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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 is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
affairs
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From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
afterwards
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From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was in this unfortunate position that the young men at the Rectory found themselves on the evening that followed.
away
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From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
awkward
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From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
bitter
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From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
breach
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From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
case
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From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
courtesies
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From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
diminish
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From this reading There was nobody in the house to diminish the pressure.
doubt
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From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
especially
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From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
evening
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From this reading It was in this unfortunate position that the young men at the Rectory found themselves on the evening that followed.
explanation
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From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
EXPLANATIONS
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find
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From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
followed
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From this reading It was in this unfortunate position that the young men at the Rectory found themselves on the evening that followed.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in this unfortunate position that the young men at the Rectory found themselves on the evening that followed.
friend
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From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
general
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From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
go
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From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
grievance
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From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
house
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From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
men
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From this reading It was in this unfortunate position that the young men at the Rectory found themselves on the evening that followed.
more
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From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading There was nobody in the house to diminish the pressure.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was in this unfortunate position that the young men at the Rectory found themselves on the evening that followed.
out
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From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
painful
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From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
permitting
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From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
position
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From this reading It was in this unfortunate position that the young men at the Rectory found themselves on the evening that followed.
pressure
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From this reading There was nobody in the house to diminish the pressure.
profound
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From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
Rectory
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From this reading It was in this unfortunate position that the young men at the Rectory found themselves on the evening that followed.
regret
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From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
relieve
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From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
roof
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From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
society
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From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
special
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From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
state
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From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
staying
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From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
taken
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From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It was in this unfortunate position that the young men at the Rectory found themselves on the evening that followed.
there
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From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was in this unfortunate position that the young men at the Rectory found themselves on the evening that followed.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
thrown
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From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
unfortunate
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From this reading It was in this unfortunate position that the young men at the Rectory found themselves on the evening that followed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in this unfortunate position that the young men at the Rectory found themselves on the evening that followed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But if there is no quarrel, yet you find out suddenly that you have a grievance--a grievance profound and bitter, but not permitting of explanation--the state of affairs is more painful still; especially if the friend is thrown into your special society, and not taken from you by the general courtesies of the house.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
young
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From this reading It was in this unfortunate position that the young men at the Rectory found themselves on the evening that followed.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is an awkward and a painful thing to quarrel with a friend when he is staying under your roof; though in that case it will no doubt make a breach, and he will go away, which will relieve you, even if you regret it afterwards.
