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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 had produced a state of deliberate estrangement between man and wife.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Her husband passed the hours of every day away from the cottage; sometimes in the company of the doctor, sometimes among his friends in Paris.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had produced a state of deliberate estrangement between man and wife.
away
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From this reading Her husband passed the hours of every day away from the cottage; sometimes in the company of the doctor, sometimes among his friends in Paris.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It had produced a state of deliberate estrangement between man and wife.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE unworthy scheme, by means of which Lord Harry had proposed to extricate himself from his pecuniary responsibilities, had led to serious consequences.
company
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From this reading Her husband passed the hours of every day away from the cottage; sometimes in the company of the doctor, sometimes among his friends in Paris.
consequences
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From this reading THE unworthy scheme, by means of which Lord Harry had proposed to extricate himself from his pecuniary responsibilities, had led to serious consequences.
cottage
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From this reading Her husband passed the hours of every day away from the cottage; sometimes in the company of the doctor, sometimes among his friends in Paris.
day
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From this reading Her husband passed the hours of every day away from the cottage; sometimes in the company of the doctor, sometimes among his friends in Paris.
deliberate
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From this reading It had produced a state of deliberate estrangement between man and wife.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her husband passed the hours of every day away from the cottage; sometimes in the company of the doctor, sometimes among his friends in Paris.
estrangement
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From this reading It had produced a state of deliberate estrangement between man and wife.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Her husband passed the hours of every day away from the cottage; sometimes in the company of the doctor, sometimes among his friends in Paris.
extricate
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From this reading THE unworthy scheme, by means of which Lord Harry had proposed to extricate himself from his pecuniary responsibilities, had led to serious consequences.
FOUNDnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MAN IS FOUND.
friends
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From this reading Her husband passed the hours of every day away from the cottage; sometimes in the company of the doctor, sometimes among his friends in Paris.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE unworthy scheme, by means of which Lord Harry had proposed to extricate himself from his pecuniary responsibilities, had led to serious consequences.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE unworthy scheme, by means of which Lord Harry had proposed to extricate himself from his pecuniary responsibilities, had led to serious consequences.
Harry
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From this reading THE unworthy scheme, by means of which Lord Harry had proposed to extricate himself from his pecuniary responsibilities, had led to serious consequences.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Iris secluded herself in her own room.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Iris secluded herself in her own room.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE unworthy scheme, by means of which Lord Harry had proposed to extricate himself from his pecuniary responsibilities, had led to serious consequences.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE unworthy scheme, by means of which Lord Harry had proposed to extricate himself from his pecuniary responsibilities, had led to serious consequences.
hours
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From this reading Her husband passed the hours of every day away from the cottage; sometimes in the company of the doctor, sometimes among his friends in Paris.
husband
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From this reading Her husband passed the hours of every day away from the cottage; sometimes in the company of the doctor, sometimes among his friends in Paris.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Iris secluded herself in her own room.
Iris
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From this reading Iris secluded herself in her own room.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MAN IS FOUND.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had produced a state of deliberate estrangement between man and wife.
led
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From this reading THE unworthy scheme, by means of which Lord Harry had proposed to extricate himself from his pecuniary responsibilities, had led to serious consequences.
Lord
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From this reading THE unworthy scheme, by means of which Lord Harry had proposed to extricate himself from his pecuniary responsibilities, had led to serious consequences.
MAN
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From this reading THE MAN IS FOUND.
means
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From this reading THE unworthy scheme, by means of which Lord Harry had proposed to extricate himself from his pecuniary responsibilities, had led to serious consequences.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE unworthy scheme, by means of which Lord Harry had proposed to extricate himself from his pecuniary responsibilities, had led to serious consequences.
own
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From this reading Iris secluded herself in her own room.
Paris
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From this reading Her husband passed the hours of every day away from the cottage; sometimes in the company of the doctor, sometimes among his friends in Paris.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her husband passed the hours of every day away from the cottage; sometimes in the company of the doctor, sometimes among his friends in Paris.
pecuniary
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From this reading THE unworthy scheme, by means of which Lord Harry had proposed to extricate himself from his pecuniary responsibilities, had led to serious consequences.
produced
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From this reading It had produced a state of deliberate estrangement between man and wife.
proposed
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From this reading THE unworthy scheme, by means of which Lord Harry had proposed to extricate himself from his pecuniary responsibilities, had led to serious consequences.
responsibilities
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From this reading THE unworthy scheme, by means of which Lord Harry had proposed to extricate himself from his pecuniary responsibilities, had led to serious consequences.
room
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From this reading Iris secluded herself in her own room.
scheme
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From this reading THE unworthy scheme, by means of which Lord Harry had proposed to extricate himself from his pecuniary responsibilities, had led to serious consequences.
secluded
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From this reading Iris secluded herself in her own room.
serious
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From this reading THE unworthy scheme, by means of which Lord Harry had proposed to extricate himself from his pecuniary responsibilities, had led to serious consequences.
sometimes
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From this reading Her husband passed the hours of every day away from the cottage; sometimes in the company of the doctor, sometimes among his friends in Paris.
state
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From this reading It had produced a state of deliberate estrangement between man and wife.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN IS FOUND.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE unworthy scheme, by means of which Lord Harry had proposed to extricate himself from his pecuniary responsibilities, had led to serious consequences.
unworthy
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From this reading THE unworthy scheme, by means of which Lord Harry had proposed to extricate himself from his pecuniary responsibilities, had led to serious consequences.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE unworthy scheme, by means of which Lord Harry had proposed to extricate himself from his pecuniary responsibilities, had led to serious consequences.
wife
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From this reading It had produced a state of deliberate estrangement between man and wife.