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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 For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
action
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From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
advice
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From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Yes,” I thought, “I am to hear his song of triumph from his own lips!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
any
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From this reading Arthur had written once or twice during the month; but in none of his letters was there any mention of Lady Muriel.
arrived
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From this reading The night I arrived we had much to say on other matters: and, tired with the journey, I went to bed early, leaving the happy secret still untold.
Arthur
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From this reading Arthur had written once or twice during the month; but in none of his letters was there any mention of Lady Muriel.
augur
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From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
bed
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From this reading The night I arrived we had much to say on other matters: and, tired with the journey, I went to bed early, leaving the happy secret still untold.
business
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From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Arthur had written once or twice during the month; but in none of his letters was there any mention of Lady Muriel.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
cold
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From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
detained
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From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Arthur had written once or twice during the month; but in none of his letters was there any mention of Lady Muriel.
early
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From this reading The night I arrived we had much to say on other matters: and, tired with the journey, I went to bed early, leaving the happy secret still untold.
Elveston
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From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
fear
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From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
full
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From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
happiness
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From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
happy
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From this reading The night I arrived we had much to say on other matters: and, tired with the journey, I went to bed early, leaving the happy secret still untold.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes,” I thought, “I am to hear his song of triumph from his own lips!”
heart
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From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Arthur had written once or twice during the month; but in none of his letters was there any mention of Lady Muriel.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
ill
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From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Arthur had written once or twice during the month; but in none of his letters was there any mention of Lady Muriel.
induced
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From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The night I arrived we had much to say on other matters: and, tired with the journey, I went to bed early, leaving the happy secret still untold.
Lady
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From this reading Arthur had written once or twice during the month; but in none of his letters was there any mention of Lady Muriel.
leave
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From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
leaving
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From this reading The night I arrived we had much to say on other matters: and, tired with the journey, I went to bed early, leaving the happy secret still untold.
letter
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From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
letters
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From this reading Arthur had written once or twice during the month; but in none of his letters was there any mention of Lady Muriel.
like
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From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
lips
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From this reading “Yes,” I thought, “I am to hear his song of triumph from his own lips!”
London
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From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
lover
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From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
matters
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From this reading The night I arrived we had much to say on other matters: and, tired with the journey, I went to bed early, leaving the happy secret still untold.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
mention
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From this reading Arthur had written once or twice during the month; but in none of his letters was there any mention of Lady Muriel.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
month
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From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
mouth
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From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
much
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From this reading The night I arrived we had much to say on other matters: and, tired with the journey, I went to bed early, leaving the happy secret still untold.
Muriel
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From this reading Arthur had written once or twice during the month; but in none of his letters was there any mention of Lady Muriel.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
natural
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From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
night
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From this reading The night I arrived we had much to say on other matters: and, tired with the journey, I went to bed early, leaving the happy secret still untold.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Arthur had written once or twice during the month; but in none of his letters was there any mention of Lady Muriel.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The night I arrived we had much to say on other matters: and, tired with the journey, I went to bed early, leaving the happy secret still untold.
once
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From this reading Arthur had written once or twice during the month; but in none of his letters was there any mention of Lady Muriel.
only
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From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Arthur had written once or twice during the month; but in none of his letters was there any mention of Lady Muriel.
other
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From this reading The night I arrived we had much to say on other matters: and, tired with the journey, I went to bed early, leaving the happy secret still untold.
own
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From this reading “Yes,” I thought, “I am to hear his song of triumph from his own lips!”
paint
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From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
pay
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From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
phrases
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From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
physician
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From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
say
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From this reading The night I arrived we had much to say on other matters: and, tired with the journey, I went to bed early, leaving the happy secret still untold.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The night I arrived we had much to say on other matters: and, tired with the journey, I went to bed early, leaving the happy secret still untold.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
singing
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From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
song
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From this reading “Yes,” I thought, “I am to hear his song of triumph from his own lips!”
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
then
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From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
there
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From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes,” I thought, “I am to hear his song of triumph from his own lips!”
tired
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From this reading The night I arrived we had much to say on other matters: and, tired with the journey, I went to bed early, leaving the happy secret still untold.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
triumph
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From this reading “Yes,” I thought, “I am to hear his song of triumph from his own lips!”
twice
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From this reading Arthur had written once or twice during the month; but in none of his letters was there any mention of Lady Muriel.
unfinished
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From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
untold
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From this reading The night I arrived we had much to say on other matters: and, tired with the journey, I went to bed early, leaving the happy secret still untold.
urgent
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From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
visit
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From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
wait
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From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The night I arrived we had much to say on other matters: and, tired with the journey, I went to bed early, leaving the happy secret still untold.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night I arrived we had much to say on other matters: and, tired with the journey, I went to bed early, leaving the happy secret still untold.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For a full month the business, for which I had returned to London, detained me there: and even then it was only the urgent advice of my physician that induced me to leave it unfinished and pay another visit to Elveston.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The night I arrived we had much to say on other matters: and, tired with the journey, I went to bed early, leaving the happy secret still untold.
word
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From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing “She is mine!”, would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth.
written
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From this reading Arthur had written once or twice during the month; but in none of his letters was there any mention of Lady Muriel.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes,” I thought, “I am to hear his song of triumph from his own lips!”
