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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 A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
away
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From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
bearing
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From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
becoming
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From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
Betty
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From this reading His sense of decorum forbade his walking with Nurse Betty—the only other witness of the wedding.
Charles
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From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
Che
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From this reading “Che faro senza—!”
Clare
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From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
companion
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From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
condition
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From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
daughter
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From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
decorum
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From this reading His sense of decorum forbade his walking with Nurse Betty—the only other witness of the wedding.
door
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From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
emotional
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From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
faro
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From this reading “Che faro senza—!”
fellow
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From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
fiddler
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From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
figure
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From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
forbade
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From this reading His sense of decorum forbade his walking with Nurse Betty—the only other witness of the wedding.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
George's
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From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
Hardy
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From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
highly
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From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
incongruous
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From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
IV
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From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
just
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From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
lancer
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From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
list
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From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
married
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From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
moving
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From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
Nurse
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From this reading His sense of decorum forbade his walking with Nurse Betty—the only other witness of the wedding.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
office
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From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
old
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From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
only
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From this reading His sense of decorum forbade his walking with Nurse Betty—the only other witness of the wedding.
other
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From this reading His sense of decorum forbade his walking with Nurse Betty—the only other witness of the wedding.
PartnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Betty!
registry
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From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
school
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From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
sense
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From this reading His sense of decorum forbade his walking with Nurse Betty—the only other witness of the wedding.
senza
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From this reading “Che faro senza—!”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
sixteen
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From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
slim
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From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
St
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From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
stout
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From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
strolled
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From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
swing
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From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
taxi-cab
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From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
Thomas
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From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
unexaggerated
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From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
upright
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From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
wake
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From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
walking
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From this reading His sense of decorum forbade his walking with Nurse Betty—the only other witness of the wedding.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
wedding
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From this reading His sense of decorum forbade his walking with Nurse Betty—the only other witness of the wedding.
Winton
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From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To Thomas Hardy Part IV Part I At the door of St. George’s registry office, Charles Clare Winton strolled forward in the wake of the taxi-cab that was bearing his daughter away with “the fiddler fellow” she had married.
witness
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From this reading His sense of decorum forbade his walking with Nurse Betty—the only other witness of the wedding.
woman
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From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
years
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From this reading A stout woman in a highly emotional condition would have been an incongruous companion to his slim, upright figure, moving with just that unexaggerated swing and balance becoming to a lancer of the old school, even if he has been on the retired list for sixteen years.
