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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 She had found money-getting exciting enough, while it was a matter of large chances in which she took part.
accept
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From this reading Now that she was forced to accept the usual interests of women, she tried to invest her new home, her clubs and acquaintances, with importance.
acquaintances
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From this reading Now that she was forced to accept the usual interests of women, she tried to invest her new home, her clubs and acquaintances, with importance.
Adela
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From this reading The glamour of the “partnership” plan of marriage was fading away in Adela Wilbur’s mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now that she was forced to accept the usual interests of women, she tried to invest her new home, her clubs and acquaintances, with importance.
away
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From this reading The glamour of the “partnership” plan of marriage was fading away in Adela Wilbur’s mind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And her husband seemed to be getting away from her rapidly.
chances
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From this reading She had found money-getting exciting enough, while it was a matter of large chances in which she took part.
clubs
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From this reading Now that she was forced to accept the usual interests of women, she tried to invest her new home, her clubs and acquaintances, with importance.
enough
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From this reading She had found money-getting exciting enough, while it was a matter of large chances in which she took part.
excitement
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From this reading This form of excitement, however, was not what she had planned.
exciting
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From this reading She had found money-getting exciting enough, while it was a matter of large chances in which she took part.
fading
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From this reading The glamour of the “partnership” plan of marriage was fading away in Adela Wilbur’s mind.
forced
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From this reading Now that she was forced to accept the usual interests of women, she tried to invest her new home, her clubs and acquaintances, with importance.
form
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From this reading This form of excitement, however, was not what she had planned.
found
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From this reading She had found money-getting exciting enough, while it was a matter of large chances in which she took part.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And her husband seemed to be getting away from her rapidly.
getting
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From this reading And her husband seemed to be getting away from her rapidly.
glamour
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From this reading The glamour of the “partnership” plan of marriage was fading away in Adela Wilbur’s mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had found money-getting exciting enough, while it was a matter of large chances in which she took part.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now that she was forced to accept the usual interests of women, she tried to invest her new home, her clubs and acquaintances, with importance.
home
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From this reading Now that she was forced to accept the usual interests of women, she tried to invest her new home, her clubs and acquaintances, with importance.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading This form of excitement, however, was not what she had planned.
husband
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From this reading And her husband seemed to be getting away from her rapidly.
importance
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From this reading Now that she was forced to accept the usual interests of women, she tried to invest her new home, her clubs and acquaintances, with importance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The glamour of the “partnership” plan of marriage was fading away in Adela Wilbur’s mind.
interests
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From this reading Now that she was forced to accept the usual interests of women, she tried to invest her new home, her clubs and acquaintances, with importance.
invest
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From this reading Now that she was forced to accept the usual interests of women, she tried to invest her new home, her clubs and acquaintances, with importance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had found money-getting exciting enough, while it was a matter of large chances in which she took part.
large
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From this reading She had found money-getting exciting enough, while it was a matter of large chances in which she took part.
marriage
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From this reading The glamour of the “partnership” plan of marriage was fading away in Adela Wilbur’s mind.
matter
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From this reading She had found money-getting exciting enough, while it was a matter of large chances in which she took part.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The glamour of the “partnership” plan of marriage was fading away in Adela Wilbur’s mind.
money-getting
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From this reading She had found money-getting exciting enough, while it was a matter of large chances in which she took part.
new
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From this reading Now that she was forced to accept the usual interests of women, she tried to invest her new home, her clubs and acquaintances, with importance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This form of excitement, however, was not what she had planned.
Now
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From this reading Now that she was forced to accept the usual interests of women, she tried to invest her new home, her clubs and acquaintances, with importance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The glamour of the “partnership” plan of marriage was fading away in Adela Wilbur’s mind.
part
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From this reading She had found money-getting exciting enough, while it was a matter of large chances in which she took part.
partnership
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From this reading The glamour of the “partnership” plan of marriage was fading away in Adela Wilbur’s mind.
plan
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From this reading The glamour of the “partnership” plan of marriage was fading away in Adela Wilbur’s mind.
planned
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From this reading This form of excitement, however, was not what she had planned.
rapidly
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From this reading And her husband seemed to be getting away from her rapidly.
seemed
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From this reading And her husband seemed to be getting away from her rapidly.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had found money-getting exciting enough, while it was a matter of large chances in which she took part.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that she was forced to accept the usual interests of women, she tried to invest her new home, her clubs and acquaintances, with importance.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The glamour of the “partnership” plan of marriage was fading away in Adela Wilbur’s mind.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This form of excitement, however, was not what she had planned.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now that she was forced to accept the usual interests of women, she tried to invest her new home, her clubs and acquaintances, with importance.
took
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From this reading She had found money-getting exciting enough, while it was a matter of large chances in which she took part.
tried
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From this reading Now that she was forced to accept the usual interests of women, she tried to invest her new home, her clubs and acquaintances, with importance.
usual
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From this reading Now that she was forced to accept the usual interests of women, she tried to invest her new home, her clubs and acquaintances, with importance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The glamour of the “partnership” plan of marriage was fading away in Adela Wilbur’s mind.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This form of excitement, however, was not what she had planned.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had found money-getting exciting enough, while it was a matter of large chances in which she took part.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She had found money-getting exciting enough, while it was a matter of large chances in which she took part.
Wilbur's
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From this reading The glamour of the “partnership” plan of marriage was fading away in Adela Wilbur’s mind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now that she was forced to accept the usual interests of women, she tried to invest her new home, her clubs and acquaintances, with importance.
women
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From this reading Now that she was forced to accept the usual interests of women, she tried to invest her new home, her clubs and acquaintances, with importance.
