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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 A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
accounted
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From this reading And yet, through all the days of their life, there had been in Linda's world a supposition that Linda was the good young woman, and that Fanny Heisse was, if not a castaway, one who had made the frivolities of the world so dear to her that she could be accounted as little better than a castaway.
all
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From this reading And yet, through all the days of their life, there had been in Linda's world a supposition that Linda was the good young woman, and that Fanny Heisse was, if not a castaway, one who had made the frivolities of the world so dear to her that she could be accounted as little better than a castaway.
allow
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From this reading Would Fanny condescend to speak to her, or would Fanny's husband allow his wife to hold any communion with such a castaway?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Linda's conclusion, as she thought of all this, had been, that it would be better that she should keep out of the way of the wife of an honest man who knew her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
any
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From this reading Would Fanny condescend to speak to her, or would Fanny's husband allow his wife to hold any communion with such a castaway?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
Augsburg
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From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And yet, through all the days of their life, there had been in Linda's world a supposition that Linda was the good young woman, and that Fanny Heisse was, if not a castaway, one who had made the frivolities of the world so dear to her that she could be accounted as little better than a castaway.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And yet, through all the days of their life, there had been in Linda's world a supposition that Linda was the good young woman, and that Fanny Heisse was, if not a castaway, one who had made the frivolities of the world so dear to her that she could be accounted as little better than a castaway.
better
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From this reading And yet, through all the days of their life, there had been in Linda's world a supposition that Linda was the good young woman, and that Fanny Heisse was, if not a castaway, one who had made the frivolities of the world so dear to her that she could be accounted as little better than a castaway.
Bogen
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From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
castaway
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From this reading Would Fanny condescend to speak to her, or would Fanny's husband allow his wife to hold any communion with such a castaway?
communion
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From this reading Would Fanny condescend to speak to her, or would Fanny's husband allow his wife to hold any communion with such a castaway?
conclusion
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From this reading Linda's conclusion, as she thought of all this, had been, that it would be better that she should keep out of the way of the wife of an honest man who knew her.
condescend
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From this reading Would Fanny condescend to speak to her, or would Fanny's husband allow his wife to hold any communion with such a castaway?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And yet, through all the days of their life, there had been in Linda's world a supposition that Linda was the good young woman, and that Fanny Heisse was, if not a castaway, one who had made the frivolities of the world so dear to her that she could be accounted as little better than a castaway.
dare
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From this reading How might she dare to hope that her old friend would do other than shun her, or, at the very least, scorn her, and pass her as a thing unseen?
days
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From this reading And yet, through all the days of their life, there had been in Linda's world a supposition that Linda was the good young woman, and that Fanny Heisse was, if not a castaway, one who had made the frivolities of the world so dear to her that she could be accounted as little better than a castaway.
dear
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From this reading And yet, through all the days of their life, there had been in Linda's world a supposition that Linda was the good young woman, and that Fanny Heisse was, if not a castaway, one who had made the frivolities of the world so dear to her that she could be accounted as little better than a castaway.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
dozen
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From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
Fanny
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From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
Fanny's
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From this reading Would Fanny condescend to speak to her, or would Fanny's husband allow his wife to hold any communion with such a castaway?
friend
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From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
frivolities
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From this reading And yet, through all the days of their life, there had been in Linda's world a supposition that Linda was the good young woman, and that Fanny Heisse was, if not a castaway, one who had made the frivolities of the world so dear to her that she could be accounted as little better than a castaway.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet, through all the days of their life, there had been in Linda's world a supposition that Linda was the good young woman, and that Fanny Heisse was, if not a castaway, one who had made the frivolities of the world so dear to her that she could be accounted as little better than a castaway.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
Heisse
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From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Would Fanny condescend to speak to her, or would Fanny's husband allow his wife to hold any communion with such a castaway?
hold
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From this reading Would Fanny condescend to speak to her, or would Fanny's husband allow his wife to hold any communion with such a castaway?
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading Linda's conclusion, as she thought of all this, had been, that it would be better that she should keep out of the way of the wife of an honest man who knew her.
hope
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From this reading How might she dare to hope that her old friend would do other than shun her, or, at the very least, scorn her, and pass her as a thing unseen?
How
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From this reading How might she dare to hope that her old friend would do other than shun her, or, at the very least, scorn her, and pass her as a thing unseen?
husband
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From this reading Would Fanny condescend to speak to her, or would Fanny's husband allow his wife to hold any communion with such a castaway?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And yet, through all the days of their life, there had been in Linda's world a supposition that Linda was the good young woman, and that Fanny Heisse was, if not a castaway, one who had made the frivolities of the world so dear to her that she could be accounted as little better than a castaway.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
keep
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From this reading Linda's conclusion, as she thought of all this, had been, that it would be better that she should keep out of the way of the wife of an honest man who knew her.
knew
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From this reading Linda's conclusion, as she thought of all this, had been, that it would be better that she should keep out of the way of the wife of an honest man who knew her.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How might she dare to hope that her old friend would do other than shun her, or, at the very least, scorn her, and pass her as a thing unseen?
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet, through all the days of their life, there had been in Linda's world a supposition that Linda was the good young woman, and that Fanny Heisse was, if not a castaway, one who had made the frivolities of the world so dear to her that she could be accounted as little better than a castaway.
Linda
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From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
Linda's
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From this reading And yet, through all the days of their life, there had been in Linda's world a supposition that Linda was the good young woman, and that Fanny Heisse was, if not a castaway, one who had made the frivolities of the world so dear to her that she could be accounted as little better than a castaway.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet, through all the days of their life, there had been in Linda's world a supposition that Linda was the good young woman, and that Fanny Heisse was, if not a castaway, one who had made the frivolities of the world so dear to her that she could be accounted as little better than a castaway.
lived
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From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
made
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From this reading And yet, through all the days of their life, there had been in Linda's world a supposition that Linda was the good young woman, and that Fanny Heisse was, if not a castaway, one who had made the frivolities of the world so dear to her that she could be accounted as little better than a castaway.
man
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From this reading Linda's conclusion, as she thought of all this, had been, that it would be better that she should keep out of the way of the wife of an honest man who knew her.
Max
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From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
meet
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From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading How might she dare to hope that her old friend would do other than shun her, or, at the very least, scorn her, and pass her as a thing unseen?
night
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From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And yet, through all the days of their life, there had been in Linda's world a supposition that Linda was the good young woman, and that Fanny Heisse was, if not a castaway, one who had made the frivolities of the world so dear to her that she could be accounted as little better than a castaway.
now
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From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
old
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From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And yet, through all the days of their life, there had been in Linda's world a supposition that Linda was the good young woman, and that Fanny Heisse was, if not a castaway, one who had made the frivolities of the world so dear to her that she could be accounted as little better than a castaway.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Would Fanny condescend to speak to her, or would Fanny's husband allow his wife to hold any communion with such a castaway?
other
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From this reading How might she dare to hope that her old friend would do other than shun her, or, at the very least, scorn her, and pass her as a thing unseen?
out
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From this reading Linda's conclusion, as she thought of all this, had been, that it would be better that she should keep out of the way of the wife of an honest man who knew her.
pass
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From this reading How might she dare to hope that her old friend would do other than shun her, or, at the very least, scorn her, and pass her as a thing unseen?
remembered
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From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
scorn
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From this reading How might she dare to hope that her old friend would do other than shun her, or, at the very least, scorn her, and pass her as a thing unseen?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Linda's conclusion, as she thought of all this, had been, that it would be better that she should keep out of the way of the wife of an honest man who knew her.
shun
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From this reading How might she dare to hope that her old friend would do other than shun her, or, at the very least, scorn her, and pass her as a thing unseen?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And yet, through all the days of their life, there had been in Linda's world a supposition that Linda was the good young woman, and that Fanny Heisse was, if not a castaway, one who had made the frivolities of the world so dear to her that she could be accounted as little better than a castaway.
speak
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From this reading Would Fanny condescend to speak to her, or would Fanny's husband allow his wife to hold any communion with such a castaway?
streets
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From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Would Fanny condescend to speak to her, or would Fanny's husband allow his wife to hold any communion with such a castaway?
supposition
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From this reading And yet, through all the days of their life, there had been in Linda's world a supposition that Linda was the good young woman, and that Fanny Heisse was, if not a castaway, one who had made the frivolities of the world so dear to her that she could be accounted as little better than a castaway.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading How might she dare to hope that her old friend would do other than shun her, or, at the very least, scorn her, and pass her as a thing unseen?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And yet, through all the days of their life, there had been in Linda's world a supposition that Linda was the good young woman, and that Fanny Heisse was, if not a castaway, one who had made the frivolities of the world so dear to her that she could be accounted as little better than a castaway.
there
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From this reading And yet, through all the days of their life, there had been in Linda's world a supposition that Linda was the good young woman, and that Fanny Heisse was, if not a castaway, one who had made the frivolities of the world so dear to her that she could be accounted as little better than a castaway.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How might she dare to hope that her old friend would do other than shun her, or, at the very least, scorn her, and pass her as a thing unseen?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Linda's conclusion, as she thought of all this, had been, that it would be better that she should keep out of the way of the wife of an honest man who knew her.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Linda's conclusion, as she thought of all this, had been, that it would be better that she should keep out of the way of the wife of an honest man who knew her.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And yet, through all the days of their life, there had been in Linda's world a supposition that Linda was the good young woman, and that Fanny Heisse was, if not a castaway, one who had made the frivolities of the world so dear to her that she could be accounted as little better than a castaway.
times
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From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
unseen
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From this reading How might she dare to hope that her old friend would do other than shun her, or, at the very least, scorn her, and pass her as a thing unseen?
very
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From this reading How might she dare to hope that her old friend would do other than shun her, or, at the very least, scorn her, and pass her as a thing unseen?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet, through all the days of their life, there had been in Linda's world a supposition that Linda was the good young woman, and that Fanny Heisse was, if not a castaway, one who had made the frivolities of the world so dear to her that she could be accounted as little better than a castaway.
way
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From this reading Linda's conclusion, as she thought of all this, had been, that it would be better that she should keep out of the way of the wife of an honest man who knew her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And yet, through all the days of their life, there had been in Linda's world a supposition that Linda was the good young woman, and that Fanny Heisse was, if not a castaway, one who had made the frivolities of the world so dear to her that she could be accounted as little better than a castaway.
wife
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From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Would Fanny condescend to speak to her, or would Fanny's husband allow his wife to hold any communion with such a castaway?
woman
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From this reading And yet, through all the days of their life, there had been in Linda's world a supposition that Linda was the good young woman, and that Fanny Heisse was, if not a castaway, one who had made the frivolities of the world so dear to her that she could be accounted as little better than a castaway.
world
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From this reading And yet, through all the days of their life, there had been in Linda's world a supposition that Linda was the good young woman, and that Fanny Heisse was, if not a castaway, one who had made the frivolities of the world so dear to her that she could be accounted as little better than a castaway.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A dozen times during the night Linda had remembered that her old friend Fanny Heisse, now the wife of Max Bogen, lived at Augsburg, and as she remembered it, she had asked herself what she would do were she to meet Fanny in the streets.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet, through all the days of their life, there had been in Linda's world a supposition that Linda was the good young woman, and that Fanny Heisse was, if not a castaway, one who had made the frivolities of the world so dear to her that she could be accounted as little better than a castaway.
young
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From this reading And yet, through all the days of their life, there had been in Linda's world a supposition that Linda was the good young woman, and that Fanny Heisse was, if not a castaway, one who had made the frivolities of the world so dear to her that she could be accounted as little better than a castaway.
