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all
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From this reading "You all know it isn't.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As an impulse it quickly wears itself out in marriage, and makes way for divorce.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You all know that it is the caprice of chance encounter, the result of propinquity, the invention of poets and novelists, the superstition of the victims, the unscrupulous make-believe of the witnesses.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In this country nine-tenths of the marriages are love-matches.
aristocratic
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From this reading The old motives which delay and prevent marriage in other countries, aristocratic countries, like questions of rank and descent, even of money, do not exist.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As an impulse it quickly wears itself out in marriage, and makes way for divorce.
caprice
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chance
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countries
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From this reading The old motives which delay and prevent marriage in other countries, aristocratic countries, like questions of rank and descent, even of money, do not exist.
country
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From this reading In this country nine-tenths of the marriages are love-matches.
delay
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From this reading The old motives which delay and prevent marriage in other countries, aristocratic countries, like questions of rank and descent, even of money, do not exist.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading The old motives which delay and prevent marriage in other countries, aristocratic countries, like questions of rank and descent, even of money, do not exist.
divorce
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From this reading As an impulse it quickly wears itself out in marriage, and makes way for divorce.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The old motives which delay and prevent marriage in other countries, aristocratic countries, like questions of rank and descent, even of money, do not exist.
encounter
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evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old motives which delay and prevent marriage in other countries, aristocratic countries, like questions of rank and descent, even of money, do not exist.
exist
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From this reading The old motives which delay and prevent marriage in other countries, aristocratic countries, like questions of rank and descent, even of money, do not exist.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As an impulse it quickly wears itself out in marriage, and makes way for divorce.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading As an impulse it quickly wears itself out in marriage, and makes way for divorce.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As an impulse it quickly wears itself out in marriage, and makes way for divorce.
invention
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From this reading You all know that it is the caprice of chance encounter, the result of propinquity, the invention of poets and novelists, the superstition of the victims, the unscrupulous make-believe of the witnesses.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You all know that it is the caprice of chance encounter, the result of propinquity, the invention of poets and novelists, the superstition of the victims, the unscrupulous make-believe of the witnesses.
isn't
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From this reading "You all know it isn't.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You all know it isn't.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading As an impulse it quickly wears itself out in marriage, and makes way for divorce.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You all know it isn't.
like
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From this reading The old motives which delay and prevent marriage in other countries, aristocratic countries, like questions of rank and descent, even of money, do not exist.
love-matches
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From this reading In this country nine-tenths of the marriages are love-matches.
make-believe
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makes
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marriage
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marriages
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From this reading In this country nine-tenths of the marriages are love-matches.
money
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From this reading The old motives which delay and prevent marriage in other countries, aristocratic countries, like questions of rank and descent, even of money, do not exist.
motives
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From this reading The old motives which delay and prevent marriage in other countries, aristocratic countries, like questions of rank and descent, even of money, do not exist.
nine-tenths
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From this reading In this country nine-tenths of the marriages are love-matches.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The old motives which delay and prevent marriage in other countries, aristocratic countries, like questions of rank and descent, even of money, do not exist.
novelists
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You all know that it is the caprice of chance encounter, the result of propinquity, the invention of poets and novelists, the superstition of the victims, the unscrupulous make-believe of the witnesses.
old
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From this reading The old motives which delay and prevent marriage in other countries, aristocratic countries, like questions of rank and descent, even of money, do not exist.
other
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From this reading The old motives which delay and prevent marriage in other countries, aristocratic countries, like questions of rank and descent, even of money, do not exist.
out
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From this reading As an impulse it quickly wears itself out in marriage, and makes way for divorce.
poets
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prevent
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From this reading The old motives which delay and prevent marriage in other countries, aristocratic countries, like questions of rank and descent, even of money, do not exist.
propinquity
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questions
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From this reading The old motives which delay and prevent marriage in other countries, aristocratic countries, like questions of rank and descent, even of money, do not exist.
quickly
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From this reading As an impulse it quickly wears itself out in marriage, and makes way for divorce.
rank
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From this reading The old motives which delay and prevent marriage in other countries, aristocratic countries, like questions of rank and descent, even of money, do not exist.
result
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superstition
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You all know that it is the caprice of chance encounter, the result of propinquity, the invention of poets and novelists, the superstition of the victims, the unscrupulous make-believe of the witnesses.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You all know that it is the caprice of chance encounter, the result of propinquity, the invention of poets and novelists, the superstition of the victims, the unscrupulous make-believe of the witnesses.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this country nine-tenths of the marriages are love-matches.
unscrupulous
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victims
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way
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From this reading As an impulse it quickly wears itself out in marriage, and makes way for divorce.
wears
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From this reading As an impulse it quickly wears itself out in marriage, and makes way for divorce.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The old motives which delay and prevent marriage in other countries, aristocratic countries, like questions of rank and descent, even of money, do not exist.
witnesses
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YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You all know it isn't.
