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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 Oh, it is not loud tones and mouthingness, 'Tis not the arms akimbo and large strides, That make a woman's force.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
abstracted
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From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
accounted
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From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
akimbo
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From this reading Oh, it is not loud tones and mouthingness, 'Tis not the arms akimbo and large strides, That make a woman's force.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why, there are maidens of heroic touch, And yet they seem like things of gossamer You'd pinch the life out of, as out of moths.
anxiety
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From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why, there are maidens of heroic touch, And yet they seem like things of gossamer You'd pinch the life out of, as out of moths.
arms
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From this reading Oh, it is not loud tones and mouthingness, 'Tis not the arms akimbo and large strides, That make a woman's force.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Why, there are maidens of heroic touch, And yet they seem like things of gossamer You'd pinch the life out of, as out of moths.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
bar
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From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
betrayalnounUS /bɪˈtreɪ.əl/
The action of betraying one's country, a group, or a person; breach of trust.
From this reading Mrs. Transome had no reluctance to keep a small secret from her son, and no betrayal was made of that previous "engagement" of Esther's with her father.
birds
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From this reading The tiniest birds, With softest downy breasts, have passions in them, And are brave with love.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
brave
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From this reading The tiniest birds, With softest downy breasts, have passions in them, And are brave with love.
breasts
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From this reading The tiniest birds, With softest downy breasts, have passions in them, And are brave with love.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
Court
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From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
downy
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From this reading The tiniest birds, With softest downy breasts, have passions in them, And are brave with love.
effort
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From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
engagement
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From this reading Mrs. Transome had no reluctance to keep a small secret from her son, and no betrayal was made of that previous "engagement" of Esther's with her father.
Esther
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From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
Esther's
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From this reading Mrs. Transome had no reluctance to keep a small secret from her son, and no betrayal was made of that previous "engagement" of Esther's with her father.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
father
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From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
force
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From this reading Oh, it is not loud tones and mouthingness, 'Tis not the arms akimbo and large strides, That make a woman's force.
friend
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From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Transome had no reluctance to keep a small secret from her son, and no betrayal was made of that previous "engagement" of Esther's with her father.
gossamer
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From this reading Why, there are maidens of heroic touch, And yet they seem like things of gossamer You'd pinch the life out of, as out of moths.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
Harold
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From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The tiniest birds, With softest downy breasts, have passions in them, And are brave with love.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
heroic
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From this reading Why, there are maidens of heroic touch, And yet they seem like things of gossamer You'd pinch the life out of, as out of moths.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
hotel
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From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
ill
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From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
important
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From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The tiniest birds, With softest downy breasts, have passions in them, And are brave with love.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, it is not loud tones and mouthingness, 'Tis not the arms akimbo and large strides, That make a woman's force.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh, it is not loud tones and mouthingness, 'Tis not the arms akimbo and large strides, That make a woman's force.
keep
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From this reading Mrs. Transome had no reluctance to keep a small secret from her son, and no betrayal was made of that previous "engagement" of Esther's with her father.
large
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From this reading Oh, it is not loud tones and mouthingness, 'Tis not the arms akimbo and large strides, That make a woman's force.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why, there are maidens of heroic touch, And yet they seem like things of gossamer You'd pinch the life out of, as out of moths.
like
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From this reading Why, there are maidens of heroic touch, And yet they seem like things of gossamer You'd pinch the life out of, as out of moths.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
loud
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From this reading Oh, it is not loud tones and mouthingness, 'Tis not the arms akimbo and large strides, That make a woman's force.
love
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From this reading The tiniest birds, With softest downy breasts, have passions in them, And are brave with love.
made
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From this reading Mrs. Transome had no reluctance to keep a small secret from her son, and no betrayal was made of that previous "engagement" of Esther's with her father.
maidens
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From this reading Why, there are maidens of heroic touch, And yet they seem like things of gossamer You'd pinch the life out of, as out of moths.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, it is not loud tones and mouthingness, 'Tis not the arms akimbo and large strides, That make a woman's force.
manner
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From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
moths
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From this reading Why, there are maidens of heroic touch, And yet they seem like things of gossamer You'd pinch the life out of, as out of moths.
mouthingness
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From this reading Oh, it is not loud tones and mouthingness, 'Tis not the arms akimbo and large strides, That make a woman's force.
Mrs
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From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mrs. Transome had no reluctance to keep a small secret from her son, and no betrayal was made of that previous "engagement" of Esther's with her father.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Oh, it is not loud tones and mouthingness, 'Tis not the arms akimbo and large strides, That make a woman's force.
observed
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From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why, there are maidens of heroic touch, And yet they seem like things of gossamer You'd pinch the life out of, as out of moths.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, it is not loud tones and mouthingness, 'Tis not the arms akimbo and large strides, That make a woman's force.
out
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From this reading Why, there are maidens of heroic touch, And yet they seem like things of gossamer You'd pinch the life out of, as out of moths.
passions
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From this reading The tiniest birds, With softest downy breasts, have passions in them, And are brave with love.
pinch
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From this reading Why, there are maidens of heroic touch, And yet they seem like things of gossamer You'd pinch the life out of, as out of moths.
placed
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From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
previous
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From this reading Mrs. Transome had no reluctance to keep a small secret from her son, and no betrayal was made of that previous "engagement" of Esther's with her father.
prisoner
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From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
received
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From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
reluctance
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From this reading Mrs. Transome had no reluctance to keep a small secret from her son, and no betrayal was made of that previous "engagement" of Esther's with her father.
result
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From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Mrs. Transome had no reluctance to keep a small secret from her son, and no betrayal was made of that previous "engagement" of Esther's with her father.
see
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From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
seem
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From this reading Why, there are maidens of heroic touch, And yet they seem like things of gossamer You'd pinch the life out of, as out of moths.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
small
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From this reading Mrs. Transome had no reluctance to keep a small secret from her son, and no betrayal was made of that previous "engagement" of Esther's with her father.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
softest
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From this reading The tiniest birds, With softest downy breasts, have passions in them, And are brave with love.
son
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From this reading Mrs. Transome had no reluctance to keep a small secret from her son, and no betrayal was made of that previous "engagement" of Esther's with her father.
strides
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From this reading Oh, it is not loud tones and mouthingness, 'Tis not the arms akimbo and large strides, That make a woman's force.
sufficiently
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From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
sympathetic
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From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh, it is not loud tones and mouthingness, 'Tis not the arms akimbo and large strides, That make a woman's force.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why, there are maidens of heroic touch, And yet they seem like things of gossamer You'd pinch the life out of, as out of moths.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The tiniest birds, With softest downy breasts, have passions in them, And are brave with love.
there
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From this reading Why, there are maidens of heroic touch, And yet they seem like things of gossamer You'd pinch the life out of, as out of moths.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, there are maidens of heroic touch, And yet they seem like things of gossamer You'd pinch the life out of, as out of moths.
things
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From this reading Why, there are maidens of heroic touch, And yet they seem like things of gossamer You'd pinch the life out of, as out of moths.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
tiniest
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From this reading The tiniest birds, With softest downy breasts, have passions in them, And are brave with love.
Tis
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From this reading Oh, it is not loud tones and mouthingness, 'Tis not the arms akimbo and large strides, That make a woman's force.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
tones
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From this reading Oh, it is not loud tones and mouthingness, 'Tis not the arms akimbo and large strides, That make a woman's force.
touch
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From this reading Why, there are maidens of heroic touch, And yet they seem like things of gossamer You'd pinch the life out of, as out of moths.
Transome
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From this reading Mrs. Transome had no reluctance to keep a small secret from her son, and no betrayal was made of that previous "engagement" of Esther's with her father.
Transome's
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From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
trial
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From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
unusually
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From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
Why
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From this reading Why, there are maidens of heroic touch, And yet they seem like things of gossamer You'd pinch the life out of, as out of moths.
wing
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From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The tiniest birds, With softest downy breasts, have passions in them, And are brave with love.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
witnesses
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From this reading Esther was so placed in the Court, under Mrs. Transome's wing, as to see and hear everything without effort: Harold had received them at the hotel, and had observed that Esther looked ill, and was unusually abstracted in her manner; but this seemed to be sufficiently accounted for by her sympathetic anxiety about the result of a trial in which the prisoner at the bar was a friend, and in which both her father and himself were important witnesses.
woman's
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From this reading Oh, it is not loud tones and mouthingness, 'Tis not the arms akimbo and large strides, That make a woman's force.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Why, there are maidens of heroic touch, And yet they seem like things of gossamer You'd pinch the life out of, as out of moths.
You'd
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From this reading Why, there are maidens of heroic touch, And yet they seem like things of gossamer You'd pinch the life out of, as out of moths.
