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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 They were always jealous of the beauty of each other; of a quality to which solicitude can add nothing, and from which detraction can take nothing away.
accustomed
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From this reading The daughters of many houses were airy and cheerful; but Nekayah had been too long accustomed to the conversation of Imlac and her brother to be much pleased with childish levity, and prattle which had no meaning.
add
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From this reading They were always jealous of the beauty of each other; of a quality to which solicitude can add nothing, and from which detraction can take nothing away.
airy
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From this reading The daughters of many houses were airy and cheerful; but Nekayah had been too long accustomed to the conversation of Imlac and her brother to be much pleased with childish levity, and prattle which had no meaning.
always
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From this reading They were always jealous of the beauty of each other; of a quality to which solicitude can add nothing, and from which detraction can take nothing away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The daughters of many houses were airy and cheerful; but Nekayah had been too long accustomed to the conversation of Imlac and her brother to be much pleased with childish levity, and prattle which had no meaning.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
artificial
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From this reading She found their thoughts narrow, their wishes low, and their merriment often artificial.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Their pleasures, poor as they were, could not be preserved pure, but were embittered by petty competitions and worthless emulation.
away
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From this reading They were always jealous of the beauty of each other; of a quality to which solicitude can add nothing, and from which detraction can take nothing away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The daughters of many houses were airy and cheerful; but Nekayah had been too long accustomed to the conversation of Imlac and her brother to be much pleased with childish levity, and prattle which had no meaning.
beauty
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From this reading They were always jealous of the beauty of each other; of a quality to which solicitude can add nothing, and from which detraction can take nothing away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The daughters of many houses were airy and cheerful; but Nekayah had been too long accustomed to the conversation of Imlac and her brother to be much pleased with childish levity, and prattle which had no meaning.
brother
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From this reading The daughters of many houses were airy and cheerful; but Nekayah had been too long accustomed to the conversation of Imlac and her brother to be much pleased with childish levity, and prattle which had no meaning.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The daughters of many houses were airy and cheerful; but Nekayah had been too long accustomed to the conversation of Imlac and her brother to be much pleased with childish levity, and prattle which had no meaning.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Their pleasures, poor as they were, could not be preserved pure, but were embittered by petty competitions and worthless emulation.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading They were always jealous of the beauty of each other; of a quality to which solicitude can add nothing, and from which detraction can take nothing away.
cannot
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From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
cheerful
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From this reading The daughters of many houses were airy and cheerful; but Nekayah had been too long accustomed to the conversation of Imlac and her brother to be much pleased with childish levity, and prattle which had no meaning.
childish
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From this reading The daughters of many houses were airy and cheerful; but Nekayah had been too long accustomed to the conversation of Imlac and her brother to be much pleased with childish levity, and prattle which had no meaning.
competitions
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From this reading Their pleasures, poor as they were, could not be preserved pure, but were embittered by petty competitions and worthless emulation.
conversation
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From this reading The daughters of many houses were airy and cheerful; but Nekayah had been too long accustomed to the conversation of Imlac and her brother to be much pleased with childish levity, and prattle which had no meaning.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Their pleasures, poor as they were, could not be preserved pure, but were embittered by petty competitions and worthless emulation.
daughters
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From this reading The daughters of many houses were airy and cheerful; but Nekayah had been too long accustomed to the conversation of Imlac and her brother to be much pleased with childish levity, and prattle which had no meaning.
detraction
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From this reading They were always jealous of the beauty of each other; of a quality to which solicitude can add nothing, and from which detraction can take nothing away.
DILIGENCE
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From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
doors
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From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They were always jealous of the beauty of each other; of a quality to which solicitude can add nothing, and from which detraction can take nothing away.
embittered
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From this reading Their pleasures, poor as they were, could not be preserved pure, but were embittered by petty competitions and worthless emulation.
emulation
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From this reading Their pleasures, poor as they were, could not be preserved pure, but were embittered by petty competitions and worthless emulation.
families
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From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
few
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From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
find
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From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She found their thoughts narrow, their wishes low, and their merriment often artificial.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were always jealous of the beauty of each other; of a quality to which solicitude can add nothing, and from which detraction can take nothing away.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The daughters of many houses were airy and cheerful; but Nekayah had been too long accustomed to the conversation of Imlac and her brother to be much pleased with childish levity, and prattle which had no meaning.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
houses
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From this reading The daughters of many houses were airy and cheerful; but Nekayah had been too long accustomed to the conversation of Imlac and her brother to be much pleased with childish levity, and prattle which had no meaning.
humour
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From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
Imlac
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From this reading The daughters of many houses were airy and cheerful; but Nekayah had been too long accustomed to the conversation of Imlac and her brother to be much pleased with childish levity, and prattle which had no meaning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
INQUIRY
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From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
insinuated
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From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
jealous
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From this reading They were always jealous of the beauty of each other; of a quality to which solicitude can add nothing, and from which detraction can take nothing away.
joined
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From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
levity
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From this reading The daughters of many houses were airy and cheerful; but Nekayah had been too long accustomed to the conversation of Imlac and her brother to be much pleased with childish levity, and prattle which had no meaning.
liberality
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From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The daughters of many houses were airy and cheerful; but Nekayah had been too long accustomed to the conversation of Imlac and her brother to be much pleased with childish levity, and prattle which had no meaning.
low
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From this reading She found their thoughts narrow, their wishes low, and their merriment often artificial.
many
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From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
meaning
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From this reading The daughters of many houses were airy and cheerful; but Nekayah had been too long accustomed to the conversation of Imlac and her brother to be much pleased with childish levity, and prattle which had no meaning.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
merriment
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From this reading She found their thoughts narrow, their wishes low, and their merriment often artificial.
MORE
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From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
much
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From this reading The daughters of many houses were airy and cheerful; but Nekayah had been too long accustomed to the conversation of Imlac and her brother to be much pleased with childish levity, and prattle which had no meaning.
narrow
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From this reading She found their thoughts narrow, their wishes low, and their merriment often artificial.
Nekayah
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From this reading The daughters of many houses were airy and cheerful; but Nekayah had been too long accustomed to the conversation of Imlac and her brother to be much pleased with childish levity, and prattle which had no meaning.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The daughters of many houses were airy and cheerful; but Nekayah had been too long accustomed to the conversation of Imlac and her brother to be much pleased with childish levity, and prattle which had no meaning.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Their pleasures, poor as they were, could not be preserved pure, but were embittered by petty competitions and worthless emulation.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They were always jealous of the beauty of each other; of a quality to which solicitude can add nothing, and from which detraction can take nothing away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The daughters of many houses were airy and cheerful; but Nekayah had been too long accustomed to the conversation of Imlac and her brother to be much pleased with childish levity, and prattle which had no meaning.
often
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From this reading She found their thoughts narrow, their wishes low, and their merriment often artificial.
other
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From this reading They were always jealous of the beauty of each other; of a quality to which solicitude can add nothing, and from which detraction can take nothing away.
petty
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From this reading Their pleasures, poor as they were, could not be preserved pure, but were embittered by petty competitions and worthless emulation.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The daughters of many houses were airy and cheerful; but Nekayah had been too long accustomed to the conversation of Imlac and her brother to be much pleased with childish levity, and prattle which had no meaning.
pleasures
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From this reading Their pleasures, poor as they were, could not be preserved pure, but were embittered by petty competitions and worthless emulation.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their pleasures, poor as they were, could not be preserved pure, but were embittered by petty competitions and worthless emulation.
prattle
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From this reading The daughters of many houses were airy and cheerful; but Nekayah had been too long accustomed to the conversation of Imlac and her brother to be much pleased with childish levity, and prattle which had no meaning.
preserved
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From this reading Their pleasures, poor as they were, could not be preserved pure, but were embittered by petty competitions and worthless emulation.
PRINCESSnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
pure
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From this reading Their pleasures, poor as they were, could not be preserved pure, but were embittered by petty competitions and worthless emulation.
PURSUES
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From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
quality
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From this reading They were always jealous of the beauty of each other; of a quality to which solicitude can add nothing, and from which detraction can take nothing away.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She found their thoughts narrow, their wishes low, and their merriment often artificial.
solicitude
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From this reading They were always jealous of the beauty of each other; of a quality to which solicitude can add nothing, and from which detraction can take nothing away.
SUCCESS
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From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were always jealous of the beauty of each other; of a quality to which solicitude can add nothing, and from which detraction can take nothing away.
THANconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She found their thoughts narrow, their wishes low, and their merriment often artificial.
there
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From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their pleasures, poor as they were, could not be preserved pure, but were embittered by petty competitions and worthless emulation.
thoughts
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From this reading She found their thoughts narrow, their wishes low, and their merriment often artificial.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The daughters of many houses were airy and cheerful; but Nekayah had been too long accustomed to the conversation of Imlac and her brother to be much pleased with childish levity, and prattle which had no meaning.
too
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From this reading The daughters of many houses were airy and cheerful; but Nekayah had been too long accustomed to the conversation of Imlac and her brother to be much pleased with childish levity, and prattle which had no meaning.
way
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From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The daughters of many houses were airy and cheerful; but Nekayah had been too long accustomed to the conversation of Imlac and her brother to be much pleased with childish levity, and prattle which had no meaning.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
wishes
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From this reading She found their thoughts narrow, their wishes low, and their merriment often artificial.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE PRINCESS PURSUES HER INQUIRY WITH MORE DILIGENCE THAN SUCCESS The princess, in the meantime, insinuated herself into many families; for there are few doors through which liberality, joined with good humour, cannot find its way.
worthless
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From this reading Their pleasures, poor as they were, could not be preserved pure, but were embittered by petty competitions and worthless emulation.
