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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 It was a little over two years later that the crash came.
actively
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From this reading To do Lorraine justice, she was not actively at fault.
actress
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From this reading There was first a commonplace, sordid tale of bickering and quarrelling, with passionate jealousy on the part of the middle-aged husband, and callous, maddening indifference on the part of the now successful and brilliant actress.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She did not sin in deed against the man to whom she had sold herself, but in thought it was hardly possible for her to give him anything but tolerance, or to feel much beyond the callous indifference she purposely cultivated, to make their life together endurable.
all
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From this reading Her sense of fair play made her try sincerely to make the best of what had all along been an inevitable fiasco.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Her sense of fair play made her try sincerely to make the best of what had all along been an inevitable fiasco.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her sense of fair play made her try sincerely to make the best of what had all along been an inevitable fiasco.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was first a commonplace, sordid tale of bickering and quarrelling, with passionate jealousy on the part of the middle-aged husband, and callous, maddening indifference on the part of the now successful and brilliant actress.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading She did not sin in deed against the man to whom she had sold herself, but in thought it was hardly possible for her to give him anything but tolerance, or to feel much beyond the callous indifference she purposely cultivated, to make their life together endurable.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To do Lorraine justice, she was not actively at fault.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her sense of fair play made her try sincerely to make the best of what had all along been an inevitable fiasco.
best
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From this reading Her sense of fair play made her try sincerely to make the best of what had all along been an inevitable fiasco.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading She did not sin in deed against the man to whom she had sold herself, but in thought it was hardly possible for her to give him anything but tolerance, or to feel much beyond the callous indifference she purposely cultivated, to make their life together endurable.
bickering
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From this reading There was first a commonplace, sordid tale of bickering and quarrelling, with passionate jealousy on the part of the middle-aged husband, and callous, maddening indifference on the part of the now successful and brilliant actress.
brilliant
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From this reading There was first a commonplace, sordid tale of bickering and quarrelling, with passionate jealousy on the part of the middle-aged husband, and callous, maddening indifference on the part of the now successful and brilliant actress.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She did not sin in deed against the man to whom she had sold herself, but in thought it was hardly possible for her to give him anything but tolerance, or to feel much beyond the callous indifference she purposely cultivated, to make their life together endurable.
callousadjectiveUS /ˈkæləs/
showing no sympathy for other people’s suffering
From this reading There was first a commonplace, sordid tale of bickering and quarrelling, with passionate jealousy on the part of the middle-aged husband, and callous, maddening indifference on the part of the now successful and brilliant actress.
came
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From this reading It was a little over two years later that the crash came.
commonplace
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From this reading There was first a commonplace, sordid tale of bickering and quarrelling, with passionate jealousy on the part of the middle-aged husband, and callous, maddening indifference on the part of the now successful and brilliant actress.
crash
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From this reading It was a little over two years later that the crash came.
cultivated
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From this reading She did not sin in deed against the man to whom she had sold herself, but in thought it was hardly possible for her to give him anything but tolerance, or to feel much beyond the callous indifference she purposely cultivated, to make their life together endurable.
deed
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From this reading She did not sin in deed against the man to whom she had sold herself, but in thought it was hardly possible for her to give him anything but tolerance, or to feel much beyond the callous indifference she purposely cultivated, to make their life together endurable.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not sin in deed against the man to whom she had sold herself, but in thought it was hardly possible for her to give him anything but tolerance, or to feel much beyond the callous indifference she purposely cultivated, to make their life together endurable.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To do Lorraine justice, she was not actively at fault.
endurable
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From this reading She did not sin in deed against the man to whom she had sold herself, but in thought it was hardly possible for her to give him anything but tolerance, or to feel much beyond the callous indifference she purposely cultivated, to make their life together endurable.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her sense of fair play made her try sincerely to make the best of what had all along been an inevitable fiasco.
fault
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From this reading To do Lorraine justice, she was not actively at fault.
feel
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From this reading She did not sin in deed against the man to whom she had sold herself, but in thought it was hardly possible for her to give him anything but tolerance, or to feel much beyond the callous indifference she purposely cultivated, to make their life together endurable.
fiasco
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From this reading Her sense of fair play made her try sincerely to make the best of what had all along been an inevitable fiasco.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was first a commonplace, sordid tale of bickering and quarrelling, with passionate jealousy on the part of the middle-aged husband, and callous, maddening indifference on the part of the now successful and brilliant actress.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She did not sin in deed against the man to whom she had sold herself, but in thought it was hardly possible for her to give him anything but tolerance, or to feel much beyond the callous indifference she purposely cultivated, to make their life together endurable.
give
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From this reading She did not sin in deed against the man to whom she had sold herself, but in thought it was hardly possible for her to give him anything but tolerance, or to feel much beyond the callous indifference she purposely cultivated, to make their life together endurable.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her sense of fair play made her try sincerely to make the best of what had all along been an inevitable fiasco.
hardly
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From this reading She did not sin in deed against the man to whom she had sold herself, but in thought it was hardly possible for her to give him anything but tolerance, or to feel much beyond the callous indifference she purposely cultivated, to make their life together endurable.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her sense of fair play made her try sincerely to make the best of what had all along been an inevitable fiasco.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She did not sin in deed against the man to whom she had sold herself, but in thought it was hardly possible for her to give him anything but tolerance, or to feel much beyond the callous indifference she purposely cultivated, to make their life together endurable.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She did not sin in deed against the man to whom she had sold herself, but in thought it was hardly possible for her to give him anything but tolerance, or to feel much beyond the callous indifference she purposely cultivated, to make their life together endurable.
husband
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From this reading There was first a commonplace, sordid tale of bickering and quarrelling, with passionate jealousy on the part of the middle-aged husband, and callous, maddening indifference on the part of the now successful and brilliant actress.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She did not sin in deed against the man to whom she had sold herself, but in thought it was hardly possible for her to give him anything but tolerance, or to feel much beyond the callous indifference she purposely cultivated, to make their life together endurable.
indifference
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From this reading There was first a commonplace, sordid tale of bickering and quarrelling, with passionate jealousy on the part of the middle-aged husband, and callous, maddening indifference on the part of the now successful and brilliant actress.
inevitable
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From this reading Her sense of fair play made her try sincerely to make the best of what had all along been an inevitable fiasco.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a little over two years later that the crash came.
jealousy
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From this reading There was first a commonplace, sordid tale of bickering and quarrelling, with passionate jealousy on the part of the middle-aged husband, and callous, maddening indifference on the part of the now successful and brilliant actress.
justice
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From this reading To do Lorraine justice, she was not actively at fault.
later
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From this reading It was a little over two years later that the crash came.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not sin in deed against the man to whom she had sold herself, but in thought it was hardly possible for her to give him anything but tolerance, or to feel much beyond the callous indifference she purposely cultivated, to make their life together endurable.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a little over two years later that the crash came.
Lorraine
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From this reading To do Lorraine justice, she was not actively at fault.
maddening
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From this reading There was first a commonplace, sordid tale of bickering and quarrelling, with passionate jealousy on the part of the middle-aged husband, and callous, maddening indifference on the part of the now successful and brilliant actress.
made
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From this reading Her sense of fair play made her try sincerely to make the best of what had all along been an inevitable fiasco.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her sense of fair play made her try sincerely to make the best of what had all along been an inevitable fiasco.
man
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From this reading She did not sin in deed against the man to whom she had sold herself, but in thought it was hardly possible for her to give him anything but tolerance, or to feel much beyond the callous indifference she purposely cultivated, to make their life together endurable.
middle-aged
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From this reading There was first a commonplace, sordid tale of bickering and quarrelling, with passionate jealousy on the part of the middle-aged husband, and callous, maddening indifference on the part of the now successful and brilliant actress.
much
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From this reading She did not sin in deed against the man to whom she had sold herself, but in thought it was hardly possible for her to give him anything but tolerance, or to feel much beyond the callous indifference she purposely cultivated, to make their life together endurable.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To do Lorraine justice, she was not actively at fault.
now
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From this reading There was first a commonplace, sordid tale of bickering and quarrelling, with passionate jealousy on the part of the middle-aged husband, and callous, maddening indifference on the part of the now successful and brilliant actress.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was first a commonplace, sordid tale of bickering and quarrelling, with passionate jealousy on the part of the middle-aged husband, and callous, maddening indifference on the part of the now successful and brilliant actress.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was first a commonplace, sordid tale of bickering and quarrelling, with passionate jealousy on the part of the middle-aged husband, and callous, maddening indifference on the part of the now successful and brilliant actress.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She did not sin in deed against the man to whom she had sold herself, but in thought it was hardly possible for her to give him anything but tolerance, or to feel much beyond the callous indifference she purposely cultivated, to make their life together endurable.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was a little over two years later that the crash came.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was first a commonplace, sordid tale of bickering and quarrelling, with passionate jealousy on the part of the middle-aged husband, and callous, maddening indifference on the part of the now successful and brilliant actress.
passionate
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From this reading There was first a commonplace, sordid tale of bickering and quarrelling, with passionate jealousy on the part of the middle-aged husband, and callous, maddening indifference on the part of the now successful and brilliant actress.
play
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From this reading Her sense of fair play made her try sincerely to make the best of what had all along been an inevitable fiasco.
possible
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From this reading She did not sin in deed against the man to whom she had sold herself, but in thought it was hardly possible for her to give him anything but tolerance, or to feel much beyond the callous indifference she purposely cultivated, to make their life together endurable.
purposely
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From this reading She did not sin in deed against the man to whom she had sold herself, but in thought it was hardly possible for her to give him anything but tolerance, or to feel much beyond the callous indifference she purposely cultivated, to make their life together endurable.
quarrelling
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From this reading There was first a commonplace, sordid tale of bickering and quarrelling, with passionate jealousy on the part of the middle-aged husband, and callous, maddening indifference on the part of the now successful and brilliant actress.
sense
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From this reading Her sense of fair play made her try sincerely to make the best of what had all along been an inevitable fiasco.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To do Lorraine justice, she was not actively at fault.
sin
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From this reading She did not sin in deed against the man to whom she had sold herself, but in thought it was hardly possible for her to give him anything but tolerance, or to feel much beyond the callous indifference she purposely cultivated, to make their life together endurable.
sincerely
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From this reading Her sense of fair play made her try sincerely to make the best of what had all along been an inevitable fiasco.
sold
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From this reading She did not sin in deed against the man to whom she had sold herself, but in thought it was hardly possible for her to give him anything but tolerance, or to feel much beyond the callous indifference she purposely cultivated, to make their life together endurable.
sordid
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From this reading There was first a commonplace, sordid tale of bickering and quarrelling, with passionate jealousy on the part of the middle-aged husband, and callous, maddening indifference on the part of the now successful and brilliant actress.
successful
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From this reading There was first a commonplace, sordid tale of bickering and quarrelling, with passionate jealousy on the part of the middle-aged husband, and callous, maddening indifference on the part of the now successful and brilliant actress.
tale
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From this reading There was first a commonplace, sordid tale of bickering and quarrelling, with passionate jealousy on the part of the middle-aged husband, and callous, maddening indifference on the part of the now successful and brilliant actress.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a little over two years later that the crash came.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a little over two years later that the crash came.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She did not sin in deed against the man to whom she had sold herself, but in thought it was hardly possible for her to give him anything but tolerance, or to feel much beyond the callous indifference she purposely cultivated, to make their life together endurable.
There
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From this reading There was first a commonplace, sordid tale of bickering and quarrelling, with passionate jealousy on the part of the middle-aged husband, and callous, maddening indifference on the part of the now successful and brilliant actress.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not sin in deed against the man to whom she had sold herself, but in thought it was hardly possible for her to give him anything but tolerance, or to feel much beyond the callous indifference she purposely cultivated, to make their life together endurable.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To do Lorraine justice, she was not actively at fault.
together
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From this reading She did not sin in deed against the man to whom she had sold herself, but in thought it was hardly possible for her to give him anything but tolerance, or to feel much beyond the callous indifference she purposely cultivated, to make their life together endurable.
tolerance
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From this reading She did not sin in deed against the man to whom she had sold herself, but in thought it was hardly possible for her to give him anything but tolerance, or to feel much beyond the callous indifference she purposely cultivated, to make their life together endurable.
try
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From this reading Her sense of fair play made her try sincerely to make the best of what had all along been an inevitable fiasco.
two
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From this reading It was a little over two years later that the crash came.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a little over two years later that the crash came.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Her sense of fair play made her try sincerely to make the best of what had all along been an inevitable fiasco.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She did not sin in deed against the man to whom she had sold herself, but in thought it was hardly possible for her to give him anything but tolerance, or to feel much beyond the callous indifference she purposely cultivated, to make their life together endurable.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was first a commonplace, sordid tale of bickering and quarrelling, with passionate jealousy on the part of the middle-aged husband, and callous, maddening indifference on the part of the now successful and brilliant actress.
years
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From this reading It was a little over two years later that the crash came.
