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Colonel Starbottle's Client

Chapter IV

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It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.
But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
Then, too, she was no longer religious, and had no “call” to act as peacemaker.
Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.
How this was done and what occurred at that interview has not been recorded.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Colonel Starbottle's Client

Chapter IV

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.
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But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.
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Then, too, she was no longer religious, and had no “call” to act as peacemaker.
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Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.
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How this was done and what occurred at that interview has not been recorded.

Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “How this was done and what occurred at that interview has not been recorded.”

Bitterly adverb US /ˈbɪtərli/

in a way that shows deep pain or grief

From this reading “Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.”

Body noun US /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.”

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “How this was done and what occurred at that interview has not been recorded.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “How this was done and what occurred at that interview has not been recorded.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.”

Nevertheless adverb US /ˌnevərðəˈles/

in spite of what has just been said

From this reading “Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.”

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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 But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.

act

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From this reading Then, too, she was no longer religious, and had no “call” to act as peacemaker.

affronted

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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Then, too, she was no longer religious, and had no “call” to act as peacemaker.

arrival

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From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Then, too, she was no longer religious, and had no “call” to act as peacemaker.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading How this was done and what occurred at that interview has not been recorded.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading How this was done and what occurred at that interview has not been recorded.

bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/

in a way that shows deep pain or grief

From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.

bodynounUS /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.

break

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From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.

call

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From this reading Then, too, she was no longer religious, and had no “call” to act as peacemaker.

case

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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.

committed

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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.

contrition

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From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.

Corbin

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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.

Corbin's

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From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.

cousins

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From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.

defend

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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.

destroying

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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading How this was done and what occurred at that interview has not been recorded.

episode

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From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.

feel

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From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading How this was done and what occurred at that interview has not been recorded.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.

How

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From this reading How this was done and what occurred at that interview has not been recorded.

ideas

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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.

illogical

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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.

ineffective

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From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.

insinuations

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From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.

intercourse

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From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.

interview

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From this reading How this was done and what occurred at that interview has not been recorded.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.

Jeffcourt

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.

Jeffcourt's

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From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.

Joseph

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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.

Julia

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From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.

latter

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From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.

longer

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From this reading Then, too, she was no longer religious, and had no “call” to act as peacemaker.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.

Miss

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From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.

Mrs

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From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.

NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/

in spite of what has just been said

From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.

news

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From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Then, too, she was no longer religious, and had no “call” to act as peacemaker.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.

occurred

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From this reading How this was done and what occurred at that interview has not been recorded.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.

others

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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.

own

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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.

partnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.

peacemaker

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From this reading Then, too, she was no longer religious, and had no “call” to act as peacemaker.

played

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From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.

preconceived

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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.

quarreled

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From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.

recorded

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From this reading How this was done and what occurred at that interview has not been recorded.

religious

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From this reading Then, too, she was no longer religious, and had no “call” to act as peacemaker.

resented

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From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.

reserved

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From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.

Sally

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From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.

sin

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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.

some

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From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.

supposed

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From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.

Then

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From this reading Then, too, she was no longer religious, and had no “call” to act as peacemaker.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading It must not be supposed that Miss Sally did not feel some contrition over the ineffective part she had played in this last episode.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.

too

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From this reading Then, too, she was no longer religious, and had no “call” to act as peacemaker.

unpardonable

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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading How this was done and what occurred at that interview has not been recorded.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Nevertheless she resented Julia Jeffcourt's insinuations bitterly, and the cousins quarreled--not the first time in their intercourse--and it was reserved for the latter to break the news of Corbin's arrival with the body to Mrs. Jeffcourt.

woman

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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.

worse

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From this reading But Joseph Corbin had committed the unpardonable sin to a woman of destroying her own illogical ideas of him, which was worse than if he had affronted the preconceived ideas of others, in which case she might still defend him.