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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 If at times her presence was a bodily torment, at other times he felt it as a spiritual protection.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Up to that moment when he had looked across the dinner table at Anne, Majendie had felt secure in the bonds of his marriage.
all
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From this reading His immense charity made allowance for all the extraordinary attitudes of Anne.
allowance
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From this reading His immense charity made allowance for all the extraordinary attitudes of Anne.
Anne
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From this reading Up to that moment when he had looked across the dinner table at Anne, Majendie had felt secure in the bonds of his marriage.
Anne's
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From this reading Anne's repugnance had broken the natural tie; but up to that moment he had never doubted that the immaterial link still held.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If at times her presence was a bodily torment, at other times he felt it as a spiritual protection.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Up to that moment when he had looked across the dinner table at Anne, Majendie had felt secure in the bonds of his marriage.
attitude
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From this reading In his imagination they reduced themselves to one, the attitude of inscrutable physical repugnance.
attitudes
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From this reading His immense charity made allowance for all the extraordinary attitudes of Anne.
bodily
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From this reading If at times her presence was a bodily torment, at other times he felt it as a spiritual protection.
bonds
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From this reading Up to that moment when he had looked across the dinner table at Anne, Majendie had felt secure in the bonds of his marriage.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anne's repugnance had broken the natural tie; but up to that moment he had never doubted that the immaterial link still held.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Anne's repugnance had broken the natural tie; but up to that moment he had never doubted that the immaterial link still held.
charity
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From this reading His immense charity made allowance for all the extraordinary attitudes of Anne.
dinner
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From this reading Up to that moment when he had looked across the dinner table at Anne, Majendie had felt secure in the bonds of his marriage.
doubted
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From this reading Anne's repugnance had broken the natural tie; but up to that moment he had never doubted that the immaterial link still held.
extraordinary
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From this reading His immense charity made allowance for all the extraordinary attitudes of Anne.
felt
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From this reading Up to that moment when he had looked across the dinner table at Anne, Majendie had felt secure in the bonds of his marriage.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His immense charity made allowance for all the extraordinary attitudes of Anne.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Up to that moment when he had looked across the dinner table at Anne, Majendie had felt secure in the bonds of his marriage.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Up to that moment when he had looked across the dinner table at Anne, Majendie had felt secure in the bonds of his marriage.
held
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From this reading Anne's repugnance had broken the natural tie; but up to that moment he had never doubted that the immaterial link still held.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If at times her presence was a bodily torment, at other times he felt it as a spiritual protection.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Up to that moment when he had looked across the dinner table at Anne, Majendie had felt secure in the bonds of his marriage.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If at times her presence was a bodily torment, at other times he felt it as a spiritual protection.
imagination
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From this reading In his imagination they reduced themselves to one, the attitude of inscrutable physical repugnance.
immaterial
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From this reading Anne's repugnance had broken the natural tie; but up to that moment he had never doubted that the immaterial link still held.
immense
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From this reading His immense charity made allowance for all the extraordinary attitudes of Anne.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Up to that moment when he had looked across the dinner table at Anne, Majendie had felt secure in the bonds of his marriage.
inscrutable
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From this reading In his imagination they reduced themselves to one, the attitude of inscrutable physical repugnance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If at times her presence was a bodily torment, at other times he felt it as a spiritual protection.
link
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From this reading Anne's repugnance had broken the natural tie; but up to that moment he had never doubted that the immaterial link still held.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up to that moment when he had looked across the dinner table at Anne, Majendie had felt secure in the bonds of his marriage.
made
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From this reading His immense charity made allowance for all the extraordinary attitudes of Anne.
Majendie
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From this reading Up to that moment when he had looked across the dinner table at Anne, Majendie had felt secure in the bonds of his marriage.
marriage
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From this reading Up to that moment when he had looked across the dinner table at Anne, Majendie had felt secure in the bonds of his marriage.
moment
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From this reading Up to that moment when he had looked across the dinner table at Anne, Majendie had felt secure in the bonds of his marriage.
natural
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From this reading Anne's repugnance had broken the natural tie; but up to that moment he had never doubted that the immaterial link still held.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anne's repugnance had broken the natural tie; but up to that moment he had never doubted that the immaterial link still held.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Up to that moment when he had looked across the dinner table at Anne, Majendie had felt secure in the bonds of his marriage.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In his imagination they reduced themselves to one, the attitude of inscrutable physical repugnance.
other
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From this reading If at times her presence was a bodily torment, at other times he felt it as a spiritual protection.
physical
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From this reading In his imagination they reduced themselves to one, the attitude of inscrutable physical repugnance.
presence
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From this reading If at times her presence was a bodily torment, at other times he felt it as a spiritual protection.
protection
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From this reading If at times her presence was a bodily torment, at other times he felt it as a spiritual protection.
reduced
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From this reading In his imagination they reduced themselves to one, the attitude of inscrutable physical repugnance.
repugnancenounUS /rɪˈpʌɡnəns/
strong disgust or dislike showing strong disgust or dislike toward something
From this reading Anne's repugnance had broken the natural tie; but up to that moment he had never doubted that the immaterial link still held.
secure
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From this reading Up to that moment when he had looked across the dinner table at Anne, Majendie had felt secure in the bonds of his marriage.
spiritual
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From this reading If at times her presence was a bodily torment, at other times he felt it as a spiritual protection.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anne's repugnance had broken the natural tie; but up to that moment he had never doubted that the immaterial link still held.
table
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From this reading Up to that moment when he had looked across the dinner table at Anne, Majendie had felt secure in the bonds of his marriage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Up to that moment when he had looked across the dinner table at Anne, Majendie had felt secure in the bonds of his marriage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Up to that moment when he had looked across the dinner table at Anne, Majendie had felt secure in the bonds of his marriage.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading In his imagination they reduced themselves to one, the attitude of inscrutable physical repugnance.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In his imagination they reduced themselves to one, the attitude of inscrutable physical repugnance.
tie
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From this reading Anne's repugnance had broken the natural tie; but up to that moment he had never doubted that the immaterial link still held.
times
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From this reading If at times her presence was a bodily torment, at other times he felt it as a spiritual protection.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Up to that moment when he had looked across the dinner table at Anne, Majendie had felt secure in the bonds of his marriage.
torment
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From this reading If at times her presence was a bodily torment, at other times he felt it as a spiritual protection.
Up
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From this reading Up to that moment when he had looked across the dinner table at Anne, Majendie had felt secure in the bonds of his marriage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If at times her presence was a bodily torment, at other times he felt it as a spiritual protection.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Up to that moment when he had looked across the dinner table at Anne, Majendie had felt secure in the bonds of his marriage.
