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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 Kurrell had been making love to Mrs. Vansuythen would do Vansuythen as great a wrong as he had done Boulte, who caught himself considering whether Mrs. Vansuythen would faint if she discovered that the man she loved had forsworn her.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading In the middle of these meditations, Kurrell came cantering along the road and pulled up with a cheery ‘Good-mornin’.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Boulte carried his wife into Mrs. Vansuythen’s bedroom, and departed before the storm of that lady’s wrath and disgust, impenitent and burning with jealousy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Kurrell had been making love to Mrs. Vansuythen would do Vansuythen as great a wrong as he had done Boulte, who caught himself considering whether Mrs. Vansuythen would faint if she discovered that the man she loved had forsworn her.
Bad
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From this reading Bad thing for a sober, married man, that.
bedroom
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From this reading Boulte carried his wife into Mrs. Vansuythen’s bedroom, and departed before the storm of that lady’s wrath and disgust, impenitent and burning with jealousy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Kurrell had been making love to Mrs. Vansuythen would do Vansuythen as great a wrong as he had done Boulte, who caught himself considering whether Mrs. Vansuythen would faint if she discovered that the man she loved had forsworn her.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Boulte carried his wife into Mrs. Vansuythen’s bedroom, and departed before the storm of that lady’s wrath and disgust, impenitent and burning with jealousy.
Boulte
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From this reading Boulte carried his wife into Mrs. Vansuythen’s bedroom, and departed before the storm of that lady’s wrath and disgust, impenitent and burning with jealousy.
burning
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From this reading Boulte carried his wife into Mrs. Vansuythen’s bedroom, and departed before the storm of that lady’s wrath and disgust, impenitent and burning with jealousy.
came
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From this reading In the middle of these meditations, Kurrell came cantering along the road and pulled up with a cheery ‘Good-mornin’.
cantering
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From this reading In the middle of these meditations, Kurrell came cantering along the road and pulled up with a cheery ‘Good-mornin’.
carried
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From this reading Boulte carried his wife into Mrs. Vansuythen’s bedroom, and departed before the storm of that lady’s wrath and disgust, impenitent and burning with jealousy.
caught
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From this reading Kurrell had been making love to Mrs. Vansuythen would do Vansuythen as great a wrong as he had done Boulte, who caught himself considering whether Mrs. Vansuythen would faint if she discovered that the man she loved had forsworn her.
cheery
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From this reading In the middle of these meditations, Kurrell came cantering along the road and pulled up with a cheery ‘Good-mornin’.
considering
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From this reading Kurrell had been making love to Mrs. Vansuythen would do Vansuythen as great a wrong as he had done Boulte, who caught himself considering whether Mrs. Vansuythen would faint if she discovered that the man she loved had forsworn her.
departed
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From this reading Boulte carried his wife into Mrs. Vansuythen’s bedroom, and departed before the storm of that lady’s wrath and disgust, impenitent and burning with jealousy.
discovered
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From this reading Kurrell had been making love to Mrs. Vansuythen would do Vansuythen as great a wrong as he had done Boulte, who caught himself considering whether Mrs. Vansuythen would faint if she discovered that the man she loved had forsworn her.
disgustnounUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading Boulte carried his wife into Mrs. Vansuythen’s bedroom, and departed before the storm of that lady’s wrath and disgust, impenitent and burning with jealousy.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Kurrell had been making love to Mrs. Vansuythen would do Vansuythen as great a wrong as he had done Boulte, who caught himself considering whether Mrs. Vansuythen would faint if she discovered that the man she loved had forsworn her.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kurrell had been making love to Mrs. Vansuythen would do Vansuythen as great a wrong as he had done Boulte, who caught himself considering whether Mrs. Vansuythen would faint if she discovered that the man she loved had forsworn her.
eh
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From this reading ‘Been mashing Mrs. Vansuythen as usual, eh?
faint
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From this reading Kurrell had been making love to Mrs. Vansuythen would do Vansuythen as great a wrong as he had done Boulte, who caught himself considering whether Mrs. Vansuythen would faint if she discovered that the man she loved had forsworn her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Bad thing for a sober, married man, that.
forsworn
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From this reading Kurrell had been making love to Mrs. Vansuythen would do Vansuythen as great a wrong as he had done Boulte, who caught himself considering whether Mrs. Vansuythen would faint if she discovered that the man she loved had forsworn her.
Good-mornin
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From this reading In the middle of these meditations, Kurrell came cantering along the road and pulled up with a cheery ‘Good-mornin’.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kurrell had been making love to Mrs. Vansuythen would do Vansuythen as great a wrong as he had done Boulte, who caught himself considering whether Mrs. Vansuythen would faint if she discovered that the man she loved had forsworn her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kurrell had been making love to Mrs. Vansuythen would do Vansuythen as great a wrong as he had done Boulte, who caught himself considering whether Mrs. Vansuythen would faint if she discovered that the man she loved had forsworn her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kurrell had been making love to Mrs. Vansuythen would do Vansuythen as great a wrong as he had done Boulte, who caught himself considering whether Mrs. Vansuythen would faint if she discovered that the man she loved had forsworn her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kurrell had been making love to Mrs. Vansuythen would do Vansuythen as great a wrong as he had done Boulte, who caught himself considering whether Mrs. Vansuythen would faint if she discovered that the man she loved had forsworn her.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Kurrell had been making love to Mrs. Vansuythen would do Vansuythen as great a wrong as he had done Boulte, who caught himself considering whether Mrs. Vansuythen would faint if she discovered that the man she loved had forsworn her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Boulte carried his wife into Mrs. Vansuythen’s bedroom, and departed before the storm of that lady’s wrath and disgust, impenitent and burning with jealousy.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Kurrell had been making love to Mrs. Vansuythen would do Vansuythen as great a wrong as he had done Boulte, who caught himself considering whether Mrs. Vansuythen would faint if she discovered that the man she loved had forsworn her.
impenitent
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From this reading Boulte carried his wife into Mrs. Vansuythen’s bedroom, and departed before the storm of that lady’s wrath and disgust, impenitent and burning with jealousy.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the middle of these meditations, Kurrell came cantering along the road and pulled up with a cheery ‘Good-mornin’.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Boulte carried his wife into Mrs. Vansuythen’s bedroom, and departed before the storm of that lady’s wrath and disgust, impenitent and burning with jealousy.
jealousy
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From this reading Boulte carried his wife into Mrs. Vansuythen’s bedroom, and departed before the storm of that lady’s wrath and disgust, impenitent and burning with jealousy.
Kurrell
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From this reading Kurrell had been making love to Mrs. Vansuythen would do Vansuythen as great a wrong as he had done Boulte, who caught himself considering whether Mrs. Vansuythen would faint if she discovered that the man she loved had forsworn her.
lady's
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From this reading Boulte carried his wife into Mrs. Vansuythen’s bedroom, and departed before the storm of that lady’s wrath and disgust, impenitent and burning with jealousy.
love
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From this reading Kurrell had been making love to Mrs. Vansuythen would do Vansuythen as great a wrong as he had done Boulte, who caught himself considering whether Mrs. Vansuythen would faint if she discovered that the man she loved had forsworn her.
loved
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From this reading Kurrell had been making love to Mrs. Vansuythen would do Vansuythen as great a wrong as he had done Boulte, who caught himself considering whether Mrs. Vansuythen would faint if she discovered that the man she loved had forsworn her.
making
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From this reading Kurrell had been making love to Mrs. Vansuythen would do Vansuythen as great a wrong as he had done Boulte, who caught himself considering whether Mrs. Vansuythen would faint if she discovered that the man she loved had forsworn her.
man
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From this reading Kurrell had been making love to Mrs. Vansuythen would do Vansuythen as great a wrong as he had done Boulte, who caught himself considering whether Mrs. Vansuythen would faint if she discovered that the man she loved had forsworn her.
married
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From this reading Bad thing for a sober, married man, that.
mashing
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From this reading ‘Been mashing Mrs. Vansuythen as usual, eh?
meditations
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From this reading In the middle of these meditations, Kurrell came cantering along the road and pulled up with a cheery ‘Good-mornin’.
middle
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From this reading In the middle of these meditations, Kurrell came cantering along the road and pulled up with a cheery ‘Good-mornin’.
Mrs
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From this reading Boulte carried his wife into Mrs. Vansuythen’s bedroom, and departed before the storm of that lady’s wrath and disgust, impenitent and burning with jealousy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Boulte carried his wife into Mrs. Vansuythen’s bedroom, and departed before the storm of that lady’s wrath and disgust, impenitent and burning with jealousy.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the middle of these meditations, Kurrell came cantering along the road and pulled up with a cheery ‘Good-mornin’.
road
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From this reading In the middle of these meditations, Kurrell came cantering along the road and pulled up with a cheery ‘Good-mornin’.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kurrell had been making love to Mrs. Vansuythen would do Vansuythen as great a wrong as he had done Boulte, who caught himself considering whether Mrs. Vansuythen would faint if she discovered that the man she loved had forsworn her.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by alcohol
From this reading Bad thing for a sober, married man, that.
storm
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From this reading Boulte carried his wife into Mrs. Vansuythen’s bedroom, and departed before the storm of that lady’s wrath and disgust, impenitent and burning with jealousy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Boulte carried his wife into Mrs. Vansuythen’s bedroom, and departed before the storm of that lady’s wrath and disgust, impenitent and burning with jealousy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Boulte carried his wife into Mrs. Vansuythen’s bedroom, and departed before the storm of that lady’s wrath and disgust, impenitent and burning with jealousy.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In the middle of these meditations, Kurrell came cantering along the road and pulled up with a cheery ‘Good-mornin’.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bad thing for a sober, married man, that.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kurrell had been making love to Mrs. Vansuythen would do Vansuythen as great a wrong as he had done Boulte, who caught himself considering whether Mrs. Vansuythen would faint if she discovered that the man she loved had forsworn her.
up
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From this reading In the middle of these meditations, Kurrell came cantering along the road and pulled up with a cheery ‘Good-mornin’.
usual
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From this reading ‘Been mashing Mrs. Vansuythen as usual, eh?
Vansuythen
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From this reading Kurrell had been making love to Mrs. Vansuythen would do Vansuythen as great a wrong as he had done Boulte, who caught himself considering whether Mrs. Vansuythen would faint if she discovered that the man she loved had forsworn her.
Vansuythen's
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From this reading Boulte carried his wife into Mrs. Vansuythen’s bedroom, and departed before the storm of that lady’s wrath and disgust, impenitent and burning with jealousy.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Kurrell had been making love to Mrs. Vansuythen would do Vansuythen as great a wrong as he had done Boulte, who caught himself considering whether Mrs. Vansuythen would faint if she discovered that the man she loved had forsworn her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Kurrell had been making love to Mrs. Vansuythen would do Vansuythen as great a wrong as he had done Boulte, who caught himself considering whether Mrs. Vansuythen would faint if she discovered that the man she loved had forsworn her.
wife
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From this reading Boulte carried his wife into Mrs. Vansuythen’s bedroom, and departed before the storm of that lady’s wrath and disgust, impenitent and burning with jealousy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Boulte carried his wife into Mrs. Vansuythen’s bedroom, and departed before the storm of that lady’s wrath and disgust, impenitent and burning with jealousy.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Kurrell had been making love to Mrs. Vansuythen would do Vansuythen as great a wrong as he had done Boulte, who caught himself considering whether Mrs. Vansuythen would faint if she discovered that the man she loved had forsworn her.
wrath
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From this reading Boulte carried his wife into Mrs. Vansuythen’s bedroom, and departed before the storm of that lady’s wrath and disgust, impenitent and burning with jealousy.
wrong
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From this reading Kurrell had been making love to Mrs. Vansuythen would do Vansuythen as great a wrong as he had done Boulte, who caught himself considering whether Mrs. Vansuythen would faint if she discovered that the man she loved had forsworn her.
