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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 Mutimer had even nourished the hope that something might happen before that day to allow of Adela’s appearing not merely in the character of a guest, but, as it were, _ex officio_.
able
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From this reading He had hoped to have all the Waltham family at his luncheon party, but in the event Alfred alone felt himself able to accept the invitation.
accept
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From this reading He had hoped to have all the Waltham family at his luncheon party, but in the event Alfred alone felt himself able to accept the invitation.
Adela's
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From this reading Mutimer had even nourished the hope that something might happen before that day to allow of Adela’s appearing not merely in the character of a guest, but, as it were, _ex officio_.
Alfred
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From this reading He had hoped to have all the Waltham family at his luncheon party, but in the event Alfred alone felt himself able to accept the invitation.
Alice
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From this reading He had received no second letter from his mother, nor had Alice anything to report of danger-signals at home; from Emma herself came a letter regularly once a week, a letter of perfect patience, chiefly concerned with her sister’s health.
all
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From this reading He had hoped to have all the Waltham family at his luncheon party, but in the event Alfred alone felt himself able to accept the invitation.
allow
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From this reading Mutimer had even nourished the hope that something might happen before that day to allow of Adela’s appearing not merely in the character of a guest, but, as it were, _ex officio_.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had hoped to have all the Waltham family at his luncheon party, but in the event Alfred alone felt himself able to accept the invitation.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading By this time he had resolutely forbidden his eyes to stray to the right hand or the left, and kept them directed with hungry, relentless steadiness straight along the path of his desires.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The New Wanley Lecture Hall had been publicly dedicated to the service of the New Wanley Commonwealth, and only in one respect did the day’s proceedings fall short of Mutimer’s expectations.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He had received no second letter from his mother, nor had Alice anything to report of danger-signals at home; from Emma herself came a letter regularly once a week, a letter of perfect patience, chiefly concerned with her sister’s health.
appearing
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From this reading Mutimer had even nourished the hope that something might happen before that day to allow of Adela’s appearing not merely in the character of a guest, but, as it were, _ex officio_.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mutimer had even nourished the hope that something might happen before that day to allow of Adela’s appearing not merely in the character of a guest, but, as it were, _ex officio_.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had hoped to have all the Waltham family at his luncheon party, but in the event Alfred alone felt himself able to accept the invitation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The New Wanley Lecture Hall had been publicly dedicated to the service of the New Wanley Commonwealth, and only in one respect did the day’s proceedings fall short of Mutimer’s expectations.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mutimer had even nourished the hope that something might happen before that day to allow of Adela’s appearing not merely in the character of a guest, but, as it were, _ex officio_.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had hoped to have all the Waltham family at his luncheon party, but in the event Alfred alone felt himself able to accept the invitation.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this time he had resolutely forbidden his eyes to stray to the right hand or the left, and kept them directed with hungry, relentless steadiness straight along the path of his desires.
came
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From this reading He had received no second letter from his mother, nor had Alice anything to report of danger-signals at home; from Emma herself came a letter regularly once a week, a letter of perfect patience, chiefly concerned with her sister’s health.
character
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From this reading Mutimer had even nourished the hope that something might happen before that day to allow of Adela’s appearing not merely in the character of a guest, but, as it were, _ex officio_.
chiefly
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From this reading He had received no second letter from his mother, nor had Alice anything to report of danger-signals at home; from Emma herself came a letter regularly once a week, a letter of perfect patience, chiefly concerned with her sister’s health.
Commonwealth
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From this reading The New Wanley Lecture Hall had been publicly dedicated to the service of the New Wanley Commonwealth, and only in one respect did the day’s proceedings fall short of Mutimer’s expectations.
concerned
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From this reading He had received no second letter from his mother, nor had Alice anything to report of danger-signals at home; from Emma herself came a letter regularly once a week, a letter of perfect patience, chiefly concerned with her sister’s health.
danger-signals
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From this reading He had received no second letter from his mother, nor had Alice anything to report of danger-signals at home; from Emma herself came a letter regularly once a week, a letter of perfect patience, chiefly concerned with her sister’s health.
day
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From this reading Mutimer had even nourished the hope that something might happen before that day to allow of Adela’s appearing not merely in the character of a guest, but, as it were, _ex officio_.
day's
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From this reading The New Wanley Lecture Hall had been publicly dedicated to the service of the New Wanley Commonwealth, and only in one respect did the day’s proceedings fall short of Mutimer’s expectations.
dedicated
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From this reading The New Wanley Lecture Hall had been publicly dedicated to the service of the New Wanley Commonwealth, and only in one respect did the day’s proceedings fall short of Mutimer’s expectations.
desires
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From this reading By this time he had resolutely forbidden his eyes to stray to the right hand or the left, and kept them directed with hungry, relentless steadiness straight along the path of his desires.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The New Wanley Lecture Hall had been publicly dedicated to the service of the New Wanley Commonwealth, and only in one respect did the day’s proceedings fall short of Mutimer’s expectations.
directed
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From this reading By this time he had resolutely forbidden his eyes to stray to the right hand or the left, and kept them directed with hungry, relentless steadiness straight along the path of his desires.
Emma
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From this reading He had received no second letter from his mother, nor had Alice anything to report of danger-signals at home; from Emma herself came a letter regularly once a week, a letter of perfect patience, chiefly concerned with her sister’s health.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mutimer had even nourished the hope that something might happen before that day to allow of Adela’s appearing not merely in the character of a guest, but, as it were, _ex officio_.
event
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From this reading He had hoped to have all the Waltham family at his luncheon party, but in the event Alfred alone felt himself able to accept the invitation.
ex
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From this reading Mutimer had even nourished the hope that something might happen before that day to allow of Adela’s appearing not merely in the character of a guest, but, as it were, _ex officio_.
expectations
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From this reading The New Wanley Lecture Hall had been publicly dedicated to the service of the New Wanley Commonwealth, and only in one respect did the day’s proceedings fall short of Mutimer’s expectations.
eyes
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From this reading By this time he had resolutely forbidden his eyes to stray to the right hand or the left, and kept them directed with hungry, relentless steadiness straight along the path of his desires.
fall
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From this reading The New Wanley Lecture Hall had been publicly dedicated to the service of the New Wanley Commonwealth, and only in one respect did the day’s proceedings fall short of Mutimer’s expectations.
family
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From this reading He had hoped to have all the Waltham family at his luncheon party, but in the event Alfred alone felt himself able to accept the invitation.
felt
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From this reading He had hoped to have all the Waltham family at his luncheon party, but in the event Alfred alone felt himself able to accept the invitation.
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading By this time he had resolutely forbidden his eyes to stray to the right hand or the left, and kept them directed with hungry, relentless steadiness straight along the path of his desires.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had received no second letter from his mother, nor had Alice anything to report of danger-signals at home; from Emma herself came a letter regularly once a week, a letter of perfect patience, chiefly concerned with her sister’s health.
guest
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From this reading Mutimer had even nourished the hope that something might happen before that day to allow of Adela’s appearing not merely in the character of a guest, but, as it were, _ex officio_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The New Wanley Lecture Hall had been publicly dedicated to the service of the New Wanley Commonwealth, and only in one respect did the day’s proceedings fall short of Mutimer’s expectations.
Hall
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From this reading The New Wanley Lecture Hall had been publicly dedicated to the service of the New Wanley Commonwealth, and only in one respect did the day’s proceedings fall short of Mutimer’s expectations.
hand
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From this reading By this time he had resolutely forbidden his eyes to stray to the right hand or the left, and kept them directed with hungry, relentless steadiness straight along the path of his desires.
happen
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From this reading Mutimer had even nourished the hope that something might happen before that day to allow of Adela’s appearing not merely in the character of a guest, but, as it were, _ex officio_.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had hoped to have all the Waltham family at his luncheon party, but in the event Alfred alone felt himself able to accept the invitation.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had hoped to have all the Waltham family at his luncheon party, but in the event Alfred alone felt himself able to accept the invitation.
health
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From this reading He had received no second letter from his mother, nor had Alice anything to report of danger-signals at home; from Emma herself came a letter regularly once a week, a letter of perfect patience, chiefly concerned with her sister’s health.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had received no second letter from his mother, nor had Alice anything to report of danger-signals at home; from Emma herself came a letter regularly once a week, a letter of perfect patience, chiefly concerned with her sister’s health.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had received no second letter from his mother, nor had Alice anything to report of danger-signals at home; from Emma herself came a letter regularly once a week, a letter of perfect patience, chiefly concerned with her sister’s health.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had hoped to have all the Waltham family at his luncheon party, but in the event Alfred alone felt himself able to accept the invitation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had hoped to have all the Waltham family at his luncheon party, but in the event Alfred alone felt himself able to accept the invitation.
home
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From this reading He had received no second letter from his mother, nor had Alice anything to report of danger-signals at home; from Emma herself came a letter regularly once a week, a letter of perfect patience, chiefly concerned with her sister’s health.
hope
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From this reading Mutimer had even nourished the hope that something might happen before that day to allow of Adela’s appearing not merely in the character of a guest, but, as it were, _ex officio_.
hoped
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From this reading He had hoped to have all the Waltham family at his luncheon party, but in the event Alfred alone felt himself able to accept the invitation.
hungry
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From this reading By this time he had resolutely forbidden his eyes to stray to the right hand or the left, and kept them directed with hungry, relentless steadiness straight along the path of his desires.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The New Wanley Lecture Hall had been publicly dedicated to the service of the New Wanley Commonwealth, and only in one respect did the day’s proceedings fall short of Mutimer’s expectations.
invitation
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From this reading He had hoped to have all the Waltham family at his luncheon party, but in the event Alfred alone felt himself able to accept the invitation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mutimer had even nourished the hope that something might happen before that day to allow of Adela’s appearing not merely in the character of a guest, but, as it were, _ex officio_.
kept
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From this reading By this time he had resolutely forbidden his eyes to stray to the right hand or the left, and kept them directed with hungry, relentless steadiness straight along the path of his desires.
Lecture
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From this reading The New Wanley Lecture Hall had been publicly dedicated to the service of the New Wanley Commonwealth, and only in one respect did the day’s proceedings fall short of Mutimer’s expectations.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time he had resolutely forbidden his eyes to stray to the right hand or the left, and kept them directed with hungry, relentless steadiness straight along the path of his desires.
letter
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From this reading He had received no second letter from his mother, nor had Alice anything to report of danger-signals at home; from Emma herself came a letter regularly once a week, a letter of perfect patience, chiefly concerned with her sister’s health.
luncheon
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From this reading He had hoped to have all the Waltham family at his luncheon party, but in the event Alfred alone felt himself able to accept the invitation.
merely
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From this reading Mutimer had even nourished the hope that something might happen before that day to allow of Adela’s appearing not merely in the character of a guest, but, as it were, _ex officio_.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Mutimer had even nourished the hope that something might happen before that day to allow of Adela’s appearing not merely in the character of a guest, but, as it were, _ex officio_.
mother
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From this reading He had received no second letter from his mother, nor had Alice anything to report of danger-signals at home; from Emma herself came a letter regularly once a week, a letter of perfect patience, chiefly concerned with her sister’s health.
Mutimer
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From this reading Mutimer had even nourished the hope that something might happen before that day to allow of Adela’s appearing not merely in the character of a guest, but, as it were, _ex officio_.
Mutimer's
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From this reading The New Wanley Lecture Hall had been publicly dedicated to the service of the New Wanley Commonwealth, and only in one respect did the day’s proceedings fall short of Mutimer’s expectations.
New
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From this reading The New Wanley Lecture Hall had been publicly dedicated to the service of the New Wanley Commonwealth, and only in one respect did the day’s proceedings fall short of Mutimer’s expectations.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had received no second letter from his mother, nor had Alice anything to report of danger-signals at home; from Emma herself came a letter regularly once a week, a letter of perfect patience, chiefly concerned with her sister’s health.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He had received no second letter from his mother, nor had Alice anything to report of danger-signals at home; from Emma herself came a letter regularly once a week, a letter of perfect patience, chiefly concerned with her sister’s health.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mutimer had even nourished the hope that something might happen before that day to allow of Adela’s appearing not merely in the character of a guest, but, as it were, _ex officio_.
nourished
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From this reading Mutimer had even nourished the hope that something might happen before that day to allow of Adela’s appearing not merely in the character of a guest, but, as it were, _ex officio_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The New Wanley Lecture Hall had been publicly dedicated to the service of the New Wanley Commonwealth, and only in one respect did the day’s proceedings fall short of Mutimer’s expectations.
officio
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From this reading Mutimer had even nourished the hope that something might happen before that day to allow of Adela’s appearing not merely in the character of a guest, but, as it were, _ex officio_.
once
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From this reading He had received no second letter from his mother, nor had Alice anything to report of danger-signals at home; from Emma herself came a letter regularly once a week, a letter of perfect patience, chiefly concerned with her sister’s health.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The New Wanley Lecture Hall had been publicly dedicated to the service of the New Wanley Commonwealth, and only in one respect did the day’s proceedings fall short of Mutimer’s expectations.
only
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From this reading The New Wanley Lecture Hall had been publicly dedicated to the service of the New Wanley Commonwealth, and only in one respect did the day’s proceedings fall short of Mutimer’s expectations.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading By this time he had resolutely forbidden his eyes to stray to the right hand or the left, and kept them directed with hungry, relentless steadiness straight along the path of his desires.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had hoped to have all the Waltham family at his luncheon party, but in the event Alfred alone felt himself able to accept the invitation.
path
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From this reading By this time he had resolutely forbidden his eyes to stray to the right hand or the left, and kept them directed with hungry, relentless steadiness straight along the path of his desires.
patience
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From this reading He had received no second letter from his mother, nor had Alice anything to report of danger-signals at home; from Emma herself came a letter regularly once a week, a letter of perfect patience, chiefly concerned with her sister’s health.
perfect
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From this reading He had received no second letter from his mother, nor had Alice anything to report of danger-signals at home; from Emma herself came a letter regularly once a week, a letter of perfect patience, chiefly concerned with her sister’s health.
proceedings
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From this reading The New Wanley Lecture Hall had been publicly dedicated to the service of the New Wanley Commonwealth, and only in one respect did the day’s proceedings fall short of Mutimer’s expectations.
publicly
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From this reading The New Wanley Lecture Hall had been publicly dedicated to the service of the New Wanley Commonwealth, and only in one respect did the day’s proceedings fall short of Mutimer’s expectations.
received
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From this reading He had received no second letter from his mother, nor had Alice anything to report of danger-signals at home; from Emma herself came a letter regularly once a week, a letter of perfect patience, chiefly concerned with her sister’s health.
regularly
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From this reading He had received no second letter from his mother, nor had Alice anything to report of danger-signals at home; from Emma herself came a letter regularly once a week, a letter of perfect patience, chiefly concerned with her sister’s health.
relentless
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From this reading By this time he had resolutely forbidden his eyes to stray to the right hand or the left, and kept them directed with hungry, relentless steadiness straight along the path of his desires.
report
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From this reading He had received no second letter from his mother, nor had Alice anything to report of danger-signals at home; from Emma herself came a letter regularly once a week, a letter of perfect patience, chiefly concerned with her sister’s health.
resolutely
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From this reading By this time he had resolutely forbidden his eyes to stray to the right hand or the left, and kept them directed with hungry, relentless steadiness straight along the path of his desires.
respect
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From this reading The New Wanley Lecture Hall had been publicly dedicated to the service of the New Wanley Commonwealth, and only in one respect did the day’s proceedings fall short of Mutimer’s expectations.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time he had resolutely forbidden his eyes to stray to the right hand or the left, and kept them directed with hungry, relentless steadiness straight along the path of his desires.
second
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From this reading He had received no second letter from his mother, nor had Alice anything to report of danger-signals at home; from Emma herself came a letter regularly once a week, a letter of perfect patience, chiefly concerned with her sister’s health.
service
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From this reading The New Wanley Lecture Hall had been publicly dedicated to the service of the New Wanley Commonwealth, and only in one respect did the day’s proceedings fall short of Mutimer’s expectations.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The New Wanley Lecture Hall had been publicly dedicated to the service of the New Wanley Commonwealth, and only in one respect did the day’s proceedings fall short of Mutimer’s expectations.
sister's
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From this reading He had received no second letter from his mother, nor had Alice anything to report of danger-signals at home; from Emma herself came a letter regularly once a week, a letter of perfect patience, chiefly concerned with her sister’s health.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Mutimer had even nourished the hope that something might happen before that day to allow of Adela’s appearing not merely in the character of a guest, but, as it were, _ex officio_.
steadiness
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From this reading By this time he had resolutely forbidden his eyes to stray to the right hand or the left, and kept them directed with hungry, relentless steadiness straight along the path of his desires.
straight
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From this reading By this time he had resolutely forbidden his eyes to stray to the right hand or the left, and kept them directed with hungry, relentless steadiness straight along the path of his desires.
stray
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From this reading By this time he had resolutely forbidden his eyes to stray to the right hand or the left, and kept them directed with hungry, relentless steadiness straight along the path of his desires.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mutimer had even nourished the hope that something might happen before that day to allow of Adela’s appearing not merely in the character of a guest, but, as it were, _ex officio_.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The New Wanley Lecture Hall had been publicly dedicated to the service of the New Wanley Commonwealth, and only in one respect did the day’s proceedings fall short of Mutimer’s expectations.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading By this time he had resolutely forbidden his eyes to stray to the right hand or the left, and kept them directed with hungry, relentless steadiness straight along the path of his desires.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time he had resolutely forbidden his eyes to stray to the right hand or the left, and kept them directed with hungry, relentless steadiness straight along the path of his desires.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time he had resolutely forbidden his eyes to stray to the right hand or the left, and kept them directed with hungry, relentless steadiness straight along the path of his desires.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The New Wanley Lecture Hall had been publicly dedicated to the service of the New Wanley Commonwealth, and only in one respect did the day’s proceedings fall short of Mutimer’s expectations.
Waltham
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From this reading He had hoped to have all the Waltham family at his luncheon party, but in the event Alfred alone felt himself able to accept the invitation.
Wanley
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From this reading The New Wanley Lecture Hall had been publicly dedicated to the service of the New Wanley Commonwealth, and only in one respect did the day’s proceedings fall short of Mutimer’s expectations.
week
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From this reading He had received no second letter from his mother, nor had Alice anything to report of danger-signals at home; from Emma herself came a letter regularly once a week, a letter of perfect patience, chiefly concerned with her sister’s health.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mutimer had even nourished the hope that something might happen before that day to allow of Adela’s appearing not merely in the character of a guest, but, as it were, _ex officio_.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading By this time he had resolutely forbidden his eyes to stray to the right hand or the left, and kept them directed with hungry, relentless steadiness straight along the path of his desires.
