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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 The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
affection
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From this reading She had felt that she must tear up by the roots the affection which had been growing for years before she had recognized it, and at times, as we have seen, thought it was yielding to the unrelenting grasp of her will.
alliance
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From this reading Mrs. Bodine's impression was well founded, that Mara, unlike most girls, was suited to such an alliance.
also
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From this reading With the purpose to make her father's friend happy was also blended the powerful motive to extricate herself.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mrs. Bodine's impression was well founded, that Mara, unlike most girls, was suited to such an alliance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had felt that she must tear up by the roots the affection which had been growing for years before she had recognized it, and at times, as we have seen, thought it was yielding to the unrelenting grasp of her will.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had felt that she must tear up by the roots the affection which had been growing for years before she had recognized it, and at times, as we have seen, thought it was yielding to the unrelenting grasp of her will.
became
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From this reading The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "GOD" Had Mara's heart been hers to keep or to give when she met Bodine, she could easily have learned to love him for his own sake.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
blended
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From this reading With the purpose to make her father's friend happy was also blended the powerful motive to extricate herself.
Bodine
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From this reading "GOD" Had Mara's heart been hers to keep or to give when she met Bodine, she could easily have learned to love him for his own sake.
Bodine's
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From this reading Mrs. Bodine's impression was well founded, that Mara, unlike most girls, was suited to such an alliance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had felt that she must tear up by the roots the affection which had been growing for years before she had recognized it, and at times, as we have seen, thought it was yielding to the unrelenting grasp of her will.
Clancy
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From this reading The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
convictions
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From this reading The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "GOD" Had Mara's heart been hers to keep or to give when she met Bodine, she could easily have learned to love him for his own sake.
discord
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From this reading The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
easily
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From this reading "GOD" Had Mara's heart been hers to keep or to give when she met Bodine, she could easily have learned to love him for his own sake.
extricate
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From this reading With the purpose to make her father's friend happy was also blended the powerful motive to extricate herself.
father's
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From this reading With the purpose to make her father's friend happy was also blended the powerful motive to extricate herself.
felt
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From this reading She had felt that she must tear up by the roots the affection which had been growing for years before she had recognized it, and at times, as we have seen, thought it was yielding to the unrelenting grasp of her will.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "GOD" Had Mara's heart been hers to keep or to give when she met Bodine, she could easily have learned to love him for his own sake.
founded
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From this reading Mrs. Bodine's impression was well founded, that Mara, unlike most girls, was suited to such an alliance.
friend
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From this reading The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
girls
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From this reading Mrs. Bodine's impression was well founded, that Mara, unlike most girls, was suited to such an alliance.
give
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From this reading "GOD" Had Mara's heart been hers to keep or to give when she met Bodine, she could easily have learned to love him for his own sake.
given
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From this reading The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
GOD
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From this reading "GOD" Had Mara's heart been hers to keep or to give when she met Bodine, she could easily have learned to love him for his own sake.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading She had felt that she must tear up by the roots the affection which had been growing for years before she had recognized it, and at times, as we have seen, thought it was yielding to the unrelenting grasp of her will.
growing
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From this reading She had felt that she must tear up by the roots the affection which had been growing for years before she had recognized it, and at times, as we have seen, thought it was yielding to the unrelenting grasp of her will.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "GOD" Had Mara's heart been hers to keep or to give when she met Bodine, she could easily have learned to love him for his own sake.
happy
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From this reading With the purpose to make her father's friend happy was also blended the powerful motive to extricate herself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "GOD" Had Mara's heart been hers to keep or to give when she met Bodine, she could easily have learned to love him for his own sake.
heart
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From this reading "GOD" Had Mara's heart been hers to keep or to give when she met Bodine, she could easily have learned to love him for his own sake.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With the purpose to make her father's friend happy was also blended the powerful motive to extricate herself.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading "GOD" Had Mara's heart been hers to keep or to give when she met Bodine, she could easily have learned to love him for his own sake.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "GOD" Had Mara's heart been hers to keep or to give when she met Bodine, she could easily have learned to love him for his own sake.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "GOD" Had Mara's heart been hers to keep or to give when she met Bodine, she could easily have learned to love him for his own sake.
hopeless
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From this reading The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
impression
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From this reading Mrs. Bodine's impression was well founded, that Mara, unlike most girls, was suited to such an alliance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had felt that she must tear up by the roots the affection which had been growing for years before she had recognized it, and at times, as we have seen, thought it was yielding to the unrelenting grasp of her will.
keep
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From this reading "GOD" Had Mara's heart been hers to keep or to give when she met Bodine, she could easily have learned to love him for his own sake.
learned
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From this reading "GOD" Had Mara's heart been hers to keep or to give when she met Bodine, she could easily have learned to love him for his own sake.
love
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From this reading "GOD" Had Mara's heart been hers to keep or to give when she met Bodine, she could easily have learned to love him for his own sake.
lover
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From this reading The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the purpose to make her father's friend happy was also blended the powerful motive to extricate herself.
Mara
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From this reading Mrs. Bodine's impression was well founded, that Mara, unlike most girls, was suited to such an alliance.
Mara's
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From this reading "GOD" Had Mara's heart been hers to keep or to give when she met Bodine, she could easily have learned to love him for his own sake.
met
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From this reading "GOD" Had Mara's heart been hers to keep or to give when she met Bodine, she could easily have learned to love him for his own sake.
most
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From this reading Mrs. Bodine's impression was well founded, that Mara, unlike most girls, was suited to such an alliance.
motive
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From this reading With the purpose to make her father's friend happy was also blended the powerful motive to extricate herself.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Bodine's impression was well founded, that Mara, unlike most girls, was suited to such an alliance.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She had felt that she must tear up by the roots the affection which had been growing for years before she had recognized it, and at times, as we have seen, thought it was yielding to the unrelenting grasp of her will.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "GOD" Had Mara's heart been hers to keep or to give when she met Bodine, she could easily have learned to love him for his own sake.
own
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From this reading "GOD" Had Mara's heart been hers to keep or to give when she met Bodine, she could easily have learned to love him for his own sake.
powerful
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From this reading With the purpose to make her father's friend happy was also blended the powerful motive to extricate herself.
purpose
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From this reading With the purpose to make her father's friend happy was also blended the powerful motive to extricate herself.
recall
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From this reading The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
recognized
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From this reading She had felt that she must tear up by the roots the affection which had been growing for years before she had recognized it, and at times, as we have seen, thought it was yielding to the unrelenting grasp of her will.
resolute
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From this reading The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
roots
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From this reading She had felt that she must tear up by the roots the affection which had been growing for years before she had recognized it, and at times, as we have seen, thought it was yielding to the unrelenting grasp of her will.
sake
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From this reading "GOD" Had Mara's heart been hers to keep or to give when she met Bodine, she could easily have learned to love him for his own sake.
seen
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From this reading She had felt that she must tear up by the roots the affection which had been growing for years before she had recognized it, and at times, as we have seen, thought it was yielding to the unrelenting grasp of her will.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "GOD" Had Mara's heart been hers to keep or to give when she met Bodine, she could easily have learned to love him for his own sake.
singularly
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From this reading The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
strongest
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From this reading The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
strove
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From this reading The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Bodine's impression was well founded, that Mara, unlike most girls, was suited to such an alliance.
suited
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From this reading Mrs. Bodine's impression was well founded, that Mara, unlike most girls, was suited to such an alliance.
tear
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From this reading She had felt that she must tear up by the roots the affection which had been growing for years before she had recognized it, and at times, as we have seen, thought it was yielding to the unrelenting grasp of her will.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Bodine's impression was well founded, that Mara, unlike most girls, was suited to such an alliance.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
then
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From this reading The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had felt that she must tear up by the roots the affection which had been growing for years before she had recognized it, and at times, as we have seen, thought it was yielding to the unrelenting grasp of her will.
times
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From this reading She had felt that she must tear up by the roots the affection which had been growing for years before she had recognized it, and at times, as we have seen, thought it was yielding to the unrelenting grasp of her will.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "GOD" Had Mara's heart been hers to keep or to give when she met Bodine, she could easily have learned to love him for his own sake.
trouble
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From this reading The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
unlike
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From this reading Mrs. Bodine's impression was well founded, that Mara, unlike most girls, was suited to such an alliance.
unrelenting
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From this reading She had felt that she must tear up by the roots the affection which had been growing for years before she had recognized it, and at times, as we have seen, thought it was yielding to the unrelenting grasp of her will.
up
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From this reading She had felt that she must tear up by the roots the affection which had been growing for years before she had recognized it, and at times, as we have seen, thought it was yielding to the unrelenting grasp of her will.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Bodine's impression was well founded, that Mara, unlike most girls, was suited to such an alliance.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She had felt that she must tear up by the roots the affection which had been growing for years before she had recognized it, and at times, as we have seen, thought it was yielding to the unrelenting grasp of her will.
well
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From this reading Mrs. Bodine's impression was well founded, that Mara, unlike most girls, was suited to such an alliance.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "GOD" Had Mara's heart been hers to keep or to give when she met Bodine, she could easily have learned to love him for his own sake.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had felt that she must tear up by the roots the affection which had been growing for years before she had recognized it, and at times, as we have seen, thought it was yielding to the unrelenting grasp of her will.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The trouble was, that, before Bodine became friend, then lover, she had given to Clancy what she could not recall, although she strove to do so with a will singularly resolute, and from the strongest convictions of hopeless discord between him and herself.
years
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From this reading She had felt that she must tear up by the roots the affection which had been growing for years before she had recognized it, and at times, as we have seen, thought it was yielding to the unrelenting grasp of her will.
yielding
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From this reading She had felt that she must tear up by the roots the affection which had been growing for years before she had recognized it, and at times, as we have seen, thought it was yielding to the unrelenting grasp of her will.
