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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 Persis was sorry for her husband, but just a trifle sorrier for Persis.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
any
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From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
back
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From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A bride in town would be worth two in the ocean.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, a suicide on a honeymoon would be sure to cause a fearful scandal.
bride
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From this reading A bride in town would be worth two in the ocean.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Persis was sorry for her husband, but just a trifle sorrier for Persis.
cause
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From this reading Besides, a suicide on a honeymoon would be sure to cause a fearful scandal.
consented
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From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
fearful
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From this reading Besides, a suicide on a honeymoon would be sure to cause a fearful scandal.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Persis was sorry for her husband, but just a trifle sorrier for Persis.
go
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From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he would not like that in the least.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Persis was sorry for her husband, but just a trifle sorrier for Persis.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
honeymoon
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From this reading Besides, a suicide on a honeymoon would be sure to cause a fearful scandal.
husband
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From this reading Persis was sorry for her husband, but just a trifle sorrier for Persis.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
jump
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From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
just
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From this reading Persis was sorry for her husband, but just a trifle sorrier for Persis.
least
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From this reading And he would not like that in the least.
like
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From this reading And he would not like that in the least.
longer
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From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
mad
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From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And he would not like that in the least.
ocean
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From this reading A bride in town would be worth two in the ocean.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Besides, a suicide on a honeymoon would be sure to cause a fearful scandal.
out
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From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
overboard
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From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
own
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From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
partly
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From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
Persis
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From this reading Persis was sorry for her husband, but just a trifle sorrier for Persis.
sake
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From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
scandal
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From this reading Besides, a suicide on a honeymoon would be sure to cause a fearful scandal.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
solaced
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From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
solitude
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From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
sorrier
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From this reading Persis was sorry for her husband, but just a trifle sorrier for Persis.
sorry
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From this reading Persis was sorry for her husband, but just a trifle sorrier for Persis.
stayed
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From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
suicide
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From this reading Besides, a suicide on a honeymoon would be sure to cause a fearful scandal.
sure
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From this reading Besides, a suicide on a honeymoon would be sure to cause a fearful scandal.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
thought
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From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
town
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From this reading A bride in town would be worth two in the ocean.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading Persis was sorry for her husband, but just a trifle sorrier for Persis.
two
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From this reading A bride in town would be worth two in the ocean.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Persis was sorry for her husband, but just a trifle sorrier for Persis.
Willie's
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From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
worth
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From this reading A bride in town would be worth two in the ocean.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She solaced herself with the thought that it was partly for Willie's own sake that she consented to go back, since if she stayed out in that solitude with him any longer she would go mad and jump overboard.
