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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 Ferdinand, in obedience to the call of the political situation, had absented himself from Heydon Hay for a week or two.
absented
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From this reading Ferdinand, in obedience to the call of the political situation, had absented himself from Heydon Hay for a week or two.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
alert
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From this reading He had to go the rounds and visit his bandsmen, and without being particularly alert himself to see that everybody else was on the _qui vive_.
allowed
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From this reading The constitutional candidate was, perhaps, as little interested in the coming strife as any man in the limits of the constituency, but he had allowed himself to be entered for the race, and was bound to a pretence of warmth even if he could not feel it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Liberals had put into the field a stronger man than he had expected to encounter, and there was a sudden awakening in the constitutional camp.
any
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From this reading The constitutional candidate was, perhaps, as little interested in the coming strife as any man in the limits of the constituency, but he had allowed himself to be entered for the race, and was bound to a pretence of warmth even if he could not feel it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The constitutional candidate was, perhaps, as little interested in the coming strife as any man in the limits of the constituency, but he had allowed himself to be entered for the race, and was bound to a pretence of warmth even if he could not feel it.
awakening
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From this reading The Liberals had put into the field a stronger man than he had expected to encounter, and there was a sudden awakening in the constitutional camp.
away
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From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
back
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From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
bandsmen
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From this reading He had to go the rounds and visit his bandsmen, and without being particularly alert himself to see that everybody else was on the _qui vive_.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The constitutional candidate was, perhaps, as little interested in the coming strife as any man in the limits of the constituency, but he had allowed himself to be entered for the race, and was bound to a pretence of warmth even if he could not feel it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He had to go the rounds and visit his bandsmen, and without being particularly alert himself to see that everybody else was on the _qui vive_.
bound
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From this reading The constitutional candidate was, perhaps, as little interested in the coming strife as any man in the limits of the constituency, but he had allowed himself to be entered for the race, and was bound to a pretence of warmth even if he could not feel it.
bring
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From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The constitutional candidate was, perhaps, as little interested in the coming strife as any man in the limits of the constituency, but he had allowed himself to be entered for the race, and was bound to a pretence of warmth even if he could not feel it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
call
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From this reading Ferdinand, in obedience to the call of the political situation, had absented himself from Heydon Hay for a week or two.
came
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From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
camp
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From this reading The Liberals had put into the field a stronger man than he had expected to encounter, and there was a sudden awakening in the constitutional camp.
candidate
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From this reading The constitutional candidate was, perhaps, as little interested in the coming strife as any man in the limits of the constituency, but he had allowed himself to be entered for the race, and was bound to a pretence of warmth even if he could not feel it.
coming
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From this reading The constitutional candidate was, perhaps, as little interested in the coming strife as any man in the limits of the constituency, but he had allowed himself to be entered for the race, and was bound to a pretence of warmth even if he could not feel it.
constituency
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From this reading The constitutional candidate was, perhaps, as little interested in the coming strife as any man in the limits of the constituency, but he had allowed himself to be entered for the race, and was bound to a pretence of warmth even if he could not feel it.
constitutional
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From this reading The Liberals had put into the field a stronger man than he had expected to encounter, and there was a sudden awakening in the constitutional camp.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The constitutional candidate was, perhaps, as little interested in the coming strife as any man in the limits of the constituency, but he had allowed himself to be entered for the race, and was bound to a pretence of warmth even if he could not feel it.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
else
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From this reading He had to go the rounds and visit his bandsmen, and without being particularly alert himself to see that everybody else was on the _qui vive_.
encounter
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From this reading The Liberals had put into the field a stronger man than he had expected to encounter, and there was a sudden awakening in the constitutional camp.
entered
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From this reading The constitutional candidate was, perhaps, as little interested in the coming strife as any man in the limits of the constituency, but he had allowed himself to be entered for the race, and was bound to a pretence of warmth even if he could not feel it.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The constitutional candidate was, perhaps, as little interested in the coming strife as any man in the limits of the constituency, but he had allowed himself to be entered for the race, and was bound to a pretence of warmth even if he could not feel it.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading He had to go the rounds and visit his bandsmen, and without being particularly alert himself to see that everybody else was on the _qui vive_.
expected
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From this reading The Liberals had put into the field a stronger man than he had expected to encounter, and there was a sudden awakening in the constitutional camp.
feel
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From this reading The constitutional candidate was, perhaps, as little interested in the coming strife as any man in the limits of the constituency, but he had allowed himself to be entered for the race, and was bound to a pretence of warmth even if he could not feel it.
Ferdinand
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From this reading Ferdinand, in obedience to the call of the political situation, had absented himself from Heydon Hay for a week or two.
field
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From this reading The Liberals had put into the field a stronger man than he had expected to encounter, and there was a sudden awakening in the constitutional camp.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
flirtation
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From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ferdinand, in obedience to the call of the political situation, had absented himself from Heydon Hay for a week or two.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ferdinand, in obedience to the call of the political situation, had absented himself from Heydon Hay for a week or two.
go
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From this reading He had to go the rounds and visit his bandsmen, and without being particularly alert himself to see that everybody else was on the _qui vive_.
greeted
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From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ferdinand, in obedience to the call of the political situation, had absented himself from Heydon Hay for a week or two.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
hanging
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From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
haughty
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From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
Hay
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From this reading Ferdinand, in obedience to the call of the political situation, had absented himself from Heydon Hay for a week or two.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Liberals had put into the field a stronger man than he had expected to encounter, and there was a sudden awakening in the constitutional camp.
heavy
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From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
Heydon
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From this reading Ferdinand, in obedience to the call of the political situation, had absented himself from Heydon Hay for a week or two.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ferdinand, in obedience to the call of the political situation, had absented himself from Heydon Hay for a week or two.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had to go the rounds and visit his bandsmen, and without being particularly alert himself to see that everybody else was on the _qui vive_.
hussy
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From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The constitutional candidate was, perhaps, as little interested in the coming strife as any man in the limits of the constituency, but he had allowed himself to be entered for the race, and was bound to a pretence of warmth even if he could not feel it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ferdinand, in obedience to the call of the political situation, had absented himself from Heydon Hay for a week or two.
interested
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From this reading The constitutional candidate was, perhaps, as little interested in the coming strife as any man in the limits of the constituency, but he had allowed himself to be entered for the race, and was bound to a pretence of warmth even if he could not feel it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Liberals had put into the field a stronger man than he had expected to encounter, and there was a sudden awakening in the constitutional camp.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The constitutional candidate was, perhaps, as little interested in the coming strife as any man in the limits of the constituency, but he had allowed himself to be entered for the race, and was bound to a pretence of warmth even if he could not feel it.
Liberals
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From this reading The Liberals had put into the field a stronger man than he had expected to encounter, and there was a sudden awakening in the constitutional camp.
limits
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From this reading The constitutional candidate was, perhaps, as little interested in the coming strife as any man in the limits of the constituency, but he had allowed himself to be entered for the race, and was bound to a pretence of warmth even if he could not feel it.
listen
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From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The constitutional candidate was, perhaps, as little interested in the coming strife as any man in the limits of the constituency, but he had allowed himself to be entered for the race, and was bound to a pretence of warmth even if he could not feel it.
man
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From this reading The Liberals had put into the field a stronger man than he had expected to encounter, and there was a sudden awakening in the constitutional camp.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
more
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From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
much
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From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The constitutional candidate was, perhaps, as little interested in the coming strife as any man in the limits of the constituency, but he had allowed himself to be entered for the race, and was bound to a pretence of warmth even if he could not feel it.
obedience
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From this reading Ferdinand, in obedience to the call of the political situation, had absented himself from Heydon Hay for a week or two.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ferdinand, in obedience to the call of the political situation, had absented himself from Heydon Hay for a week or two.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had to go the rounds and visit his bandsmen, and without being particularly alert himself to see that everybody else was on the _qui vive_.
once
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From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Ferdinand, in obedience to the call of the political situation, had absented himself from Heydon Hay for a week or two.
particularly
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From this reading He had to go the rounds and visit his bandsmen, and without being particularly alert himself to see that everybody else was on the _qui vive_.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
perhaps
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From this reading The constitutional candidate was, perhaps, as little interested in the coming strife as any man in the limits of the constituency, but he had allowed himself to be entered for the race, and was bound to a pretence of warmth even if he could not feel it.
political
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From this reading Ferdinand, in obedience to the call of the political situation, had absented himself from Heydon Hay for a week or two.
position
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From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
precisely
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From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
pretence
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From this reading The constitutional candidate was, perhaps, as little interested in the coming strife as any man in the limits of the constituency, but he had allowed himself to be entered for the race, and was bound to a pretence of warmth even if he could not feel it.
pronounced
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From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
proper
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From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
put
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From this reading The Liberals had put into the field a stronger man than he had expected to encounter, and there was a sudden awakening in the constitutional camp.
quartette
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From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
qui
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From this reading He had to go the rounds and visit his bandsmen, and without being particularly alert himself to see that everybody else was on the _qui vive_.
race
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From this reading The constitutional candidate was, perhaps, as little interested in the coming strife as any man in the limits of the constituency, but he had allowed himself to be entered for the race, and was bound to a pretence of warmth even if he could not feel it.
rounds
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From this reading He had to go the rounds and visit his bandsmen, and without being particularly alert himself to see that everybody else was on the _qui vive_.
Ruth
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From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
see
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From this reading He had to go the rounds and visit his bandsmen, and without being particularly alert himself to see that everybody else was on the _qui vive_.
sense
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From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
situation
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From this reading Ferdinand, in obedience to the call of the political situation, had absented himself from Heydon Hay for a week or two.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
strife
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From this reading The constitutional candidate was, perhaps, as little interested in the coming strife as any man in the limits of the constituency, but he had allowed himself to be entered for the race, and was bound to a pretence of warmth even if he could not feel it.
stronger
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From this reading The Liberals had put into the field a stronger man than he had expected to encounter, and there was a sudden awakening in the constitutional camp.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Liberals had put into the field a stronger man than he had expected to encounter, and there was a sudden awakening in the constitutional camp.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Liberals had put into the field a stronger man than he had expected to encounter, and there was a sudden awakening in the constitutional camp.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had to go the rounds and visit his bandsmen, and without being particularly alert himself to see that everybody else was on the _qui vive_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ferdinand, in obedience to the call of the political situation, had absented himself from Heydon Hay for a week or two.
there
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From this reading The Liberals had put into the field a stronger man than he had expected to encounter, and there was a sudden awakening in the constitutional camp.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ferdinand, in obedience to the call of the political situation, had absented himself from Heydon Hay for a week or two.
two
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From this reading Ferdinand, in obedience to the call of the political situation, had absented himself from Heydon Hay for a week or two.
visit
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From this reading He had to go the rounds and visit his bandsmen, and without being particularly alert himself to see that everybody else was on the _qui vive_.
vive
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From this reading He had to go the rounds and visit his bandsmen, and without being particularly alert himself to see that everybody else was on the _qui vive_.
warmth
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From this reading The constitutional candidate was, perhaps, as little interested in the coming strife as any man in the limits of the constituency, but he had allowed himself to be entered for the race, and was bound to a pretence of warmth even if he could not feel it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Liberals had put into the field a stronger man than he had expected to encounter, and there was a sudden awakening in the constitutional camp.
week
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From this reading Ferdinand, in obedience to the call of the political situation, had absented himself from Heydon Hay for a week or two.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ruth was not much in his mind while he was away, but when he came back again he found time once more hanging heavy on his hands; and being greeted by her when he went to listen to the quartette party precisely as he had been from the first, he determined more than ever to start a pronounced flirtation with the haughty little hussy, and bring her to a proper sense of her position.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had to go the rounds and visit his bandsmen, and without being particularly alert himself to see that everybody else was on the _qui vive_.
