woman at his side.
place
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From this reading And when he returned, after ignoring her letters and allowing his mining claim to lapse, and resumed his fault-finding complaints she had put him back in his place.
put
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From this reading And when he returned, after ignoring her letters and allowing his mining claim to lapse, and resumed his fault-finding complaints she had put him back in his place.
read
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From this reading She despised him for all that she read of his life in that encounter face to face--the drinking, the gambling, the cheap, false amusements, and the painted woman at his side.
real
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From this reading A CHAPTER OF HATE It was a source of real regret to Mary Fortune that she could not keep on hating Rimrock Jones.
regret
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From this reading A CHAPTER OF HATE It was a source of real regret to Mary Fortune that she could not keep on hating Rimrock Jones.
resentment
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From this reading Then she had met him in New York and the old resentment had flashed up into the white heat of sudden scorn.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And when he returned, after ignoring her letters and allowing his mining claim to lapse, and resumed his fault-finding complaints she had put him back in his place.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And when he returned, after ignoring her letters and allowing his mining claim to lapse, and resumed his fault-finding complaints she had put him back in his place.
Rimrock
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From this reading A CHAPTER OF HATE It was a source of real regret to Mary Fortune that she could not keep on hating Rimrock Jones.
scorn
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From this reading Then she had met him in New York and the old resentment had flashed up into the white heat of sudden scorn.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A CHAPTER OF HATE It was a source of real regret to Mary Fortune that she could not keep on hating Rimrock Jones.
side
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From this reading She despised him for all that she read of his life in that encounter face to face--the drinking, the gambling, the cheap, false amusements, and the painted woman at his side.
source
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From this reading A CHAPTER OF HATE It was a source of real regret to Mary Fortune that she could not keep on hating Rimrock Jones.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she had met him in New York and the old resentment had flashed up into the white heat of sudden scorn.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A CHAPTER OF HATE It was a source of real regret to Mary Fortune that she could not keep on hating Rimrock Jones.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the long, weary months that she had been away from him she had almost dismissed him from her mind.
Then
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From this reading Then she had met him in New York and the old resentment had flashed up into the white heat of sudden scorn.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A CHAPTER OF HATE It was a source of real regret to Mary Fortune that she could not keep on hating Rimrock Jones.
up
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From this reading Then she had met him in New York and the old resentment had flashed up into the white heat of sudden scorn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A CHAPTER OF HATE It was a source of real regret to Mary Fortune that she could not keep on hating Rimrock Jones.
weary
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From this reading In the long, weary months that she had been away from him she had almost dismissed him from her mind.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when he returned, after ignoring her letters and allowing his mining claim to lapse, and resumed his fault-finding complaints she had put him back in his place.
white
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From this reading Then she had met him in New York and the old resentment had flashed up into the white heat of sudden scorn.
woman
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From this reading She despised him for all that she read of his life in that encounter face to face--the drinking, the gambling, the cheap, false amusements, and the painted woman at his side.
York
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From this reading Then she had met him in New York and the old resentment had flashed up into the white heat of sudden scorn.
