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aid
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From this reading Disregarding and refusing all the charitable and gracious offers and promises of present or future aid, she disappeared upon the night of her last interview with her husband, going without even the customary ceremonious leave-taking.
All
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From this reading All that wealth, power, influence could do to hasten matters was brought to bear.
ancestors
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From this reading Presently the wife of Lord Gonji was divorced by her husband’s parents and legally barred from the home of his ancestors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SO the Lord Saito Gonji went to Tokio the following day, and immediately the machinery of law, which grinds less slowly in Japan than in many other countries, was set in motion.
barred
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From this reading Presently the wife of Lord Gonji was divorced by her husband’s parents and legally barred from the home of his ancestors.
bear
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From this reading All that wealth, power, influence could do to hasten matters was brought to bear.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All that wealth, power, influence could do to hasten matters was brought to bear.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Presently the wife of Lord Gonji was divorced by her husband’s parents and legally barred from the home of his ancestors.
ceremonious
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From this reading Disregarding and refusing all the charitable and gracious offers and promises of present or future aid, she disappeared upon the night of her last interview with her husband, going without even the customary ceremonious leave-taking.
charitable
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From this reading Disregarding and refusing all the charitable and gracious offers and promises of present or future aid, she disappeared upon the night of her last interview with her husband, going without even the customary ceremonious leave-taking.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All that wealth, power, influence could do to hasten matters was brought to bear.
countries
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From this reading SO the Lord Saito Gonji went to Tokio the following day, and immediately the machinery of law, which grinds less slowly in Japan than in many other countries, was set in motion.
customary
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From this reading Disregarding and refusing all the charitable and gracious offers and promises of present or future aid, she disappeared upon the night of her last interview with her husband, going without even the customary ceremonious leave-taking.
day
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From this reading SO the Lord Saito Gonji went to Tokio the following day, and immediately the machinery of law, which grinds less slowly in Japan than in many other countries, was set in motion.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Disregarding and refusing all the charitable and gracious offers and promises of present or future aid, she disappeared upon the night of her last interview with her husband, going without even the customary ceremonious leave-taking.
Disregarding
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From this reading Disregarding and refusing all the charitable and gracious offers and promises of present or future aid, she disappeared upon the night of her last interview with her husband, going without even the customary ceremonious leave-taking.
divorced
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From this reading Presently the wife of Lord Gonji was divorced by her husband’s parents and legally barred from the home of his ancestors.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading All that wealth, power, influence could do to hasten matters was brought to bear.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Disregarding and refusing all the charitable and gracious offers and promises of present or future aid, she disappeared upon the night of her last interview with her husband, going without even the customary ceremonious leave-taking.
following
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From this reading SO the Lord Saito Gonji went to Tokio the following day, and immediately the machinery of law, which grinds less slowly in Japan than in many other countries, was set in motion.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Presently the wife of Lord Gonji was divorced by her husband’s parents and legally barred from the home of his ancestors.
future
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From this reading Disregarding and refusing all the charitable and gracious offers and promises of present or future aid, she disappeared upon the night of her last interview with her husband, going without even the customary ceremonious leave-taking.
going
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From this reading Disregarding and refusing all the charitable and gracious offers and promises of present or future aid, she disappeared upon the night of her last interview with her husband, going without even the customary ceremonious leave-taking.
gone
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From this reading No one knew where she had gone.
Gonji
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From this reading SO the Lord Saito Gonji went to Tokio the following day, and immediately the machinery of law, which grinds less slowly in Japan than in many other countries, was set in motion.
gracious
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From this reading Disregarding and refusing all the charitable and gracious offers and promises of present or future aid, she disappeared upon the night of her last interview with her husband, going without even the customary ceremonious leave-taking.
grinds
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From this reading SO the Lord Saito Gonji went to Tokio the following day, and immediately the machinery of law, which grinds less slowly in Japan than in many other countries, was set in motion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No one knew where she had gone.
hasten
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From this reading All that wealth, power, influence could do to hasten matters was brought to bear.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Presently the wife of Lord Gonji was divorced by her husband’s parents and legally barred from the home of his ancestors.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Presently the wife of Lord Gonji was divorced by her husband’s parents and legally barred from the home of his ancestors.
home
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From this reading Presently the wife of Lord Gonji was divorced by her husband’s parents and legally barred from the home of his ancestors.
husband
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From this reading Disregarding and refusing all the charitable and gracious offers and promises of present or future aid, she disappeared upon the night of her last interview with her husband, going without even the customary ceremonious leave-taking.
husband's
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From this reading Presently the wife of Lord Gonji was divorced by her husband’s parents and legally barred from the home of his ancestors.
immediately
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From this reading SO the Lord Saito Gonji went to Tokio the following day, and immediately the machinery of law, which grinds less slowly in Japan than in many other countries, was set in motion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SO the Lord Saito Gonji went to Tokio the following day, and immediately the machinery of law, which grinds less slowly in Japan than in many other countries, was set in motion.
influence
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From this reading All that wealth, power, influence could do to hasten matters was brought to bear.
interview
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From this reading Disregarding and refusing all the charitable and gracious offers and promises of present or future aid, she disappeared upon the night of her last interview with her husband, going without even the customary ceremonious leave-taking.
Japan
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From this reading SO the Lord Saito Gonji went to Tokio the following day, and immediately the machinery of law, which grinds less slowly in Japan than in many other countries, was set in motion.
knew
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From this reading No one knew where she had gone.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Disregarding and refusing all the charitable and gracious offers and promises of present or future aid, she disappeared upon the night of her last interview with her husband, going without even the customary ceremonious leave-taking.
law
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From this reading SO the Lord Saito Gonji went to Tokio the following day, and immediately the machinery of law, which grinds less slowly in Japan than in many other countries, was set in motion.
leave-taking
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From this reading Disregarding and refusing all the charitable and gracious offers and promises of present or future aid, she disappeared upon the night of her last interview with her husband, going without even the customary ceremonious leave-taking.
legally
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From this reading Presently the wife of Lord Gonji was divorced by her husband’s parents and legally barred from the home of his ancestors.
less
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From this reading SO the Lord Saito Gonji went to Tokio the following day, and immediately the machinery of law, which grinds less slowly in Japan than in many other countries, was set in motion.
Lord
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From this reading SO the Lord Saito Gonji went to Tokio the following day, and immediately the machinery of law, which grinds less slowly in Japan than in many other countries, was set in motion.
machinery
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From this reading SO the Lord Saito Gonji went to Tokio the following day, and immediately the machinery of law, which grinds less slowly in Japan than in many other countries, was set in motion.
many
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From this reading SO the Lord Saito Gonji went to Tokio the following day, and immediately the machinery of law, which grinds less slowly in Japan than in many other countries, was set in motion.
matters
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From this reading All that wealth, power, influence could do to hasten matters was brought to bear.
motion
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From this reading SO the Lord Saito Gonji went to Tokio the following day, and immediately the machinery of law, which grinds less slowly in Japan than in many other countries, was set in motion.
night
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From this reading Disregarding and refusing all the charitable and gracious offers and promises of present or future aid, she disappeared upon the night of her last interview with her husband, going without even the customary ceremonious leave-taking.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one knew where she had gone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SO the Lord Saito Gonji went to Tokio the following day, and immediately the machinery of law, which grinds less slowly in Japan than in many other countries, was set in motion.
offers
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From this reading Disregarding and refusing all the charitable and gracious offers and promises of present or future aid, she disappeared upon the night of her last interview with her husband, going without even the customary ceremonious leave-taking.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one knew where she had gone.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Disregarding and refusing all the charitable and gracious offers and promises of present or future aid, she disappeared upon the night of her last interview with her husband, going without even the customary ceremonious leave-taking.
other
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From this reading SO the Lord Saito Gonji went to Tokio the following day, and immediately the machinery of law, which grinds less slowly in Japan than in many other countries, was set in motion.
parents
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From this reading Presently the wife of Lord Gonji was divorced by her husband’s parents and legally barred from the home of his ancestors.
power
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From this reading All that wealth, power, influence could do to hasten matters was brought to bear.
present
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From this reading Disregarding and refusing all the charitable and gracious offers and promises of present or future aid, she disappeared upon the night of her last interview with her husband, going without even the customary ceremonious leave-taking.
Presently
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From this reading Presently the wife of Lord Gonji was divorced by her husband’s parents and legally barred from the home of his ancestors.
promises
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From this reading Disregarding and refusing all the charitable and gracious offers and promises of present or future aid, she disappeared upon the night of her last interview with her husband, going without even the customary ceremonious leave-taking.
refusing
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From this reading Disregarding and refusing all the charitable and gracious offers and promises of present or future aid, she disappeared upon the night of her last interview with her husband, going without even the customary ceremonious leave-taking.
Saito
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From this reading SO the Lord Saito Gonji went to Tokio the following day, and immediately the machinery of law, which grinds less slowly in Japan than in many other countries, was set in motion.
set
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From this reading SO the Lord Saito Gonji went to Tokio the following day, and immediately the machinery of law, which grinds less slowly in Japan than in many other countries, was set in motion.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No one knew where she had gone.
slowly
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From this reading SO the Lord Saito Gonji went to Tokio the following day, and immediately the machinery of law, which grinds less slowly in Japan than in many other countries, was set in motion.
SOconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading SO the Lord Saito Gonji went to Tokio the following day, and immediately the machinery of law, which grinds less slowly in Japan than in many other countries, was set in motion.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading SO the Lord Saito Gonji went to Tokio the following day, and immediately the machinery of law, which grinds less slowly in Japan than in many other countries, was set in motion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that wealth, power, influence could do to hasten matters was brought to bear.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SO the Lord Saito Gonji went to Tokio the following day, and immediately the machinery of law, which grinds less slowly in Japan than in many other countries, was set in motion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SO the Lord Saito Gonji went to Tokio the following day, and immediately the machinery of law, which grinds less slowly in Japan than in many other countries, was set in motion.
Tokio
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From this reading SO the Lord Saito Gonji went to Tokio the following day, and immediately the machinery of law, which grinds less slowly in Japan than in many other countries, was set in motion.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Disregarding and refusing all the charitable and gracious offers and promises of present or future aid, she disappeared upon the night of her last interview with her husband, going without even the customary ceremonious leave-taking.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SO the Lord Saito Gonji went to Tokio the following day, and immediately the machinery of law, which grinds less slowly in Japan than in many other countries, was set in motion.
wealth
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From this reading All that wealth, power, influence could do to hasten matters was brought to bear.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SO the Lord Saito Gonji went to Tokio the following day, and immediately the machinery of law, which grinds less slowly in Japan than in many other countries, was set in motion.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading No one knew where she had gone.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading SO the Lord Saito Gonji went to Tokio the following day, and immediately the machinery of law, which grinds less slowly in Japan than in many other countries, was set in motion.
wife
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From this reading Presently the wife of Lord Gonji was divorced by her husband’s parents and legally barred from the home of his ancestors.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Disregarding and refusing all the charitable and gracious offers and promises of present or future aid, she disappeared upon the night of her last interview with her husband, going without even the customary ceremonious leave-taking.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Disregarding and refusing all the charitable and gracious offers and promises of present or future aid, she disappeared upon the night of her last interview with her husband, going without even the customary ceremonious leave-taking.
