adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I wonder whether any one will read these pages who has never known anything of the bitterness of a family quarrel?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It would be wrong to say that love produces quarrels; but love does produce those intimate relations of which quarrelling is too often one of the consequences,--one of the consequences which frequently seem to be so natural, and sometimes seem to be unavoidable.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I wonder whether any one will read these pages who has never known anything of the bitterness of a family quarrel?
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I wonder whether any one will read these pages who has never known anything of the bitterness of a family quarrel?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be wrong to say that love produces quarrels; but love does produce those intimate relations of which quarrelling is too often one of the consequences,--one of the consequences which frequently seem to be so natural, and sometimes seem to be unavoidable.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading One brother rebukes the other,--and what brothers ever lived together between whom there was no such rebuking?--then some warm word is misunderstood and hotter words follow and there is a quarrel.
bitternessnounUS /ˈbɪtərnəs/
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading I wonder whether any one will read these pages who has never known anything of the bitterness of a family quarrel?
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading One brother rebukes the other,--and what brothers ever lived together between whom there was no such rebuking?--then some warm word is misunderstood and hotter words follow and there is a quarrel.
brothersnounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading One brother rebukes the other,--and what brothers ever lived together between whom there was no such rebuking?--then some warm word is misunderstood and hotter words follow and there is a quarrel.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It would be wrong to say that love produces quarrels; but love does produce those intimate relations of which quarrelling is too often one of the consequences,--one of the consequences which frequently seem to be so natural, and sometimes seem to be unavoidable.
CLOSEadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading NEAR THE CLOSE.
cold-bloodedadjectiveUS /ˈkoʊldˈblʌdəd/
without compunction or human feeling
From this reading If so, I shall have a reader very fortunate, or else very cold-blooded.
consequencesnounUS /ˈkɑːnsəkwensəz/
plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading It would be wrong to say that love produces quarrels; but love does produce those intimate relations of which quarrelling is too often one of the consequences,--one of the consequences which frequently seem to be so natural, and sometimes seem to be unavoidable.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It would be wrong to say that love produces quarrels; but love does produce those intimate relations of which quarrelling is too often one of the consequences,--one of the consequences which frequently seem to be so natural, and sometimes seem to be unavoidable.
else
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From this reading If so, I shall have a reader very fortunate, or else very cold-blooded.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading One brother rebukes the other,--and what brothers ever lived together between whom there was no such rebuking?--then some warm word is misunderstood and hotter words follow and there is a quarrel.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading I wonder whether any one will read these pages who has never known anything of the bitterness of a family quarrel?
followverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊ/
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading One brother rebukes the other,--and what brothers ever lived together between whom there was no such rebuking?--then some warm word is misunderstood and hotter words follow and there is a quarrel.
fortunateadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənət/
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading If so, I shall have a reader very fortunate, or else very cold-blooded.
frequentlyadverbUS /ˈfriːkwəntli/
many times at short intervals
From this reading It would be wrong to say that love produces quarrels; but love does produce those intimate relations of which quarrelling is too often one of the consequences,--one of the consequences which frequently seem to be so natural, and sometimes seem to be unavoidable.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I wonder whether any one will read these pages who has never known anything of the bitterness of a family quarrel?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If so, I shall have a reader very fortunate, or else very cold-blooded.
hotteradjectiveUS /ˈhɑːtər/
comparative of “hot” — used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading One brother rebukes the other,--and what brothers ever lived together between whom there was no such rebuking?--then some warm word is misunderstood and hotter words follow and there is a quarrel.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder whether any one will read these pages who has never known anything of the bitterness of a family quarrel?
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If so, I shall have a reader very fortunate, or else very cold-blooded.
intimateadjectiveUS /ˈɪntəmət/
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading It would be wrong to say that love produces quarrels; but love does produce those intimate relations of which quarrelling is too often one of the consequences,--one of the consequences which frequently seem to be so natural, and sometimes seem to be unavoidable.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It would be wrong to say that love produces quarrels; but love does produce those intimate relations of which quarrelling is too often one of the consequences,--one of the consequences which frequently seem to be so natural, and sometimes seem to be unavoidable.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be wrong to say that love produces quarrels; but love does produce those intimate relations of which quarrelling is too often one of the consequences,--one of the consequences which frequently seem to be so natural, and sometimes seem to be unavoidable.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading I wonder whether any one will read these pages who has never known anything of the bitterness of a family quarrel?
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading One brother rebukes the other,--and what brothers ever lived together between whom there was no such rebuking?--then some warm word is misunderstood and hotter words follow and there is a quarrel.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading It would be wrong to say that love produces quarrels; but love does produce those intimate relations of which quarrelling is too often one of the consequences,--one of the consequences which frequently seem to be so natural, and sometimes seem to be unavoidable.
misunderstoodadjectiveUS /ˌmɪsəndərˈstʊd/
wrongly understood
From this reading One brother rebukes the other,--and what brothers ever lived together between whom there was no such rebuking?--then some warm word is misunderstood and hotter words follow and there is a quarrel.
naturaladjectiveUS /ˈnætʃərəl/
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading It would be wrong to say that love produces quarrels; but love does produce those intimate relations of which quarrelling is too often one of the consequences,--one of the consequences which frequently seem to be so natural, and sometimes seem to be unavoidable.
NEARadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading NEAR THE CLOSE.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I wonder whether any one will read these pages who has never known anything of the bitterness of a family quarrel?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading One brother rebukes the other,--and what brothers ever lived together between whom there was no such rebuking?--then some warm word is misunderstood and hotter words follow and there is a quarrel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I wonder whether any one will read these pages who has never known anything of the bitterness of a family quarrel?
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading It would be wrong to say that love produces quarrels; but love does produce those intimate relations of which quarrelling is too often one of the consequences,--one of the consequences which frequently seem to be so natural, and sometimes seem to be unavoidable.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I wonder whether any one will read these pages who has never known anything of the bitterness of a family quarrel?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If so, I shall have a reader very fortunate, or else very cold-blooded.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading One brother rebukes the other,--and what brothers ever lived together between whom there was no such rebuking?--then some warm word is misunderstood and hotter words follow and there is a quarrel.
pagesnounUS /ˈpeɪdʒəz/
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading I wonder whether any one will read these pages who has never known anything of the bitterness of a family quarrel?
produceverbUS /prəˈduːs/
bring forth or yield
From this reading It would be wrong to say that love produces quarrels; but love does produce those intimate relations of which quarrelling is too often one of the consequences,--one of the consequences which frequently seem to be so natural, and sometimes seem to be unavoidable.
producesnounUS /prəˈduːsəz/
plural of “produce” — fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market
From this reading It would be wrong to say that love produces quarrels; but love does produce those intimate relations of which quarrelling is too often one of the consequences,--one of the consequences which frequently seem to be so natural, and sometimes seem to be unavoidable.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry dispute
From this reading I wonder whether any one will read these pages who has never known anything of the bitterness of a family quarrel?
quarrelling
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From this reading It would be wrong to say that love produces quarrels; but love does produce those intimate relations of which quarrelling is too often one of the consequences,--one of the consequences which frequently seem to be so natural, and sometimes seem to be unavoidable.
quarrelsnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəlz/
plural of “quarrel” — an angry dispute
From this reading It would be wrong to say that love produces quarrels; but love does produce those intimate relations of which quarrelling is too often one of the consequences,--one of the consequences which frequently seem to be so natural, and sometimes seem to be unavoidable.
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I wonder whether any one will read these pages who has never known anything of the bitterness of a family quarrel?
readernounUS /ˈriːdər/
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading If so, I shall have a reader very fortunate, or else very cold-blooded.
rebukesnounUS /riˈbjuːks/
plural of “rebuke” — an act or expression of criticism and censure
From this reading One brother rebukes the other,--and what brothers ever lived together between whom there was no such rebuking?--then some warm word is misunderstood and hotter words follow and there is a quarrel.
rebukingverbUS /riˈbjuːkɪŋ/
-ing form of “rebuke” — censure severely or angrily
From this reading One brother rebukes the other,--and what brothers ever lived together between whom there was no such rebuking?--then some warm word is misunderstood and hotter words follow and there is a quarrel.
relationsnounUS /riˈleɪʃənz/
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading It would be wrong to say that love produces quarrels; but love does produce those intimate relations of which quarrelling is too often one of the consequences,--one of the consequences which frequently seem to be so natural, and sometimes seem to be unavoidable.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading It would be wrong to say that love produces quarrels; but love does produce those intimate relations of which quarrelling is too often one of the consequences,--one of the consequences which frequently seem to be so natural, and sometimes seem to be unavoidable.
seemverbUS /siːm/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It would be wrong to say that love produces quarrels; but love does produce those intimate relations of which quarrelling is too often one of the consequences,--one of the consequences which frequently seem to be so natural, and sometimes seem to be unavoidable.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If so, I shall have a reader very fortunate, or else very cold-blooded.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If so, I shall have a reader very fortunate, or else very cold-blooded.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading One brother rebukes the other,--and what brothers ever lived together between whom there was no such rebuking?--then some warm word is misunderstood and hotter words follow and there is a quarrel.
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading It would be wrong to say that love produces quarrels; but love does produce those intimate relations of which quarrelling is too often one of the consequences,--one of the consequences which frequently seem to be so natural, and sometimes seem to be unavoidable.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading One brother rebukes the other,--and what brothers ever lived together between whom there was no such rebuking?--then some warm word is misunderstood and hotter words follow and there is a quarrel.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It would be wrong to say that love produces quarrels; but love does produce those intimate relations of which quarrelling is too often one of the consequences,--one of the consequences which frequently seem to be so natural, and sometimes seem to be unavoidable.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEAR THE CLOSE.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading One brother rebukes the other,--and what brothers ever lived together between whom there was no such rebuking?--then some warm word is misunderstood and hotter words follow and there is a quarrel.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading One brother rebukes the other,--and what brothers ever lived together between whom there was no such rebuking?--then some warm word is misunderstood and hotter words follow and there is a quarrel.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I wonder whether any one will read these pages who has never known anything of the bitterness of a family quarrel?
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It would be wrong to say that love produces quarrels; but love does produce those intimate relations of which quarrelling is too often one of the consequences,--one of the consequences which frequently seem to be so natural, and sometimes seem to be unavoidable.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be wrong to say that love produces quarrels; but love does produce those intimate relations of which quarrelling is too often one of the consequences,--one of the consequences which frequently seem to be so natural, and sometimes seem to be unavoidable.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading One brother rebukes the other,--and what brothers ever lived together between whom there was no such rebuking?--then some warm word is misunderstood and hotter words follow and there is a quarrel.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It would be wrong to say that love produces quarrels; but love does produce those intimate relations of which quarrelling is too often one of the consequences,--one of the consequences which frequently seem to be so natural, and sometimes seem to be unavoidable.
unavoidableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbəl/
impossible to avoid or evade
From this reading It would be wrong to say that love produces quarrels; but love does produce those intimate relations of which quarrelling is too often one of the consequences,--one of the consequences which frequently seem to be so natural, and sometimes seem to be unavoidable.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading If so, I shall have a reader very fortunate, or else very cold-blooded.
warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading One brother rebukes the other,--and what brothers ever lived together between whom there was no such rebuking?--then some warm word is misunderstood and hotter words follow and there is a quarrel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One brother rebukes the other,--and what brothers ever lived together between whom there was no such rebuking?--then some warm word is misunderstood and hotter words follow and there is a quarrel.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading One brother rebukes the other,--and what brothers ever lived together between whom there was no such rebuking?--then some warm word is misunderstood and hotter words follow and there is a quarrel.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I wonder whether any one will read these pages who has never known anything of the bitterness of a family quarrel?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It would be wrong to say that love produces quarrels; but love does produce those intimate relations of which quarrelling is too often one of the consequences,--one of the consequences which frequently seem to be so natural, and sometimes seem to be unavoidable.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I wonder whether any one will read these pages who has never known anything of the bitterness of a family quarrel?
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One brother rebukes the other,--and what brothers ever lived together between whom there was no such rebuking?--then some warm word is misunderstood and hotter words follow and there is a quarrel.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I wonder whether any one will read these pages who has never known anything of the bitterness of a family quarrel?
wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder whether any one will read these pages who has never known anything of the bitterness of a family quarrel?
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading One brother rebukes the other,--and what brothers ever lived together between whom there was no such rebuking?--then some warm word is misunderstood and hotter words follow and there is a quarrel.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading One brother rebukes the other,--and what brothers ever lived together between whom there was no such rebuking?--then some warm word is misunderstood and hotter words follow and there is a quarrel.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be wrong to say that love produces quarrels; but love does produce those intimate relations of which quarrelling is too often one of the consequences,--one of the consequences which frequently seem to be so natural, and sometimes seem to be unavoidable.
wrongadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading It would be wrong to say that love produces quarrels; but love does produce those intimate relations of which quarrelling is too often one of the consequences,--one of the consequences which frequently seem to be so natural, and sometimes seem to be unavoidable.
