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The Danger Mark

Chapter XIII

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AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.
Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.
The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.
Which pleased him immensely, except for the departure of Kathleen.
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The Danger Mark

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/61 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.
Line 2
Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.
Line 3
The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.
Line 4
So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.
Line 5
Which pleased him immensely, except for the departure of Kathleen.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.”

Duty noun US /ˈduːti/

a responsibility that must be carried out

From this reading “The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.”

Except preposition US /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading “Which pleased him immensely, except for the departure of Kathleen.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.”

Pleased noun US /ˈpleased/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Which pleased him immensely, except for the departure of Kathleen.”

Remained noun US /ˈremained/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.”

Sober adjective US /ˈsoʊbər/

not affected by alcohol

From this reading “AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.”

Whether conjunction US /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading “Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.”

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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 AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.

all

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From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.

AMBITIONS

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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.

appeared

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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.

August

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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

away

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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.

brother

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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

day

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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.

departed

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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.

departure

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From this reading Which pleased him immensely, except for the departure of Kathleen.

disposal

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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.

Duane

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From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.

dutynounUS /ˈduːti/

a responsibility that must be carried out

From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

ends

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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

entails

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From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.

exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading Which pleased him immensely, except for the departure of Kathleen.

father

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From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.

find

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From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.

followed

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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Which pleased him immensely, except for the departure of Kathleen.

forests

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From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

gardens

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From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.

Geraldine

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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

go

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From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.

Grandcourt

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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

highly

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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Which pleased him immensely, except for the departure of Kathleen.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.

house

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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

immensely

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From this reading Which pleased him immensely, except for the departure of Kathleen.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.

including

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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

indicated

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From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.

intellectual

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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

Island

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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.

Kathleen

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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

lakes

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From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

Lenox

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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

LETTERS

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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.

LongnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

moment

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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.

Mrs

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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

multiplicity

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From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.

New

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From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

out

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From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.

parties

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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

pastures

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From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.

payroll

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From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.

pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Which pleased him immensely, except for the departure of Kathleen.

possession

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From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.

problems

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From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.

ranging

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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

ready

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From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.

relatives

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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

remainednounUS /ˈremained/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.

responsibility

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From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.

Rosalie

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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.

round

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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

Roya-Neh

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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.

Scott

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From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.

Severn

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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

sister

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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.

soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/

not affected by alcohol

From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.

solitary

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From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.

some

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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

staggering

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From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.

started

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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

streams

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From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.

Stuyvesant

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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.

suit

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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.

Sylvia's

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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.

taken

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From this reading AMBITIONS AND LETTERS Rosalie had departed; Grandcourt followed suit next day; Sylvia's brother, Stuyvesant, had at last found a sober moment at his disposal and had appeared at Roya-Neh and taken his sister away.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.

tiresome

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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.

tone

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From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.

unpretentious

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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

very

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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

visits

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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.

week

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From this reading The day he left, Kathleen and Geraldine started on a round of August house parties, ranging from Lenox to Long Island, including tiresome week ends and duty visits to some very unpretentious but highly intellectual relatives of Mrs. Severn.

whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.

WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Which pleased him immensely, except for the departure of Kathleen.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading So Scott remained in solitary possession of Roya-Neh, with its forests, gardens, pastures, lakes and streams, and a staggering payroll and all the multiplicity of problems that such responsibility entails.

worrying

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From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.

York

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From this reading Duane was all ready to go to New York to find out whether his father was worrying over anything, as the tone of his letters indicated.