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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 "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
achieve
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From this reading Man must never relax his flight from the women, if he strives to achieve an 'Approach to the Angels.'"
affections
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From this reading Though, indeed, it is hard to suppose that a young lady head-over-ears in love with Mr. Compton yesterday could have consigned her affections to me to-day.
amphibious
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From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Man must never relax his flight from the women, if he strives to achieve an 'Approach to the Angels.'"
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
Angels
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From this reading Man must never relax his flight from the women, if he strives to achieve an 'Approach to the Angels.'"
Approach
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From this reading Man must never relax his flight from the women, if he strives to achieve an 'Approach to the Angels.'"
armorial
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From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Still she looked as if she could, which proves either that one is never to trust a woman's heart or never to trust a woman's looks.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
boy's
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From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
celibacy
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From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
Chillingly
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From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
clothes
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From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
Compton
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From this reading Though, indeed, it is hard to suppose that a young lady head-over-ears in love with Mr. Compton yesterday could have consigned her affections to me to-day.
consigned
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From this reading Though, indeed, it is hard to suppose that a young lady head-over-ears in love with Mr. Compton yesterday could have consigned her affections to me to-day.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Though, indeed, it is hard to suppose that a young lady head-over-ears in love with Mr. Compton yesterday could have consigned her affections to me to-day.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
Decimus
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From this reading Decimus Roach is right.
deity
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From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
drama
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From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Still she looked as if she could, which proves either that one is never to trust a woman's heart or never to trust a woman's looks.
escape
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From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
Fishes
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From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
flight
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From this reading Man must never relax his flight from the women, if he strives to achieve an 'Approach to the Angels.'"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Man must never relax his flight from the women, if he strives to achieve an 'Approach to the Angels.'"
girl's
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From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
guard
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From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
hard
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From this reading Though, indeed, it is hard to suppose that a young lady head-over-ears in love with Mr. Compton yesterday could have consigned her affections to me to-day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Man must never relax his flight from the women, if he strives to achieve an 'Approach to the Angels.'"
head-over-ears
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From this reading Though, indeed, it is hard to suppose that a young lady head-over-ears in love with Mr. Compton yesterday could have consigned her affections to me to-day.
heart
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From this reading Still she looked as if she could, which proves either that one is never to trust a woman's heart or never to trust a woman's looks.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Though, indeed, it is hard to suppose that a young lady head-over-ears in love with Mr. Compton yesterday could have consigned her affections to me to-day.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Man must never relax his flight from the women, if he strives to achieve an 'Approach to the Angels.'"
hot
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From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Still she looked as if she could, which proves either that one is never to trust a woman's heart or never to trust a woman's looks.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
indeed
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From this reading Though, indeed, it is hard to suppose that a young lady head-over-ears in love with Mr. Compton yesterday could have consigned her affections to me to-day.
innocence
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From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
instead
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From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
intervened
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From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though, indeed, it is hard to suppose that a young lady head-over-ears in love with Mr. Compton yesterday could have consigned her affections to me to-day.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though, indeed, it is hard to suppose that a young lady head-over-ears in love with Mr. Compton yesterday could have consigned her affections to me to-day.
Kenelm
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From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
lady
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From this reading Though, indeed, it is hard to suppose that a young lady head-over-ears in love with Mr. Compton yesterday could have consigned her affections to me to-day.
like
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From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still she looked as if she could, which proves either that one is never to trust a woman's heart or never to trust a woman's looks.
looks
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From this reading Still she looked as if she could, which proves either that one is never to trust a woman's heart or never to trust a woman's looks.
love
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From this reading Though, indeed, it is hard to suppose that a young lady head-over-ears in love with Mr. Compton yesterday could have consigned her affections to me to-day.
Man
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From this reading Man must never relax his flight from the women, if he strives to achieve an 'Approach to the Angels.'"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Though, indeed, it is hard to suppose that a young lady head-over-ears in love with Mr. Compton yesterday could have consigned her affections to me to-day.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
Mr
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From this reading Though, indeed, it is hard to suppose that a young lady head-over-ears in love with Mr. Compton yesterday could have consigned her affections to me to-day.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Man must never relax his flight from the women, if he strives to achieve an 'Approach to the Angels.'"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
narrow
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From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still she looked as if she could, which proves either that one is never to trust a woman's heart or never to trust a woman's looks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Still she looked as if she could, which proves either that one is never to trust a woman's heart or never to trust a woman's looks.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Still she looked as if she could, which proves either that one is never to trust a woman's heart or never to trust a woman's looks.
plunged
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From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
proves
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From this reading Still she looked as if she could, which proves either that one is never to trust a woman's heart or never to trust a woman's looks.
relax
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From this reading Man must never relax his flight from the women, if he strives to achieve an 'Approach to the Angels.'"
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Decimus Roach is right.
Roach
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From this reading Decimus Roach is right.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
soliloquized
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From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still she looked as if she could, which proves either that one is never to trust a woman's heart or never to trust a woman's looks.
strives
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From this reading Man must never relax his flight from the women, if he strives to achieve an 'Approach to the Angels.'"
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Though, indeed, it is hard to suppose that a young lady head-over-ears in love with Mr. Compton yesterday could have consigned her affections to me to-day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though, indeed, it is hard to suppose that a young lady head-over-ears in love with Mr. Compton yesterday could have consigned her affections to me to-day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though, indeed, it is hard to suppose that a young lady head-over-ears in love with Mr. Compton yesterday could have consigned her affections to me to-day.
to-day
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From this reading Though, indeed, it is hard to suppose that a young lady head-over-ears in love with Mr. Compton yesterday could have consigned her affections to me to-day.
trust
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From this reading Still she looked as if she could, which proves either that one is never to trust a woman's heart or never to trust a woman's looks.
water
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From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "BY the powers that guard innocence and celibacy," soliloquized Kenelm Chillingly, "but I have had a narrow escape! and had that amphibious creature been in girl's clothes instead of boy's, when she intervened like the deity of the ancient drama, I might have plunged my armorial Fishes into hot water.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Still she looked as if she could, which proves either that one is never to trust a woman's heart or never to trust a woman's looks.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Though, indeed, it is hard to suppose that a young lady head-over-ears in love with Mr. Compton yesterday could have consigned her affections to me to-day.
woman's
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From this reading Still she looked as if she could, which proves either that one is never to trust a woman's heart or never to trust a woman's looks.
women
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From this reading Man must never relax his flight from the women, if he strives to achieve an 'Approach to the Angels.'"
yesterday
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From this reading Though, indeed, it is hard to suppose that a young lady head-over-ears in love with Mr. Compton yesterday could have consigned her affections to me to-day.
young
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From this reading Though, indeed, it is hard to suppose that a young lady head-over-ears in love with Mr. Compton yesterday could have consigned her affections to me to-day.
