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affected
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From this reading I often wondered whether there was anything or nothing in the fact that we were not married to each other, which affected our feelings and relations to each other.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the other evenings when we were not dining out ourselves we went to the opera, and supper after.
all
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From this reading FREEDOM The weeks slipped by, and I worked hard at the painting, while Viola gave herself up to the music and all the work that the approaching production of her opera gave her.
always
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From this reading Our evenings were always spent together.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FREEDOM The weeks slipped by, and I worked hard at the painting, while Viola gave herself up to the music and all the work that the approaching production of her opera gave her.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I often wondered whether there was anything or nothing in the fact that we were not married to each other, which affected our feelings and relations to each other.
approaching
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From this reading FREEDOM The weeks slipped by, and I worked hard at the painting, while Viola gave herself up to the music and all the work that the approaching production of her opera gave her.
aside
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From this reading We set aside two evenings in the week for our friends, giving only small dinners of eight or ten.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FREEDOM The weeks slipped by, and I worked hard at the painting, while Viola gave herself up to the music and all the work that the approaching production of her opera gave her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading FREEDOM The weeks slipped by, and I worked hard at the painting, while Viola gave herself up to the music and all the work that the approaching production of her opera gave her.
dining
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From this reading On the other evenings when we were not dining out ourselves we went to the opera, and supper after.
dinners
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From this reading We set aside two evenings in the week for our friends, giving only small dinners of eight or ten.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading I often wondered whether there was anything or nothing in the fact that we were not married to each other, which affected our feelings and relations to each other.
eight
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From this reading We set aside two evenings in the week for our friends, giving only small dinners of eight or ten.
evenings
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From this reading Our evenings were always spent together.
fact
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From this reading I often wondered whether there was anything or nothing in the fact that we were not married to each other, which affected our feelings and relations to each other.
feelings
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From this reading I often wondered whether there was anything or nothing in the fact that we were not married to each other, which affected our feelings and relations to each other.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We set aside two evenings in the week for our friends, giving only small dinners of eight or ten.
FREEDOM
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From this reading FREEDOM The weeks slipped by, and I worked hard at the painting, while Viola gave herself up to the music and all the work that the approaching production of her opera gave her.
friends
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From this reading We set aside two evenings in the week for our friends, giving only small dinners of eight or ten.
gave
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From this reading FREEDOM The weeks slipped by, and I worked hard at the painting, while Viola gave herself up to the music and all the work that the approaching production of her opera gave her.
giving
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From this reading We set aside two evenings in the week for our friends, giving only small dinners of eight or ten.
hard
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From this reading FREEDOM The weeks slipped by, and I worked hard at the painting, while Viola gave herself up to the music and all the work that the approaching production of her opera gave her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FREEDOM The weeks slipped by, and I worked hard at the painting, while Viola gave herself up to the music and all the work that the approaching production of her opera gave her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading FREEDOM The weeks slipped by, and I worked hard at the painting, while Viola gave herself up to the music and all the work that the approaching production of her opera gave her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FREEDOM The weeks slipped by, and I worked hard at the painting, while Viola gave herself up to the music and all the work that the approaching production of her opera gave her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We set aside two evenings in the week for our friends, giving only small dinners of eight or ten.
married
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From this reading I often wondered whether there was anything or nothing in the fact that we were not married to each other, which affected our feelings and relations to each other.
music
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From this reading FREEDOM The weeks slipped by, and I worked hard at the painting, while Viola gave herself up to the music and all the work that the approaching production of her opera gave her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On the other evenings when we were not dining out ourselves we went to the opera, and supper after.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I often wondered whether there was anything or nothing in the fact that we were not married to each other, which affected our feelings and relations to each other.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FREEDOM The weeks slipped by, and I worked hard at the painting, while Viola gave herself up to the music and all the work that the approaching production of her opera gave her.
often
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From this reading I often wondered whether there was anything or nothing in the fact that we were not married to each other, which affected our feelings and relations to each other.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the other evenings when we were not dining out ourselves we went to the opera, and supper after.
only
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From this reading We set aside two evenings in the week for our friends, giving only small dinners of eight or ten.
opera
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From this reading FREEDOM The weeks slipped by, and I worked hard at the painting, while Viola gave herself up to the music and all the work that the approaching production of her opera gave her.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We set aside two evenings in the week for our friends, giving only small dinners of eight or ten.
other
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From this reading On the other evenings when we were not dining out ourselves we went to the opera, and supper after.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our evenings were always spent together.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading On the other evenings when we were not dining out ourselves we went to the opera, and supper after.
out
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From this reading On the other evenings when we were not dining out ourselves we went to the opera, and supper after.
painting
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From this reading FREEDOM The weeks slipped by, and I worked hard at the painting, while Viola gave herself up to the music and all the work that the approaching production of her opera gave her.
production
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From this reading FREEDOM The weeks slipped by, and I worked hard at the painting, while Viola gave herself up to the music and all the work that the approaching production of her opera gave her.
relations
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From this reading I often wondered whether there was anything or nothing in the fact that we were not married to each other, which affected our feelings and relations to each other.
set
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From this reading We set aside two evenings in the week for our friends, giving only small dinners of eight or ten.
slipped
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From this reading FREEDOM The weeks slipped by, and I worked hard at the painting, while Viola gave herself up to the music and all the work that the approaching production of her opera gave her.
small
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From this reading We set aside two evenings in the week for our friends, giving only small dinners of eight or ten.
spent
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From this reading Our evenings were always spent together.
supper
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From this reading On the other evenings when we were not dining out ourselves we went to the opera, and supper after.
ten
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From this reading We set aside two evenings in the week for our friends, giving only small dinners of eight or ten.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FREEDOM The weeks slipped by, and I worked hard at the painting, while Viola gave herself up to the music and all the work that the approaching production of her opera gave her.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FREEDOM The weeks slipped by, and I worked hard at the painting, while Viola gave herself up to the music and all the work that the approaching production of her opera gave her.
there
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From this reading I often wondered whether there was anything or nothing in the fact that we were not married to each other, which affected our feelings and relations to each other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FREEDOM The weeks slipped by, and I worked hard at the painting, while Viola gave herself up to the music and all the work that the approaching production of her opera gave her.
together
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From this reading Our evenings were always spent together.
two
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From this reading We set aside two evenings in the week for our friends, giving only small dinners of eight or ten.
up
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From this reading FREEDOM The weeks slipped by, and I worked hard at the painting, while Viola gave herself up to the music and all the work that the approaching production of her opera gave her.
Viola
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From this reading FREEDOM The weeks slipped by, and I worked hard at the painting, while Viola gave herself up to the music and all the work that the approaching production of her opera gave her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I often wondered whether there was anything or nothing in the fact that we were not married to each other, which affected our feelings and relations to each other.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We set aside two evenings in the week for our friends, giving only small dinners of eight or ten.
week
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From this reading We set aside two evenings in the week for our friends, giving only small dinners of eight or ten.
weeks
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From this reading FREEDOM The weeks slipped by, and I worked hard at the painting, while Viola gave herself up to the music and all the work that the approaching production of her opera gave her.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the other evenings when we were not dining out ourselves we went to the opera, and supper after.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Our evenings were always spent together.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On the other evenings when we were not dining out ourselves we went to the opera, and supper after.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I often wondered whether there was anything or nothing in the fact that we were not married to each other, which affected our feelings and relations to each other.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I often wondered whether there was anything or nothing in the fact that we were not married to each other, which affected our feelings and relations to each other.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading FREEDOM The weeks slipped by, and I worked hard at the painting, while Viola gave herself up to the music and all the work that the approaching production of her opera gave her.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I often wondered whether there was anything or nothing in the fact that we were not married to each other, which affected our feelings and relations to each other.
work
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From this reading FREEDOM The weeks slipped by, and I worked hard at the painting, while Viola gave herself up to the music and all the work that the approaching production of her opera gave her.
worked
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From this reading FREEDOM The weeks slipped by, and I worked hard at the painting, while Viola gave herself up to the music and all the work that the approaching production of her opera gave her.
