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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 MR VILLIERS PAYS A VISIT Slivers and his friend Villiers were by no means pleased with the existing state of things.
accuse
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
acted
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From this reading But they had both reckoned wrongly, for neither of these things happened, as Madame was not in love with Vandeloup, and acted with too much circumspection to give any opportunity for scandal.
affair
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From this reading Consequently, Slivers and Co., not finding matters going to their satisfaction, met one day at the office of the senior partner for the purpose of discussing the affair, and seeing what could be done towards bringing Madame Midas to their way of thinking.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MR VILLIERS PAYS A VISIT Slivers and his friend Villiers were by no means pleased with the existing state of things.
any
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From this reading But they had both reckoned wrongly, for neither of these things happened, as Madame was not in love with Vandeloup, and acted with too much circumspection to give any opportunity for scandal.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But they had both reckoned wrongly, for neither of these things happened, as Madame was not in love with Vandeloup, and acted with too much circumspection to give any opportunity for scandal.
assume
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Consequently, Slivers and Co., not finding matters going to their satisfaction, met one day at the office of the senior partner for the purpose of discussing the affair, and seeing what could be done towards bringing Madame Midas to their way of thinking.
attractive
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Consequently, Slivers and Co., not finding matters going to their satisfaction, met one day at the office of the senior partner for the purpose of discussing the affair, and seeing what could be done towards bringing Madame Midas to their way of thinking.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading But they had both reckoned wrongly, for neither of these things happened, as Madame was not in love with Vandeloup, and acted with too much circumspection to give any opportunity for scandal.
bribed
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
bringing
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From this reading Consequently, Slivers and Co., not finding matters going to their satisfaction, met one day at the office of the senior partner for the purpose of discussing the affair, and seeing what could be done towards bringing Madame Midas to their way of thinking.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they had both reckoned wrongly, for neither of these things happened, as Madame was not in love with Vandeloup, and acted with too much circumspection to give any opportunity for scandal.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MR VILLIERS PAYS A VISIT Slivers and his friend Villiers were by no means pleased with the existing state of things.
chairs
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From this reading Villiers was lounging in one of the chairs, dressed in a white linen suit, and looked rather respectable, though his inflamed face and watery eyes showed what a drunkard he was.
circumspection
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From this reading But they had both reckoned wrongly, for neither of these things happened, as Madame was not in love with Vandeloup, and acted with too much circumspection to give any opportunity for scandal.
claim
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
Co
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From this reading Consequently, Slivers and Co., not finding matters going to their satisfaction, met one day at the office of the senior partner for the purpose of discussing the affair, and seeing what could be done towards bringing Madame Midas to their way of thinking.
compromise
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
Consequently
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From this reading Consequently, Slivers and Co., not finding matters going to their satisfaction, met one day at the office of the senior partner for the purpose of discussing the affair, and seeing what could be done towards bringing Madame Midas to their way of thinking.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
counting
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
day
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From this reading Consequently, Slivers and Co., not finding matters going to their satisfaction, met one day at the office of the senior partner for the purpose of discussing the affair, and seeing what could be done towards bringing Madame Midas to their way of thinking.
discussing
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From this reading Consequently, Slivers and Co., not finding matters going to their satisfaction, met one day at the office of the senior partner for the purpose of discussing the affair, and seeing what could be done towards bringing Madame Midas to their way of thinking.
divorce
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Consequently, Slivers and Co., not finding matters going to their satisfaction, met one day at the office of the senior partner for the purpose of discussing the affair, and seeing what could be done towards bringing Madame Midas to their way of thinking.
dressed
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From this reading Villiers was lounging in one of the chairs, dressed in a white linen suit, and looked rather respectable, though his inflamed face and watery eyes showed what a drunkard he was.
drunkard
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From this reading Villiers was lounging in one of the chairs, dressed in a white linen suit, and looked rather respectable, though his inflamed face and watery eyes showed what a drunkard he was.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
existing
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From this reading MR VILLIERS PAYS A VISIT Slivers and his friend Villiers were by no means pleased with the existing state of things.
eyes
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From this reading Villiers was lounging in one of the chairs, dressed in a white linen suit, and looked rather respectable, though his inflamed face and watery eyes showed what a drunkard he was.
face
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From this reading Villiers was lounging in one of the chairs, dressed in a white linen suit, and looked rather respectable, though his inflamed face and watery eyes showed what a drunkard he was.
fall
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
finding
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From this reading Consequently, Slivers and Co., not finding matters going to their satisfaction, met one day at the office of the senior partner for the purpose of discussing the affair, and seeing what could be done towards bringing Madame Midas to their way of thinking.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
Frenchman
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
friend
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From this reading MR VILLIERS PAYS A VISIT Slivers and his friend Villiers were by no means pleased with the existing state of things.
give
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From this reading But they had both reckoned wrongly, for neither of these things happened, as Madame was not in love with Vandeloup, and acted with too much circumspection to give any opportunity for scandal.
giving
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
going
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From this reading Consequently, Slivers and Co., not finding matters going to their satisfaction, met one day at the office of the senior partner for the purpose of discussing the affair, and seeing what could be done towards bringing Madame Midas to their way of thinking.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
happened
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From this reading But they had both reckoned wrongly, for neither of these things happened, as Madame was not in love with Vandeloup, and acted with too much circumspection to give any opportunity for scandal.
happening
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Villiers was lounging in one of the chairs, dressed in a white linen suit, and looked rather respectable, though his inflamed face and watery eyes showed what a drunkard he was.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MR VILLIERS PAYS A VISIT Slivers and his friend Villiers were by no means pleased with the existing state of things.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
inflamed
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From this reading Villiers was lounging in one of the chairs, dressed in a white linen suit, and looked rather respectable, though his inflamed face and watery eyes showed what a drunkard he was.
injured
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
interest
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
linen
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From this reading Villiers was lounging in one of the chairs, dressed in a white linen suit, and looked rather respectable, though his inflamed face and watery eyes showed what a drunkard he was.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Villiers was lounging in one of the chairs, dressed in a white linen suit, and looked rather respectable, though his inflamed face and watery eyes showed what a drunkard he was.
lounging
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From this reading Villiers was lounging in one of the chairs, dressed in a white linen suit, and looked rather respectable, though his inflamed face and watery eyes showed what a drunkard he was.
love
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
lover
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
Madame
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
made
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
man
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
marry
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
matters
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From this reading Consequently, Slivers and Co., not finding matters going to their satisfaction, met one day at the office of the senior partner for the purpose of discussing the affair, and seeing what could be done towards bringing Madame Midas to their way of thinking.
means
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From this reading MR VILLIERS PAYS A VISIT Slivers and his friend Villiers were by no means pleased with the existing state of things.
met
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From this reading Consequently, Slivers and Co., not finding matters going to their satisfaction, met one day at the office of the senior partner for the purpose of discussing the affair, and seeing what could be done towards bringing Madame Midas to their way of thinking.
Midas
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
MR
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From this reading MR VILLIERS PAYS A VISIT Slivers and his friend Villiers were by no means pleased with the existing state of things.
much
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From this reading But they had both reckoned wrongly, for neither of these things happened, as Madame was not in love with Vandeloup, and acted with too much circumspection to give any opportunity for scandal.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading But they had both reckoned wrongly, for neither of these things happened, as Madame was not in love with Vandeloup, and acted with too much circumspection to give any opportunity for scandal.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading MR VILLIERS PAYS A VISIT Slivers and his friend Villiers were by no means pleased with the existing state of things.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But they had both reckoned wrongly, for neither of these things happened, as Madame was not in love with Vandeloup, and acted with too much circumspection to give any opportunity for scandal.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MR VILLIERS PAYS A VISIT Slivers and his friend Villiers were by no means pleased with the existing state of things.
office
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From this reading Consequently, Slivers and Co., not finding matters going to their satisfaction, met one day at the office of the senior partner for the purpose of discussing the affair, and seeing what could be done towards bringing Madame Midas to their way of thinking.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
opportunity
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From this reading But they had both reckoned wrongly, for neither of these things happened, as Madame was not in love with Vandeloup, and acted with too much circumspection to give any opportunity for scandal.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
Pactolus
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
partner
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
PAYS
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From this reading MR VILLIERS PAYS A VISIT Slivers and his friend Villiers were by no means pleased with the existing state of things.
placing
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MR VILLIERS PAYS A VISIT Slivers and his friend Villiers were by no means pleased with the existing state of things.
purpose
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From this reading Consequently, Slivers and Co., not finding matters going to their satisfaction, met one day at the office of the senior partner for the purpose of discussing the affair, and seeing what could be done towards bringing Madame Midas to their way of thinking.
rather
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From this reading Villiers was lounging in one of the chairs, dressed in a white linen suit, and looked rather respectable, though his inflamed face and watery eyes showed what a drunkard he was.
reckoned
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From this reading But they had both reckoned wrongly, for neither of these things happened, as Madame was not in love with Vandeloup, and acted with too much circumspection to give any opportunity for scandal.
resist
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
respectable
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From this reading Villiers was lounging in one of the chairs, dressed in a white linen suit, and looked rather respectable, though his inflamed face and watery eyes showed what a drunkard he was.
satisfaction
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From this reading Consequently, Slivers and Co., not finding matters going to their satisfaction, met one day at the office of the senior partner for the purpose of discussing the affair, and seeing what could be done towards bringing Madame Midas to their way of thinking.
scandal
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From this reading But they had both reckoned wrongly, for neither of these things happened, as Madame was not in love with Vandeloup, and acted with too much circumspection to give any opportunity for scandal.
seeing
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From this reading Consequently, Slivers and Co., not finding matters going to their satisfaction, met one day at the office of the senior partner for the purpose of discussing the affair, and seeing what could be done towards bringing Madame Midas to their way of thinking.
seek
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
sending
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
senior
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From this reading Consequently, Slivers and Co., not finding matters going to their satisfaction, met one day at the office of the senior partner for the purpose of discussing the affair, and seeing what could be done towards bringing Madame Midas to their way of thinking.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
showed
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From this reading Villiers was lounging in one of the chairs, dressed in a white linen suit, and looked rather respectable, though his inflamed face and watery eyes showed what a drunkard he was.
Slivers
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From this reading MR VILLIERS PAYS A VISIT Slivers and his friend Villiers were by no means pleased with the existing state of things.
society
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
state
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From this reading MR VILLIERS PAYS A VISIT Slivers and his friend Villiers were by no means pleased with the existing state of things.
suit
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From this reading Villiers was lounging in one of the chairs, dressed in a white linen suit, and looked rather respectable, though his inflamed face and watery eyes showed what a drunkard he was.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MR VILLIERS PAYS A VISIT Slivers and his friend Villiers were by no means pleased with the existing state of things.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Consequently, Slivers and Co., not finding matters going to their satisfaction, met one day at the office of the senior partner for the purpose of discussing the affair, and seeing what could be done towards bringing Madame Midas to their way of thinking.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But they had both reckoned wrongly, for neither of these things happened, as Madame was not in love with Vandeloup, and acted with too much circumspection to give any opportunity for scandal.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
things
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From this reading MR VILLIERS PAYS A VISIT Slivers and his friend Villiers were by no means pleased with the existing state of things.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Consequently, Slivers and Co., not finding matters going to their satisfaction, met one day at the office of the senior partner for the purpose of discussing the affair, and seeing what could be done towards bringing Madame Midas to their way of thinking.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Villiers was lounging in one of the chairs, dressed in a white linen suit, and looked rather respectable, though his inflamed face and watery eyes showed what a drunkard he was.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
threaten
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
tone
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
too
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From this reading But they had both reckoned wrongly, for neither of these things happened, as Madame was not in love with Vandeloup, and acted with too much circumspection to give any opportunity for scandal.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Consequently, Slivers and Co., not finding matters going to their satisfaction, met one day at the office of the senior partner for the purpose of discussing the affair, and seeing what could be done towards bringing Madame Midas to their way of thinking.
two
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
Vandeloup
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
VILLIERS
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From this reading MR VILLIERS PAYS A VISIT Slivers and his friend Villiers were by no means pleased with the existing state of things.
VISIT
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From this reading MR VILLIERS PAYS A VISIT Slivers and his friend Villiers were by no means pleased with the existing state of things.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But they had both reckoned wrongly, for neither of these things happened, as Madame was not in love with Vandeloup, and acted with too much circumspection to give any opportunity for scandal.
watery
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From this reading Villiers was lounging in one of the chairs, dressed in a white linen suit, and looked rather respectable, though his inflamed face and watery eyes showed what a drunkard he was.
way
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From this reading Consequently, Slivers and Co., not finding matters going to their satisfaction, met one day at the office of the senior partner for the purpose of discussing the affair, and seeing what could be done towards bringing Madame Midas to their way of thinking.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MR VILLIERS PAYS A VISIT Slivers and his friend Villiers were by no means pleased with the existing state of things.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Consequently, Slivers and Co., not finding matters going to their satisfaction, met one day at the office of the senior partner for the purpose of discussing the affair, and seeing what could be done towards bringing Madame Midas to their way of thinking.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
white
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From this reading Villiers was lounging in one of the chairs, dressed in a white linen suit, and looked rather respectable, though his inflamed face and watery eyes showed what a drunkard he was.
wife's
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MR VILLIERS PAYS A VISIT Slivers and his friend Villiers were by no means pleased with the existing state of things.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
wrongly
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From this reading But they had both reckoned wrongly, for neither of these things happened, as Madame was not in love with Vandeloup, and acted with too much circumspection to give any opportunity for scandal.
young
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From this reading In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought to compromise Madame Midas by placing her in the society of a young and handsome man, and counting on one of two things happening--either that Madame would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him--which divorce Villiers would of course resist, unless she bribed him by giving him an interest in the Pactolus--or that Villiers could assume an injured tone and accuse Vandeloup of being his wife’s lover, and threaten to divorce her unless she made him her partner in the claim.
