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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 The girl was so lively and merry, so easily pleased with all that surrounded her, and disposed to make so light of any little _désagremens_, that she formed a delightful companion.
affections
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From this reading Frederick especially, who had frittered away his time and his affections on more girls than he could remember the names of, could not understand how he could have been such a fool as to waste his life in so frivolous a manner, when so much pleasure had been within his grasp.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The day after his marriage, when he was ready to consider himself quite a Benedict of experience, he decided that there was but one source of happiness, worth calling by the name, in this world, and that was the whole and undivided love of a wife, whose heart you felt to be entirely your own.
all
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From this reading The girl was so lively and merry, so easily pleased with all that surrounded her, and disposed to make so light of any little _désagremens_, that she formed a delightful companion.
always
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From this reading Honeymoons are not always the blissful periods anticipated by those who enter on them, but Frederick’s and Jenny’s promised to be an exception to the rule.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Honeymoons are not always the blissful periods anticipated by those who enter on them, but Frederick’s and Jenny’s promised to be an exception to the rule.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Honeymoons are not always the blissful periods anticipated by those who enter on them, but Frederick’s and Jenny’s promised to be an exception to the rule.
anticipated
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From this reading Honeymoons are not always the blissful periods anticipated by those who enter on them, but Frederick’s and Jenny’s promised to be an exception to the rule.
any
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From this reading The girl was so lively and merry, so easily pleased with all that surrounded her, and disposed to make so light of any little _désagremens_, that she formed a delightful companion.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Honeymoons are not always the blissful periods anticipated by those who enter on them, but Frederick’s and Jenny’s promised to be an exception to the rule.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Frederick especially, who had frittered away his time and his affections on more girls than he could remember the names of, could not understand how he could have been such a fool as to waste his life in so frivolous a manner, when so much pleasure had been within his grasp.
away
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From this reading Frederick especially, who had frittered away his time and his affections on more girls than he could remember the names of, could not understand how he could have been such a fool as to waste his life in so frivolous a manner, when so much pleasure had been within his grasp.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Honeymoons are not always the blissful periods anticipated by those who enter on them, but Frederick’s and Jenny’s promised to be an exception to the rule.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Frederick especially, who had frittered away his time and his affections on more girls than he could remember the names of, could not understand how he could have been such a fool as to waste his life in so frivolous a manner, when so much pleasure had been within his grasp.
Benedict
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From this reading The day after his marriage, when he was ready to consider himself quite a Benedict of experience, he decided that there was but one source of happiness, worth calling by the name, in this world, and that was the whole and undivided love of a wife, whose heart you felt to be entirely your own.
blissful
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From this reading Honeymoons are not always the blissful periods anticipated by those who enter on them, but Frederick’s and Jenny’s promised to be an exception to the rule.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading And then, she was so desperately in love with her husband, and he with her, that they both thought, and perhaps rightly, that they had never known what happiness was till then.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Honeymoons are not always the blissful periods anticipated by those who enter on them, but Frederick’s and Jenny’s promised to be an exception to the rule.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Honeymoons are not always the blissful periods anticipated by those who enter on them, but Frederick’s and Jenny’s promised to be an exception to the rule.
calling
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From this reading The day after his marriage, when he was ready to consider himself quite a Benedict of experience, he decided that there was but one source of happiness, worth calling by the name, in this world, and that was the whole and undivided love of a wife, whose heart you felt to be entirely your own.
companion
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From this reading The girl was so lively and merry, so easily pleased with all that surrounded her, and disposed to make so light of any little _désagremens_, that she formed a delightful companion.
consider
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From this reading The day after his marriage, when he was ready to consider himself quite a Benedict of experience, he decided that there was but one source of happiness, worth calling by the name, in this world, and that was the whole and undivided love of a wife, whose heart you felt to be entirely your own.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Frederick especially, who had frittered away his time and his affections on more girls than he could remember the names of, could not understand how he could have been such a fool as to waste his life in so frivolous a manner, when so much pleasure had been within his grasp.
day
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From this reading The day after his marriage, when he was ready to consider himself quite a Benedict of experience, he decided that there was but one source of happiness, worth calling by the name, in this world, and that was the whole and undivided love of a wife, whose heart you felt to be entirely your own.
decided
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From this reading The day after his marriage, when he was ready to consider himself quite a Benedict of experience, he decided that there was but one source of happiness, worth calling by the name, in this world, and that was the whole and undivided love of a wife, whose heart you felt to be entirely your own.
delightful
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From this reading The girl was so lively and merry, so easily pleased with all that surrounded her, and disposed to make so light of any little _désagremens_, that she formed a delightful companion.
desperately
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From this reading And then, she was so desperately in love with her husband, and he with her, that they both thought, and perhaps rightly, that they had never known what happiness was till then.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The girl was so lively and merry, so easily pleased with all that surrounded her, and disposed to make so light of any little _désagremens_, that she formed a delightful companion.
désagremens
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From this reading The girl was so lively and merry, so easily pleased with all that surrounded her, and disposed to make so light of any little _désagremens_, that she formed a delightful companion.
easily
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From this reading The girl was so lively and merry, so easily pleased with all that surrounded her, and disposed to make so light of any little _désagremens_, that she formed a delightful companion.
enter
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From this reading Honeymoons are not always the blissful periods anticipated by those who enter on them, but Frederick’s and Jenny’s promised to be an exception to the rule.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The day after his marriage, when he was ready to consider himself quite a Benedict of experience, he decided that there was but one source of happiness, worth calling by the name, in this world, and that was the whole and undivided love of a wife, whose heart you felt to be entirely your own.
especially
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From this reading Frederick especially, who had frittered away his time and his affections on more girls than he could remember the names of, could not understand how he could have been such a fool as to waste his life in so frivolous a manner, when so much pleasure had been within his grasp.
exception
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From this reading Honeymoons are not always the blissful periods anticipated by those who enter on them, but Frederick’s and Jenny’s promised to be an exception to the rule.
experience
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From this reading The day after his marriage, when he was ready to consider himself quite a Benedict of experience, he decided that there was but one source of happiness, worth calling by the name, in this world, and that was the whole and undivided love of a wife, whose heart you felt to be entirely your own.
felt
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From this reading The day after his marriage, when he was ready to consider himself quite a Benedict of experience, he decided that there was but one source of happiness, worth calling by the name, in this world, and that was the whole and undivided love of a wife, whose heart you felt to be entirely your own.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frederick especially, who had frittered away his time and his affections on more girls than he could remember the names of, could not understand how he could have been such a fool as to waste his life in so frivolous a manner, when so much pleasure had been within his grasp.
formed
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From this reading The girl was so lively and merry, so easily pleased with all that surrounded her, and disposed to make so light of any little _désagremens_, that she formed a delightful companion.
Frederick
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From this reading Frederick especially, who had frittered away his time and his affections on more girls than he could remember the names of, could not understand how he could have been such a fool as to waste his life in so frivolous a manner, when so much pleasure had been within his grasp.
Frederick's
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From this reading Honeymoons are not always the blissful periods anticipated by those who enter on them, but Frederick’s and Jenny’s promised to be an exception to the rule.
frittered
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From this reading Frederick especially, who had frittered away his time and his affections on more girls than he could remember the names of, could not understand how he could have been such a fool as to waste his life in so frivolous a manner, when so much pleasure had been within his grasp.
frivolous
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From this reading Frederick especially, who had frittered away his time and his affections on more girls than he could remember the names of, could not understand how he could have been such a fool as to waste his life in so frivolous a manner, when so much pleasure had been within his grasp.
girl
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From this reading The girl was so lively and merry, so easily pleased with all that surrounded her, and disposed to make so light of any little _désagremens_, that she formed a delightful companion.
girls
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From this reading Frederick especially, who had frittered away his time and his affections on more girls than he could remember the names of, could not understand how he could have been such a fool as to waste his life in so frivolous a manner, when so much pleasure had been within his grasp.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading Frederick especially, who had frittered away his time and his affections on more girls than he could remember the names of, could not understand how he could have been such a fool as to waste his life in so frivolous a manner, when so much pleasure had been within his grasp.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And then, she was so desperately in love with her husband, and he with her, that they both thought, and perhaps rightly, that they had never known what happiness was till then.
happiness
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From this reading And then, she was so desperately in love with her husband, and he with her, that they both thought, and perhaps rightly, that they had never known what happiness was till then.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Frederick especially, who had frittered away his time and his affections on more girls than he could remember the names of, could not understand how he could have been such a fool as to waste his life in so frivolous a manner, when so much pleasure had been within his grasp.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then, she was so desperately in love with her husband, and he with her, that they both thought, and perhaps rightly, that they had never known what happiness was till then.
heart
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From this reading The day after his marriage, when he was ready to consider himself quite a Benedict of experience, he decided that there was but one source of happiness, worth calling by the name, in this world, and that was the whole and undivided love of a wife, whose heart you felt to be entirely your own.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl was so lively and merry, so easily pleased with all that surrounded her, and disposed to make so light of any little _désagremens_, that she formed a delightful companion.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The day after his marriage, when he was ready to consider himself quite a Benedict of experience, he decided that there was but one source of happiness, worth calling by the name, in this world, and that was the whole and undivided love of a wife, whose heart you felt to be entirely your own.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Frederick especially, who had frittered away his time and his affections on more girls than he could remember the names of, could not understand how he could have been such a fool as to waste his life in so frivolous a manner, when so much pleasure had been within his grasp.
Honeymoons
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From this reading Honeymoons are not always the blissful periods anticipated by those who enter on them, but Frederick’s and Jenny’s promised to be an exception to the rule.
how
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From this reading Frederick especially, who had frittered away his time and his affections on more girls than he could remember the names of, could not understand how he could have been such a fool as to waste his life in so frivolous a manner, when so much pleasure had been within his grasp.
husband
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From this reading And then, she was so desperately in love with her husband, and he with her, that they both thought, and perhaps rightly, that they had never known what happiness was till then.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And then, she was so desperately in love with her husband, and he with her, that they both thought, and perhaps rightly, that they had never known what happiness was till then.
Jenny's
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From this reading Honeymoons are not always the blissful periods anticipated by those who enter on them, but Frederick’s and Jenny’s promised to be an exception to the rule.
known
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From this reading And then, she was so desperately in love with her husband, and he with her, that they both thought, and perhaps rightly, that they had never known what happiness was till then.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frederick especially, who had frittered away his time and his affections on more girls than he could remember the names of, could not understand how he could have been such a fool as to waste his life in so frivolous a manner, when so much pleasure had been within his grasp.
light
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From this reading The girl was so lively and merry, so easily pleased with all that surrounded her, and disposed to make so light of any little _désagremens_, that she formed a delightful companion.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl was so lively and merry, so easily pleased with all that surrounded her, and disposed to make so light of any little _désagremens_, that she formed a delightful companion.
lively
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From this reading The girl was so lively and merry, so easily pleased with all that surrounded her, and disposed to make so light of any little _désagremens_, that she formed a delightful companion.
love
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From this reading And then, she was so desperately in love with her husband, and he with her, that they both thought, and perhaps rightly, that they had never known what happiness was till then.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl was so lively and merry, so easily pleased with all that surrounded her, and disposed to make so light of any little _désagremens_, that she formed a delightful companion.
manner
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From this reading Frederick especially, who had frittered away his time and his affections on more girls than he could remember the names of, could not understand how he could have been such a fool as to waste his life in so frivolous a manner, when so much pleasure had been within his grasp.
marriage
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From this reading The day after his marriage, when he was ready to consider himself quite a Benedict of experience, he decided that there was but one source of happiness, worth calling by the name, in this world, and that was the whole and undivided love of a wife, whose heart you felt to be entirely your own.
merry
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From this reading The girl was so lively and merry, so easily pleased with all that surrounded her, and disposed to make so light of any little _désagremens_, that she formed a delightful companion.
more
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From this reading Frederick especially, who had frittered away his time and his affections on more girls than he could remember the names of, could not understand how he could have been such a fool as to waste his life in so frivolous a manner, when so much pleasure had been within his grasp.
much
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From this reading Frederick especially, who had frittered away his time and his affections on more girls than he could remember the names of, could not understand how he could have been such a fool as to waste his life in so frivolous a manner, when so much pleasure had been within his grasp.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day after his marriage, when he was ready to consider himself quite a Benedict of experience, he decided that there was but one source of happiness, worth calling by the name, in this world, and that was the whole and undivided love of a wife, whose heart you felt to be entirely your own.
names
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From this reading Frederick especially, who had frittered away his time and his affections on more girls than he could remember the names of, could not understand how he could have been such a fool as to waste his life in so frivolous a manner, when so much pleasure had been within his grasp.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then, she was so desperately in love with her husband, and he with her, that they both thought, and perhaps rightly, that they had never known what happiness was till then.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Honeymoons are not always the blissful periods anticipated by those who enter on them, but Frederick’s and Jenny’s promised to be an exception to the rule.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The girl was so lively and merry, so easily pleased with all that surrounded her, and disposed to make so light of any little _désagremens_, that she formed a delightful companion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Honeymoons are not always the blissful periods anticipated by those who enter on them, but Frederick’s and Jenny’s promised to be an exception to the rule.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The day after his marriage, when he was ready to consider himself quite a Benedict of experience, he decided that there was but one source of happiness, worth calling by the name, in this world, and that was the whole and undivided love of a wife, whose heart you felt to be entirely your own.
own
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From this reading The day after his marriage, when he was ready to consider himself quite a Benedict of experience, he decided that there was but one source of happiness, worth calling by the name, in this world, and that was the whole and undivided love of a wife, whose heart you felt to be entirely your own.
perhaps
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From this reading And then, she was so desperately in love with her husband, and he with her, that they both thought, and perhaps rightly, that they had never known what happiness was till then.
periods
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From this reading Honeymoons are not always the blissful periods anticipated by those who enter on them, but Frederick’s and Jenny’s promised to be an exception to the rule.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The girl was so lively and merry, so easily pleased with all that surrounded her, and disposed to make so light of any little _désagremens_, that she formed a delightful companion.
pleasure
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From this reading Frederick especially, who had frittered away his time and his affections on more girls than he could remember the names of, could not understand how he could have been such a fool as to waste his life in so frivolous a manner, when so much pleasure had been within his grasp.
promised
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From this reading Honeymoons are not always the blissful periods anticipated by those who enter on them, but Frederick’s and Jenny’s promised to be an exception to the rule.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day after his marriage, when he was ready to consider himself quite a Benedict of experience, he decided that there was but one source of happiness, worth calling by the name, in this world, and that was the whole and undivided love of a wife, whose heart you felt to be entirely your own.
ready
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From this reading The day after his marriage, when he was ready to consider himself quite a Benedict of experience, he decided that there was but one source of happiness, worth calling by the name, in this world, and that was the whole and undivided love of a wife, whose heart you felt to be entirely your own.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Frederick especially, who had frittered away his time and his affections on more girls than he could remember the names of, could not understand how he could have been such a fool as to waste his life in so frivolous a manner, when so much pleasure had been within his grasp.
rightly
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From this reading And then, she was so desperately in love with her husband, and he with her, that they both thought, and perhaps rightly, that they had never known what happiness was till then.
rule
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From this reading Honeymoons are not always the blissful periods anticipated by those who enter on them, but Frederick’s and Jenny’s promised to be an exception to the rule.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girl was so lively and merry, so easily pleased with all that surrounded her, and disposed to make so light of any little _désagremens_, that she formed a delightful companion.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The girl was so lively and merry, so easily pleased with all that surrounded her, and disposed to make so light of any little _désagremens_, that she formed a delightful companion.
source
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From this reading The day after his marriage, when he was ready to consider himself quite a Benedict of experience, he decided that there was but one source of happiness, worth calling by the name, in this world, and that was the whole and undivided love of a wife, whose heart you felt to be entirely your own.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Frederick especially, who had frittered away his time and his affections on more girls than he could remember the names of, could not understand how he could have been such a fool as to waste his life in so frivolous a manner, when so much pleasure had been within his grasp.
surrounded
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From this reading The girl was so lively and merry, so easily pleased with all that surrounded her, and disposed to make so light of any little _désagremens_, that she formed a delightful companion.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Frederick especially, who had frittered away his time and his affections on more girls than he could remember the names of, could not understand how he could have been such a fool as to waste his life in so frivolous a manner, when so much pleasure had been within his grasp.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The girl was so lively and merry, so easily pleased with all that surrounded her, and disposed to make so light of any little _désagremens_, that she formed a delightful companion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Honeymoons are not always the blissful periods anticipated by those who enter on them, but Frederick’s and Jenny’s promised to be an exception to the rule.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Honeymoons are not always the blissful periods anticipated by those who enter on them, but Frederick’s and Jenny’s promised to be an exception to the rule.
then
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From this reading And then, she was so desperately in love with her husband, and he with her, that they both thought, and perhaps rightly, that they had never known what happiness was till then.
there
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From this reading The day after his marriage, when he was ready to consider himself quite a Benedict of experience, he decided that there was but one source of happiness, worth calling by the name, in this world, and that was the whole and undivided love of a wife, whose heart you felt to be entirely your own.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then, she was so desperately in love with her husband, and he with her, that they both thought, and perhaps rightly, that they had never known what happiness was till then.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The day after his marriage, when he was ready to consider himself quite a Benedict of experience, he decided that there was but one source of happiness, worth calling by the name, in this world, and that was the whole and undivided love of a wife, whose heart you felt to be entirely your own.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Honeymoons are not always the blissful periods anticipated by those who enter on them, but Frederick’s and Jenny’s promised to be an exception to the rule.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then, she was so desperately in love with her husband, and he with her, that they both thought, and perhaps rightly, that they had never known what happiness was till then.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading And then, she was so desperately in love with her husband, and he with her, that they both thought, and perhaps rightly, that they had never known what happiness was till then.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frederick especially, who had frittered away his time and his affections on more girls than he could remember the names of, could not understand how he could have been such a fool as to waste his life in so frivolous a manner, when so much pleasure had been within his grasp.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Honeymoons are not always the blissful periods anticipated by those who enter on them, but Frederick’s and Jenny’s promised to be an exception to the rule.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frederick especially, who had frittered away his time and his affections on more girls than he could remember the names of, could not understand how he could have been such a fool as to waste his life in so frivolous a manner, when so much pleasure had been within his grasp.
undivided
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From this reading The day after his marriage, when he was ready to consider himself quite a Benedict of experience, he decided that there was but one source of happiness, worth calling by the name, in this world, and that was the whole and undivided love of a wife, whose heart you felt to be entirely your own.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The girl was so lively and merry, so easily pleased with all that surrounded her, and disposed to make so light of any little _désagremens_, that she formed a delightful companion.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading Frederick especially, who had frittered away his time and his affections on more girls than he could remember the names of, could not understand how he could have been such a fool as to waste his life in so frivolous a manner, when so much pleasure had been within his grasp.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And then, she was so desperately in love with her husband, and he with her, that they both thought, and perhaps rightly, that they had never known what happiness was till then.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Frederick especially, who had frittered away his time and his affections on more girls than he could remember the names of, could not understand how he could have been such a fool as to waste his life in so frivolous a manner, when so much pleasure had been within his grasp.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Honeymoons are not always the blissful periods anticipated by those who enter on them, but Frederick’s and Jenny’s promised to be an exception to the rule.
whole
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From this reading The day after his marriage, when he was ready to consider himself quite a Benedict of experience, he decided that there was but one source of happiness, worth calling by the name, in this world, and that was the whole and undivided love of a wife, whose heart you felt to be entirely your own.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The day after his marriage, when he was ready to consider himself quite a Benedict of experience, he decided that there was but one source of happiness, worth calling by the name, in this world, and that was the whole and undivided love of a wife, whose heart you felt to be entirely your own.
wife
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From this reading The day after his marriage, when he was ready to consider himself quite a Benedict of experience, he decided that there was but one source of happiness, worth calling by the name, in this world, and that was the whole and undivided love of a wife, whose heart you felt to be entirely your own.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The girl was so lively and merry, so easily pleased with all that surrounded her, and disposed to make so light of any little _désagremens_, that she formed a delightful companion.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Frederick especially, who had frittered away his time and his affections on more girls than he could remember the names of, could not understand how he could have been such a fool as to waste his life in so frivolous a manner, when so much pleasure had been within his grasp.
world
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From this reading The day after his marriage, when he was ready to consider himself quite a Benedict of experience, he decided that there was but one source of happiness, worth calling by the name, in this world, and that was the whole and undivided love of a wife, whose heart you felt to be entirely your own.
worth
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From this reading The day after his marriage, when he was ready to consider himself quite a Benedict of experience, he decided that there was but one source of happiness, worth calling by the name, in this world, and that was the whole and undivided love of a wife, whose heart you felt to be entirely your own.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The day after his marriage, when he was ready to consider himself quite a Benedict of experience, he decided that there was but one source of happiness, worth calling by the name, in this world, and that was the whole and undivided love of a wife, whose heart you felt to be entirely your own.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The day after his marriage, when he was ready to consider himself quite a Benedict of experience, he decided that there was but one source of happiness, worth calling by the name, in this world, and that was the whole and undivided love of a wife, whose heart you felt to be entirely your own.
