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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 Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
abated
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From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
able
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From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
acquaintance
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From this reading He believed there was something more than a mere coincidence in his unexpectedly finding himself in such favorable conditions for making her acquaintance.
admirer
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From this reading It was rather late now to seek out Miss Sally Dows with the avowed intent of bringing her a letter from an admirer who had been dead three years, and whose memory she had probably buried.
affairs
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From this reading Yet, clear-headed and logical as Courtland was in his ordinary affairs, he was nevertheless not entirely free from that peculiar superstition which surrounds every man's romance.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was rather late now to seek out Miss Sally Dows with the avowed intent of bringing her a letter from an admirer who had been dead three years, and whose memory she had probably buried.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was rather late now to seek out Miss Sally Dows with the avowed intent of bringing her a letter from an admirer who had been dead three years, and whose memory she had probably buried.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading Neither was it tactful to recall a sentiment which might have been a weakness of which she was ashamed.
avowed
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From this reading It was rather late now to seek out Miss Sally Dows with the avowed intent of bringing her a letter from an admirer who had been dead three years, and whose memory she had probably buried.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was rather late now to seek out Miss Sally Dows with the avowed intent of bringing her a letter from an admirer who had been dead three years, and whose memory she had probably buried.
believed
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From this reading He believed there was something more than a mere coincidence in his unexpectedly finding himself in such favorable conditions for making her acquaintance.
bringing
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From this reading It was rather late now to seek out Miss Sally Dows with the avowed intent of bringing her a letter from an admirer who had been dead three years, and whose memory she had probably buried.
buried
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From this reading It was rather late now to seek out Miss Sally Dows with the avowed intent of bringing her a letter from an admirer who had been dead three years, and whose memory she had probably buried.
called
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From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
clear-headed
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From this reading Yet, clear-headed and logical as Courtland was in his ordinary affairs, he was nevertheless not entirely free from that peculiar superstition which surrounds every man's romance.
coincidence
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From this reading He believed there was something more than a mere coincidence in his unexpectedly finding himself in such favorable conditions for making her acquaintance.
Colonel
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From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
conditions
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From this reading He believed there was something more than a mere coincidence in his unexpectedly finding himself in such favorable conditions for making her acquaintance.
Courtland
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From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was rather late now to seek out Miss Sally Dows with the avowed intent of bringing her a letter from an admirer who had been dead three years, and whose memory she had probably buried.
deliberately
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From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
Dows
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From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
enthusiasm
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From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet, clear-headed and logical as Courtland was in his ordinary affairs, he was nevertheless not entirely free from that peculiar superstition which surrounds every man's romance.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Yet, clear-headed and logical as Courtland was in his ordinary affairs, he was nevertheless not entirely free from that peculiar superstition which surrounds every man's romance.
experiment
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From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
favorable
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From this reading He believed there was something more than a mere coincidence in his unexpectedly finding himself in such favorable conditions for making her acquaintance.
finding
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From this reading He believed there was something more than a mere coincidence in his unexpectedly finding himself in such favorable conditions for making her acquaintance.
FollynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He believed there was something more than a mere coincidence in his unexpectedly finding himself in such favorable conditions for making her acquaintance.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Yet, clear-headed and logical as Courtland was in his ordinary affairs, he was nevertheless not entirely free from that peculiar superstition which surrounds every man's romance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was rather late now to seek out Miss Sally Dows with the avowed intent of bringing her a letter from an admirer who had been dead three years, and whose memory she had probably buried.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Neither was it tactful to recall a sentiment which might have been a weakness of which she was ashamed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was rather late now to seek out Miss Sally Dows with the avowed intent of bringing her a letter from an admirer who had been dead three years, and whose memory she had probably buried.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He believed there was something more than a mere coincidence in his unexpectedly finding himself in such favorable conditions for making her acquaintance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
intent
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From this reading It was rather late now to seek out Miss Sally Dows with the avowed intent of bringing her a letter from an admirer who had been dead three years, and whose memory she had probably buried.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
late
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From this reading It was rather late now to seek out Miss Sally Dows with the avowed intent of bringing her a letter from an admirer who had been dead three years, and whose memory she had probably buried.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
letter
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From this reading It was rather late now to seek out Miss Sally Dows with the avowed intent of bringing her a letter from an admirer who had been dead three years, and whose memory she had probably buried.
locally
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From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
logical
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From this reading Yet, clear-headed and logical as Courtland was in his ordinary affairs, he was nevertheless not entirely free from that peculiar superstition which surrounds every man's romance.
making
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From this reading He believed there was something more than a mere coincidence in his unexpectedly finding himself in such favorable conditions for making her acquaintance.
man's
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From this reading Yet, clear-headed and logical as Courtland was in his ordinary affairs, he was nevertheless not entirely free from that peculiar superstition which surrounds every man's romance.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading It was rather late now to seek out Miss Sally Dows with the avowed intent of bringing her a letter from an admirer who had been dead three years, and whose memory she had probably buried.
mere
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From this reading He believed there was something more than a mere coincidence in his unexpectedly finding himself in such favorable conditions for making her acquaintance.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Neither was it tactful to recall a sentiment which might have been a weakness of which she was ashamed.
Miss
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From this reading It was rather late now to seek out Miss Sally Dows with the avowed intent of bringing her a letter from an admirer who had been dead three years, and whose memory she had probably buried.
more
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From this reading He believed there was something more than a mere coincidence in his unexpectedly finding himself in such favorable conditions for making her acquaintance.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither was it tactful to recall a sentiment which might have been a weakness of which she was ashamed.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
new
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From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
now
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From this reading It was rather late now to seek out Miss Sally Dows with the avowed intent of bringing her a letter from an admirer who had been dead three years, and whose memory she had probably buried.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was rather late now to seek out Miss Sally Dows with the avowed intent of bringing her a letter from an admirer who had been dead three years, and whose memory she had probably buried.
ordinary
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From this reading Yet, clear-headed and logical as Courtland was in his ordinary affairs, he was nevertheless not entirely free from that peculiar superstition which surrounds every man's romance.
out
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From this reading It was rather late now to seek out Miss Sally Dows with the avowed intent of bringing her a letter from an admirer who had been dead three years, and whose memory she had probably buried.
peculiar
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From this reading Yet, clear-headed and logical as Courtland was in his ordinary affairs, he was nevertheless not entirely free from that peculiar superstition which surrounds every man's romance.
practical
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From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
pretext
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From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
probably
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From this reading It was rather late now to seek out Miss Sally Dows with the avowed intent of bringing her a letter from an admirer who had been dead three years, and whose memory she had probably buried.
rather
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From this reading It was rather late now to seek out Miss Sally Dows with the avowed intent of bringing her a letter from an admirer who had been dead three years, and whose memory she had probably buried.
recall
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From this reading Neither was it tactful to recall a sentiment which might have been a weakness of which she was ashamed.
rode
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From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
romance
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From this reading Yet, clear-headed and logical as Courtland was in his ordinary affairs, he was nevertheless not entirely free from that peculiar superstition which surrounds every man's romance.
romantic
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From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
Sally
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From this reading It was rather late now to seek out Miss Sally Dows with the avowed intent of bringing her a letter from an admirer who had been dead three years, and whose memory she had probably buried.
seek
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From this reading It was rather late now to seek out Miss Sally Dows with the avowed intent of bringing her a letter from an admirer who had been dead three years, and whose memory she had probably buried.
sentiment
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From this reading Neither was it tactful to recall a sentiment which might have been a weakness of which she was ashamed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was rather late now to seek out Miss Sally Dows with the avowed intent of bringing her a letter from an admirer who had been dead three years, and whose memory she had probably buried.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He believed there was something more than a mere coincidence in his unexpectedly finding himself in such favorable conditions for making her acquaintance.
sorry
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From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He believed there was something more than a mere coincidence in his unexpectedly finding himself in such favorable conditions for making her acquaintance.
superstition
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From this reading Yet, clear-headed and logical as Courtland was in his ordinary affairs, he was nevertheless not entirely free from that peculiar superstition which surrounds every man's romance.
surrounds
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From this reading Yet, clear-headed and logical as Courtland was in his ordinary affairs, he was nevertheless not entirely free from that peculiar superstition which surrounds every man's romance.
tactful
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From this reading Neither was it tactful to recall a sentiment which might have been a weakness of which she was ashamed.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He believed there was something more than a mere coincidence in his unexpectedly finding himself in such favorable conditions for making her acquaintance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
there
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From this reading He believed there was something more than a mere coincidence in his unexpectedly finding himself in such favorable conditions for making her acquaintance.
three
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From this reading It was rather late now to seek out Miss Sally Dows with the avowed intent of bringing her a letter from an admirer who had been dead three years, and whose memory she had probably buried.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
unexpectedly
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From this reading He believed there was something more than a mere coincidence in his unexpectedly finding himself in such favorable conditions for making her acquaintance.
visit
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From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nevertheless, as Colonel Courtland rode deliberately towards Dows' Folly, as the new experiment was locally called, although he had not abated his romantic enthusiasm in the least, he was not sorry that he was able to visit it under a practical pretext.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading Neither was it tactful to recall a sentiment which might have been a weakness of which she was ashamed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Neither was it tactful to recall a sentiment which might have been a weakness of which she was ashamed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was rather late now to seek out Miss Sally Dows with the avowed intent of bringing her a letter from an admirer who had been dead three years, and whose memory she had probably buried.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading It was rather late now to seek out Miss Sally Dows with the avowed intent of bringing her a letter from an admirer who had been dead three years, and whose memory she had probably buried.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was rather late now to seek out Miss Sally Dows with the avowed intent of bringing her a letter from an admirer who had been dead three years, and whose memory she had probably buried.
years
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From this reading It was rather late now to seek out Miss Sally Dows with the avowed intent of bringing her a letter from an admirer who had been dead three years, and whose memory she had probably buried.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, clear-headed and logical as Courtland was in his ordinary affairs, he was nevertheless not entirely free from that peculiar superstition which surrounds every man's romance.
