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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 Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
accept
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From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
admiration
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From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.
attention
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From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
attire
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From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
boarded
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From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.
bring
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From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
called
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From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.
carried
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From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
certain
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From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
contrary
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From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.
country
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From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
curiously
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From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.
days
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From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
degree
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From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Of one thing he felt sure: Lucia did not regard him unfavorably.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
Dinon's
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From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
down
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From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
DRIFTING
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From this reading DRIFTING FROM MOORINGS.
elevated
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From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.
else
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From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
evening
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From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
evident
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From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.
experiences
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From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
fact
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From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
feelings
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From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
felt
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From this reading Of one thing he felt sure: Lucia did not regard him unfavorably.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading DRIFTING FROM MOORINGS.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
Hayn
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From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.
head
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From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
heart
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From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
heavy
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From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
hotel
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From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.
impressed
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From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
lady
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From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.
late
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From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.
Lucia
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From this reading Of one thing he felt sure: Lucia did not regard him unfavorably.
made
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From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
Mantring's
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From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
many
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From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
Master
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From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
matter
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From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
Miss
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From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
MOORINGS
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From this reading DRIFTING FROM MOORINGS.
much
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From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
New
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From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
object
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From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.
only
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From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.
Philip
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From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
prepared
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From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
probability
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From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
rather
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From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
regard
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From this reading Of one thing he felt sure: Lucia did not regard him unfavorably.
regarded
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From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
returning
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From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.
second
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From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
sloop
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From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
society
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From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
Sol
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From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
sort
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From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
taught
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From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of one thing he felt sure: Lucia did not regard him unfavorably.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
train
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From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.
uncomfortable
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From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
unfavorably
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From this reading Of one thing he felt sure: Lucia did not regard him unfavorably.
very
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From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No one called him “country” or looked curiously at his attire; on the contrary, at least one lady, in a late party that boarded the elevated train on which he was returning to his hotel, regarded him with evident admiration.
week
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From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Not many days before, even this sort of attention would have made him uncomfortable, but the experiences of his evening at Miss Dinon’s had impressed him with the probability that he would be to a certain degree an object of admiration, and he was already prepared to accept it as a matter of course,--very much, in fact, as he had been taught to accept whatever else which life seemed sure to bring.
York
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From this reading Master Philip Hayn retired from his second evening in New York society with feelings very different from those which his rather heavy heart and head had carried down to Sol Mantring’s sloop only a short week before.
