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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 In every formation of a fresh family group there must be readjustments of habit and of thought.
acquaintanceship
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From this reading They start a new acquaintanceship at the moment of marriage, and the wonder of it is that so many millions of them manage the thing with success.
affection
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From this reading It is true that a man and woman who join their hands and their fortunes because of a deep-seated, genuine, calm affection have a greater chance of lasting happiness than those who unite because of the spur of sudden, flaring passion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In every formation of a fresh family group there must be readjustments of habit and of thought.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two people who fancy they know each other intimately discover that they are in reality utter strangers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They start a new acquaintanceship at the moment of marriage, and the wonder of it is that so many millions of them manage the thing with success.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In every formation of a fresh family group there must be readjustments of habit and of thought.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It is true that a man and woman who join their hands and their fortunes because of a deep-seated, genuine, calm affection have a greater chance of lasting happiness than those who unite because of the spur of sudden, flaring passion.
call
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From this reading There are those who contend that friendship and mutual confidence are a firmer foundation for marriage than the emotion that we call love.
calm
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From this reading It is true that a man and woman who join their hands and their fortunes because of a deep-seated, genuine, calm affection have a greater chance of lasting happiness than those who unite because of the spur of sudden, flaring passion.
chance
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From this reading It is true that a man and woman who join their hands and their fortunes because of a deep-seated, genuine, calm affection have a greater chance of lasting happiness than those who unite because of the spur of sudden, flaring passion.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There are those who contend that friendship and mutual confidence are a firmer foundation for marriage than the emotion that we call love.
contend
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From this reading There are those who contend that friendship and mutual confidence are a firmer foundation for marriage than the emotion that we call love.
deep-seated
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From this reading It is true that a man and woman who join their hands and their fortunes because of a deep-seated, genuine, calm affection have a greater chance of lasting happiness than those who unite because of the spur of sudden, flaring passion.
discover
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From this reading Two people who fancy they know each other intimately discover that they are in reality utter strangers.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Two people who fancy they know each other intimately discover that they are in reality utter strangers.
emotion
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From this reading There are those who contend that friendship and mutual confidence are a firmer foundation for marriage than the emotion that we call love.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In every formation of a fresh family group there must be readjustments of habit and of thought.
family
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From this reading In every formation of a fresh family group there must be readjustments of habit and of thought.
fancy
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From this reading Two people who fancy they know each other intimately discover that they are in reality utter strangers.
firmer
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From this reading There are those who contend that friendship and mutual confidence are a firmer foundation for marriage than the emotion that we call love.
flaring
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From this reading It is true that a man and woman who join their hands and their fortunes because of a deep-seated, genuine, calm affection have a greater chance of lasting happiness than those who unite because of the spur of sudden, flaring passion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There are those who contend that friendship and mutual confidence are a firmer foundation for marriage than the emotion that we call love.
formation
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From this reading In every formation of a fresh family group there must be readjustments of habit and of thought.
fortunes
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From this reading It is true that a man and woman who join their hands and their fortunes because of a deep-seated, genuine, calm affection have a greater chance of lasting happiness than those who unite because of the spur of sudden, flaring passion.
foundation
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From this reading There are those who contend that friendship and mutual confidence are a firmer foundation for marriage than the emotion that we call love.
fresh
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From this reading In every formation of a fresh family group there must be readjustments of habit and of thought.
friendship
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From this reading There are those who contend that friendship and mutual confidence are a firmer foundation for marriage than the emotion that we call love.
genuine
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From this reading It is true that a man and woman who join their hands and their fortunes because of a deep-seated, genuine, calm affection have a greater chance of lasting happiness than those who unite because of the spur of sudden, flaring passion.
greater
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From this reading It is true that a man and woman who join their hands and their fortunes because of a deep-seated, genuine, calm affection have a greater chance of lasting happiness than those who unite because of the spur of sudden, flaring passion.
group
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From this reading In every formation of a fresh family group there must be readjustments of habit and of thought.
habit
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From this reading In every formation of a fresh family group there must be readjustments of habit and of thought.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading It is true that a man and woman who join their hands and their fortunes because of a deep-seated, genuine, calm affection have a greater chance of lasting happiness than those who unite because of the spur of sudden, flaring passion.
happiness
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From this reading It is true that a man and woman who join their hands and their fortunes because of a deep-seated, genuine, calm affection have a greater chance of lasting happiness than those who unite because of the spur of sudden, flaring passion.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is true that a man and woman who join their hands and their fortunes because of a deep-seated, genuine, calm affection have a greater chance of lasting happiness than those who unite because of the spur of sudden, flaring passion.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In every formation of a fresh family group there must be readjustments of habit and of thought.
intimately
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From this reading Two people who fancy they know each other intimately discover that they are in reality utter strangers.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They start a new acquaintanceship at the moment of marriage, and the wonder of it is that so many millions of them manage the thing with success.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They start a new acquaintanceship at the moment of marriage, and the wonder of it is that so many millions of them manage the thing with success.
join
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From this reading It is true that a man and woman who join their hands and their fortunes because of a deep-seated, genuine, calm affection have a greater chance of lasting happiness than those who unite because of the spur of sudden, flaring passion.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two people who fancy they know each other intimately discover that they are in reality utter strangers.
lasting
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From this reading It is true that a man and woman who join their hands and their fortunes because of a deep-seated, genuine, calm affection have a greater chance of lasting happiness than those who unite because of the spur of sudden, flaring passion.
love
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From this reading There are those who contend that friendship and mutual confidence are a firmer foundation for marriage than the emotion that we call love.
man
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From this reading It is true that a man and woman who join their hands and their fortunes because of a deep-seated, genuine, calm affection have a greater chance of lasting happiness than those who unite because of the spur of sudden, flaring passion.
manage
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From this reading They start a new acquaintanceship at the moment of marriage, and the wonder of it is that so many millions of them manage the thing with success.
many
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From this reading They start a new acquaintanceship at the moment of marriage, and the wonder of it is that so many millions of them manage the thing with success.
marriage
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From this reading They start a new acquaintanceship at the moment of marriage, and the wonder of it is that so many millions of them manage the thing with success.
millions
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From this reading They start a new acquaintanceship at the moment of marriage, and the wonder of it is that so many millions of them manage the thing with success.
moment
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From this reading They start a new acquaintanceship at the moment of marriage, and the wonder of it is that so many millions of them manage the thing with success.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading In every formation of a fresh family group there must be readjustments of habit and of thought.
mutual
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From this reading There are those who contend that friendship and mutual confidence are a firmer foundation for marriage than the emotion that we call love.
new
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From this reading They start a new acquaintanceship at the moment of marriage, and the wonder of it is that so many millions of them manage the thing with success.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In every formation of a fresh family group there must be readjustments of habit and of thought.
other
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From this reading Two people who fancy they know each other intimately discover that they are in reality utter strangers.
passion
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From this reading It is true that a man and woman who join their hands and their fortunes because of a deep-seated, genuine, calm affection have a greater chance of lasting happiness than those who unite because of the spur of sudden, flaring passion.
people
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From this reading Two people who fancy they know each other intimately discover that they are in reality utter strangers.
readjustments
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From this reading In every formation of a fresh family group there must be readjustments of habit and of thought.
reality
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From this reading Two people who fancy they know each other intimately discover that they are in reality utter strangers.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They start a new acquaintanceship at the moment of marriage, and the wonder of it is that so many millions of them manage the thing with success.
spur
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From this reading It is true that a man and woman who join their hands and their fortunes because of a deep-seated, genuine, calm affection have a greater chance of lasting happiness than those who unite because of the spur of sudden, flaring passion.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They start a new acquaintanceship at the moment of marriage, and the wonder of it is that so many millions of them manage the thing with success.
strangers
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From this reading Two people who fancy they know each other intimately discover that they are in reality utter strangers.
success
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From this reading They start a new acquaintanceship at the moment of marriage, and the wonder of it is that so many millions of them manage the thing with success.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is true that a man and woman who join their hands and their fortunes because of a deep-seated, genuine, calm affection have a greater chance of lasting happiness than those who unite because of the spur of sudden, flaring passion.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is true that a man and woman who join their hands and their fortunes because of a deep-seated, genuine, calm affection have a greater chance of lasting happiness than those who unite because of the spur of sudden, flaring passion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Two people who fancy they know each other intimately discover that they are in reality utter strangers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They start a new acquaintanceship at the moment of marriage, and the wonder of it is that so many millions of them manage the thing with success.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is true that a man and woman who join their hands and their fortunes because of a deep-seated, genuine, calm affection have a greater chance of lasting happiness than those who unite because of the spur of sudden, flaring passion.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They start a new acquaintanceship at the moment of marriage, and the wonder of it is that so many millions of them manage the thing with success.
there
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From this reading In every formation of a fresh family group there must be readjustments of habit and of thought.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two people who fancy they know each other intimately discover that they are in reality utter strangers.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They start a new acquaintanceship at the moment of marriage, and the wonder of it is that so many millions of them manage the thing with success.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It is true that a man and woman who join their hands and their fortunes because of a deep-seated, genuine, calm affection have a greater chance of lasting happiness than those who unite because of the spur of sudden, flaring passion.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In every formation of a fresh family group there must be readjustments of habit and of thought.
true
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From this reading It is true that a man and woman who join their hands and their fortunes because of a deep-seated, genuine, calm affection have a greater chance of lasting happiness than those who unite because of the spur of sudden, flaring passion.
Two
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From this reading Two people who fancy they know each other intimately discover that they are in reality utter strangers.
unite
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From this reading It is true that a man and woman who join their hands and their fortunes because of a deep-seated, genuine, calm affection have a greater chance of lasting happiness than those who unite because of the spur of sudden, flaring passion.
utter
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From this reading Two people who fancy they know each other intimately discover that they are in reality utter strangers.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There are those who contend that friendship and mutual confidence are a firmer foundation for marriage than the emotion that we call love.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Two people who fancy they know each other intimately discover that they are in reality utter strangers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They start a new acquaintanceship at the moment of marriage, and the wonder of it is that so many millions of them manage the thing with success.
woman
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From this reading It is true that a man and woman who join their hands and their fortunes because of a deep-seated, genuine, calm affection have a greater chance of lasting happiness than those who unite because of the spur of sudden, flaring passion.
wonder
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From this reading They start a new acquaintanceship at the moment of marriage, and the wonder of it is that so many millions of them manage the thing with success.
