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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 I should like much, before in my narrative approaching a certain hard season we had to encounter, to say a few words concerning my husband, if I only knew how.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ABOUT PERCIVALE.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I have known women set a whole community against their husbands by the way in which they trumpeted their praises; and I have known one woman set everybody against herself by the way in which she published her husband's faults.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I find women differ much, both in the degree and manner in which their feelings will permit them to talk about their husbands.
approaching
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From this reading I should like much, before in my narrative approaching a certain hard season we had to encounter, to say a few words concerning my husband, if I only knew how.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I should like much, before in my narrative approaching a certain hard season we had to encounter, to say a few words concerning my husband, if I only knew how.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I find it difficult to believe either sort.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading I find women differ much, both in the degree and manner in which their feelings will permit them to talk about their husbands.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I have known women set a whole community against their husbands by the way in which they trumpeted their praises; and I have known one woman set everybody against herself by the way in which she published her husband's faults.
certain
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From this reading I should like much, before in my narrative approaching a certain hard season we had to encounter, to say a few words concerning my husband, if I only knew how.
community
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From this reading I have known women set a whole community against their husbands by the way in which they trumpeted their praises; and I have known one woman set everybody against herself by the way in which she published her husband's faults.
concerning
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From this reading I should like much, before in my narrative approaching a certain hard season we had to encounter, to say a few words concerning my husband, if I only knew how.
degree
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From this reading I find women differ much, both in the degree and manner in which their feelings will permit them to talk about their husbands.
differ
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From this reading I find women differ much, both in the degree and manner in which their feelings will permit them to talk about their husbands.
difficult
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From this reading I find it difficult to believe either sort.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading I find it difficult to believe either sort.
encounter
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From this reading I should like much, before in my narrative approaching a certain hard season we had to encounter, to say a few words concerning my husband, if I only knew how.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading I have known women set a whole community against their husbands by the way in which they trumpeted their praises; and I have known one woman set everybody against herself by the way in which she published her husband's faults.
faults
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From this reading I have known women set a whole community against their husbands by the way in which they trumpeted their praises; and I have known one woman set everybody against herself by the way in which she published her husband's faults.
feelings
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From this reading I find women differ much, both in the degree and manner in which their feelings will permit them to talk about their husbands.
few
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From this reading I should like much, before in my narrative approaching a certain hard season we had to encounter, to say a few words concerning my husband, if I only knew how.
find
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From this reading I find women differ much, both in the degree and manner in which their feelings will permit them to talk about their husbands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I should like much, before in my narrative approaching a certain hard season we had to encounter, to say a few words concerning my husband, if I only knew how.
hard
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From this reading I should like much, before in my narrative approaching a certain hard season we had to encounter, to say a few words concerning my husband, if I only knew how.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have known women set a whole community against their husbands by the way in which they trumpeted their praises; and I have known one woman set everybody against herself by the way in which she published her husband's faults.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I have known women set a whole community against their husbands by the way in which they trumpeted their praises; and I have known one woman set everybody against herself by the way in which she published her husband's faults.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading I have known women set a whole community against their husbands by the way in which they trumpeted their praises; and I have known one woman set everybody against herself by the way in which she published her husband's faults.
how
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From this reading I should like much, before in my narrative approaching a certain hard season we had to encounter, to say a few words concerning my husband, if I only knew how.
husband
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From this reading I should like much, before in my narrative approaching a certain hard season we had to encounter, to say a few words concerning my husband, if I only knew how.
husband's
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From this reading I have known women set a whole community against their husbands by the way in which they trumpeted their praises; and I have known one woman set everybody against herself by the way in which she published her husband's faults.
husbands
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From this reading I find women differ much, both in the degree and manner in which their feelings will permit them to talk about their husbands.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should like much, before in my narrative approaching a certain hard season we had to encounter, to say a few words concerning my husband, if I only knew how.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I should like much, before in my narrative approaching a certain hard season we had to encounter, to say a few words concerning my husband, if I only knew how.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I should like much, before in my narrative approaching a certain hard season we had to encounter, to say a few words concerning my husband, if I only knew how.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I find it difficult to believe either sort.
knew
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From this reading I should like much, before in my narrative approaching a certain hard season we had to encounter, to say a few words concerning my husband, if I only knew how.
known
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From this reading I have known women set a whole community against their husbands by the way in which they trumpeted their praises; and I have known one woman set everybody against herself by the way in which she published her husband's faults.
like
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From this reading I should like much, before in my narrative approaching a certain hard season we had to encounter, to say a few words concerning my husband, if I only knew how.
manner
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From this reading I find women differ much, both in the degree and manner in which their feelings will permit them to talk about their husbands.
much
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From this reading I should like much, before in my narrative approaching a certain hard season we had to encounter, to say a few words concerning my husband, if I only knew how.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I should like much, before in my narrative approaching a certain hard season we had to encounter, to say a few words concerning my husband, if I only knew how.
narrative
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From this reading I should like much, before in my narrative approaching a certain hard season we had to encounter, to say a few words concerning my husband, if I only knew how.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have known women set a whole community against their husbands by the way in which they trumpeted their praises; and I have known one woman set everybody against herself by the way in which she published her husband's faults.
only
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From this reading I should like much, before in my narrative approaching a certain hard season we had to encounter, to say a few words concerning my husband, if I only knew how.
PERCIVALE
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From this reading ABOUT PERCIVALE.
permit
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From this reading I find women differ much, both in the degree and manner in which their feelings will permit them to talk about their husbands.
praises
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From this reading I have known women set a whole community against their husbands by the way in which they trumpeted their praises; and I have known one woman set everybody against herself by the way in which she published her husband's faults.
published
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From this reading I have known women set a whole community against their husbands by the way in which they trumpeted their praises; and I have known one woman set everybody against herself by the way in which she published her husband's faults.
say
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From this reading I should like much, before in my narrative approaching a certain hard season we had to encounter, to say a few words concerning my husband, if I only knew how.
season
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From this reading I should like much, before in my narrative approaching a certain hard season we had to encounter, to say a few words concerning my husband, if I only knew how.
set
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From this reading I have known women set a whole community against their husbands by the way in which they trumpeted their praises; and I have known one woman set everybody against herself by the way in which she published her husband's faults.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have known women set a whole community against their husbands by the way in which they trumpeted their praises; and I have known one woman set everybody against herself by the way in which she published her husband's faults.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should like much, before in my narrative approaching a certain hard season we had to encounter, to say a few words concerning my husband, if I only knew how.
sort
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From this reading I find it difficult to believe either sort.
talk
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From this reading I find women differ much, both in the degree and manner in which their feelings will permit them to talk about their husbands.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I find women differ much, both in the degree and manner in which their feelings will permit them to talk about their husbands.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I find women differ much, both in the degree and manner in which their feelings will permit them to talk about their husbands.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I find women differ much, both in the degree and manner in which their feelings will permit them to talk about their husbands.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have known women set a whole community against their husbands by the way in which they trumpeted their praises; and I have known one woman set everybody against herself by the way in which she published her husband's faults.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I should like much, before in my narrative approaching a certain hard season we had to encounter, to say a few words concerning my husband, if I only knew how.
trumpeted
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From this reading I have known women set a whole community against their husbands by the way in which they trumpeted their praises; and I have known one woman set everybody against herself by the way in which she published her husband's faults.
way
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From this reading I have known women set a whole community against their husbands by the way in which they trumpeted their praises; and I have known one woman set everybody against herself by the way in which she published her husband's faults.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I should like much, before in my narrative approaching a certain hard season we had to encounter, to say a few words concerning my husband, if I only knew how.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I find women differ much, both in the degree and manner in which their feelings will permit them to talk about their husbands.
whole
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From this reading I have known women set a whole community against their husbands by the way in which they trumpeted their praises; and I have known one woman set everybody against herself by the way in which she published her husband's faults.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I find women differ much, both in the degree and manner in which their feelings will permit them to talk about their husbands.
woman
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From this reading I have known women set a whole community against their husbands by the way in which they trumpeted their praises; and I have known one woman set everybody against herself by the way in which she published her husband's faults.
women
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From this reading I find women differ much, both in the degree and manner in which their feelings will permit them to talk about their husbands.
words
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From this reading I should like much, before in my narrative approaching a certain hard season we had to encounter, to say a few words concerning my husband, if I only knew how.
