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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 Immediately upon their arrival in the city he had driven in hot haste for a license, and they were married before they left the court-house.
affected
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From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
ANOTHERnounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
arrival
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From this reading Immediately upon their arrival in the city he had driven in hot haste for a license, and they were married before they left the court-house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Immediately upon their arrival in the city he had driven in hot haste for a license, and they were married before they left the court-house.
Bubble
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From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
city
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From this reading Immediately upon their arrival in the city he had driven in hot haste for a license, and they were married before they left the court-house.
court-house
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From this reading Immediately upon their arrival in the city he had driven in hot haste for a license, and they were married before they left the court-house.
day's
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From this reading She was happy from day's end to day's end.
driven
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From this reading Immediately upon their arrival in the city he had driven in hot haste for a license, and they were married before they left the court-house.
end
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From this reading She was happy from day's end to day's end.
expected
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From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
Fannie
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From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
flawless
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From this reading Her husband was the most wonderful man in the world, flawless, perfect.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Immediately upon their arrival in the city he had driven in hot haste for a license, and they were married before they left the court-house.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was happy from day's end to day's end.
GIVES
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From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
gowned
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From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
happy
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From this reading She was happy from day's end to day's end.
haste
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From this reading Immediately upon their arrival in the city he had driven in hot haste for a license, and they were married before they left the court-house.
hatted
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From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Immediately upon their arrival in the city he had driven in hot haste for a license, and they were married before they left the court-house.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband was the most wonderful man in the world, flawless, perfect.
HIMSELFpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
hot
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From this reading Immediately upon their arrival in the city he had driven in hot haste for a license, and they were married before they left the court-house.
husband
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From this reading Her husband was the most wonderful man in the world, flawless, perfect.
Immediately
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From this reading Immediately upon their arrival in the city he had driven in hot haste for a license, and they were married before they left the court-house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her husband was the most wonderful man in the world, flawless, perfect.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
J
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From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
jeweledadjectiveUS /ˈdʒuː.əld/
Adorned or decorated with precious gems, diamonds, and emeralds.
From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
Jonas
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From this reading Then he had wired the news to Jonas Bubble.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Immediately upon their arrival in the city he had driven in hot haste for a license, and they were married before they left the court-house.
license
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From this reading Immediately upon their arrival in the city he had driven in hot haste for a license, and they were married before they left the court-house.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
liked
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From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
luxurious
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From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
man
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From this reading Her husband was the most wonderful man in the world, flawless, perfect.
married
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From this reading Immediately upon their arrival in the city he had driven in hot haste for a license, and they were married before they left the court-house.
most
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From this reading Her husband was the most wonderful man in the world, flawless, perfect.
Mrs
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From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
news
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From this reading Then he had wired the news to Jonas Bubble.
perfect
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From this reading Her husband was the most wonderful man in the world, flawless, perfect.
Rufus
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From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
STILLnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
STUPENDOUS
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From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
SURPRISE
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From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Immediately upon their arrival in the city he had driven in hot haste for a license, and they were married before they left the court-house.
Then
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From this reading Then he had wired the news to Jonas Bubble.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Immediately upon their arrival in the city he had driven in hot haste for a license, and they were married before they left the court-house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
tried
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From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Immediately upon their arrival in the city he had driven in hot haste for a license, and they were married before they left the court-house.
WALLINGFORD
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From this reading WALLINGFORD GIVES HIMSELF STILL ANOTHER STUPENDOUS SURPRISE Mrs. Wallingford, gowned and hatted and jeweled as Fannie Bubble had never been, and had never expected to be, tried the luxurious life that J. Rufus affected and found that she liked it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was happy from day's end to day's end.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Immediately upon their arrival in the city he had driven in hot haste for a license, and they were married before they left the court-house.
wired
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From this reading Then he had wired the news to Jonas Bubble.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her husband was the most wonderful man in the world, flawless, perfect.
world
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From this reading Her husband was the most wonderful man in the world, flawless, perfect.
