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Miss McDonald

Chapter VII

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FIVE YEARS LATER "Married, this morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. ----, assisted by the rector, Guy Thornton, Esq., of Cuylerville, to Miss Julia Hamilton, of this city."
Such was the notice which appeared in a daily Boston paper one lovely morning in September five years after the last entry in Miss Thornton's journal.
Guy had reached the point at last when he could put Daisy from his heart and take another in her place.
He had never seen her or heard directly from her since the night she brought him the marriage settlement and tore it in pieces, thinking thus to give it to him beyond a doubt.
That this did not change the matter one whit he knew just as he knew she could not give him the ten thousand dollars settled upon her until she was of age.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Miss McDonald

Chapter VII

Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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FIVE YEARS LATER "Married, this morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. ----, assisted by the rector, Guy Thornton, Esq., of Cuylerville, to Miss Julia Hamilton, of this city."
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Such was the notice which appeared in a daily Boston paper one lovely morning in September five years after the last entry in Miss Thornton's journal.
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Guy had reached the point at last when he could put Daisy from his heart and take another in her place.
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He had never seen her or heard directly from her since the night she brought him the marriage settlement and tore it in pieces, thinking thus to give it to him beyond a doubt.
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That this did not change the matter one whit he knew just as he knew she could not give him the ten thousand dollars settled upon her until she was of age.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “Such was the notice which appeared in a daily Boston paper one lovely morning in September five years after the last entry in Miss Thornton's journal.”

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Guy had reached the point at last when he could put Daisy from his heart and take another in her place.”

Beyond preposition US /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading “He had never seen her or heard directly from her since the night she brought him the marriage settlement and tore it in pieces, thinking thus to give it to him beyond a doubt.”

Brought noun US /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “He had never seen her or heard directly from her since the night she brought him the marriage settlement and tore it in pieces, thinking thus to give it to him beyond a doubt.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “Guy had reached the point at last when he could put Daisy from his heart and take another in her place.”

Directly noun US /ˈdirectly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “He had never seen her or heard directly from her since the night she brought him the marriage settlement and tore it in pieces, thinking thus to give it to him beyond a doubt.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Such was the notice which appeared in a daily Boston paper one lovely morning in September five years after the last entry in Miss Thornton's journal.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “FIVE YEARS LATER "Married, this morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. ----, assisted by the rector, Guy Thornton, Esq., of Cuylerville, to Miss Julia Hamilton, of this city."”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had never seen her or heard directly from her since the night she brought him the marriage settlement and tore it in pieces, thinking thus to give it to him beyond a doubt.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Such was the notice which appeared in a daily Boston paper one lovely morning in September five years after the last entry in Miss Thornton's journal.”

Pieces noun US /pieces/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had never seen her or heard directly from her since the night she brought him the marriage settlement and tore it in pieces, thinking thus to give it to him beyond a doubt.”

Point noun US /pɔɪnt/

the main matter or purpose being discussed

From this reading “Guy had reached the point at last when he could put Daisy from his heart and take another in her place.”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “He had never seen her or heard directly from her since the night she brought him the marriage settlement and tore it in pieces, thinking thus to give it to him beyond a doubt.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Guy had reached the point at last when he could put Daisy from his heart and take another in her place.”

Thinking noun US /thinking/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had never seen her or heard directly from her since the night she brought him the marriage settlement and tore it in pieces, thinking thus to give it to him beyond a doubt.”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “That this did not change the matter one whit he knew just as he knew she could not give him the ten thousand dollars settled upon her until she was of age.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “That this did not change the matter one whit he knew just as he knew she could not give him the ten thousand dollars settled upon her until she was of age.”

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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 Such was the notice which appeared in a daily Boston paper one lovely morning in September five years after the last entry in Miss Thornton's journal.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Such was the notice which appeared in a daily Boston paper one lovely morning in September five years after the last entry in Miss Thornton's journal.

age

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From this reading That this did not change the matter one whit he knew just as he knew she could not give him the ten thousand dollars settled upon her until she was of age.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Guy had reached the point at last when he could put Daisy from his heart and take another in her place.

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Guy had reached the point at last when he could put Daisy from his heart and take another in her place.

appeared

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From this reading Such was the notice which appeared in a daily Boston paper one lovely morning in September five years after the last entry in Miss Thornton's journal.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading That this did not change the matter one whit he knew just as he knew she could not give him the ten thousand dollars settled upon her until she was of age.

assisted

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From this reading FIVE YEARS LATER "Married, this morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. ----, assisted by the rector, Guy Thornton, Esq., of Cuylerville, to Miss Julia Hamilton, of this city."

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading FIVE YEARS LATER "Married, this morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. ----, assisted by the rector, Guy Thornton, Esq., of Cuylerville, to Miss Julia Hamilton, of this city."

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading He had never seen her or heard directly from her since the night she brought him the marriage settlement and tore it in pieces, thinking thus to give it to him beyond a doubt.

Boston

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From this reading Such was the notice which appeared in a daily Boston paper one lovely morning in September five years after the last entry in Miss Thornton's journal.

broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading He had never seen her or heard directly from her since the night she brought him the marriage settlement and tore it in pieces, thinking thus to give it to him beyond a doubt.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading FIVE YEARS LATER "Married, this morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. ----, assisted by the rector, Guy Thornton, Esq., of Cuylerville, to Miss Julia Hamilton, of this city."

change

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From this reading That this did not change the matter one whit he knew just as he knew she could not give him the ten thousand dollars settled upon her until she was of age.

Church

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From this reading FIVE YEARS LATER "Married, this morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. ----, assisted by the rector, Guy Thornton, Esq., of Cuylerville, to Miss Julia Hamilton, of this city."

city

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From this reading FIVE YEARS LATER "Married, this morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. ----, assisted by the rector, Guy Thornton, Esq., of Cuylerville, to Miss Julia Hamilton, of this city."

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Guy had reached the point at last when he could put Daisy from his heart and take another in her place.

Cuylerville

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading FIVE YEARS LATER "Married, this morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. ----, assisted by the rector, Guy Thornton, Esq., of Cuylerville, to Miss Julia Hamilton, of this city."

daily

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From this reading Such was the notice which appeared in a daily Boston paper one lovely morning in September five years after the last entry in Miss Thornton's journal.

Daisy

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From this reading Guy had reached the point at last when he could put Daisy from his heart and take another in her place.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading That this did not change the matter one whit he knew just as he knew she could not give him the ten thousand dollars settled upon her until she was of age.

directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading He had never seen her or heard directly from her since the night she brought him the marriage settlement and tore it in pieces, thinking thus to give it to him beyond a doubt.

dollars

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From this reading That this did not change the matter one whit he knew just as he knew she could not give him the ten thousand dollars settled upon her until she was of age.

doubt

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From this reading He had never seen her or heard directly from her since the night she brought him the marriage settlement and tore it in pieces, thinking thus to give it to him beyond a doubt.

Dr

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From this reading FIVE YEARS LATER "Married, this morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. ----, assisted by the rector, Guy Thornton, Esq., of Cuylerville, to Miss Julia Hamilton, of this city."

entry

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From this reading Such was the notice which appeared in a daily Boston paper one lovely morning in September five years after the last entry in Miss Thornton's journal.

Esq

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From this reading FIVE YEARS LATER "Married, this morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. ----, assisted by the rector, Guy Thornton, Esq., of Cuylerville, to Miss Julia Hamilton, of this city."

FIVE

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From this reading FIVE YEARS LATER "Married, this morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. ----, assisted by the rector, Guy Thornton, Esq., of Cuylerville, to Miss Julia Hamilton, of this city."

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Guy had reached the point at last when he could put Daisy from his heart and take another in her place.

give

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From this reading He had never seen her or heard directly from her since the night she brought him the marriage settlement and tore it in pieces, thinking thus to give it to him beyond a doubt.

Guy

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From this reading FIVE YEARS LATER "Married, this morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. ----, assisted by the rector, Guy Thornton, Esq., of Cuylerville, to Miss Julia Hamilton, of this city."

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Guy had reached the point at last when he could put Daisy from his heart and take another in her place.

Hamilton

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading FIVE YEARS LATER "Married, this morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. ----, assisted by the rector, Guy Thornton, Esq., of Cuylerville, to Miss Julia Hamilton, of this city."

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Guy had reached the point at last when he could put Daisy from his heart and take another in her place.

heard

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From this reading He had never seen her or heard directly from her since the night she brought him the marriage settlement and tore it in pieces, thinking thus to give it to him beyond a doubt.

heart

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From this reading Guy had reached the point at last when he could put Daisy from his heart and take another in her place.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Guy had reached the point at last when he could put Daisy from his heart and take another in her place.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He had never seen her or heard directly from her since the night she brought him the marriage settlement and tore it in pieces, thinking thus to give it to him beyond a doubt.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Guy had reached the point at last when he could put Daisy from his heart and take another in her place.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Such was the notice which appeared in a daily Boston paper one lovely morning in September five years after the last entry in Miss Thornton's journal.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He had never seen her or heard directly from her since the night she brought him the marriage settlement and tore it in pieces, thinking thus to give it to him beyond a doubt.

journal

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From this reading Such was the notice which appeared in a daily Boston paper one lovely morning in September five years after the last entry in Miss Thornton's journal.

Julia

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From this reading FIVE YEARS LATER "Married, this morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. ----, assisted by the rector, Guy Thornton, Esq., of Cuylerville, to Miss Julia Hamilton, of this city."

just

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That this did not change the matter one whit he knew just as he knew she could not give him the ten thousand dollars settled upon her until she was of age.

knew

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From this reading That this did not change the matter one whit he knew just as he knew she could not give him the ten thousand dollars settled upon her until she was of age.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Such was the notice which appeared in a daily Boston paper one lovely morning in September five years after the last entry in Miss Thornton's journal.

LATER

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From this reading FIVE YEARS LATER "Married, this morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. ----, assisted by the rector, Guy Thornton, Esq., of Cuylerville, to Miss Julia Hamilton, of this city."

lovely

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Such was the notice which appeared in a daily Boston paper one lovely morning in September five years after the last entry in Miss Thornton's journal.

marriage

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From this reading He had never seen her or heard directly from her since the night she brought him the marriage settlement and tore it in pieces, thinking thus to give it to him beyond a doubt.

Married

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading FIVE YEARS LATER "Married, this morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. ----, assisted by the rector, Guy Thornton, Esq., of Cuylerville, to Miss Julia Hamilton, of this city."

matter

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From this reading That this did not change the matter one whit he knew just as he knew she could not give him the ten thousand dollars settled upon her until she was of age.

Miss

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading FIVE YEARS LATER "Married, this morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. ----, assisted by the rector, Guy Thornton, Esq., of Cuylerville, to Miss Julia Hamilton, of this city."

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading FIVE YEARS LATER "Married, this morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. ----, assisted by the rector, Guy Thornton, Esq., of Cuylerville, to Miss Julia Hamilton, of this city."

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He had never seen her or heard directly from her since the night she brought him the marriage settlement and tore it in pieces, thinking thus to give it to him beyond a doubt.

night

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From this reading He had never seen her or heard directly from her since the night she brought him the marriage settlement and tore it in pieces, thinking thus to give it to him beyond a doubt.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading That this did not change the matter one whit he knew just as he knew she could not give him the ten thousand dollars settled upon her until she was of age.

notice

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From this reading Such was the notice which appeared in a daily Boston paper one lovely morning in September five years after the last entry in Miss Thornton's journal.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading FIVE YEARS LATER "Married, this morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. ----, assisted by the rector, Guy Thornton, Esq., of Cuylerville, to Miss Julia Hamilton, of this city."

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Such was the notice which appeared in a daily Boston paper one lovely morning in September five years after the last entry in Miss Thornton's journal.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He had never seen her or heard directly from her since the night she brought him the marriage settlement and tore it in pieces, thinking thus to give it to him beyond a doubt.

paper

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Such was the notice which appeared in a daily Boston paper one lovely morning in September five years after the last entry in Miss Thornton's journal.

Paul's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading FIVE YEARS LATER "Married, this morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. ----, assisted by the rector, Guy Thornton, Esq., of Cuylerville, to Miss Julia Hamilton, of this city."

pieces

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From this reading He had never seen her or heard directly from her since the night she brought him the marriage settlement and tore it in pieces, thinking thus to give it to him beyond a doubt.

place

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From this reading Guy had reached the point at last when he could put Daisy from his heart and take another in her place.

pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/

the main matter or purpose being discussed

From this reading Guy had reached the point at last when he could put Daisy from his heart and take another in her place.

put

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From this reading Guy had reached the point at last when he could put Daisy from his heart and take another in her place.

reached

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From this reading Guy had reached the point at last when he could put Daisy from his heart and take another in her place.

rector

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From this reading FIVE YEARS LATER "Married, this morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. ----, assisted by the rector, Guy Thornton, Esq., of Cuylerville, to Miss Julia Hamilton, of this city."

Rev

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From this reading FIVE YEARS LATER "Married, this morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. ----, assisted by the rector, Guy Thornton, Esq., of Cuylerville, to Miss Julia Hamilton, of this city."

seen

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From this reading He had never seen her or heard directly from her since the night she brought him the marriage settlement and tore it in pieces, thinking thus to give it to him beyond a doubt.

September

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From this reading Such was the notice which appeared in a daily Boston paper one lovely morning in September five years after the last entry in Miss Thornton's journal.

settled

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From this reading That this did not change the matter one whit he knew just as he knew she could not give him the ten thousand dollars settled upon her until she was of age.

settlement

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From this reading He had never seen her or heard directly from her since the night she brought him the marriage settlement and tore it in pieces, thinking thus to give it to him beyond a doubt.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had never seen her or heard directly from her since the night she brought him the marriage settlement and tore it in pieces, thinking thus to give it to him beyond a doubt.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading He had never seen her or heard directly from her since the night she brought him the marriage settlement and tore it in pieces, thinking thus to give it to him beyond a doubt.

St

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading FIVE YEARS LATER "Married, this morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. ----, assisted by the rector, Guy Thornton, Esq., of Cuylerville, to Miss Julia Hamilton, of this city."

SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such was the notice which appeared in a daily Boston paper one lovely morning in September five years after the last entry in Miss Thornton's journal.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Guy had reached the point at last when he could put Daisy from his heart and take another in her place.

ten

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From this reading That this did not change the matter one whit he knew just as he knew she could not give him the ten thousand dollars settled upon her until she was of age.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That this did not change the matter one whit he knew just as he knew she could not give him the ten thousand dollars settled upon her until she was of age.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading FIVE YEARS LATER "Married, this morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. ----, assisted by the rector, Guy Thornton, Esq., of Cuylerville, to Miss Julia Hamilton, of this city."

thinkingnounUS /thinking/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He had never seen her or heard directly from her since the night she brought him the marriage settlement and tore it in pieces, thinking thus to give it to him beyond a doubt.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading FIVE YEARS LATER "Married, this morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. ----, assisted by the rector, Guy Thornton, Esq., of Cuylerville, to Miss Julia Hamilton, of this city."

Thornton

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From this reading FIVE YEARS LATER "Married, this morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. ----, assisted by the rector, Guy Thornton, Esq., of Cuylerville, to Miss Julia Hamilton, of this city."

Thornton's

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From this reading Such was the notice which appeared in a daily Boston paper one lovely morning in September five years after the last entry in Miss Thornton's journal.

thousand

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From this reading That this did not change the matter one whit he knew just as he knew she could not give him the ten thousand dollars settled upon her until she was of age.

thus

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From this reading He had never seen her or heard directly from her since the night she brought him the marriage settlement and tore it in pieces, thinking thus to give it to him beyond a doubt.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading FIVE YEARS LATER "Married, this morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. ----, assisted by the rector, Guy Thornton, Esq., of Cuylerville, to Miss Julia Hamilton, of this city."

tore

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From this reading He had never seen her or heard directly from her since the night she brought him the marriage settlement and tore it in pieces, thinking thus to give it to him beyond a doubt.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading That this did not change the matter one whit he knew just as he knew she could not give him the ten thousand dollars settled upon her until she was of age.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading That this did not change the matter one whit he knew just as he knew she could not give him the ten thousand dollars settled upon her until she was of age.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Such was the notice which appeared in a daily Boston paper one lovely morning in September five years after the last entry in Miss Thornton's journal.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Guy had reached the point at last when he could put Daisy from his heart and take another in her place.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Such was the notice which appeared in a daily Boston paper one lovely morning in September five years after the last entry in Miss Thornton's journal.

whit

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From this reading That this did not change the matter one whit he knew just as he knew she could not give him the ten thousand dollars settled upon her until she was of age.

YEARS

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From this reading FIVE YEARS LATER "Married, this morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. Dr. ----, assisted by the rector, Guy Thornton, Esq., of Cuylerville, to Miss Julia Hamilton, of this city."