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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 HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
ABANDONED
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From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
absent
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From this reading Better such a concubine than an absent husband, she thought; and, after all, need she rob her sister-in-law of what seemed impossible?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Better such a concubine than an absent husband, she thought; and, after all, need she rob her sister-in-law of what seemed impossible?
all
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From this reading Better such a concubine than an absent husband, she thought; and, after all, need she rob her sister-in-law of what seemed impossible?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Better such a concubine than an absent husband, she thought; and, after all, need she rob her sister-in-law of what seemed impossible?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And might not Nehachibana be proud of her husband's choice?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
Better
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From this reading Better such a concubine than an absent husband, she thought; and, after all, need she rob her sister-in-law of what seemed impossible?
chafe
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From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
change
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From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
choice
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From this reading And might not Nehachibana be proud of her husband's choice?
concubine
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From this reading Better such a concubine than an absent husband, she thought; and, after all, need she rob her sister-in-law of what seemed impossible?
conditions
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From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
convinced
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From this reading And had he not convinced her?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
domicile
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From this reading His heart was hers, she reasoned, and the law made his domicile her privilege.
exalt
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From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
felt
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From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And had he not convinced her?
hardly
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From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And had he not convinced her?
heart
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From this reading His heart was hers, she reasoned, and the law made his domicile her privilege.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His heart was hers, she reasoned, and the law made his domicile her privilege.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading His heart was hers, she reasoned, and the law made his domicile her privilege.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
HOME
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From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
house
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From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
husband
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From this reading Better such a concubine than an absent husband, she thought; and, after all, need she rob her sister-in-law of what seemed impossible?
husband's
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From this reading And might not Nehachibana be proud of her husband's choice?
impossible
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From this reading Better such a concubine than an absent husband, she thought; and, after all, need she rob her sister-in-law of what seemed impossible?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
installed
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From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
law
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From this reading His heart was hers, she reasoned, and the law made his domicile her privilege.
loved
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From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
made
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From this reading His heart was hers, she reasoned, and the law made his domicile her privilege.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And might not Nehachibana be proud of her husband's choice?
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Better such a concubine than an absent husband, she thought; and, after all, need she rob her sister-in-law of what seemed impossible?
Nehachibana
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From this reading And might not Nehachibana be proud of her husband's choice?
new
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From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And might not Nehachibana be proud of her husband's choice?
only
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From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
privilege
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From this reading His heart was hers, she reasoned, and the law made his domicile her privilege.
proud
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From this reading And might not Nehachibana be proud of her husband's choice?
reality
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From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
reasoned
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From this reading His heart was hers, she reasoned, and the law made his domicile her privilege.
rob
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From this reading Better such a concubine than an absent husband, she thought; and, after all, need she rob her sister-in-law of what seemed impossible?
secure
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From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
sister-in-law
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From this reading Better such a concubine than an absent husband, she thought; and, after all, need she rob her sister-in-law of what seemed impossible?
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Better such a concubine than an absent husband, she thought; and, after all, need she rob her sister-in-law of what seemed impossible?
Takara
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From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
Tetsutaisho
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From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Better such a concubine than an absent husband, she thought; and, after all, need she rob her sister-in-law of what seemed impossible?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Better such a concubine than an absent husband, she thought; and, after all, need she rob her sister-in-law of what seemed impossible?
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His heart was hers, she reasoned, and the law made his domicile her privilege.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading HOME ABANDONED Takara did not change, nor chafe, nor exalt under the new conditions; she only loved Tetsutaisho, and being installed in his house she felt secure in what before hardly seemed a reality.
