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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 He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
anguish
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From this reading They honeymooned for a fortnight, off and on, as his ship could spare him--the happiest pair of mortals in the wide world--and then parted in tears and anguish unspeakable for the best part of a twelvemonth.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With sailor zeal and promptitude, he got the consent of her father, who was glad to be rid of her out of the way of a new wife; took the trembling, clinging child to the nearest parson, and made her a pensioner on his small wages in a tiny lodging of her own.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Guthrie Carey began life young.
best
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From this reading They honeymooned for a fortnight, off and on, as his ship could spare him--the happiest pair of mortals in the wide world--and then parted in tears and anguish unspeakable for the best part of a twelvemonth.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He saw her in a Sandridge boarding-house, slaving beyond her powers, and made up his mind that she should rest.
boarding-house
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From this reading He saw her in a Sandridge boarding-house, slaving beyond her powers, and made up his mind that she should rest.
Carey
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From this reading Guthrie Carey began life young.
child
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From this reading With sailor zeal and promptitude, he got the consent of her father, who was glad to be rid of her out of the way of a new wife; took the trembling, clinging child to the nearest parson, and made her a pensioner on his small wages in a tiny lodging of her own.
clinging
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From this reading With sailor zeal and promptitude, he got the consent of her father, who was glad to be rid of her out of the way of a new wife; took the trembling, clinging child to the nearest parson, and made her a pensioner on his small wages in a tiny lodging of her own.
consent
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From this reading With sailor zeal and promptitude, he got the consent of her father, who was glad to be rid of her out of the way of a new wife; took the trembling, clinging child to the nearest parson, and made her a pensioner on his small wages in a tiny lodging of her own.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They honeymooned for a fortnight, off and on, as his ship could spare him--the happiest pair of mortals in the wide world--and then parted in tears and anguish unspeakable for the best part of a twelvemonth.
earn
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From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
father
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From this reading With sailor zeal and promptitude, he got the consent of her father, who was glad to be rid of her out of the way of a new wife; took the trembling, clinging child to the nearest parson, and made her a pensioner on his small wages in a tiny lodging of her own.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They honeymooned for a fortnight, off and on, as his ship could spare him--the happiest pair of mortals in the wide world--and then parted in tears and anguish unspeakable for the best part of a twelvemonth.
fortnight
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From this reading They honeymooned for a fortnight, off and on, as his ship could spare him--the happiest pair of mortals in the wide world--and then parted in tears and anguish unspeakable for the best part of a twelvemonth.
girl
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From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
glad
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From this reading With sailor zeal and promptitude, he got the consent of her father, who was glad to be rid of her out of the way of a new wife; took the trembling, clinging child to the nearest parson, and made her a pensioner on his small wages in a tiny lodging of her own.
got
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From this reading With sailor zeal and promptitude, he got the consent of her father, who was glad to be rid of her out of the way of a new wife; took the trembling, clinging child to the nearest parson, and made her a pensioner on his small wages in a tiny lodging of her own.
Guthrie
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From this reading Guthrie Carey began life young.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
happiest
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From this reading They honeymooned for a fortnight, off and on, as his ship could spare him--the happiest pair of mortals in the wide world--and then parted in tears and anguish unspeakable for the best part of a twelvemonth.
hard
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From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
Harrison
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From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They honeymooned for a fortnight, off and on, as his ship could spare him--the happiest pair of mortals in the wide world--and then parted in tears and anguish unspeakable for the best part of a twelvemonth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He saw her in a Sandridge boarding-house, slaving beyond her powers, and made up his mind that she should rest.
holiday
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From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
homeless
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From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
honeymooned
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From this reading They honeymooned for a fortnight, off and on, as his ship could spare him--the happiest pair of mortals in the wide world--and then parted in tears and anguish unspeakable for the best part of a twelvemonth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
lady-help
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From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Guthrie Carey began life young.
Lily
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From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
living
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From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
lodging
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From this reading With sailor zeal and promptitude, he got the consent of her father, who was glad to be rid of her out of the way of a new wife; took the trembling, clinging child to the nearest parson, and made her a pensioner on his small wages in a tiny lodging of her own.
made
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From this reading He saw her in a Sandridge boarding-house, slaving beyond her powers, and made up his mind that she should rest.
married
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From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw her in a Sandridge boarding-house, slaving beyond her powers, and made up his mind that she should rest.
mortals
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From this reading They honeymooned for a fortnight, off and on, as his ship could spare him--the happiest pair of mortals in the wide world--and then parted in tears and anguish unspeakable for the best part of a twelvemonth.
nearest
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From this reading With sailor zeal and promptitude, he got the consent of her father, who was glad to be rid of her out of the way of a new wife; took the trembling, clinging child to the nearest parson, and made her a pensioner on his small wages in a tiny lodging of her own.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
new
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From this reading With sailor zeal and promptitude, he got the consent of her father, who was glad to be rid of her out of the way of a new wife; took the trembling, clinging child to the nearest parson, and made her a pensioner on his small wages in a tiny lodging of her own.
nondescript
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From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With sailor zeal and promptitude, he got the consent of her father, who was glad to be rid of her out of the way of a new wife; took the trembling, clinging child to the nearest parson, and made her a pensioner on his small wages in a tiny lodging of her own.
off
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From this reading They honeymooned for a fortnight, off and on, as his ship could spare him--the happiest pair of mortals in the wide world--and then parted in tears and anguish unspeakable for the best part of a twelvemonth.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With sailor zeal and promptitude, he got the consent of her father, who was glad to be rid of her out of the way of a new wife; took the trembling, clinging child to the nearest parson, and made her a pensioner on his small wages in a tiny lodging of her own.
out
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From this reading With sailor zeal and promptitude, he got the consent of her father, who was glad to be rid of her out of the way of a new wife; took the trembling, clinging child to the nearest parson, and made her a pensioner on his small wages in a tiny lodging of her own.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
own
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From this reading With sailor zeal and promptitude, he got the consent of her father, who was glad to be rid of her out of the way of a new wife; took the trembling, clinging child to the nearest parson, and made her a pensioner on his small wages in a tiny lodging of her own.
pair
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From this reading They honeymooned for a fortnight, off and on, as his ship could spare him--the happiest pair of mortals in the wide world--and then parted in tears and anguish unspeakable for the best part of a twelvemonth.
parson
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From this reading With sailor zeal and promptitude, he got the consent of her father, who was glad to be rid of her out of the way of a new wife; took the trembling, clinging child to the nearest parson, and made her a pensioner on his small wages in a tiny lodging of her own.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They honeymooned for a fortnight, off and on, as his ship could spare him--the happiest pair of mortals in the wide world--and then parted in tears and anguish unspeakable for the best part of a twelvemonth.
parted
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From this reading They honeymooned for a fortnight, off and on, as his ship could spare him--the happiest pair of mortals in the wide world--and then parted in tears and anguish unspeakable for the best part of a twelvemonth.
pensioner
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From this reading With sailor zeal and promptitude, he got the consent of her father, who was glad to be rid of her out of the way of a new wife; took the trembling, clinging child to the nearest parson, and made her a pensioner on his small wages in a tiny lodging of her own.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw her in a Sandridge boarding-house, slaving beyond her powers, and made up his mind that she should rest.
pretty
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From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
promptitude
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From this reading With sailor zeal and promptitude, he got the consent of her father, who was glad to be rid of her out of the way of a new wife; took the trembling, clinging child to the nearest parson, and made her a pensioner on his small wages in a tiny lodging of her own.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw her in a Sandridge boarding-house, slaving beyond her powers, and made up his mind that she should rest.
rid
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From this reading With sailor zeal and promptitude, he got the consent of her father, who was glad to be rid of her out of the way of a new wife; took the trembling, clinging child to the nearest parson, and made her a pensioner on his small wages in a tiny lodging of her own.
sailor
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From this reading With sailor zeal and promptitude, he got the consent of her father, who was glad to be rid of her out of the way of a new wife; took the trembling, clinging child to the nearest parson, and made her a pensioner on his small wages in a tiny lodging of her own.
Sandridge
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From this reading He saw her in a Sandridge boarding-house, slaving beyond her powers, and made up his mind that she should rest.
saw
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From this reading He saw her in a Sandridge boarding-house, slaving beyond her powers, and made up his mind that she should rest.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They honeymooned for a fortnight, off and on, as his ship could spare him--the happiest pair of mortals in the wide world--and then parted in tears and anguish unspeakable for the best part of a twelvemonth.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He saw her in a Sandridge boarding-house, slaving beyond her powers, and made up his mind that she should rest.
simply
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From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
situations
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From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
slaving
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From this reading He saw her in a Sandridge boarding-house, slaving beyond her powers, and made up his mind that she should rest.
small
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From this reading With sailor zeal and promptitude, he got the consent of her father, who was glad to be rid of her out of the way of a new wife; took the trembling, clinging child to the nearest parson, and made her a pensioner on his small wages in a tiny lodging of her own.
spare
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From this reading They honeymooned for a fortnight, off and on, as his ship could spare him--the happiest pair of mortals in the wide world--and then parted in tears and anguish unspeakable for the best part of a twelvemonth.
tears
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From this reading They honeymooned for a fortnight, off and on, as his ship could spare him--the happiest pair of mortals in the wide world--and then parted in tears and anguish unspeakable for the best part of a twelvemonth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He saw her in a Sandridge boarding-house, slaving beyond her powers, and made up his mind that she should rest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With sailor zeal and promptitude, he got the consent of her father, who was glad to be rid of her out of the way of a new wife; took the trembling, clinging child to the nearest parson, and made her a pensioner on his small wages in a tiny lodging of her own.
then
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From this reading They honeymooned for a fortnight, off and on, as his ship could spare him--the happiest pair of mortals in the wide world--and then parted in tears and anguish unspeakable for the best part of a twelvemonth.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They honeymooned for a fortnight, off and on, as his ship could spare him--the happiest pair of mortals in the wide world--and then parted in tears and anguish unspeakable for the best part of a twelvemonth.
tiny
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From this reading With sailor zeal and promptitude, he got the consent of her father, who was glad to be rid of her out of the way of a new wife; took the trembling, clinging child to the nearest parson, and made her a pensioner on his small wages in a tiny lodging of her own.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With sailor zeal and promptitude, he got the consent of her father, who was glad to be rid of her out of the way of a new wife; took the trembling, clinging child to the nearest parson, and made her a pensioner on his small wages in a tiny lodging of her own.
trembling
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From this reading With sailor zeal and promptitude, he got the consent of her father, who was glad to be rid of her out of the way of a new wife; took the trembling, clinging child to the nearest parson, and made her a pensioner on his small wages in a tiny lodging of her own.
twelvemonth
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From this reading They honeymooned for a fortnight, off and on, as his ship could spare him--the happiest pair of mortals in the wide world--and then parted in tears and anguish unspeakable for the best part of a twelvemonth.
twenty-one
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From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
two
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From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
unspeakable
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From this reading They honeymooned for a fortnight, off and on, as his ship could spare him--the happiest pair of mortals in the wide world--and then parted in tears and anguish unspeakable for the best part of a twelvemonth.
up
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From this reading He saw her in a Sandridge boarding-house, slaving beyond her powers, and made up his mind that she should rest.
voyages
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From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
wagesplural nounUS /ˈweɪdʒɪz/
money or a reward earned for work
From this reading With sailor zeal and promptitude, he got the consent of her father, who was glad to be rid of her out of the way of a new wife; took the trembling, clinging child to the nearest parson, and made her a pensioner on his small wages in a tiny lodging of her own.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
way
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From this reading With sailor zeal and promptitude, he got the consent of her father, who was glad to be rid of her out of the way of a new wife; took the trembling, clinging child to the nearest parson, and made her a pensioner on his small wages in a tiny lodging of her own.
week
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From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was not a week over twenty-one when, between two voyages, he married Lily Harrison, simply because she was a poor, pretty, homeless little girl, who had to earn her living as a nondescript lady-help in hard situations, and never had a holiday.
wide
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From this reading They honeymooned for a fortnight, off and on, as his ship could spare him--the happiest pair of mortals in the wide world--and then parted in tears and anguish unspeakable for the best part of a twelvemonth.
wife
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From this reading With sailor zeal and promptitude, he got the consent of her father, who was glad to be rid of her out of the way of a new wife; took the trembling, clinging child to the nearest parson, and made her a pensioner on his small wages in a tiny lodging of her own.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With sailor zeal and promptitude, he got the consent of her father, who was glad to be rid of her out of the way of a new wife; took the trembling, clinging child to the nearest parson, and made her a pensioner on his small wages in a tiny lodging of her own.
world
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From this reading They honeymooned for a fortnight, off and on, as his ship could spare him--the happiest pair of mortals in the wide world--and then parted in tears and anguish unspeakable for the best part of a twelvemonth.
young
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From this reading Guthrie Carey began life young.
zeal
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From this reading With sailor zeal and promptitude, he got the consent of her father, who was glad to be rid of her out of the way of a new wife; took the trembling, clinging child to the nearest parson, and made her a pensioner on his small wages in a tiny lodging of her own.
