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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 What is a man to do who realizes that he has married the wrong woman?
agonies
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From this reading The agonies of the woman who has been married to the wrong man have been celebrated innumerably and vats of tears spilled over them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The agonies of the woman who has been married to the wrong man have been celebrated innumerably and vats of tears spilled over them.
any
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From this reading For a man there never has been any sympathy, since he has not usually been the victim of parental despotism in the matter of selecting a spouse, or, when he has been, he has had certain privileges of excursion.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those days are part of the good old times.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She used to be consigned to a husband by parental choice and compulsion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The agonies of the woman who has been married to the wrong man have been celebrated innumerably and vats of tears spilled over them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She used to be consigned to a husband by parental choice and compulsion.
celebrated
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From this reading The agonies of the woman who has been married to the wrong man have been celebrated innumerably and vats of tears spilled over them.
certain
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From this reading For a man there never has been any sympathy, since he has not usually been the victim of parental despotism in the matter of selecting a spouse, or, when he has been, he has had certain privileges of excursion.
choice
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From this reading She used to be consigned to a husband by parental choice and compulsion.
compulsion
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From this reading She used to be consigned to a husband by parental choice and compulsion.
consigned
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From this reading She used to be consigned to a husband by parental choice and compulsion.
days
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From this reading Those days are part of the good old times.
despotism
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From this reading For a man there never has been any sympathy, since he has not usually been the victim of parental despotism in the matter of selecting a spouse, or, when he has been, he has had certain privileges of excursion.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What is a man to do who realizes that he has married the wrong woman?
excursion
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From this reading For a man there never has been any sympathy, since he has not usually been the victim of parental despotism in the matter of selecting a spouse, or, when he has been, he has had certain privileges of excursion.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a man there never has been any sympathy, since he has not usually been the victim of parental despotism in the matter of selecting a spouse, or, when he has been, he has had certain privileges of excursion.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those days are part of the good old times.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For a man there never has been any sympathy, since he has not usually been the victim of parental despotism in the matter of selecting a spouse, or, when he has been, he has had certain privileges of excursion.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is a man to do who realizes that he has married the wrong woman?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The agonies of the woman who has been married to the wrong man have been celebrated innumerably and vats of tears spilled over them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What is a man to do who realizes that he has married the wrong woman?
husband
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From this reading She used to be consigned to a husband by parental choice and compulsion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a man there never has been any sympathy, since he has not usually been the victim of parental despotism in the matter of selecting a spouse, or, when he has been, he has had certain privileges of excursion.
innumerably
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From this reading The agonies of the woman who has been married to the wrong man have been celebrated innumerably and vats of tears spilled over them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is a man to do who realizes that he has married the wrong woman?
man
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married
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matter
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From this reading For a man there never has been any sympathy, since he has not usually been the victim of parental despotism in the matter of selecting a spouse, or, when he has been, he has had certain privileges of excursion.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a man there never has been any sympathy, since he has not usually been the victim of parental despotism in the matter of selecting a spouse, or, when he has been, he has had certain privileges of excursion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For a man there never has been any sympathy, since he has not usually been the victim of parental despotism in the matter of selecting a spouse, or, when he has been, he has had certain privileges of excursion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The agonies of the woman who has been married to the wrong man have been celebrated innumerably and vats of tears spilled over them.
old
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From this reading Those days are part of the good old times.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For a man there never has been any sympathy, since he has not usually been the victim of parental despotism in the matter of selecting a spouse, or, when he has been, he has had certain privileges of excursion.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The agonies of the woman who has been married to the wrong man have been celebrated innumerably and vats of tears spilled over them.
parental
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From this reading She used to be consigned to a husband by parental choice and compulsion.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those days are part of the good old times.
privileges
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From this reading For a man there never has been any sympathy, since he has not usually been the victim of parental despotism in the matter of selecting a spouse, or, when he has been, he has had certain privileges of excursion.
realizes
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From this reading What is a man to do who realizes that he has married the wrong woman?
selecting
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From this reading For a man there never has been any sympathy, since he has not usually been the victim of parental despotism in the matter of selecting a spouse, or, when he has been, he has had certain privileges of excursion.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She used to be consigned to a husband by parental choice and compulsion.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading For a man there never has been any sympathy, since he has not usually been the victim of parental despotism in the matter of selecting a spouse, or, when he has been, he has had certain privileges of excursion.
spilled
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From this reading The agonies of the woman who has been married to the wrong man have been celebrated innumerably and vats of tears spilled over them.
spouse
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From this reading For a man there never has been any sympathy, since he has not usually been the victim of parental despotism in the matter of selecting a spouse, or, when he has been, he has had certain privileges of excursion.
sympathy
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From this reading For a man there never has been any sympathy, since he has not usually been the victim of parental despotism in the matter of selecting a spouse, or, when he has been, he has had certain privileges of excursion.
tears
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From this reading The agonies of the woman who has been married to the wrong man have been celebrated innumerably and vats of tears spilled over them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What is a man to do who realizes that he has married the wrong woman?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What is a man to do who realizes that he has married the wrong woman?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The agonies of the woman who has been married to the wrong man have been celebrated innumerably and vats of tears spilled over them.
there
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From this reading For a man there never has been any sympathy, since he has not usually been the victim of parental despotism in the matter of selecting a spouse, or, when he has been, he has had certain privileges of excursion.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those days are part of the good old times.
times
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From this reading Those days are part of the good old times.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What is a man to do who realizes that he has married the wrong woman?
used
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From this reading She used to be consigned to a husband by parental choice and compulsion.
usually
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From this reading For a man there never has been any sympathy, since he has not usually been the victim of parental despotism in the matter of selecting a spouse, or, when he has been, he has had certain privileges of excursion.
vats
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From this reading The agonies of the woman who has been married to the wrong man have been celebrated innumerably and vats of tears spilled over them.
victim
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From this reading For a man there never has been any sympathy, since he has not usually been the victim of parental despotism in the matter of selecting a spouse, or, when he has been, he has had certain privileges of excursion.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is a man to do who realizes that he has married the wrong woman?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading For a man there never has been any sympathy, since he has not usually been the victim of parental despotism in the matter of selecting a spouse, or, when he has been, he has had certain privileges of excursion.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading What is a man to do who realizes that he has married the wrong woman?
woman
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From this reading What is a man to do who realizes that he has married the wrong woman?
wrong
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From this reading What is a man to do who realizes that he has married the wrong woman?
