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Mrs. Maxon Protests
Mrs. Maxon Protests

Chapter XV

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MRS.
NOBODY In spite of the untoward telegram, her visit to Shaylor's Patch heartened up Winnie in two ways.
It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.
After all, Mabel Thurseley was not very pretty; with the sea between Godfrey and Woburn Square, there would be full cause for hope.
She dreamed of Italian skies.
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Mrs. Maxon Protests

Chapter XV

Reading 1/59 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MRS.
Line 2
NOBODY In spite of the untoward telegram, her visit to Shaylor's Patch heartened up Winnie in two ways.
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It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.
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After all, Mabel Thurseley was not very pretty; with the sea between Godfrey and Woburn Square, there would be full cause for hope.
Line 5
She dreamed of Italian skies.

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 “After all, Mabel Thurseley was not very pretty; with the sea between Godfrey and Woburn Square, there would be full cause for hope.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “After all, Mabel Thurseley was not very pretty; with the sea between Godfrey and Woburn Square, there would be full cause for hope.”

Confidence noun US /ˈconfidence/

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

From this reading “It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.”

Conscience noun US /ˈkɑːnʃəns/

the inner sense of right and wrong

From this reading “It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.”

Dick noun US /dick/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.”

NOBODY pronoun US /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/

no person; not anyone

From this reading “NOBODY In spite of the untoward telegram, her visit to Shaylor's Patch heartened up Winnie in two ways.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “After all, Mabel Thurseley was not very pretty; with the sea between Godfrey and Woburn Square, there would be full cause for hope.”

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admiration

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From this reading It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.

affection

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From this reading It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.

afforded

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From this reading It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading After all, Mabel Thurseley was not very pretty; with the sea between Godfrey and Woburn Square, there would be full cause for hope.

all

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From this reading After all, Mabel Thurseley was not very pretty; with the sea between Godfrey and Woburn Square, there would be full cause for hope.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading After all, Mabel Thurseley was not very pretty; with the sea between Godfrey and Woburn Square, there would be full cause for hope.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading After all, Mabel Thurseley was not very pretty; with the sea between Godfrey and Woburn Square, there would be full cause for hope.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.

cause

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From this reading After all, Mabel Thurseley was not very pretty; with the sea between Godfrey and Woburn Square, there would be full cause for hope.

checked

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From this reading It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.

confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/

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

From this reading It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.

consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/

the inner sense of right and wrong

From this reading It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.

Dennehy's

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From this reading It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.

Dick

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From this reading It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.

dreamed

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From this reading She dreamed of Italian skies.

evidence

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From this reading It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.

failure

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From this reading It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading After all, Mabel Thurseley was not very pretty; with the sea between Godfrey and Woburn Square, there would be full cause for hope.

frequent

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From this reading It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.

full

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From this reading After all, Mabel Thurseley was not very pretty; with the sea between Godfrey and Woburn Square, there would be full cause for hope.

Godfrey

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From this reading After all, Mabel Thurseley was not very pretty; with the sea between Godfrey and Woburn Square, there would be full cause for hope.

heartened

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From this reading NOBODY In spite of the untoward telegram, her visit to Shaylor's Patch heartened up Winnie in two ways.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading NOBODY In spite of the untoward telegram, her visit to Shaylor's Patch heartened up Winnie in two ways.

hold

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From this reading It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.

hope

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From this reading After all, Mabel Thurseley was not very pretty; with the sea between Godfrey and Woburn Square, there would be full cause for hope.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading NOBODY In spite of the untoward telegram, her visit to Shaylor's Patch heartened up Winnie in two ways.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.

Italian

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From this reading She dreamed of Italian skies.

loyal

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From this reading It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.

Mabel

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From this reading After all, Mabel Thurseley was not very pretty; with the sea between Godfrey and Woburn Square, there would be full cause for hope.

man

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From this reading It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.

MRS

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From this reading MRS.

natural

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From this reading It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.

NOBODYpronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/

no person; not anyone

From this reading NOBODY In spite of the untoward telegram, her visit to Shaylor's Patch heartened up Winnie in two ways.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading After all, Mabel Thurseley was not very pretty; with the sea between Godfrey and Woburn Square, there would be full cause for hope.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading NOBODY In spite of the untoward telegram, her visit to Shaylor's Patch heartened up Winnie in two ways.

Patch

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From this reading NOBODY In spite of the untoward telegram, her visit to Shaylor's Patch heartened up Winnie in two ways.

power

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From this reading It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.

pretty

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From this reading After all, Mabel Thurseley was not very pretty; with the sea between Godfrey and Woburn Square, there would be full cause for hope.

result

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From this reading It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.

sea

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From this reading After all, Mabel Thurseley was not very pretty; with the sea between Godfrey and Woburn Square, there would be full cause for hope.

searching

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From this reading It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.

Shaylor's

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From this reading NOBODY In spite of the untoward telegram, her visit to Shaylor's Patch heartened up Winnie in two ways.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She dreamed of Italian skies.

skies

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From this reading She dreamed of Italian skies.

spite

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From this reading NOBODY In spite of the untoward telegram, her visit to Shaylor's Patch heartened up Winnie in two ways.

Square

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From this reading After all, Mabel Thurseley was not very pretty; with the sea between Godfrey and Woburn Square, there would be full cause for hope.

Stephen's

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From this reading It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.

strengthened

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From this reading It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.

telegram

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From this reading NOBODY In spite of the untoward telegram, her visit to Shaylor's Patch heartened up Winnie in two ways.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading NOBODY In spite of the untoward telegram, her visit to Shaylor's Patch heartened up Winnie in two ways.

there

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From this reading After all, Mabel Thurseley was not very pretty; with the sea between Godfrey and Woburn Square, there would be full cause for hope.

threatened

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From this reading It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.

Thurseley

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From this reading After all, Mabel Thurseley was not very pretty; with the sea between Godfrey and Woburn Square, there would be full cause for hope.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading NOBODY In spite of the untoward telegram, her visit to Shaylor's Patch heartened up Winnie in two ways.

two

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From this reading NOBODY In spite of the untoward telegram, her visit to Shaylor's Patch heartened up Winnie in two ways.

untoward

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From this reading NOBODY In spite of the untoward telegram, her visit to Shaylor's Patch heartened up Winnie in two ways.

up

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From this reading NOBODY In spite of the untoward telegram, her visit to Shaylor's Patch heartened up Winnie in two ways.

very

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From this reading After all, Mabel Thurseley was not very pretty; with the sea between Godfrey and Woburn Square, there would be full cause for hope.

visit

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From this reading NOBODY In spite of the untoward telegram, her visit to Shaylor's Patch heartened up Winnie in two ways.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading After all, Mabel Thurseley was not very pretty; with the sea between Godfrey and Woburn Square, there would be full cause for hope.

ways

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From this reading NOBODY In spite of the untoward telegram, her visit to Shaylor's Patch heartened up Winnie in two ways.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.

Winnie

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From this reading NOBODY In spite of the untoward telegram, her visit to Shaylor's Patch heartened up Winnie in two ways.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading After all, Mabel Thurseley was not very pretty; with the sea between Godfrey and Woburn Square, there would be full cause for hope.

Woburn

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From this reading After all, Mabel Thurseley was not very pretty; with the sea between Godfrey and Woburn Square, there would be full cause for hope.

woman's

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From this reading It checked the searching of conscience which is the natural and frequent result of threatened failure; by the evidence it afforded her of Stephen's affection and Dick Dennehy's loyal admiration, it strengthened her woman's confidence in her power to hold her man.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading After all, Mabel Thurseley was not very pretty; with the sea between Godfrey and Woburn Square, there would be full cause for hope.