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able
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From this reading She knew that he had no right to be good-humoured, and she was quite able to appreciate the difference between fictitious love and love that was real.
affectation
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From this reading When he did come he annoyed her either by moroseness and tyranny, or by an affectation of loving good-humour, which was the more disagreeable alternative of the two.
alleging
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From this reading Her husband did not come down very frequently, alleging that his business kept him in town, and that the journey was too long.
alternative
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From this reading When he did come he annoyed her either by moroseness and tyranny, or by an affectation of loving good-humour, which was the more disagreeable alternative of the two.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When he did come he annoyed her either by moroseness and tyranny, or by an affectation of loving good-humour, which was the more disagreeable alternative of the two.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her husband did not come down very frequently, alleging that his business kept him in town, and that the journey was too long.
annoyed
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From this reading When he did come he annoyed her either by moroseness and tyranny, or by an affectation of loving good-humour, which was the more disagreeable alternative of the two.
appreciate
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From this reading She knew that he had no right to be good-humoured, and she was quite able to appreciate the difference between fictitious love and love that was real.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for Love!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The time spent by Mrs. Lopez at Dovercourt was by no means one of complete happiness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She knew that he had no right to be good-humoured, and she was quite able to appreciate the difference between fictitious love and love that was real.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She knew that he had no right to be good-humoured, and she was quite able to appreciate the difference between fictitious love and love that was real.
business
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From this reading Her husband did not come down very frequently, alleging that his business kept him in town, and that the journey was too long.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The time spent by Mrs. Lopez at Dovercourt was by no means one of complete happiness.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her husband did not come down very frequently, alleging that his business kept him in town, and that the journey was too long.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The time spent by Mrs. Lopez at Dovercourt was by no means one of complete happiness.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Her husband did not come down very frequently, alleging that his business kept him in town, and that the journey was too long.
difference
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From this reading She knew that he had no right to be good-humoured, and she was quite able to appreciate the difference between fictitious love and love that was real.
disagreeable
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From this reading When he did come he annoyed her either by moroseness and tyranny, or by an affectation of loving good-humour, which was the more disagreeable alternative of the two.
Dovercourt
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From this reading The time spent by Mrs. Lopez at Dovercourt was by no means one of complete happiness.
down
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From this reading Her husband did not come down very frequently, alleging that his business kept him in town, and that the journey was too long.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading When he did come he annoyed her either by moroseness and tyranny, or by an affectation of loving good-humour, which was the more disagreeable alternative of the two.
fictitious
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From this reading She knew that he had no right to be good-humoured, and she was quite able to appreciate the difference between fictitious love and love that was real.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for Love!
frequently
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From this reading Her husband did not come down very frequently, alleging that his business kept him in town, and that the journey was too long.
good-humour
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From this reading When he did come he annoyed her either by moroseness and tyranny, or by an affectation of loving good-humour, which was the more disagreeable alternative of the two.
good-humoured
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From this reading She knew that he had no right to be good-humoured, and she was quite able to appreciate the difference between fictitious love and love that was real.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She knew that he had no right to be good-humoured, and she was quite able to appreciate the difference between fictitious love and love that was real.
happiness
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From this reading The time spent by Mrs. Lopez at Dovercourt was by no means one of complete happiness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he did come he annoyed her either by moroseness and tyranny, or by an affectation of loving good-humour, which was the more disagreeable alternative of the two.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband did not come down very frequently, alleging that his business kept him in town, and that the journey was too long.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her husband did not come down very frequently, alleging that his business kept him in town, and that the journey was too long.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband did not come down very frequently, alleging that his business kept him in town, and that the journey was too long.
husband
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From this reading Her husband did not come down very frequently, alleging that his business kept him in town, and that the journey was too long.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her husband did not come down very frequently, alleging that his business kept him in town, and that the journey was too long.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her husband did not come down very frequently, alleging that his business kept him in town, and that the journey was too long.
kept
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From this reading Her husband did not come down very frequently, alleging that his business kept him in town, and that the journey was too long.
knew
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From this reading She knew that he had no right to be good-humoured, and she was quite able to appreciate the difference between fictitious love and love that was real.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her husband did not come down very frequently, alleging that his business kept him in town, and that the journey was too long.
Lopez
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From this reading The time spent by Mrs. Lopez at Dovercourt was by no means one of complete happiness.
Love
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From this reading As for Love!
loving
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From this reading When he did come he annoyed her either by moroseness and tyranny, or by an affectation of loving good-humour, which was the more disagreeable alternative of the two.
means
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From this reading The time spent by Mrs. Lopez at Dovercourt was by no means one of complete happiness.
more
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From this reading When he did come he annoyed her either by moroseness and tyranny, or by an affectation of loving good-humour, which was the more disagreeable alternative of the two.
moroseness
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From this reading When he did come he annoyed her either by moroseness and tyranny, or by an affectation of loving good-humour, which was the more disagreeable alternative of the two.
Mrs
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From this reading The time spent by Mrs. Lopez at Dovercourt was by no means one of complete happiness.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The time spent by Mrs. Lopez at Dovercourt was by no means one of complete happiness.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her husband did not come down very frequently, alleging that his business kept him in town, and that the journey was too long.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The time spent by Mrs. Lopez at Dovercourt was by no means one of complete happiness.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The time spent by Mrs. Lopez at Dovercourt was by no means one of complete happiness.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When he did come he annoyed her either by moroseness and tyranny, or by an affectation of loving good-humour, which was the more disagreeable alternative of the two.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew that he had no right to be good-humoured, and she was quite able to appreciate the difference between fictitious love and love that was real.
real
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From this reading She knew that he had no right to be good-humoured, and she was quite able to appreciate the difference between fictitious love and love that was real.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew that he had no right to be good-humoured, and she was quite able to appreciate the difference between fictitious love and love that was real.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew that he had no right to be good-humoured, and she was quite able to appreciate the difference between fictitious love and love that was real.
spent
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From this reading The time spent by Mrs. Lopez at Dovercourt was by no means one of complete happiness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her husband did not come down very frequently, alleging that his business kept him in town, and that the journey was too long.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The time spent by Mrs. Lopez at Dovercourt was by no means one of complete happiness.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The time spent by Mrs. Lopez at Dovercourt was by no means one of complete happiness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She knew that he had no right to be good-humoured, and she was quite able to appreciate the difference between fictitious love and love that was real.
too
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From this reading Her husband did not come down very frequently, alleging that his business kept him in town, and that the journey was too long.
town
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From this reading Her husband did not come down very frequently, alleging that his business kept him in town, and that the journey was too long.
two
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From this reading When he did come he annoyed her either by moroseness and tyranny, or by an affectation of loving good-humour, which was the more disagreeable alternative of the two.
tyranny
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From this reading When he did come he annoyed her either by moroseness and tyranny, or by an affectation of loving good-humour, which was the more disagreeable alternative of the two.
very
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From this reading Her husband did not come down very frequently, alleging that his business kept him in town, and that the journey was too long.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The time spent by Mrs. Lopez at Dovercourt was by no means one of complete happiness.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he did come he annoyed her either by moroseness and tyranny, or by an affectation of loving good-humour, which was the more disagreeable alternative of the two.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When he did come he annoyed her either by moroseness and tyranny, or by an affectation of loving good-humour, which was the more disagreeable alternative of the two.
