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all
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From this reading There was enough, at all events, to trouble Erskine (to whom the best excuse there was for her was the least likely to suggest itself); but the matter soon ceased to trouble Erskine's wife, because his smile was as good-tempered as before.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet, even at the time she made it, Ruth little dreamt how deeply her confession both galled and revolted her husband.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was enough, at all events, to trouble Erskine (to whom the best excuse there was for her was the least likely to suggest itself); but the matter soon ceased to trouble Erskine's wife, because his smile was as good-tempered as before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And yet, even at the time she made it, Ruth little dreamt how deeply her confession both galled and revolted her husband.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading There was enough, at all events, to trouble Erskine (to whom the best excuse there was for her was the least likely to suggest itself); but the matter soon ceased to trouble Erskine's wife, because his smile was as good-tempered as before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There was enough, at all events, to trouble Erskine (to whom the best excuse there was for her was the least likely to suggest itself); but the matter soon ceased to trouble Erskine's wife, because his smile was as good-tempered as before.
best
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From this reading There was enough, at all events, to trouble Erskine (to whom the best excuse there was for her was the least likely to suggest itself); but the matter soon ceased to trouble Erskine's wife, because his smile was as good-tempered as before.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading And yet, even at the time she made it, Ruth little dreamt how deeply her confession both galled and revolted her husband.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was enough, at all events, to trouble Erskine (to whom the best excuse there was for her was the least likely to suggest itself); but the matter soon ceased to trouble Erskine's wife, because his smile was as good-tempered as before.
ceased
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From this reading There was enough, at all events, to trouble Erskine (to whom the best excuse there was for her was the least likely to suggest itself); but the matter soon ceased to trouble Erskine's wife, because his smile was as good-tempered as before.
confession
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From this reading And yet, even at the time she made it, Ruth little dreamt how deeply her confession both galled and revolted her husband.
deeply
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From this reading And yet, even at the time she made it, Ruth little dreamt how deeply her confession both galled and revolted her husband.
dreamtverbUS /drɛmt/
Experienced dreams during sleep.
From this reading And yet, even at the time she made it, Ruth little dreamt how deeply her confession both galled and revolted her husband.
end
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From this reading He forgave her very kindly in the end, and that satisfied her lean imagination.
enough
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From this reading There was enough, at all events, to trouble Erskine (to whom the best excuse there was for her was the least likely to suggest itself); but the matter soon ceased to trouble Erskine's wife, because his smile was as good-tempered as before.
Erskine
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From this reading There was enough, at all events, to trouble Erskine (to whom the best excuse there was for her was the least likely to suggest itself); but the matter soon ceased to trouble Erskine's wife, because his smile was as good-tempered as before.
Erskine's
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From this reading There was enough, at all events, to trouble Erskine (to whom the best excuse there was for her was the least likely to suggest itself); but the matter soon ceased to trouble Erskine's wife, because his smile was as good-tempered as before.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet, even at the time she made it, Ruth little dreamt how deeply her confession both galled and revolted her husband.
events
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From this reading There was enough, at all events, to trouble Erskine (to whom the best excuse there was for her was the least likely to suggest itself); but the matter soon ceased to trouble Erskine's wife, because his smile was as good-tempered as before.
excuse
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From this reading There was enough, at all events, to trouble Erskine (to whom the best excuse there was for her was the least likely to suggest itself); but the matter soon ceased to trouble Erskine's wife, because his smile was as good-tempered as before.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was enough, at all events, to trouble Erskine (to whom the best excuse there was for her was the least likely to suggest itself); but the matter soon ceased to trouble Erskine's wife, because his smile was as good-tempered as before.
forgave
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From this reading He forgave her very kindly in the end, and that satisfied her lean imagination.
forgive
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From this reading Perhaps there was not much to forgive.
galled
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From this reading And yet, even at the time she made it, Ruth little dreamt how deeply her confession both galled and revolted her husband.
good-tempered
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From this reading There was enough, at all events, to trouble Erskine (to whom the best excuse there was for her was the least likely to suggest itself); but the matter soon ceased to trouble Erskine's wife, because his smile was as good-tempered as before.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He forgave her very kindly in the end, and that satisfied her lean imagination.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And yet, even at the time she made it, Ruth little dreamt how deeply her confession both galled and revolted her husband.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was enough, at all events, to trouble Erskine (to whom the best excuse there was for her was the least likely to suggest itself); but the matter soon ceased to trouble Erskine's wife, because his smile was as good-tempered as before.
how
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From this reading And yet, even at the time she made it, Ruth little dreamt how deeply her confession both galled and revolted her husband.
husband
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From this reading And yet, even at the time she made it, Ruth little dreamt how deeply her confession both galled and revolted her husband.
imagination
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From this reading He forgave her very kindly in the end, and that satisfied her lean imagination.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE LADIES' TENT.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And yet, even at the time she made it, Ruth little dreamt how deeply her confession both galled and revolted her husband.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading There was enough, at all events, to trouble Erskine (to whom the best excuse there was for her was the least likely to suggest itself); but the matter soon ceased to trouble Erskine's wife, because his smile was as good-tempered as before.
kindly
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From this reading He forgave her very kindly in the end, and that satisfied her lean imagination.
LADIES
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From this reading IN THE LADIES' TENT.
lean
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From this reading He forgave her very kindly in the end, and that satisfied her lean imagination.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was enough, at all events, to trouble Erskine (to whom the best excuse there was for her was the least likely to suggest itself); but the matter soon ceased to trouble Erskine's wife, because his smile was as good-tempered as before.
likely
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From this reading There was enough, at all events, to trouble Erskine (to whom the best excuse there was for her was the least likely to suggest itself); but the matter soon ceased to trouble Erskine's wife, because his smile was as good-tempered as before.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet, even at the time she made it, Ruth little dreamt how deeply her confession both galled and revolted her husband.
made
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From this reading And yet, even at the time she made it, Ruth little dreamt how deeply her confession both galled and revolted her husband.
matter
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From this reading There was enough, at all events, to trouble Erskine (to whom the best excuse there was for her was the least likely to suggest itself); but the matter soon ceased to trouble Erskine's wife, because his smile was as good-tempered as before.
much
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From this reading Perhaps there was not much to forgive.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Perhaps there was not much to forgive.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps there was not much to forgive.
revolted
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From this reading And yet, even at the time she made it, Ruth little dreamt how deeply her confession both galled and revolted her husband.
Ruth
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From this reading And yet, even at the time she made it, Ruth little dreamt how deeply her confession both galled and revolted her husband.
satisfied
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From this reading He forgave her very kindly in the end, and that satisfied her lean imagination.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And yet, even at the time she made it, Ruth little dreamt how deeply her confession both galled and revolted her husband.
smile
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From this reading There was enough, at all events, to trouble Erskine (to whom the best excuse there was for her was the least likely to suggest itself); but the matter soon ceased to trouble Erskine's wife, because his smile was as good-tempered as before.
soon
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From this reading There was enough, at all events, to trouble Erskine (to whom the best excuse there was for her was the least likely to suggest itself); but the matter soon ceased to trouble Erskine's wife, because his smile was as good-tempered as before.
suggest
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From this reading There was enough, at all events, to trouble Erskine (to whom the best excuse there was for her was the least likely to suggest itself); but the matter soon ceased to trouble Erskine's wife, because his smile was as good-tempered as before.
TENT
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From this reading IN THE LADIES' TENT.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He forgave her very kindly in the end, and that satisfied her lean imagination.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE LADIES' TENT.
there
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From this reading Perhaps there was not much to forgive.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet, even at the time she made it, Ruth little dreamt how deeply her confession both galled and revolted her husband.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps there was not much to forgive.
trouble
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From this reading There was enough, at all events, to trouble Erskine (to whom the best excuse there was for her was the least likely to suggest itself); but the matter soon ceased to trouble Erskine's wife, because his smile was as good-tempered as before.
very
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From this reading He forgave her very kindly in the end, and that satisfied her lean imagination.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps there was not much to forgive.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was enough, at all events, to trouble Erskine (to whom the best excuse there was for her was the least likely to suggest itself); but the matter soon ceased to trouble Erskine's wife, because his smile was as good-tempered as before.
wife
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From this reading There was enough, at all events, to trouble Erskine (to whom the best excuse there was for her was the least likely to suggest itself); but the matter soon ceased to trouble Erskine's wife, because his smile was as good-tempered as before.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet, even at the time she made it, Ruth little dreamt how deeply her confession both galled and revolted her husband.
