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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 TIDES VARYING One evening about a fortnight later Lord Ronsdale, in a dissatisfied frame of mind, strolled along Piccadilly.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading TIDES VARYING One evening about a fortnight later Lord Ronsdale, in a dissatisfied frame of mind, strolled along Piccadilly.
all
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From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading TIDES VARYING One evening about a fortnight later Lord Ronsdale, in a dissatisfied frame of mind, strolled along Piccadilly.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Lord Ronsdale told himself Miss Jocelyn Wray was no better than an arrant coquette, but the next moment questioned this conclusion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
arrant
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From this reading Lord Ronsdale told himself Miss Jocelyn Wray was no better than an arrant coquette, but the next moment questioned this conclusion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
attitude
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From this reading His face wore a dark look, the expression of one ill-pleased with fortune's late attitude toward him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
begun
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From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
better
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From this reading Lord Ronsdale told himself Miss Jocelyn Wray was no better than an arrant coquette, but the next moment questioned this conclusion.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
cherished
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From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
conclusion
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From this reading Lord Ronsdale told himself Miss Jocelyn Wray was no better than an arrant coquette, but the next moment questioned this conclusion.
coquette
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From this reading Lord Ronsdale told himself Miss Jocelyn Wray was no better than an arrant coquette, but the next moment questioned this conclusion.
crossed
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From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
dark
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From this reading His face wore a dark look, the expression of one ill-pleased with fortune's late attitude toward him.
desired
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From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
dissatisfied
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From this reading TIDES VARYING One evening about a fortnight later Lord Ronsdale, in a dissatisfied frame of mind, strolled along Piccadilly.
evening
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From this reading TIDES VARYING One evening about a fortnight later Lord Ronsdale, in a dissatisfied frame of mind, strolled along Piccadilly.
expression
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From this reading His face wore a dark look, the expression of one ill-pleased with fortune's late attitude toward him.
face
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From this reading His face wore a dark look, the expression of one ill-pleased with fortune's late attitude toward him.
flatter
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From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
flowery
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From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
fortnight
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From this reading TIDES VARYING One evening about a fortnight later Lord Ronsdale, in a dissatisfied frame of mind, strolled along Piccadilly.
fortune's
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From this reading His face wore a dark look, the expression of one ill-pleased with fortune's late attitude toward him.
frame
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From this reading TIDES VARYING One evening about a fortnight later Lord Ronsdale, in a dissatisfied frame of mind, strolled along Piccadilly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His face wore a dark look, the expression of one ill-pleased with fortune's late attitude toward him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face wore a dark look, the expression of one ill-pleased with fortune's late attitude toward him.
ill-pleased
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From this reading His face wore a dark look, the expression of one ill-pleased with fortune's late attitude toward him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TIDES VARYING One evening about a fortnight later Lord Ronsdale, in a dissatisfied frame of mind, strolled along Piccadilly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
jeopardy
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From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
Jocelyn
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From this reading Lord Ronsdale told himself Miss Jocelyn Wray was no better than an arrant coquette, but the next moment questioned this conclusion.
late
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From this reading His face wore a dark look, the expression of one ill-pleased with fortune's late attitude toward him.
later
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From this reading TIDES VARYING One evening about a fortnight later Lord Ronsdale, in a dissatisfied frame of mind, strolled along Piccadilly.
lay
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From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His face wore a dark look, the expression of one ill-pleased with fortune's late attitude toward him.
Lord
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From this reading TIDES VARYING One evening about a fortnight later Lord Ronsdale, in a dissatisfied frame of mind, strolled along Piccadilly.
man
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From this reading A plain man, a man without title!
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TIDES VARYING One evening about a fortnight later Lord Ronsdale, in a dissatisfied frame of mind, strolled along Piccadilly.
Miss
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From this reading Lord Ronsdale told himself Miss Jocelyn Wray was no better than an arrant coquette, but the next moment questioned this conclusion.
moment
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From this reading Lord Ronsdale told himself Miss Jocelyn Wray was no better than an arrant coquette, but the next moment questioned this conclusion.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Ronsdale told himself Miss Jocelyn Wray was no better than an arrant coquette, but the next moment questioned this conclusion.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Lord Ronsdale told himself Miss Jocelyn Wray was no better than an arrant coquette, but the next moment questioned this conclusion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TIDES VARYING One evening about a fortnight later Lord Ronsdale, in a dissatisfied frame of mind, strolled along Piccadilly.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading TIDES VARYING One evening about a fortnight later Lord Ronsdale, in a dissatisfied frame of mind, strolled along Piccadilly.
path
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From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
Piccadilly
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From this reading TIDES VARYING One evening about a fortnight later Lord Ronsdale, in a dissatisfied frame of mind, strolled along Piccadilly.
plain
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From this reading A plain man, a man without title!
Plans
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From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
put
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From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
questioned
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From this reading Lord Ronsdale told himself Miss Jocelyn Wray was no better than an arrant coquette, but the next moment questioned this conclusion.
Ronsdale
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From this reading TIDES VARYING One evening about a fortnight later Lord Ronsdale, in a dissatisfied frame of mind, strolled along Piccadilly.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
some
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From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
soothsayers
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From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
strolled
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From this reading TIDES VARYING One evening about a fortnight later Lord Ronsdale, in a dissatisfied frame of mind, strolled along Piccadilly.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Lord Ronsdale told himself Miss Jocelyn Wray was no better than an arrant coquette, but the next moment questioned this conclusion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His face wore a dark look, the expression of one ill-pleased with fortune's late attitude toward him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Lord Ronsdale told himself Miss Jocelyn Wray was no better than an arrant coquette, but the next moment questioned this conclusion.
TIDES
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From this reading TIDES VARYING One evening about a fortnight later Lord Ronsdale, in a dissatisfied frame of mind, strolled along Piccadilly.
title
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From this reading A plain man, a man without title!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Ronsdale told himself Miss Jocelyn Wray was no better than an arrant coquette, but the next moment questioned this conclusion.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading His face wore a dark look, the expression of one ill-pleased with fortune's late attitude toward him.
tread
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From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
VARYING
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From this reading TIDES VARYING One evening about a fortnight later Lord Ronsdale, in a dissatisfied frame of mind, strolled along Piccadilly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lord Ronsdale told himself Miss Jocelyn Wray was no better than an arrant coquette, but the next moment questioned this conclusion.
way
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From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Plans that he had long cherished seemed to be in some jeopardy; he had begun to flatter himself that the flowery way to all he desired lay before him and that he had but to tread it, when another, as the soothsayers put it, had crossed his path.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His face wore a dark look, the expression of one ill-pleased with fortune's late attitude toward him.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A plain man, a man without title!
wore
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From this reading His face wore a dark look, the expression of one ill-pleased with fortune's late attitude toward him.
Wray
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From this reading Lord Ronsdale told himself Miss Jocelyn Wray was no better than an arrant coquette, but the next moment questioned this conclusion.
