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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 was, indeed, only yesterday that a very serious rupture was near taking place, all occasioned by a difference of opinion about the respective merits of Mr. Morton's and Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell's pickles; Dulce declaring for the former, Roger for the latter.
able
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From this reading JUST at first it is so delightful to Dulce to have Roger making actual love to her, and so delightful to Roger to be able to make it, that they are content with their present and heedless of their future.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was, indeed, only yesterday that a very serious rupture was near taking place, all occasioned by a difference of opinion about the respective merits of Mr. Morton's and Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell's pickles; Dulce declaring for the former, Roger for the latter.
actual
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From this reading JUST at first it is so delightful to Dulce to have Roger making actual love to her, and so delightful to Roger to be able to make it, that they are content with their present and heedless of their future.
all
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From this reading It was, indeed, only yesterday that a very serious rupture was near taking place, all occasioned by a difference of opinion about the respective merits of Mr. Morton's and Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell's pickles; Dulce declaring for the former, Roger for the latter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JUST at first it is so delightful to Dulce to have Roger making actual love to her, and so delightful to Roger to be able to make it, that they are content with their present and heedless of their future.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading JUST at first it is so delightful to Dulce to have Roger making actual love to her, and so delightful to Roger to be able to make it, that they are content with their present and heedless of their future.
arise
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From this reading Little skirmishes, as of old, arise between them, threatening to dim the brightness of their days.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Little skirmishes, as of old, arise between them, threatening to dim the brightness of their days.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JUST at first it is so delightful to Dulce to have Roger making actual love to her, and so delightful to Roger to be able to make it, that they are content with their present and heedless of their future.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading JUST at first it is so delightful to Dulce to have Roger making actual love to her, and so delightful to Roger to be able to make it, that they are content with their present and heedless of their future.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Little skirmishes, as of old, arise between them, threatening to dim the brightness of their days.
Blackwell's
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From this reading It was, indeed, only yesterday that a very serious rupture was near taking place, all occasioned by a difference of opinion about the respective merits of Mr. Morton's and Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell's pickles; Dulce declaring for the former, Roger for the latter.
brightness
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From this reading Little skirmishes, as of old, arise between them, threatening to dim the brightness of their days.
bury
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From this reading "Let the dead past bury its dead."--LONGFELLOW.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was, indeed, only yesterday that a very serious rupture was near taking place, all occasioned by a difference of opinion about the respective merits of Mr. Morton's and Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell's pickles; Dulce declaring for the former, Roger for the latter.
content
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From this reading JUST at first it is so delightful to Dulce to have Roger making actual love to her, and so delightful to Roger to be able to make it, that they are content with their present and heedless of their future.
Crosse
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From this reading It was, indeed, only yesterday that a very serious rupture was near taking place, all occasioned by a difference of opinion about the respective merits of Mr. Morton's and Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell's pickles; Dulce declaring for the former, Roger for the latter.
days
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From this reading Little skirmishes, as of old, arise between them, threatening to dim the brightness of their days.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Let the dead past bury its dead."--LONGFELLOW.
declaring
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From this reading It was, indeed, only yesterday that a very serious rupture was near taking place, all occasioned by a difference of opinion about the respective merits of Mr. Morton's and Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell's pickles; Dulce declaring for the former, Roger for the latter.
delightful
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From this reading JUST at first it is so delightful to Dulce to have Roger making actual love to her, and so delightful to Roger to be able to make it, that they are content with their present and heedless of their future.
difference
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From this reading It was, indeed, only yesterday that a very serious rupture was near taking place, all occasioned by a difference of opinion about the respective merits of Mr. Morton's and Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell's pickles; Dulce declaring for the former, Roger for the latter.
dim
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From this reading Little skirmishes, as of old, arise between them, threatening to dim the brightness of their days.
Dulce
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From this reading JUST at first it is so delightful to Dulce to have Roger making actual love to her, and so delightful to Roger to be able to make it, that they are content with their present and heedless of their future.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not that everything goes quite smoothly with them, even now.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Not that everything goes quite smoothly with them, even now.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JUST at first it is so delightful to Dulce to have Roger making actual love to her, and so delightful to Roger to be able to make it, that they are content with their present and heedless of their future.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was, indeed, only yesterday that a very serious rupture was near taking place, all occasioned by a difference of opinion about the respective merits of Mr. Morton's and Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell's pickles; Dulce declaring for the former, Roger for the latter.
former
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From this reading It was, indeed, only yesterday that a very serious rupture was near taking place, all occasioned by a difference of opinion about the respective merits of Mr. Morton's and Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell's pickles; Dulce declaring for the former, Roger for the latter.
future
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From this reading JUST at first it is so delightful to Dulce to have Roger making actual love to her, and so delightful to Roger to be able to make it, that they are content with their present and heedless of their future.
goes
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From this reading Not that everything goes quite smoothly with them, even now.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading JUST at first it is so delightful to Dulce to have Roger making actual love to her, and so delightful to Roger to be able to make it, that they are content with their present and heedless of their future.
heedless
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From this reading JUST at first it is so delightful to Dulce to have Roger making actual love to her, and so delightful to Roger to be able to make it, that they are content with their present and heedless of their future.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading JUST at first it is so delightful to Dulce to have Roger making actual love to her, and so delightful to Roger to be able to make it, that they are content with their present and heedless of their future.
indeed
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From this reading It was, indeed, only yesterday that a very serious rupture was near taking place, all occasioned by a difference of opinion about the respective merits of Mr. Morton's and Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell's pickles; Dulce declaring for the former, Roger for the latter.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JUST at first it is so delightful to Dulce to have Roger making actual love to her, and so delightful to Roger to be able to make it, that they are content with their present and heedless of their future.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading JUST at first it is so delightful to Dulce to have Roger making actual love to her, and so delightful to Roger to be able to make it, that they are content with their present and heedless of their future.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Let the dead past bury its dead."--LONGFELLOW.
JUST
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From this reading JUST at first it is so delightful to Dulce to have Roger making actual love to her, and so delightful to Roger to be able to make it, that they are content with their present and heedless of their future.
latter
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From this reading It was, indeed, only yesterday that a very serious rupture was near taking place, all occasioned by a difference of opinion about the respective merits of Mr. Morton's and Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell's pickles; Dulce declaring for the former, Roger for the latter.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let the dead past bury its dead."--LONGFELLOW.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little skirmishes, as of old, arise between them, threatening to dim the brightness of their days.
LONGFELLOW
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From this reading "Let the dead past bury its dead."--LONGFELLOW.
love
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From this reading JUST at first it is so delightful to Dulce to have Roger making actual love to her, and so delightful to Roger to be able to make it, that they are content with their present and heedless of their future.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JUST at first it is so delightful to Dulce to have Roger making actual love to her, and so delightful to Roger to be able to make it, that they are content with their present and heedless of their future.
making
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From this reading JUST at first it is so delightful to Dulce to have Roger making actual love to her, and so delightful to Roger to be able to make it, that they are content with their present and heedless of their future.
merits
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From this reading It was, indeed, only yesterday that a very serious rupture was near taking place, all occasioned by a difference of opinion about the respective merits of Mr. Morton's and Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell's pickles; Dulce declaring for the former, Roger for the latter.
Messrs
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From this reading It was, indeed, only yesterday that a very serious rupture was near taking place, all occasioned by a difference of opinion about the respective merits of Mr. Morton's and Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell's pickles; Dulce declaring for the former, Roger for the latter.
Morton's
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From this reading It was, indeed, only yesterday that a very serious rupture was near taking place, all occasioned by a difference of opinion about the respective merits of Mr. Morton's and Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell's pickles; Dulce declaring for the former, Roger for the latter.
Mr
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From this reading It was, indeed, only yesterday that a very serious rupture was near taking place, all occasioned by a difference of opinion about the respective merits of Mr. Morton's and Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell's pickles; Dulce declaring for the former, Roger for the latter.
near
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From this reading It was, indeed, only yesterday that a very serious rupture was near taking place, all occasioned by a difference of opinion about the respective merits of Mr. Morton's and Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell's pickles; Dulce declaring for the former, Roger for the latter.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that everything goes quite smoothly with them, even now.
now
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From this reading Not that everything goes quite smoothly with them, even now.
occasioned
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From this reading It was, indeed, only yesterday that a very serious rupture was near taking place, all occasioned by a difference of opinion about the respective merits of Mr. Morton's and Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell's pickles; Dulce declaring for the former, Roger for the latter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JUST at first it is so delightful to Dulce to have Roger making actual love to her, and so delightful to Roger to be able to make it, that they are content with their present and heedless of their future.
old
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From this reading Little skirmishes, as of old, arise between them, threatening to dim the brightness of their days.
only
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From this reading It was, indeed, only yesterday that a very serious rupture was near taking place, all occasioned by a difference of opinion about the respective merits of Mr. Morton's and Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell's pickles; Dulce declaring for the former, Roger for the latter.
opinion
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From this reading It was, indeed, only yesterday that a very serious rupture was near taking place, all occasioned by a difference of opinion about the respective merits of Mr. Morton's and Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell's pickles; Dulce declaring for the former, Roger for the latter.
past
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From this reading "Let the dead past bury its dead."--LONGFELLOW.
picklesnounUS /ˈpickles/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was, indeed, only yesterday that a very serious rupture was near taking place, all occasioned by a difference of opinion about the respective merits of Mr. Morton's and Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell's pickles; Dulce declaring for the former, Roger for the latter.
place
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From this reading It was, indeed, only yesterday that a very serious rupture was near taking place, all occasioned by a difference of opinion about the respective merits of Mr. Morton's and Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell's pickles; Dulce declaring for the former, Roger for the latter.
present
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From this reading JUST at first it is so delightful to Dulce to have Roger making actual love to her, and so delightful to Roger to be able to make it, that they are content with their present and heedless of their future.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not that everything goes quite smoothly with them, even now.
respective
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From this reading It was, indeed, only yesterday that a very serious rupture was near taking place, all occasioned by a difference of opinion about the respective merits of Mr. Morton's and Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell's pickles; Dulce declaring for the former, Roger for the latter.
Roger
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From this reading JUST at first it is so delightful to Dulce to have Roger making actual love to her, and so delightful to Roger to be able to make it, that they are content with their present and heedless of their future.
rupture
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From this reading It was, indeed, only yesterday that a very serious rupture was near taking place, all occasioned by a difference of opinion about the respective merits of Mr. Morton's and Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell's pickles; Dulce declaring for the former, Roger for the latter.
serious
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From this reading It was, indeed, only yesterday that a very serious rupture was near taking place, all occasioned by a difference of opinion about the respective merits of Mr. Morton's and Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell's pickles; Dulce declaring for the former, Roger for the latter.
skirmishes
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From this reading Little skirmishes, as of old, arise between them, threatening to dim the brightness of their days.
smoothly
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From this reading Not that everything goes quite smoothly with them, even now.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading JUST at first it is so delightful to Dulce to have Roger making actual love to her, and so delightful to Roger to be able to make it, that they are content with their present and heedless of their future.
taking
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From this reading It was, indeed, only yesterday that a very serious rupture was near taking place, all occasioned by a difference of opinion about the respective merits of Mr. Morton's and Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell's pickles; Dulce declaring for the former, Roger for the latter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JUST at first it is so delightful to Dulce to have Roger making actual love to her, and so delightful to Roger to be able to make it, that they are content with their present and heedless of their future.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Let the dead past bury its dead."--LONGFELLOW.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading JUST at first it is so delightful to Dulce to have Roger making actual love to her, and so delightful to Roger to be able to make it, that they are content with their present and heedless of their future.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Not that everything goes quite smoothly with them, even now.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JUST at first it is so delightful to Dulce to have Roger making actual love to her, and so delightful to Roger to be able to make it, that they are content with their present and heedless of their future.
threatening
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From this reading Little skirmishes, as of old, arise between them, threatening to dim the brightness of their days.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JUST at first it is so delightful to Dulce to have Roger making actual love to her, and so delightful to Roger to be able to make it, that they are content with their present and heedless of their future.
very
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From this reading It was, indeed, only yesterday that a very serious rupture was near taking place, all occasioned by a difference of opinion about the respective merits of Mr. Morton's and Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell's pickles; Dulce declaring for the former, Roger for the latter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was, indeed, only yesterday that a very serious rupture was near taking place, all occasioned by a difference of opinion about the respective merits of Mr. Morton's and Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell's pickles; Dulce declaring for the former, Roger for the latter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading JUST at first it is so delightful to Dulce to have Roger making actual love to her, and so delightful to Roger to be able to make it, that they are content with their present and heedless of their future.
yesterday
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From this reading It was, indeed, only yesterday that a very serious rupture was near taking place, all occasioned by a difference of opinion about the respective merits of Mr. Morton's and Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell's pickles; Dulce declaring for the former, Roger for the latter.
