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A Husband by Proxy

Chapter XXXIV

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THE RICHES OF THE WORLD Dorothy was waiting to see him.
She was still excited, still anxious concerning himself.
She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.
He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.
She was wearing a bunch of his carnations, and had never seemed more beautiful in all her wondrous moods of beauty.
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A Husband by Proxy

Chapter XXXIV

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE RICHES OF THE WORLD Dorothy was waiting to see him.
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She was still excited, still anxious concerning himself.
Line 3
She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.
Line 4
He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.
Line 5
She was wearing a bunch of his carnations, and had never seemed more beautiful in all her wondrous moods of beauty.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.”

Determined adjective US /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/

having firmly decided to do something

From this reading “He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.”

Excited adjective US /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/

very enthusiastic or eager

From this reading “She was still excited, still anxious concerning himself.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.”

Forgotten adjective US /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading “She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “She was still excited, still anxious concerning himself.”

Lest conjunction US /lest/

in order that something should not happen

From this reading “She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She was wearing a bunch of his carnations, and had never seemed more beautiful in all her wondrous moods of beauty.”

Parlor noun US /ˈpɑːrlər/

an old-fashioned sitting room

From this reading “He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.”

Quite noun US /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She was wearing a bunch of his carnations, and had never seemed more beautiful in all her wondrous moods of beauty.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She was still excited, still anxious concerning himself.”

Waiting noun US /ˈwaiting/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “THE RICHES OF THE WORLD Dorothy was waiting to see him.”

Wondrous adjective US /ˈwʌndrəs/

strange, beautiful, and impressive

From this reading “She was wearing a bunch of his carnations, and had never seemed more beautiful in all her wondrous moods of beauty.”

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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 He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.

all

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From this reading She was wearing a bunch of his carnations, and had never seemed more beautiful in all her wondrous moods of beauty.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.

anxious

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From this reading She was still excited, still anxious concerning himself.

appeared

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From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.

beautiful

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From this reading She was wearing a bunch of his carnations, and had never seemed more beautiful in all her wondrous moods of beauty.

beauty

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From this reading She was wearing a bunch of his carnations, and had never seemed more beautiful in all her wondrous moods of beauty.

blow

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From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.

bunch

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From this reading She was wearing a bunch of his carnations, and had never seemed more beautiful in all her wondrous moods of beauty.

carnations

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From this reading She was wearing a bunch of his carnations, and had never seemed more beautiful in all her wondrous moods of beauty.

common

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From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.

concerning

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From this reading She was still excited, still anxious concerning himself.

curb

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From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.

determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/

having firmly decided to do something

From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.

Dorothy

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From this reading THE RICHES OF THE WORLD Dorothy was waiting to see him.

duplicate

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From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.

excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/

very enthusiastic or eager

From this reading She was still excited, still anxious concerning himself.

feelings

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From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.

forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.

head

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From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading THE RICHES OF THE WORLD Dorothy was waiting to see him.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading She was still excited, still anxious concerning himself.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.

impetuous

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From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.

large

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From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.

lestconjunctionUS /lest/

in order that something should not happen

From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.

met

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From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.

moods

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From this reading She was wearing a bunch of his carnations, and had never seemed more beautiful in all her wondrous moods of beauty.

more

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From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She was wearing a bunch of his carnations, and had never seemed more beautiful in all her wondrous moods of beauty.

New

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From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE RICHES OF THE WORLD Dorothy was waiting to see him.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.

parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/

an old-fashioned sitting room

From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.

proved

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From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.

quietly

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From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.

quitenounUS /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.

RICHES

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From this reading THE RICHES OF THE WORLD Dorothy was waiting to see him.

rooms

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From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.

see

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From this reading THE RICHES OF THE WORLD Dorothy was waiting to see him.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She was wearing a bunch of his carnations, and had never seemed more beautiful in all her wondrous moods of beauty.

serious

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From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was still excited, still anxious concerning himself.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She was still excited, still anxious concerning himself.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.

surging

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From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE RICHES OF THE WORLD Dorothy was waiting to see him.

thoroughly

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From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.

thousand

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From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE RICHES OF THE WORLD Dorothy was waiting to see him.

waiting

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From this reading THE RICHES OF THE WORLD Dorothy was waiting to see him.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE RICHES OF THE WORLD Dorothy was waiting to see him.

wearing

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From this reading She was wearing a bunch of his carnations, and had never seemed more beautiful in all her wondrous moods of beauty.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.

wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/

strange, beautiful, and impressive

From this reading She was wearing a bunch of his carnations, and had never seemed more beautiful in all her wondrous moods of beauty.

words

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From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.

WORLD

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From this reading THE RICHES OF THE WORLD Dorothy was waiting to see him.

worry

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From this reading She had quite forgotten his words about the will in her worry lest the blow on his head had proved more serious than had at first appeared.

York

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From this reading He met her quietly in a large, common parlor--the duplicate of a thousand such rooms in New York--and was thoroughly determined to curb the impetuous surging of his feelings.