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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 FORCEFUL TACTICS Though a prey to that most burthensome of cares--the uneasy consciousness of an impalpable yet ever-threatening evil--Theydon was not blind to the humorous element in the present situation.
accompanying
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From this reading Mrs. Paxton, of course, did not know who the little man accompanying the Chinamen was.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Never before have I discovered a neurotic streak in you, Frank," she said, after she had obtained a couple of letters for Miss Beale, and they were en route again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never before have I discovered a neurotic streak in you, Frank," she said, after she had obtained a couple of letters for Miss Beale, and they were en route again.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading FORCEFUL TACTICS Though a prey to that most burthensome of cares--the uneasy consciousness of an impalpable yet ever-threatening evil--Theydon was not blind to the humorous element in the present situation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had seen her brother stalk the motor car and its presumed occupants in the most approved melodramatic fashion, and could not help noticing his complete discomfiture.
apparent
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From this reading Naturally she imagined he had encountered a pair of perfectly harmless citizens of the Middle Kingdom, and, being one of those happy beings more readily swayed to laughter than to tears, rallied him upon an apparent blunder.
approved
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Beale
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From this reading "Never before have I discovered a neurotic streak in you, Frank," she said, after she had obtained a couple of letters for Miss Beale, and they were en route again.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Never before have I discovered a neurotic streak in you, Frank," she said, after she had obtained a couple of letters for Miss Beale, and they were en route again.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Naturally she imagined he had encountered a pair of perfectly harmless citizens of the Middle Kingdom, and, being one of those happy beings more readily swayed to laughter than to tears, rallied him upon an apparent blunder.
beings
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blind
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From this reading FORCEFUL TACTICS Though a prey to that most burthensome of cares--the uneasy consciousness of an impalpable yet ever-threatening evil--Theydon was not blind to the humorous element in the present situation.
blunder
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brother
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From this reading She had seen her brother stalk the motor car and its presumed occupants in the most approved melodramatic fashion, and could not help noticing his complete discomfiture.
burthensome
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From this reading FORCEFUL TACTICS Though a prey to that most burthensome of cares--the uneasy consciousness of an impalpable yet ever-threatening evil--Theydon was not blind to the humorous element in the present situation.
car
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From this reading She had seen her brother stalk the motor car and its presumed occupants in the most approved melodramatic fashion, and could not help noticing his complete discomfiture.
cares
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From this reading FORCEFUL TACTICS Though a prey to that most burthensome of cares--the uneasy consciousness of an impalpable yet ever-threatening evil--Theydon was not blind to the humorous element in the present situation.
Chinamen
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citizens
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completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had seen her brother stalk the motor car and its presumed occupants in the most approved melodramatic fashion, and could not help noticing his complete discomfiture.
consciousness
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From this reading FORCEFUL TACTICS Though a prey to that most burthensome of cares--the uneasy consciousness of an impalpable yet ever-threatening evil--Theydon was not blind to the humorous element in the present situation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had seen her brother stalk the motor car and its presumed occupants in the most approved melodramatic fashion, and could not help noticing his complete discomfiture.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading "Never before have I discovered a neurotic streak in you, Frank," she said, after she had obtained a couple of letters for Miss Beale, and they were en route again.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Paxton, of course, did not know who the little man accompanying the Chinamen was.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mrs. Paxton, of course, did not know who the little man accompanying the Chinamen was.
discomfiture
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From this reading She had seen her brother stalk the motor car and its presumed occupants in the most approved melodramatic fashion, and could not help noticing his complete discomfiture.
discovered
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From this reading "Never before have I discovered a neurotic streak in you, Frank," she said, after she had obtained a couple of letters for Miss Beale, and they were en route again.
element
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From this reading FORCEFUL TACTICS Though a prey to that most burthensome of cares--the uneasy consciousness of an impalpable yet ever-threatening evil--Theydon was not blind to the humorous element in the present situation.
en
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From this reading "Never before have I discovered a neurotic streak in you, Frank," she said, after she had obtained a couple of letters for Miss Beale, and they were en route again.
encountered
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From this reading Naturally she imagined he had encountered a pair of perfectly harmless citizens of the Middle Kingdom, and, being one of those happy beings more readily swayed to laughter than to tears, rallied him upon an apparent blunder.
ever-threatening
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From this reading FORCEFUL TACTICS Though a prey to that most burthensome of cares--the uneasy consciousness of an impalpable yet ever-threatening evil--Theydon was not blind to the humorous element in the present situation.
evil
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From this reading FORCEFUL TACTICS Though a prey to that most burthensome of cares--the uneasy consciousness of an impalpable yet ever-threatening evil--Theydon was not blind to the humorous element in the present situation.
fashion
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From this reading She had seen her brother stalk the motor car and its presumed occupants in the most approved melodramatic fashion, and could not help noticing his complete discomfiture.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Never before have I discovered a neurotic streak in you, Frank," she said, after she had obtained a couple of letters for Miss Beale, and they were en route again.
FORCEFUL
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From this reading FORCEFUL TACTICS Though a prey to that most burthensome of cares--the uneasy consciousness of an impalpable yet ever-threatening evil--Theydon was not blind to the humorous element in the present situation.
Frank
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From this reading "Never before have I discovered a neurotic streak in you, Frank," she said, after she had obtained a couple of letters for Miss Beale, and they were en route again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had seen her brother stalk the motor car and its presumed occupants in the most approved melodramatic fashion, and could not help noticing his complete discomfiture.
happy
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From this reading Naturally she imagined he had encountered a pair of perfectly harmless citizens of the Middle Kingdom, and, being one of those happy beings more readily swayed to laughter than to tears, rallied him upon an apparent blunder.
harmless
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From this reading Naturally she imagined he had encountered a pair of perfectly harmless citizens of the Middle Kingdom, and, being one of those happy beings more readily swayed to laughter than to tears, rallied him upon an apparent blunder.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Never before have I discovered a neurotic streak in you, Frank," she said, after she had obtained a couple of letters for Miss Beale, and they were en route again.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Naturally she imagined he had encountered a pair of perfectly harmless citizens of the Middle Kingdom, and, being one of those happy beings more readily swayed to laughter than to tears, rallied him upon an apparent blunder.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had seen her brother stalk the motor car and its presumed occupants in the most approved melodramatic fashion, and could not help noticing his complete discomfiture.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had seen her brother stalk the motor car and its presumed occupants in the most approved melodramatic fashion, and could not help noticing his complete discomfiture.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Naturally she imagined he had encountered a pair of perfectly harmless citizens of the Middle Kingdom, and, being one of those happy beings more readily swayed to laughter than to tears, rallied him upon an apparent blunder.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had seen her brother stalk the motor car and its presumed occupants in the most approved melodramatic fashion, and could not help noticing his complete discomfiture.
humorous
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From this reading FORCEFUL TACTICS Though a prey to that most burthensome of cares--the uneasy consciousness of an impalpable yet ever-threatening evil--Theydon was not blind to the humorous element in the present situation.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Never before have I discovered a neurotic streak in you, Frank," she said, after she had obtained a couple of letters for Miss Beale, and they were en route again.
imagined
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From this reading Naturally she imagined he had encountered a pair of perfectly harmless citizens of the Middle Kingdom, and, being one of those happy beings more readily swayed to laughter than to tears, rallied him upon an apparent blunder.
impalpable
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From this reading FORCEFUL TACTICS Though a prey to that most burthensome of cares--the uneasy consciousness of an impalpable yet ever-threatening evil--Theydon was not blind to the humorous element in the present situation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FORCEFUL TACTICS Though a prey to that most burthensome of cares--the uneasy consciousness of an impalpable yet ever-threatening evil--Theydon was not blind to the humorous element in the present situation.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She had seen her brother stalk the motor car and its presumed occupants in the most approved melodramatic fashion, and could not help noticing his complete discomfiture.
Kingdom
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Paxton, of course, did not know who the little man accompanying the Chinamen was.
laughter
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letters
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From this reading "Never before have I discovered a neurotic streak in you, Frank," she said, after she had obtained a couple of letters for Miss Beale, and they were en route again.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Paxton, of course, did not know who the little man accompanying the Chinamen was.
man
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From this reading Mrs. Paxton, of course, did not know who the little man accompanying the Chinamen was.
melodramatic
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From this reading She had seen her brother stalk the motor car and its presumed occupants in the most approved melodramatic fashion, and could not help noticing his complete discomfiture.
Middle
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Miss
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From this reading "Never before have I discovered a neurotic streak in you, Frank," she said, after she had obtained a couple of letters for Miss Beale, and they were en route again.
more
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From this reading Naturally she imagined he had encountered a pair of perfectly harmless citizens of the Middle Kingdom, and, being one of those happy beings more readily swayed to laughter than to tears, rallied him upon an apparent blunder.
most
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From this reading FORCEFUL TACTICS Though a prey to that most burthensome of cares--the uneasy consciousness of an impalpable yet ever-threatening evil--Theydon was not blind to the humorous element in the present situation.
motor
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From this reading She had seen her brother stalk the motor car and its presumed occupants in the most approved melodramatic fashion, and could not help noticing his complete discomfiture.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Paxton, of course, did not know who the little man accompanying the Chinamen was.
Naturally
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neurotic
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From this reading "Never before have I discovered a neurotic streak in you, Frank," she said, after she had obtained a couple of letters for Miss Beale, and they were en route again.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never before have I discovered a neurotic streak in you, Frank," she said, after she had obtained a couple of letters for Miss Beale, and they were en route again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading FORCEFUL TACTICS Though a prey to that most burthensome of cares--the uneasy consciousness of an impalpable yet ever-threatening evil--Theydon was not blind to the humorous element in the present situation.
noticing
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From this reading She had seen her brother stalk the motor car and its presumed occupants in the most approved melodramatic fashion, and could not help noticing his complete discomfiture.
obtained
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From this reading "Never before have I discovered a neurotic streak in you, Frank," she said, after she had obtained a couple of letters for Miss Beale, and they were en route again.
occupants
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From this reading She had seen her brother stalk the motor car and its presumed occupants in the most approved melodramatic fashion, and could not help noticing his complete discomfiture.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FORCEFUL TACTICS Though a prey to that most burthensome of cares--the uneasy consciousness of an impalpable yet ever-threatening evil--Theydon was not blind to the humorous element in the present situation.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Naturally she imagined he had encountered a pair of perfectly harmless citizens of the Middle Kingdom, and, being one of those happy beings more readily swayed to laughter than to tears, rallied him upon an apparent blunder.
pair
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Paxton
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perfectly
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present
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From this reading FORCEFUL TACTICS Though a prey to that most burthensome of cares--the uneasy consciousness of an impalpable yet ever-threatening evil--Theydon was not blind to the humorous element in the present situation.
presumed
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From this reading She had seen her brother stalk the motor car and its presumed occupants in the most approved melodramatic fashion, and could not help noticing his complete discomfiture.
prey
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From this reading FORCEFUL TACTICS Though a prey to that most burthensome of cares--the uneasy consciousness of an impalpable yet ever-threatening evil--Theydon was not blind to the humorous element in the present situation.
rallied
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From this reading Naturally she imagined he had encountered a pair of perfectly harmless citizens of the Middle Kingdom, and, being one of those happy beings more readily swayed to laughter than to tears, rallied him upon an apparent blunder.
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Naturally she imagined he had encountered a pair of perfectly harmless citizens of the Middle Kingdom, and, being one of those happy beings more readily swayed to laughter than to tears, rallied him upon an apparent blunder.
route
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From this reading "Never before have I discovered a neurotic streak in you, Frank," she said, after she had obtained a couple of letters for Miss Beale, and they were en route again.
said
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seen
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From this reading She had seen her brother stalk the motor car and its presumed occupants in the most approved melodramatic fashion, and could not help noticing his complete discomfiture.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had seen her brother stalk the motor car and its presumed occupants in the most approved melodramatic fashion, and could not help noticing his complete discomfiture.
situation
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From this reading FORCEFUL TACTICS Though a prey to that most burthensome of cares--the uneasy consciousness of an impalpable yet ever-threatening evil--Theydon was not blind to the humorous element in the present situation.
stalk
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From this reading She had seen her brother stalk the motor car and its presumed occupants in the most approved melodramatic fashion, and could not help noticing his complete discomfiture.
streak
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From this reading "Never before have I discovered a neurotic streak in you, Frank," she said, after she had obtained a couple of letters for Miss Beale, and they were en route again.
swayed
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From this reading Naturally she imagined he had encountered a pair of perfectly harmless citizens of the Middle Kingdom, and, being one of those happy beings more readily swayed to laughter than to tears, rallied him upon an apparent blunder.
TACTICS
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From this reading FORCEFUL TACTICS Though a prey to that most burthensome of cares--the uneasy consciousness of an impalpable yet ever-threatening evil--Theydon was not blind to the humorous element in the present situation.
tears
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From this reading Naturally she imagined he had encountered a pair of perfectly harmless citizens of the Middle Kingdom, and, being one of those happy beings more readily swayed to laughter than to tears, rallied him upon an apparent blunder.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Naturally she imagined he had encountered a pair of perfectly harmless citizens of the Middle Kingdom, and, being one of those happy beings more readily swayed to laughter than to tears, rallied him upon an apparent blunder.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FORCEFUL TACTICS Though a prey to that most burthensome of cares--the uneasy consciousness of an impalpable yet ever-threatening evil--Theydon was not blind to the humorous element in the present situation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FORCEFUL TACTICS Though a prey to that most burthensome of cares--the uneasy consciousness of an impalpable yet ever-threatening evil--Theydon was not blind to the humorous element in the present situation.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Never before have I discovered a neurotic streak in you, Frank," she said, after she had obtained a couple of letters for Miss Beale, and they were en route again.
Theydon
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From this reading FORCEFUL TACTICS Though a prey to that most burthensome of cares--the uneasy consciousness of an impalpable yet ever-threatening evil--Theydon was not blind to the humorous element in the present situation.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Naturally she imagined he had encountered a pair of perfectly harmless citizens of the Middle Kingdom, and, being one of those happy beings more readily swayed to laughter than to tears, rallied him upon an apparent blunder.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading FORCEFUL TACTICS Though a prey to that most burthensome of cares--the uneasy consciousness of an impalpable yet ever-threatening evil--Theydon was not blind to the humorous element in the present situation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FORCEFUL TACTICS Though a prey to that most burthensome of cares--the uneasy consciousness of an impalpable yet ever-threatening evil--Theydon was not blind to the humorous element in the present situation.
uneasy
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From this reading FORCEFUL TACTICS Though a prey to that most burthensome of cares--the uneasy consciousness of an impalpable yet ever-threatening evil--Theydon was not blind to the humorous element in the present situation.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Naturally she imagined he had encountered a pair of perfectly harmless citizens of the Middle Kingdom, and, being one of those happy beings more readily swayed to laughter than to tears, rallied him upon an apparent blunder.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FORCEFUL TACTICS Though a prey to that most burthensome of cares--the uneasy consciousness of an impalpable yet ever-threatening evil--Theydon was not blind to the humorous element in the present situation.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Never before have I discovered a neurotic streak in you, Frank," she said, after she had obtained a couple of letters for Miss Beale, and they were en route again.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mrs. Paxton, of course, did not know who the little man accompanying the Chinamen was.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading FORCEFUL TACTICS Though a prey to that most burthensome of cares--the uneasy consciousness of an impalpable yet ever-threatening evil--Theydon was not blind to the humorous element in the present situation.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Never before have I discovered a neurotic streak in you, Frank," she said, after she had obtained a couple of letters for Miss Beale, and they were en route again.
