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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 She had been Mr. Warrender's wife for six-and-twenty years,--the wife of a dull, good man, who never wanted any variety in his life, who needed no change, no outbursts of laughter or tears, nothing to carry away the superabundance of the waters of life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It will be divined from what has been said that there was one element in the life at the Warren which has not yet been entered into, and that was Mrs. Warrender.
any
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From this reading She had been Mr. Warrender's wife for six-and-twenty years,--the wife of a dull, good man, who never wanted any variety in his life, who needed no change, no outbursts of laughter or tears, nothing to carry away the superabundance of the waters of life.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It will be divined from what has been said that there was one element in the life at the Warren which has not yet been entered into, and that was Mrs. Warrender.
away
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From this reading She had been Mr. Warrender's wife for six-and-twenty years,--the wife of a dull, good man, who never wanted any variety in his life, who needed no change, no outbursts of laughter or tears, nothing to carry away the superabundance of the waters of life.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be divined from what has been said that there was one element in the life at the Warren which has not yet been entered into, and that was Mrs. Warrender.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It will be divined from what has been said that there was one element in the life at the Warren which has not yet been entered into, and that was Mrs. Warrender.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she was not dull.
carry
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From this reading She had been Mr. Warrender's wife for six-and-twenty years,--the wife of a dull, good man, who never wanted any variety in his life, who needed no change, no outbursts of laughter or tears, nothing to carry away the superabundance of the waters of life.
change
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From this reading She had been Mr. Warrender's wife for six-and-twenty years,--the wife of a dull, good man, who never wanted any variety in his life, who needed no change, no outbursts of laughter or tears, nothing to carry away the superabundance of the waters of life.
consequently
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From this reading With him there had been no superabundance, there had never been any floods; consequently there was no outlet necessary to carry them away.
divined
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From this reading It will be divined from what has been said that there was one element in the life at the Warren which has not yet been entered into, and that was Mrs. Warrender.
dull
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From this reading The family were dull, respectable, and proper to their fingers' ends.
element
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From this reading It will be divined from what has been said that there was one element in the life at the Warren which has not yet been entered into, and that was Mrs. Warrender.
ends
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From this reading The family were dull, respectable, and proper to their fingers' ends.
entered
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From this reading It will be divined from what has been said that there was one element in the life at the Warren which has not yet been entered into, and that was Mrs. Warrender.
family
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From this reading The family were dull, respectable, and proper to their fingers' ends.
fingers
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From this reading The family were dull, respectable, and proper to their fingers' ends.
floods
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From this reading With him there had been no superabundance, there had never been any floods; consequently there was no outlet necessary to carry them away.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had been Mr. Warrender's wife for six-and-twenty years,--the wife of a dull, good man, who never wanted any variety in his life, who needed no change, no outbursts of laughter or tears, nothing to carry away the superabundance of the waters of life.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It will be divined from what has been said that there was one element in the life at the Warren which has not yet been entered into, and that was Mrs. Warrender.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been Mr. Warrender's wife for six-and-twenty years,--the wife of a dull, good man, who never wanted any variety in his life, who needed no change, no outbursts of laughter or tears, nothing to carry away the superabundance of the waters of life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been Mr. Warrender's wife for six-and-twenty years,--the wife of a dull, good man, who never wanted any variety in his life, who needed no change, no outbursts of laughter or tears, nothing to carry away the superabundance of the waters of life.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It will be divined from what has been said that there was one element in the life at the Warren which has not yet been entered into, and that was Mrs. Warrender.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With him there had been no superabundance, there had never been any floods; consequently there was no outlet necessary to carry them away.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had been Mr. Warrender's wife for six-and-twenty years,--the wife of a dull, good man, who never wanted any variety in his life, who needed no change, no outbursts of laughter or tears, nothing to carry away the superabundance of the waters of life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It will be divined from what has been said that there was one element in the life at the Warren which has not yet been entered into, and that was Mrs. Warrender.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It will be divined from what has been said that there was one element in the life at the Warren which has not yet been entered into, and that was Mrs. Warrender.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will be divined from what has been said that there was one element in the life at the Warren which has not yet been entered into, and that was Mrs. Warrender.
laughter
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From this reading She had been Mr. Warrender's wife for six-and-twenty years,--the wife of a dull, good man, who never wanted any variety in his life, who needed no change, no outbursts of laughter or tears, nothing to carry away the superabundance of the waters of life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It will be divined from what has been said that there was one element in the life at the Warren which has not yet been entered into, and that was Mrs. Warrender.
man
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From this reading She had been Mr. Warrender's wife for six-and-twenty years,--the wife of a dull, good man, who never wanted any variety in his life, who needed no change, no outbursts of laughter or tears, nothing to carry away the superabundance of the waters of life.
Mr
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From this reading She had been Mr. Warrender's wife for six-and-twenty years,--the wife of a dull, good man, who never wanted any variety in his life, who needed no change, no outbursts of laughter or tears, nothing to carry away the superabundance of the waters of life.
Mrs
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From this reading It will be divined from what has been said that there was one element in the life at the Warren which has not yet been entered into, and that was Mrs. Warrender.
necessary
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From this reading With him there had been no superabundance, there had never been any floods; consequently there was no outlet necessary to carry them away.
needed
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From this reading She had been Mr. Warrender's wife for six-and-twenty years,--the wife of a dull, good man, who never wanted any variety in his life, who needed no change, no outbursts of laughter or tears, nothing to carry away the superabundance of the waters of life.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been Mr. Warrender's wife for six-and-twenty years,--the wife of a dull, good man, who never wanted any variety in his life, who needed no change, no outbursts of laughter or tears, nothing to carry away the superabundance of the waters of life.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had been Mr. Warrender's wife for six-and-twenty years,--the wife of a dull, good man, who never wanted any variety in his life, who needed no change, no outbursts of laughter or tears, nothing to carry away the superabundance of the waters of life.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It will be divined from what has been said that there was one element in the life at the Warren which has not yet been entered into, and that was Mrs. Warrender.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She had been Mr. Warrender's wife for six-and-twenty years,--the wife of a dull, good man, who never wanted any variety in his life, who needed no change, no outbursts of laughter or tears, nothing to carry away the superabundance of the waters of life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had been Mr. Warrender's wife for six-and-twenty years,--the wife of a dull, good man, who never wanted any variety in his life, who needed no change, no outbursts of laughter or tears, nothing to carry away the superabundance of the waters of life.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It will be divined from what has been said that there was one element in the life at the Warren which has not yet been entered into, and that was Mrs. Warrender.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had been Mr. Warrender's wife for six-and-twenty years,--the wife of a dull, good man, who never wanted any variety in his life, who needed no change, no outbursts of laughter or tears, nothing to carry away the superabundance of the waters of life.
outbursts
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From this reading She had been Mr. Warrender's wife for six-and-twenty years,--the wife of a dull, good man, who never wanted any variety in his life, who needed no change, no outbursts of laughter or tears, nothing to carry away the superabundance of the waters of life.
outlet
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From this reading With him there had been no superabundance, there had never been any floods; consequently there was no outlet necessary to carry them away.
proper
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From this reading The family were dull, respectable, and proper to their fingers' ends.
respectable
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From this reading The family were dull, respectable, and proper to their fingers' ends.
said
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From this reading It will be divined from what has been said that there was one element in the life at the Warren which has not yet been entered into, and that was Mrs. Warrender.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she was not dull.
six-and-twenty
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From this reading She had been Mr. Warrender's wife for six-and-twenty years,--the wife of a dull, good man, who never wanted any variety in his life, who needed no change, no outbursts of laughter or tears, nothing to carry away the superabundance of the waters of life.
superabundance
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From this reading She had been Mr. Warrender's wife for six-and-twenty years,--the wife of a dull, good man, who never wanted any variety in his life, who needed no change, no outbursts of laughter or tears, nothing to carry away the superabundance of the waters of life.
tears
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From this reading She had been Mr. Warrender's wife for six-and-twenty years,--the wife of a dull, good man, who never wanted any variety in his life, who needed no change, no outbursts of laughter or tears, nothing to carry away the superabundance of the waters of life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It will be divined from what has been said that there was one element in the life at the Warren which has not yet been entered into, and that was Mrs. Warrender.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It will be divined from what has been said that there was one element in the life at the Warren which has not yet been entered into, and that was Mrs. Warrender.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The family were dull, respectable, and proper to their fingers' ends.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With him there had been no superabundance, there had never been any floods; consequently there was no outlet necessary to carry them away.
there
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From this reading It will be divined from what has been said that there was one element in the life at the Warren which has not yet been entered into, and that was Mrs. Warrender.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The family were dull, respectable, and proper to their fingers' ends.
variety
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From this reading She had been Mr. Warrender's wife for six-and-twenty years,--the wife of a dull, good man, who never wanted any variety in his life, who needed no change, no outbursts of laughter or tears, nothing to carry away the superabundance of the waters of life.
wanted
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From this reading She had been Mr. Warrender's wife for six-and-twenty years,--the wife of a dull, good man, who never wanted any variety in his life, who needed no change, no outbursts of laughter or tears, nothing to carry away the superabundance of the waters of life.
Warren
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From this reading It will be divined from what has been said that there was one element in the life at the Warren which has not yet been entered into, and that was Mrs. Warrender.
Warrender
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From this reading It will be divined from what has been said that there was one element in the life at the Warren which has not yet been entered into, and that was Mrs. Warrender.
Warrender's
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From this reading She had been Mr. Warrender's wife for six-and-twenty years,--the wife of a dull, good man, who never wanted any variety in his life, who needed no change, no outbursts of laughter or tears, nothing to carry away the superabundance of the waters of life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It will be divined from what has been said that there was one element in the life at the Warren which has not yet been entered into, and that was Mrs. Warrender.
waters
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From this reading She had been Mr. Warrender's wife for six-and-twenty years,--the wife of a dull, good man, who never wanted any variety in his life, who needed no change, no outbursts of laughter or tears, nothing to carry away the superabundance of the waters of life.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The family were dull, respectable, and proper to their fingers' ends.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It will be divined from what has been said that there was one element in the life at the Warren which has not yet been entered into, and that was Mrs. Warrender.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It will be divined from what has been said that there was one element in the life at the Warren which has not yet been entered into, and that was Mrs. Warrender.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She had been Mr. Warrender's wife for six-and-twenty years,--the wife of a dull, good man, who never wanted any variety in his life, who needed no change, no outbursts of laughter or tears, nothing to carry away the superabundance of the waters of life.
wife
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From this reading She had been Mr. Warrender's wife for six-and-twenty years,--the wife of a dull, good man, who never wanted any variety in his life, who needed no change, no outbursts of laughter or tears, nothing to carry away the superabundance of the waters of life.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be divined from what has been said that there was one element in the life at the Warren which has not yet been entered into, and that was Mrs. Warrender.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With him there had been no superabundance, there had never been any floods; consequently there was no outlet necessary to carry them away.
years
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From this reading She had been Mr. Warrender's wife for six-and-twenty years,--the wife of a dull, good man, who never wanted any variety in his life, who needed no change, no outbursts of laughter or tears, nothing to carry away the superabundance of the waters of life.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It will be divined from what has been said that there was one element in the life at the Warren which has not yet been entered into, and that was Mrs. Warrender.
