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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 She had been 'bound over to keep the peace'—a task which she would obviously be the better able to accomplish at a distance.
able
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From this reading She had been 'bound over to keep the peace'—a task which she would obviously be the better able to accomplish at a distance.
accomplish
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From this reading She had been 'bound over to keep the peace'—a task which she would obviously be the better able to accomplish at a distance.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Felix went back to London the afternoon of Frances Freeland's installation, taking Sheila with him.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, though to take charge of her would be rather like holding a burning match till there was no match left, he felt bound to volunteer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had been 'bound over to keep the peace'—a task which she would obviously be the better able to accomplish at a distance.
away
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From this reading He left Nedda with many misgivings; but had not the heart to wrench her away.
back
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From this reading Felix went back to London the afternoon of Frances Freeland's installation, taking Sheila with him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had been 'bound over to keep the peace'—a task which she would obviously be the better able to accomplish at a distance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been 'bound over to keep the peace'—a task which she would obviously be the better able to accomplish at a distance.
better
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From this reading She had been 'bound over to keep the peace'—a task which she would obviously be the better able to accomplish at a distance.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The recovery of a young man who means to get up to-morrow is not so rapid when his head, rather than his body, is the seat of trouble.
bound
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From this reading She had been 'bound over to keep the peace'—a task which she would obviously be the better able to accomplish at a distance.
burning
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From this reading And, though to take charge of her would be rather like holding a burning match till there was no match left, he felt bound to volunteer.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He left Nedda with many misgivings; but had not the heart to wrench her away.
charge
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From this reading And, though to take charge of her would be rather like holding a burning match till there was no match left, he felt bound to volunteer.
distance
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From this reading She had been 'bound over to keep the peace'—a task which she would obviously be the better able to accomplish at a distance.
Felix
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From this reading Felix went back to London the afternoon of Frances Freeland's installation, taking Sheila with him.
felt
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From this reading And, though to take charge of her would be rather like holding a burning match till there was no match left, he felt bound to volunteer.
Frances
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From this reading Felix went back to London the afternoon of Frances Freeland's installation, taking Sheila with him.
Freeland's
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From this reading Felix went back to London the afternoon of Frances Freeland's installation, taking Sheila with him.
get
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From this reading The recovery of a young man who means to get up to-morrow is not so rapid when his head, rather than his body, is the seat of trouble.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been 'bound over to keep the peace'—a task which she would obviously be the better able to accomplish at a distance.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, though to take charge of her would be rather like holding a burning match till there was no match left, he felt bound to volunteer.
head
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From this reading The recovery of a young man who means to get up to-morrow is not so rapid when his head, rather than his body, is the seat of trouble.
heart
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From this reading He left Nedda with many misgivings; but had not the heart to wrench her away.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And, though to take charge of her would be rather like holding a burning match till there was no match left, he felt bound to volunteer.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Felix went back to London the afternoon of Frances Freeland's installation, taking Sheila with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The recovery of a young man who means to get up to-morrow is not so rapid when his head, rather than his body, is the seat of trouble.
holding
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From this reading And, though to take charge of her would be rather like holding a burning match till there was no match left, he felt bound to volunteer.
installation
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From this reading Felix went back to London the afternoon of Frances Freeland's installation, taking Sheila with him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The recovery of a young man who means to get up to-morrow is not so rapid when his head, rather than his body, is the seat of trouble.
keep
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From this reading She had been 'bound over to keep the peace'—a task which she would obviously be the better able to accomplish at a distance.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, though to take charge of her would be rather like holding a burning match till there was no match left, he felt bound to volunteer.
like
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From this reading And, though to take charge of her would be rather like holding a burning match till there was no match left, he felt bound to volunteer.
London
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From this reading Felix went back to London the afternoon of Frances Freeland's installation, taking Sheila with him.
man
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From this reading The recovery of a young man who means to get up to-morrow is not so rapid when his head, rather than his body, is the seat of trouble.
many
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From this reading He left Nedda with many misgivings; but had not the heart to wrench her away.
match
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From this reading And, though to take charge of her would be rather like holding a burning match till there was no match left, he felt bound to volunteer.
means
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From this reading The recovery of a young man who means to get up to-morrow is not so rapid when his head, rather than his body, is the seat of trouble.
misgivings
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From this reading He left Nedda with many misgivings; but had not the heart to wrench her away.
Nedda
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From this reading He left Nedda with many misgivings; but had not the heart to wrench her away.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And, though to take charge of her would be rather like holding a burning match till there was no match left, he felt bound to volunteer.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He left Nedda with many misgivings; but had not the heart to wrench her away.
obviously
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From this reading She had been 'bound over to keep the peace'—a task which she would obviously be the better able to accomplish at a distance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Felix went back to London the afternoon of Frances Freeland's installation, taking Sheila with him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had been 'bound over to keep the peace'—a task which she would obviously be the better able to accomplish at a distance.
peace
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From this reading She had been 'bound over to keep the peace'—a task which she would obviously be the better able to accomplish at a distance.
rapid
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From this reading The recovery of a young man who means to get up to-morrow is not so rapid when his head, rather than his body, is the seat of trouble.
rather
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From this reading And, though to take charge of her would be rather like holding a burning match till there was no match left, he felt bound to volunteer.
recovery
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From this reading The recovery of a young man who means to get up to-morrow is not so rapid when his head, rather than his body, is the seat of trouble.
seat
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From this reading The recovery of a young man who means to get up to-morrow is not so rapid when his head, rather than his body, is the seat of trouble.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been 'bound over to keep the peace'—a task which she would obviously be the better able to accomplish at a distance.
Sheila
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From this reading Felix went back to London the afternoon of Frances Freeland's installation, taking Sheila with him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The recovery of a young man who means to get up to-morrow is not so rapid when his head, rather than his body, is the seat of trouble.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, though to take charge of her would be rather like holding a burning match till there was no match left, he felt bound to volunteer.
taking
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From this reading Felix went back to London the afternoon of Frances Freeland's installation, taking Sheila with him.
task
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From this reading She had been 'bound over to keep the peace'—a task which she would obviously be the better able to accomplish at a distance.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The recovery of a young man who means to get up to-morrow is not so rapid when his head, rather than his body, is the seat of trouble.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Felix went back to London the afternoon of Frances Freeland's installation, taking Sheila with him.
there
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From this reading And, though to take charge of her would be rather like holding a burning match till there was no match left, he felt bound to volunteer.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And, though to take charge of her would be rather like holding a burning match till there was no match left, he felt bound to volunteer.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading And, though to take charge of her would be rather like holding a burning match till there was no match left, he felt bound to volunteer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Felix went back to London the afternoon of Frances Freeland's installation, taking Sheila with him.
to-morrow
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From this reading The recovery of a young man who means to get up to-morrow is not so rapid when his head, rather than his body, is the seat of trouble.
trouble
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From this reading The recovery of a young man who means to get up to-morrow is not so rapid when his head, rather than his body, is the seat of trouble.
up
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From this reading The recovery of a young man who means to get up to-morrow is not so rapid when his head, rather than his body, is the seat of trouble.
volunteer
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From this reading And, though to take charge of her would be rather like holding a burning match till there was no match left, he felt bound to volunteer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And, though to take charge of her would be rather like holding a burning match till there was no match left, he felt bound to volunteer.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Felix went back to London the afternoon of Frances Freeland's installation, taking Sheila with him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The recovery of a young man who means to get up to-morrow is not so rapid when his head, rather than his body, is the seat of trouble.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had been 'bound over to keep the peace'—a task which she would obviously be the better able to accomplish at a distance.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The recovery of a young man who means to get up to-morrow is not so rapid when his head, rather than his body, is the seat of trouble.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Felix went back to London the afternoon of Frances Freeland's installation, taking Sheila with him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had been 'bound over to keep the peace'—a task which she would obviously be the better able to accomplish at a distance.
wrenchnounUS /rɛntʃ/
a sudden twisting movement that causes pain
From this reading He left Nedda with many misgivings; but had not the heart to wrench her away.
young
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From this reading The recovery of a young man who means to get up to-morrow is not so rapid when his head, rather than his body, is the seat of trouble.
