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1914
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From this reading How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.
48
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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.
accent
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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
all
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From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
any
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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
aquiline
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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
came
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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
Chaucer
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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
childish
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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
children
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From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.
country
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From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.
diligence
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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
doubted
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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
down
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From this reading How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.
dresses
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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
ELIZABETH
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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
establishments
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From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
face
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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
father
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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
French
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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
gloves
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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
half-smothered
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From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.
hasty
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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
haunted
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From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
How
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From this reading How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.
http
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From this reading See http://www.
husband
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From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
instinct
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From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
knew
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From this reading How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.
later
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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
London
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From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
love
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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
LUCAS
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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
marquise
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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
ministering
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From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.
Montpellier
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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
Nice
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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
only
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From this reading How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.
pale
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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
Paris
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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.
Pau
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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
perfection
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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
perfectly
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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
perhaps
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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
predilection
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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
Pyrenees
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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
quest
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From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.
recollections
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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
removal
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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
revolution
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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
roving
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From this reading How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.
school-days
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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
See
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From this reading See http://www.
settled
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From this reading How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.
seventy-eighth
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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.
slightly
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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
soul
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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
southern
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From this reading How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.
spirit
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From this reading How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.
summer
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From this reading How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.
ten
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From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
then
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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
things
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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
town
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From this reading How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.
travels
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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
type
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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
undiscovered
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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
unruffled
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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
unspoiled
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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
UntoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
unwrinkled
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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.
widow
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From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
www
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From this reading See http://www.
year
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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
years
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From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
