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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 “Why, but Staniford!” said Dunham, wringing his hand with a lover's joy in another's love and his relief that it was not Mrs. Rivers.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Oh, the way you talked at first, you know, and--” “I suppose even people who get married have something to take back about each other,” said Staniford, rather sheepishly.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “However,” he added, with an impulse of frankness, “I don't know that I should have dreamt of it myself, and I don't blame you.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “However,” he added, with an impulse of frankness, “I don't know that I should have dreamt of it myself, and I don't blame you.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Why, but Staniford!” said Dunham, wringing his hand with a lover's joy in another's love and his relief that it was not Mrs. Rivers.
another's
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From this reading “Why, but Staniford!” said Dunham, wringing his hand with a lover's joy in another's love and his relief that it was not Mrs. Rivers.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why?” asked Staniford, shortly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Oh, the way you talked at first, you know, and--” “I suppose even people who get married have something to take back about each other,” said Staniford, rather sheepishly.
back
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From this reading “Oh, the way you talked at first, you know, and--” “I suppose even people who get married have something to take back about each other,” said Staniford, rather sheepishly.
blame
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From this reading “However,” he added, with an impulse of frankness, “I don't know that I should have dreamt of it myself, and I don't blame you.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Why, but Staniford!” said Dunham, wringing his hand with a lover's joy in another's love and his relief that it was not Mrs. Rivers.
don't
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From this reading “However,” he added, with an impulse of frankness, “I don't know that I should have dreamt of it myself, and I don't blame you.
dreamtverbUS /drɛmt/
Experienced dreams during sleep.
From this reading “I never should have dreamt of such a thing!”
Dunham
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From this reading “Why, but Staniford!” said Dunham, wringing his hand with a lover's joy in another's love and his relief that it was not Mrs. Rivers.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “Oh, the way you talked at first, you know, and--” “I suppose even people who get married have something to take back about each other,” said Staniford, rather sheepishly.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, the way you talked at first, you know, and--” “I suppose even people who get married have something to take back about each other,” said Staniford, rather sheepishly.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, the way you talked at first, you know, and--” “I suppose even people who get married have something to take back about each other,” said Staniford, rather sheepishly.
frankness
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From this reading “However,” he added, with an impulse of frankness, “I don't know that I should have dreamt of it myself, and I don't blame you.
get
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From this reading “Oh, the way you talked at first, you know, and--” “I suppose even people who get married have something to take back about each other,” said Staniford, rather sheepishly.
hand
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From this reading “Why, but Staniford!” said Dunham, wringing his hand with a lover's joy in another's love and his relief that it was not Mrs. Rivers.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I never should have dreamt of such a thing!”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “However,” he added, with an impulse of frankness, “I don't know that I should have dreamt of it myself, and I don't blame you.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Why, but Staniford!” said Dunham, wringing his hand with a lover's joy in another's love and his relief that it was not Mrs. Rivers.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “However,” he added, with an impulse of frankness, “I don't know that I should have dreamt of it myself, and I don't blame you.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I never should have dreamt of such a thing!”
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading “However,” he added, with an impulse of frankness, “I don't know that I should have dreamt of it myself, and I don't blame you.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Why, but Staniford!” said Dunham, wringing his hand with a lover's joy in another's love and his relief that it was not Mrs. Rivers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Why, but Staniford!” said Dunham, wringing his hand with a lover's joy in another's love and his relief that it was not Mrs. Rivers.
joy
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From this reading “Why, but Staniford!” said Dunham, wringing his hand with a lover's joy in another's love and his relief that it was not Mrs. Rivers.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, the way you talked at first, you know, and--” “I suppose even people who get married have something to take back about each other,” said Staniford, rather sheepishly.
love
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From this reading “Why, but Staniford!” said Dunham, wringing his hand with a lover's joy in another's love and his relief that it was not Mrs. Rivers.
lover's
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From this reading “Why, but Staniford!” said Dunham, wringing his hand with a lover's joy in another's love and his relief that it was not Mrs. Rivers.
married
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From this reading “Oh, the way you talked at first, you know, and--” “I suppose even people who get married have something to take back about each other,” said Staniford, rather sheepishly.
Mrs
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From this reading “Why, but Staniford!” said Dunham, wringing his hand with a lover's joy in another's love and his relief that it was not Mrs. Rivers.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “However,” he added, with an impulse of frankness, “I don't know that I should have dreamt of it myself, and I don't blame you.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never should have dreamt of such a thing!”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why, but Staniford!” said Dunham, wringing his hand with a lover's joy in another's love and his relief that it was not Mrs. Rivers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I never should have dreamt of such a thing!”
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, the way you talked at first, you know, and--” “I suppose even people who get married have something to take back about each other,” said Staniford, rather sheepishly.
other
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From this reading “Oh, the way you talked at first, you know, and--” “I suppose even people who get married have something to take back about each other,” said Staniford, rather sheepishly.
people
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From this reading “Oh, the way you talked at first, you know, and--” “I suppose even people who get married have something to take back about each other,” said Staniford, rather sheepishly.
rather
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From this reading “Oh, the way you talked at first, you know, and--” “I suppose even people who get married have something to take back about each other,” said Staniford, rather sheepishly.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading “Why, but Staniford!” said Dunham, wringing his hand with a lover's joy in another's love and his relief that it was not Mrs. Rivers.
Rivers
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From this reading “Why, but Staniford!” said Dunham, wringing his hand with a lover's joy in another's love and his relief that it was not Mrs. Rivers.
said
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From this reading “Why, but Staniford!” said Dunham, wringing his hand with a lover's joy in another's love and his relief that it was not Mrs. Rivers.
sheepishlyadverbUS /ˈʃiːpɪʃli/
in an embarrassed or timid way
From this reading “Oh, the way you talked at first, you know, and--” “I suppose even people who get married have something to take back about each other,” said Staniford, rather sheepishly.
shortly
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From this reading “Why?” asked Staniford, shortly.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I never should have dreamt of such a thing!”
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Oh, the way you talked at first, you know, and--” “I suppose even people who get married have something to take back about each other,” said Staniford, rather sheepishly.
Staniford
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From this reading “Why, but Staniford!” said Dunham, wringing his hand with a lover's joy in another's love and his relief that it was not Mrs. Rivers.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “I never should have dreamt of such a thing!”
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Oh, the way you talked at first, you know, and--” “I suppose even people who get married have something to take back about each other,” said Staniford, rather sheepishly.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, the way you talked at first, you know, and--” “I suppose even people who get married have something to take back about each other,” said Staniford, rather sheepishly.
talked
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From this reading “Oh, the way you talked at first, you know, and--” “I suppose even people who get married have something to take back about each other,” said Staniford, rather sheepishly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Why, but Staniford!” said Dunham, wringing his hand with a lover's joy in another's love and his relief that it was not Mrs. Rivers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, the way you talked at first, you know, and--” “I suppose even people who get married have something to take back about each other,” said Staniford, rather sheepishly.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never should have dreamt of such a thing!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, the way you talked at first, you know, and--” “I suppose even people who get married have something to take back about each other,” said Staniford, rather sheepishly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Why, but Staniford!” said Dunham, wringing his hand with a lover's joy in another's love and his relief that it was not Mrs. Rivers.
way
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From this reading “Oh, the way you talked at first, you know, and--” “I suppose even people who get married have something to take back about each other,” said Staniford, rather sheepishly.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Oh, the way you talked at first, you know, and--” “I suppose even people who get married have something to take back about each other,” said Staniford, rather sheepishly.
Why
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From this reading “Why, but Staniford!” said Dunham, wringing his hand with a lover's joy in another's love and his relief that it was not Mrs. Rivers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Why, but Staniford!” said Dunham, wringing his hand with a lover's joy in another's love and his relief that it was not Mrs. Rivers.
wringing
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From this reading “Why, but Staniford!” said Dunham, wringing his hand with a lover's joy in another's love and his relief that it was not Mrs. Rivers.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, the way you talked at first, you know, and--” “I suppose even people who get married have something to take back about each other,” said Staniford, rather sheepishly.
