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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 She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
aboard
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Tis told me he hath very oft of late Given private time to you: and you yourself Have of your audience been most free and bounteous.
any
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
arrival
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Do you believe his tenders, as you call them?--_Hamlet_.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
audience
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From this reading 'Tis told me he hath very oft of late Given private time to you: and you yourself Have of your audience been most free and bounteous.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'Tis told me he hath very oft of late Given private time to you: and you yourself Have of your audience been most free and bounteous.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Crawford felt that she was being unkindly dealt with by Fate in many matters.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Do you believe his tenders, as you call them?--_Hamlet_.
bounteous
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From this reading 'Tis told me he hath very oft of late Given private time to you: and you yourself Have of your audience been most free and bounteous.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Crawford felt that she was being unkindly dealt with by Fate in many matters.
call
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From this reading Do you believe his tenders, as you call them?--_Hamlet_.
certain
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
coming
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
completely
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
Crawford
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From this reading Crawford felt that she was being unkindly dealt with by Fate in many matters.
dealt
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From this reading Crawford felt that she was being unkindly dealt with by Fate in many matters.
devices
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
diverge
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you believe his tenders, as you call them?--_Hamlet_.
Empire
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
Fate
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From this reading Crawford felt that she was being unkindly dealt with by Fate in many matters.
fear
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
felt
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From this reading Crawford felt that she was being unkindly dealt with by Fate in many matters.
formed
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading 'Tis told me he hath very oft of late Given private time to you: and you yourself Have of your audience been most free and bounteous.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
generally
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
Given
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From this reading 'Tis told me he hath very oft of late Given private time to you: and you yourself Have of your audience been most free and bounteous.
glance
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
habit
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
Hamlet
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From this reading Do you believe his tenders, as you call them?--_Hamlet_.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading 'Tis told me he hath very oft of late Given private time to you: and you yourself Have of your audience been most free and bounteous.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Tis told me he hath very oft of late Given private time to you: and you yourself Have of your audience been most free and bounteous.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Tis told me he hath very oft of late Given private time to you: and you yourself Have of your audience been most free and bounteous.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Do you believe his tenders, as you call them?--_Hamlet_.
hitherto
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Crawford felt that she was being unkindly dealt with by Fate in many matters.
Indian
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
kept
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
late
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From this reading 'Tis told me he hath very oft of late Given private time to you: and you yourself Have of your audience been most free and bounteous.
many
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From this reading Crawford felt that she was being unkindly dealt with by Fate in many matters.
matters
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From this reading Crawford felt that she was being unkindly dealt with by Fate in many matters.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Tis told me he hath very oft of late Given private time to you: and you yourself Have of your audience been most free and bounteous.
most
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From this reading 'Tis told me he hath very oft of late Given private time to you: and you yourself Have of your audience been most free and bounteous.
MRS
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From this reading |MRS.
natural
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
new
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
now
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
occasion
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Tis told me he hath very oft of late Given private time to you: and you yourself Have of your audience been most free and bounteous.
oft
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From this reading 'Tis told me he hath very oft of late Given private time to you: and you yourself Have of your audience been most free and bounteous.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
overthrown
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
paths
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
plans
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
position
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
private
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From this reading 'Tis told me he hath very oft of late Given private time to you: and you yourself Have of your audience been most free and bounteous.
satisfaction
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Crawford felt that she was being unkindly dealt with by Fate in many matters.
skilful
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
station
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
steamer
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
success
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
taking
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
tenders
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From this reading Do you believe his tenders, as you call them?--_Hamlet_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Crawford felt that she was being unkindly dealt with by Fate in many matters.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Do you believe his tenders, as you call them?--_Hamlet_.
things
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Tis told me he hath very oft of late Given private time to you: and you yourself Have of your audience been most free and bounteous.
Tis
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From this reading 'Tis told me he hath very oft of late Given private time to you: and you yourself Have of your audience been most free and bounteous.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Tis told me he hath very oft of late Given private time to you: and you yourself Have of your audience been most free and bounteous.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Tis told me he hath very oft of late Given private time to you: and you yourself Have of your audience been most free and bounteous.
unkindly
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From this reading Crawford felt that she was being unkindly dealt with by Fate in many matters.
very
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From this reading 'Tis told me he hath very oft of late Given private time to you: and you yourself Have of your audience been most free and bounteous.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Crawford felt that she was being unkindly dealt with by Fate in many matters.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
widely
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Crawford felt that she was being unkindly dealt with by Fate in many matters.
witnessing
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From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had formed certain plans on coming aboard the steamer and on taking in at a glance the position of every one about her--it was her habit to do so on the occasion of her arrival at any new station in the Indian Empire--and hitherto she had generally had the satisfaction of witnessing the success of her plans; but now she began to fear that if things continued to diverge so widely from the paths which it was natural to expect them to have kept, her skilful devices would be completely overthrown.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Tis told me he hath very oft of late Given private time to you: and you yourself Have of your audience been most free and bounteous.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Tis told me he hath very oft of late Given private time to you: and you yourself Have of your audience been most free and bounteous.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading 'Tis told me he hath very oft of late Given private time to you: and you yourself Have of your audience been most free and bounteous.
