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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 But I see no use in a recapitulation of my shortcomings and of your own many disappointments in the man you married.
agreeable
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From this reading Please take whatever steps you may find most convenient and agreeable for yourself."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am inexpressibly sorry to cause you any new annoyance and to arouse once more your just impatience and resentment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Please take whatever steps you may find most convenient and agreeable for yourself."
annoyance
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From this reading "I am inexpressibly sorry to cause you any new annoyance and to arouse once more your just impatience and resentment.
any
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From this reading "I am inexpressibly sorry to cause you any new annoyance and to arouse once more your just impatience and resentment.
arouse
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From this reading "I am inexpressibly sorry to cause you any new annoyance and to arouse once more your just impatience and resentment.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I see no use in a recapitulation of my shortcomings and of your own many disappointments in the man you married.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
cable
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From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
cause
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From this reading "I am inexpressibly sorry to cause you any new annoyance and to arouse once more your just impatience and resentment.
Clive
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From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
concluded
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From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
convenient
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From this reading Please take whatever steps you may find most convenient and agreeable for yourself."
day
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From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
difference
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From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
disappointments
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From this reading But I see no use in a recapitulation of my shortcomings and of your own many disappointments in the man you married.
find
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From this reading Please take whatever steps you may find most convenient and agreeable for yourself."
following
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From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Please take whatever steps you may find most convenient and agreeable for yourself."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, following this he wrote her:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And, following this he wrote her:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
impatience
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From this reading "I am inexpressibly sorry to cause you any new annoyance and to arouse once more your just impatience and resentment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
inexpressibly
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From this reading "I am inexpressibly sorry to cause you any new annoyance and to arouse once more your just impatience and resentment.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
just
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From this reading "I am inexpressibly sorry to cause you any new annoyance and to arouse once more your just impatience and resentment.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
man
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From this reading But I see no use in a recapitulation of my shortcomings and of your own many disappointments in the man you married.
many
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From this reading But I see no use in a recapitulation of my shortcomings and of your own many disappointments in the man you married.
married
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From this reading But I see no use in a recapitulation of my shortcomings and of your own many disappointments in the man you married.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Please take whatever steps you may find most convenient and agreeable for yourself."
more
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From this reading "I am inexpressibly sorry to cause you any new annoyance and to arouse once more your just impatience and resentment.
most
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From this reading Please take whatever steps you may find most convenient and agreeable for yourself."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I see no use in a recapitulation of my shortcomings and of your own many disappointments in the man you married.
New
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From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But I see no use in a recapitulation of my shortcomings and of your own many disappointments in the man you married.
once
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From this reading "I am inexpressibly sorry to cause you any new annoyance and to arouse once more your just impatience and resentment.
own
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From this reading But I see no use in a recapitulation of my shortcomings and of your own many disappointments in the man you married.
Please
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From this reading Please take whatever steps you may find most convenient and agreeable for yourself."
recapitulation
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From this reading But I see no use in a recapitulation of my shortcomings and of your own many disappointments in the man you married.
remain
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From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
resentment
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From this reading "I am inexpressibly sorry to cause you any new annoyance and to arouse once more your just impatience and resentment.
see
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From this reading But I see no use in a recapitulation of my shortcomings and of your own many disappointments in the man you married.
seems
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From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
shortcomings
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From this reading But I see no use in a recapitulation of my shortcomings and of your own many disappointments in the man you married.
sorry
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From this reading "I am inexpressibly sorry to cause you any new annoyance and to arouse once more your just impatience and resentment.
steps
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From this reading Please take whatever steps you may find most convenient and agreeable for yourself."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Please take whatever steps you may find most convenient and agreeable for yourself."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And, following this he wrote her:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
unpleasant
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From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
use
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From this reading But I see no use in a recapitulation of my shortcomings and of your own many disappointments in the man you married.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Please take whatever steps you may find most convenient and agreeable for yourself."
wife
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From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
wrote
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From this reading And, following this he wrote her:
York
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From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The following day Clive replied to his wife by cable: "As it seems to make no unpleasant difference to you I have concluded to remain in New York.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am inexpressibly sorry to cause you any new annoyance and to arouse once more your just impatience and resentment.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Please take whatever steps you may find most convenient and agreeable for yourself."
