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Chapter IV
IN COUNCIL. Sauntering back to his hotel, Mr. Dillwyn's thoughts were a good deal engaged with the impressions of the last hour. It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving. Yet here was something new. A novelty as fresh as one of the daisies Mrs. Wishart had spoken of.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IN COUNCIL.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sauntering back to his hotel, Mr. Dillwyn's thoughts were a good deal engaged with the impressions of the last hour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet here was something new.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sauntering back to his hotel, Mr. Dillwyn's thoughts were a good deal engaged with the impressions of the last hour.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A novelty as fresh as one of the daisies Mrs. Wishart had spoken of.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Yet here was something new.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet here was something new.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sauntering back to his hotel, Mr. Dillwyn's thoughts were a good deal engaged with the impressions of the last hour.
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From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
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From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
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From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A novelty as fresh as one of the daisies Mrs. Wishart had spoken of.
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From this reading Sauntering back to his hotel, Mr. Dillwyn's thoughts were a good deal engaged with the impressions of the last hour.
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From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
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From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN COUNCIL.
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From this reading A novelty as fresh as one of the daisies Mrs. Wishart had spoken of.
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From this reading Sauntering back to his hotel, Mr. Dillwyn's thoughts were a good deal engaged with the impressions of the last hour.
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From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
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From this reading Sauntering back to his hotel, Mr. Dillwyn's thoughts were a good deal engaged with the impressions of the last hour.
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From this reading Sauntering back to his hotel, Mr. Dillwyn's thoughts were a good deal engaged with the impressions of the last hour.
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From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
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From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
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From this reading A novelty as fresh as one of the daisies Mrs. Wishart had spoken of.
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From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sauntering back to his hotel, Mr. Dillwyn's thoughts were a good deal engaged with the impressions of the last hour.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet here was something new.
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From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sauntering back to his hotel, Mr. Dillwyn's thoughts were a good deal engaged with the impressions of the last hour.
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From this reading Sauntering back to his hotel, Mr. Dillwyn's thoughts were a good deal engaged with the impressions of the last hour.
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From this reading Sauntering back to his hotel, Mr. Dillwyn's thoughts were a good deal engaged with the impressions of the last hour.
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From this reading Sauntering back to his hotel, Mr. Dillwyn's thoughts were a good deal engaged with the impressions of the last hour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN COUNCIL.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sauntering back to his hotel, Mr. Dillwyn's thoughts were a good deal engaged with the impressions of the last hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sauntering back to his hotel, Mr. Dillwyn's thoughts were a good deal engaged with the impressions of the last hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A novelty as fresh as one of the daisies Mrs. Wishart had spoken of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
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From this reading Yet here was something new.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A novelty as fresh as one of the daisies Mrs. Wishart had spoken of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sauntering back to his hotel, Mr. Dillwyn's thoughts were a good deal engaged with the impressions of the last hour.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A novelty as fresh as one of the daisies Mrs. Wishart had spoken of.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
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From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
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From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sauntering back to his hotel, Mr. Dillwyn's thoughts were a good deal engaged with the impressions of the last hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Yet here was something new.
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From this reading A novelty as fresh as one of the daisies Mrs. Wishart had spoken of.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sauntering back to his hotel, Mr. Dillwyn's thoughts were a good deal engaged with the impressions of the last hour.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
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From this reading Sauntering back to his hotel, Mr. Dillwyn's thoughts were a good deal engaged with the impressions of the last hour.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sauntering back to his hotel, Mr. Dillwyn's thoughts were a good deal engaged with the impressions of the last hour.
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From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
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From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
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From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sauntering back to his hotel, Mr. Dillwyn's thoughts were a good deal engaged with the impressions of the last hour.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was odd, too; he had seen all varieties and descriptions of feminine fascination, or he thought he had; some of them in very high places, and with all the adventitious charms which wealth and place and breeding can add to those of nature's giving.
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From this reading A novelty as fresh as one of the daisies Mrs. Wishart had spoken of.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sauntering back to his hotel, Mr. Dillwyn's thoughts were a good deal engaged with the impressions of the last hour.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet here was something new.
