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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 Out of this quiescence, however, a pang from the past one morning suddenly waked him, and almost without consciousness of a volition, he found himself at the soutar’s door.
able
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From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Her face was in a glow, her hair tossed about, and her dark eyes flashing with excitement.
account
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From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
affected
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From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
afresh
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From this reading It must be remembered too, that it was not long since he had been refused by another; and at such a time a man is readier to fall in love afresh.
almost
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From this reading Out of this quiescence, however, a pang from the past one morning suddenly waked him, and almost without consciousness of a volition, he found himself at the soutar’s door.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Out of this quiescence, however, a pang from the past one morning suddenly waked him, and almost without consciousness of a volition, he found himself at the soutar’s door.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It must be remembered too, that it was not long since he had been refused by another; and at such a time a man is readier to fall in love afresh.
any
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From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
appreciate
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From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
apprehension
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From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
arms
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From this reading Maggie opened it with the baby in her arms, with whom she had just been having a game.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Out of this quiescence, however, a pang from the past one morning suddenly waked him, and almost without consciousness of a volition, he found himself at the soutar’s door.
baby
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From this reading Maggie opened it with the baby in her arms, with whom she had just been having a game.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be remembered too, that it was not long since he had been refused by another; and at such a time a man is readier to fall in love afresh.
beautiful
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From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Maggie opened it with the baby in her arms, with whom she had just been having a game.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
Blatherwick
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From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It must be remembered too, that it was not long since he had been refused by another; and at such a time a man is readier to fall in love afresh.
caused
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From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
consciousness
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From this reading Out of this quiescence, however, a pang from the past one morning suddenly waked him, and almost without consciousness of a volition, he found himself at the soutar’s door.
dark
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From this reading Her face was in a glow, her hair tossed about, and her dark eyes flashing with excitement.
door
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From this reading Out of this quiescence, however, a pang from the past one morning suddenly waked him, and almost without consciousness of a volition, he found himself at the soutar’s door.
excitement
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From this reading Her face was in a glow, her hair tossed about, and her dark eyes flashing with excitement.
eyes
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From this reading Her face was in a glow, her hair tossed about, and her dark eyes flashing with excitement.
face
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From this reading Her face was in a glow, her hair tossed about, and her dark eyes flashing with excitement.
fall
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From this reading It must be remembered too, that it was not long since he had been refused by another; and at such a time a man is readier to fall in love afresh.
far
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From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
flashing
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From this reading Her face was in a glow, her hair tossed about, and her dark eyes flashing with excitement.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Out of this quiescence, however, a pang from the past one morning suddenly waked him, and almost without consciousness of a volition, he found himself at the soutar’s door.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Out of this quiescence, however, a pang from the past one morning suddenly waked him, and almost without consciousness of a volition, he found himself at the soutar’s door.
game
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From this reading Maggie opened it with the baby in her arms, with whom she had just been having a game.
girl
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From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
glow
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From this reading Her face was in a glow, her hair tossed about, and her dark eyes flashing with excitement.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Maggie opened it with the baby in her arms, with whom she had just been having a game.
hair
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From this reading Her face was in a glow, her hair tossed about, and her dark eyes flashing with excitement.
haunting
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From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Maggie opened it with the baby in her arms, with whom she had just been having a game.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Out of this quiescence, however, a pang from the past one morning suddenly waked him, and almost without consciousness of a volition, he found himself at the soutar’s door.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Maggie opened it with the baby in her arms, with whom she had just been having a game.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Out of this quiescence, however, a pang from the past one morning suddenly waked him, and almost without consciousness of a volition, he found himself at the soutar’s door.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Out of this quiescence, however, a pang from the past one morning suddenly waked him, and almost without consciousness of a volition, he found himself at the soutar’s door.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Out of this quiescence, however, a pang from the past one morning suddenly waked him, and almost without consciousness of a volition, he found himself at the soutar’s door.
immediate
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From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Maggie opened it with the baby in her arms, with whom she had just been having a game.
indeed
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From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
interest
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From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It must be remembered too, that it was not long since he had been refused by another; and at such a time a man is readier to fall in love afresh.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Maggie opened it with the baby in her arms, with whom she had just been having a game.
just
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From this reading Maggie opened it with the baby in her arms, with whom she had just been having a game.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It must be remembered too, that it was not long since he had been refused by another; and at such a time a man is readier to fall in love afresh.
love
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From this reading It must be remembered too, that it was not long since he had been refused by another; and at such a time a man is readier to fall in love afresh.
Maggie
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From this reading Maggie opened it with the baby in her arms, with whom she had just been having a game.
man
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From this reading It must be remembered too, that it was not long since he had been refused by another; and at such a time a man is readier to fall in love afresh.
more
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From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Out of this quiescence, however, a pang from the past one morning suddenly waked him, and almost without consciousness of a volition, he found himself at the soutar’s door.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be remembered too, that it was not long since he had been refused by another; and at such a time a man is readier to fall in love afresh.
natural
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From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
net
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From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It must be remembered too, that it was not long since he had been refused by another; and at such a time a man is readier to fall in love afresh.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Out of this quiescence, however, a pang from the past one morning suddenly waked him, and almost without consciousness of a volition, he found himself at the soutar’s door.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Out of this quiescence, however, a pang from the past one morning suddenly waked him, and almost without consciousness of a volition, he found himself at the soutar’s door.
opened
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From this reading Maggie opened it with the baby in her arms, with whom she had just been having a game.
Out
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From this reading Out of this quiescence, however, a pang from the past one morning suddenly waked him, and almost without consciousness of a volition, he found himself at the soutar’s door.
pang
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From this reading Out of this quiescence, however, a pang from the past one morning suddenly waked him, and almost without consciousness of a volition, he found himself at the soutar’s door.
past
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From this reading Out of this quiescence, however, a pang from the past one morning suddenly waked him, and almost without consciousness of a volition, he found himself at the soutar’s door.
quiescence
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From this reading Out of this quiescence, however, a pang from the past one morning suddenly waked him, and almost without consciousness of a volition, he found himself at the soutar’s door.
readier
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From this reading It must be remembered too, that it was not long since he had been refused by another; and at such a time a man is readier to fall in love afresh.
refused
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From this reading It must be remembered too, that it was not long since he had been refused by another; and at such a time a man is readier to fall in love afresh.
remembered
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From this reading It must be remembered too, that it was not long since he had been refused by another; and at such a time a man is readier to fall in love afresh.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Maggie opened it with the baby in her arms, with whom she had just been having a game.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It must be remembered too, that it was not long since he had been refused by another; and at such a time a man is readier to fall in love afresh.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
soutar's
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From this reading Out of this quiescence, however, a pang from the past one morning suddenly waked him, and almost without consciousness of a volition, he found himself at the soutar’s door.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It must be remembered too, that it was not long since he had been refused by another; and at such a time a man is readier to fall in love afresh.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Out of this quiescence, however, a pang from the past one morning suddenly waked him, and almost without consciousness of a volition, he found himself at the soutar’s door.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It must be remembered too, that it was not long since he had been refused by another; and at such a time a man is readier to fall in love afresh.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Out of this quiescence, however, a pang from the past one morning suddenly waked him, and almost without consciousness of a volition, he found himself at the soutar’s door.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Out of this quiescence, however, a pang from the past one morning suddenly waked him, and almost without consciousness of a volition, he found himself at the soutar’s door.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It must be remembered too, that it was not long since he had been refused by another; and at such a time a man is readier to fall in love afresh.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
too
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From this reading It must be remembered too, that it was not long since he had been refused by another; and at such a time a man is readier to fall in love afresh.
tossed
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From this reading Her face was in a glow, her hair tossed about, and her dark eyes flashing with excitement.
trouble
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From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
volition
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From this reading Out of this quiescence, however, a pang from the past one morning suddenly waked him, and almost without consciousness of a volition, he found himself at the soutar’s door.
waked
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From this reading Out of this quiescence, however, a pang from the past one morning suddenly waked him, and almost without consciousness of a volition, he found himself at the soutar’s door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her face was in a glow, her hair tossed about, and her dark eyes flashing with excitement.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Maggie opened it with the baby in her arms, with whom she had just been having a game.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maggie opened it with the baby in her arms, with whom she had just been having a game.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Out of this quiescence, however, a pang from the past one morning suddenly waked him, and almost without consciousness of a volition, he found himself at the soutar’s door.
world
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From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
young
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From this reading To Blatherwick, without any great natural interest in life, and in the net of a haunting trouble which caused him no immediate apprehension, the young girl, of so little account in the world, and so far below him as he thought, affected him as beautiful; and, indeed, she was far more beautiful than he was able to appreciate.
