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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 Such a parting, however, is sadly apt to lead to future meetings.
afresh
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From this reading Notwithstanding his smouldering quarrel with Fred, which was always ready to burst out afresh, Dr Rider would not give up coming to St Roque's.
all
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From this reading But all this time Nettie put on a coat of armour, and looked so thoroughly unlike herself in her unusual reserve and propriety, that the doctor was heartily discouraged, and could go no further.
always
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From this reading Notwithstanding his smouldering quarrel with Fred, which was always ready to burst out afresh, Dr Rider would not give up coming to St Roque's.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He came to some clandestine arrangement with Mrs Smith, of which nobody ever was aware, and which he himself was rather ashamed of than otherwise; and he attended Freddy with the most dutiful exactness till the child was quite restored.
anywhere
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From this reading Besides, it would not be positively correct to assert that--though he would gladly have carried her off in the drag anywhere, to the end of the world, in the enchantment of the moment--he was just as ready to propose setting up a new household, with Fred and his family hanging on to it as natural dependants.
apt
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From this reading Such a parting, however, is sadly apt to lead to future meetings.
armour
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From this reading But all this time Nettie put on a coat of armour, and looked so thoroughly unlike herself in her unusual reserve and propriety, that the doctor was heartily discouraged, and could go no further.
arrangement
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From this reading He came to some clandestine arrangement with Mrs Smith, of which nobody ever was aware, and which he himself was rather ashamed of than otherwise; and he attended Freddy with the most dutiful exactness till the child was quite restored.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Besides, it would not be positively correct to assert that--though he would gladly have carried her off in the drag anywhere, to the end of the world, in the enchantment of the moment--he was just as ready to propose setting up a new household, with Fred and his family hanging on to it as natural dependants.
ashamed
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From this reading He came to some clandestine arrangement with Mrs Smith, of which nobody ever was aware, and which he himself was rather ashamed of than otherwise; and he attended Freddy with the most dutiful exactness till the child was quite restored.
assert
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From this reading Besides, it would not be positively correct to assert that--though he would gladly have carried her off in the drag anywhere, to the end of the world, in the enchantment of the moment--he was just as ready to propose setting up a new household, with Fred and his family hanging on to it as natural dependants.
attended
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From this reading He came to some clandestine arrangement with Mrs Smith, of which nobody ever was aware, and which he himself was rather ashamed of than otherwise; and he attended Freddy with the most dutiful exactness till the child was quite restored.
aware
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From this reading He came to some clandestine arrangement with Mrs Smith, of which nobody ever was aware, and which he himself was rather ashamed of than otherwise; and he attended Freddy with the most dutiful exactness till the child was quite restored.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Besides, it would not be positively correct to assert that--though he would gladly have carried her off in the drag anywhere, to the end of the world, in the enchantment of the moment--he was just as ready to propose setting up a new household, with Fred and his family hanging on to it as natural dependants.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, it would not be positively correct to assert that--though he would gladly have carried her off in the drag anywhere, to the end of the world, in the enchantment of the moment--he was just as ready to propose setting up a new household, with Fred and his family hanging on to it as natural dependants.
burst
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From this reading Notwithstanding his smouldering quarrel with Fred, which was always ready to burst out afresh, Dr Rider would not give up coming to St Roque's.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But all this time Nettie put on a coat of armour, and looked so thoroughly unlike herself in her unusual reserve and propriety, that the doctor was heartily discouraged, and could go no further.
came
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From this reading He came to some clandestine arrangement with Mrs Smith, of which nobody ever was aware, and which he himself was rather ashamed of than otherwise; and he attended Freddy with the most dutiful exactness till the child was quite restored.
carried
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From this reading Besides, it would not be positively correct to assert that--though he would gladly have carried her off in the drag anywhere, to the end of the world, in the enchantment of the moment--he was just as ready to propose setting up a new household, with Fred and his family hanging on to it as natural dependants.
child
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From this reading He came to some clandestine arrangement with Mrs Smith, of which nobody ever was aware, and which he himself was rather ashamed of than otherwise; and he attended Freddy with the most dutiful exactness till the child was quite restored.
clandestine
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From this reading He came to some clandestine arrangement with Mrs Smith, of which nobody ever was aware, and which he himself was rather ashamed of than otherwise; and he attended Freddy with the most dutiful exactness till the child was quite restored.
coat
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From this reading But all this time Nettie put on a coat of armour, and looked so thoroughly unlike herself in her unusual reserve and propriety, that the doctor was heartily discouraged, and could go no further.
coming
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From this reading Notwithstanding his smouldering quarrel with Fred, which was always ready to burst out afresh, Dr Rider would not give up coming to St Roque's.
correct
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From this reading Besides, it would not be positively correct to assert that--though he would gladly have carried her off in the drag anywhere, to the end of the world, in the enchantment of the moment--he was just as ready to propose setting up a new household, with Fred and his family hanging on to it as natural dependants.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But all this time Nettie put on a coat of armour, and looked so thoroughly unlike herself in her unusual reserve and propriety, that the doctor was heartily discouraged, and could go no further.
dependants
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From this reading Besides, it would not be positively correct to assert that--though he would gladly have carried her off in the drag anywhere, to the end of the world, in the enchantment of the moment--he was just as ready to propose setting up a new household, with Fred and his family hanging on to it as natural dependants.
discouraged
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From this reading But all this time Nettie put on a coat of armour, and looked so thoroughly unlike herself in her unusual reserve and propriety, that the doctor was heartily discouraged, and could go no further.
doctor
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From this reading But all this time Nettie put on a coat of armour, and looked so thoroughly unlike herself in her unusual reserve and propriety, that the doctor was heartily discouraged, and could go no further.
Dr
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From this reading Notwithstanding his smouldering quarrel with Fred, which was always ready to burst out afresh, Dr Rider would not give up coming to St Roque's.
drag
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From this reading Besides, it would not be positively correct to assert that--though he would gladly have carried her off in the drag anywhere, to the end of the world, in the enchantment of the moment--he was just as ready to propose setting up a new household, with Fred and his family hanging on to it as natural dependants.
dutiful
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From this reading He came to some clandestine arrangement with Mrs Smith, of which nobody ever was aware, and which he himself was rather ashamed of than otherwise; and he attended Freddy with the most dutiful exactness till the child was quite restored.
enchantmentnounUS /ɪnˈtʃæntmənt/
a magic spell or the state caused by one
From this reading Besides, it would not be positively correct to assert that--though he would gladly have carried her off in the drag anywhere, to the end of the world, in the enchantment of the moment--he was just as ready to propose setting up a new household, with Fred and his family hanging on to it as natural dependants.
end
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From this reading Besides, it would not be positively correct to assert that--though he would gladly have carried her off in the drag anywhere, to the end of the world, in the enchantment of the moment--he was just as ready to propose setting up a new household, with Fred and his family hanging on to it as natural dependants.
ever
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From this reading He came to some clandestine arrangement with Mrs Smith, of which nobody ever was aware, and which he himself was rather ashamed of than otherwise; and he attended Freddy with the most dutiful exactness till the child was quite restored.
exactness
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From this reading He came to some clandestine arrangement with Mrs Smith, of which nobody ever was aware, and which he himself was rather ashamed of than otherwise; and he attended Freddy with the most dutiful exactness till the child was quite restored.
family
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From this reading Besides, it would not be positively correct to assert that--though he would gladly have carried her off in the drag anywhere, to the end of the world, in the enchantment of the moment--he was just as ready to propose setting up a new household, with Fred and his family hanging on to it as natural dependants.
Fred
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From this reading Notwithstanding his smouldering quarrel with Fred, which was always ready to burst out afresh, Dr Rider would not give up coming to St Roque's.
Freddy
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From this reading He came to some clandestine arrangement with Mrs Smith, of which nobody ever was aware, and which he himself was rather ashamed of than otherwise; and he attended Freddy with the most dutiful exactness till the child was quite restored.
further
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From this reading But all this time Nettie put on a coat of armour, and looked so thoroughly unlike herself in her unusual reserve and propriety, that the doctor was heartily discouraged, and could go no further.
future
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From this reading Such a parting, however, is sadly apt to lead to future meetings.
give
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From this reading Notwithstanding his smouldering quarrel with Fred, which was always ready to burst out afresh, Dr Rider would not give up coming to St Roque's.
gladly
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From this reading Besides, it would not be positively correct to assert that--though he would gladly have carried her off in the drag anywhere, to the end of the world, in the enchantment of the moment--he was just as ready to propose setting up a new household, with Fred and his family hanging on to it as natural dependants.
go
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From this reading But all this time Nettie put on a coat of armour, and looked so thoroughly unlike herself in her unusual reserve and propriety, that the doctor was heartily discouraged, and could go no further.
hanging
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From this reading Besides, it would not be positively correct to assert that--though he would gladly have carried her off in the drag anywhere, to the end of the world, in the enchantment of the moment--he was just as ready to propose setting up a new household, with Fred and his family hanging on to it as natural dependants.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Besides, it would not be positively correct to assert that--though he would gladly have carried her off in the drag anywhere, to the end of the world, in the enchantment of the moment--he was just as ready to propose setting up a new household, with Fred and his family hanging on to it as natural dependants.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came to some clandestine arrangement with Mrs Smith, of which nobody ever was aware, and which he himself was rather ashamed of than otherwise; and he attended Freddy with the most dutiful exactness till the child was quite restored.
heartily
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From this reading But all this time Nettie put on a coat of armour, and looked so thoroughly unlike herself in her unusual reserve and propriety, that the doctor was heartily discouraged, and could go no further.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But all this time Nettie put on a coat of armour, and looked so thoroughly unlike herself in her unusual reserve and propriety, that the doctor was heartily discouraged, and could go no further.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But all this time Nettie put on a coat of armour, and looked so thoroughly unlike herself in her unusual reserve and propriety, that the doctor was heartily discouraged, and could go no further.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He came to some clandestine arrangement with Mrs Smith, of which nobody ever was aware, and which he himself was rather ashamed of than otherwise; and he attended Freddy with the most dutiful exactness till the child was quite restored.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Notwithstanding his smouldering quarrel with Fred, which was always ready to burst out afresh, Dr Rider would not give up coming to St Roque's.
household
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From this reading Besides, it would not be positively correct to assert that--though he would gladly have carried her off in the drag anywhere, to the end of the world, in the enchantment of the moment--he was just as ready to propose setting up a new household, with Fred and his family hanging on to it as natural dependants.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Such a parting, however, is sadly apt to lead to future meetings.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But all this time Nettie put on a coat of armour, and looked so thoroughly unlike herself in her unusual reserve and propriety, that the doctor was heartily discouraged, and could go no further.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such a parting, however, is sadly apt to lead to future meetings.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Besides, it would not be positively correct to assert that--though he would gladly have carried her off in the drag anywhere, to the end of the world, in the enchantment of the moment--he was just as ready to propose setting up a new household, with Fred and his family hanging on to it as natural dependants.
just
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From this reading Besides, it would not be positively correct to assert that--though he would gladly have carried her off in the drag anywhere, to the end of the world, in the enchantment of the moment--he was just as ready to propose setting up a new household, with Fred and his family hanging on to it as natural dependants.
lead
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From this reading Such a parting, however, is sadly apt to lead to future meetings.
looked
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From this reading But all this time Nettie put on a coat of armour, and looked so thoroughly unlike herself in her unusual reserve and propriety, that the doctor was heartily discouraged, and could go no further.
meetings
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From this reading Such a parting, however, is sadly apt to lead to future meetings.
moment
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From this reading Besides, it would not be positively correct to assert that--though he would gladly have carried her off in the drag anywhere, to the end of the world, in the enchantment of the moment--he was just as ready to propose setting up a new household, with Fred and his family hanging on to it as natural dependants.
most
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From this reading He came to some clandestine arrangement with Mrs Smith, of which nobody ever was aware, and which he himself was rather ashamed of than otherwise; and he attended Freddy with the most dutiful exactness till the child was quite restored.
Mrs
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From this reading He came to some clandestine arrangement with Mrs Smith, of which nobody ever was aware, and which he himself was rather ashamed of than otherwise; and he attended Freddy with the most dutiful exactness till the child was quite restored.
natural
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From this reading Besides, it would not be positively correct to assert that--though he would gladly have carried her off in the drag anywhere, to the end of the world, in the enchantment of the moment--he was just as ready to propose setting up a new household, with Fred and his family hanging on to it as natural dependants.
Nettie
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From this reading But all this time Nettie put on a coat of armour, and looked so thoroughly unlike herself in her unusual reserve and propriety, that the doctor was heartily discouraged, and could go no further.
new
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From this reading Besides, it would not be positively correct to assert that--though he would gladly have carried her off in the drag anywhere, to the end of the world, in the enchantment of the moment--he was just as ready to propose setting up a new household, with Fred and his family hanging on to it as natural dependants.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But all this time Nettie put on a coat of armour, and looked so thoroughly unlike herself in her unusual reserve and propriety, that the doctor was heartily discouraged, and could go no further.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading He came to some clandestine arrangement with Mrs Smith, of which nobody ever was aware, and which he himself was rather ashamed of than otherwise; and he attended Freddy with the most dutiful exactness till the child was quite restored.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Notwithstanding his smouldering quarrel with Fred, which was always ready to burst out afresh, Dr Rider would not give up coming to St Roque's.
Notwithstanding
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From this reading Notwithstanding his smouldering quarrel with Fred, which was always ready to burst out afresh, Dr Rider would not give up coming to St Roque's.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He came to some clandestine arrangement with Mrs Smith, of which nobody ever was aware, and which he himself was rather ashamed of than otherwise; and he attended Freddy with the most dutiful exactness till the child was quite restored.
off
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From this reading Besides, it would not be positively correct to assert that--though he would gladly have carried her off in the drag anywhere, to the end of the world, in the enchantment of the moment--he was just as ready to propose setting up a new household, with Fred and his family hanging on to it as natural dependants.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But all this time Nettie put on a coat of armour, and looked so thoroughly unlike herself in her unusual reserve and propriety, that the doctor was heartily discouraged, and could go no further.
otherwise
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From this reading He came to some clandestine arrangement with Mrs Smith, of which nobody ever was aware, and which he himself was rather ashamed of than otherwise; and he attended Freddy with the most dutiful exactness till the child was quite restored.
out
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From this reading Notwithstanding his smouldering quarrel with Fred, which was always ready to burst out afresh, Dr Rider would not give up coming to St Roque's.
parting
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From this reading Such a parting, however, is sadly apt to lead to future meetings.
positively
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From this reading Besides, it would not be positively correct to assert that--though he would gladly have carried her off in the drag anywhere, to the end of the world, in the enchantment of the moment--he was just as ready to propose setting up a new household, with Fred and his family hanging on to it as natural dependants.
propose
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From this reading Besides, it would not be positively correct to assert that--though he would gladly have carried her off in the drag anywhere, to the end of the world, in the enchantment of the moment--he was just as ready to propose setting up a new household, with Fred and his family hanging on to it as natural dependants.
propriety
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From this reading But all this time Nettie put on a coat of armour, and looked so thoroughly unlike herself in her unusual reserve and propriety, that the doctor was heartily discouraged, and could go no further.
put
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From this reading But all this time Nettie put on a coat of armour, and looked so thoroughly unlike herself in her unusual reserve and propriety, that the doctor was heartily discouraged, and could go no further.
quarrel
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From this reading Notwithstanding his smouldering quarrel with Fred, which was always ready to burst out afresh, Dr Rider would not give up coming to St Roque's.
quite
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From this reading He came to some clandestine arrangement with Mrs Smith, of which nobody ever was aware, and which he himself was rather ashamed of than otherwise; and he attended Freddy with the most dutiful exactness till the child was quite restored.
rather
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From this reading He came to some clandestine arrangement with Mrs Smith, of which nobody ever was aware, and which he himself was rather ashamed of than otherwise; and he attended Freddy with the most dutiful exactness till the child was quite restored.
ready
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From this reading Notwithstanding his smouldering quarrel with Fred, which was always ready to burst out afresh, Dr Rider would not give up coming to St Roque's.
reserve
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From this reading But all this time Nettie put on a coat of armour, and looked so thoroughly unlike herself in her unusual reserve and propriety, that the doctor was heartily discouraged, and could go no further.
restored
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From this reading He came to some clandestine arrangement with Mrs Smith, of which nobody ever was aware, and which he himself was rather ashamed of than otherwise; and he attended Freddy with the most dutiful exactness till the child was quite restored.
Rider
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From this reading Notwithstanding his smouldering quarrel with Fred, which was always ready to burst out afresh, Dr Rider would not give up coming to St Roque's.
Roque's
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From this reading Notwithstanding his smouldering quarrel with Fred, which was always ready to burst out afresh, Dr Rider would not give up coming to St Roque's.
sadly
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From this reading Such a parting, however, is sadly apt to lead to future meetings.
setting
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From this reading Besides, it would not be positively correct to assert that--though he would gladly have carried her off in the drag anywhere, to the end of the world, in the enchantment of the moment--he was just as ready to propose setting up a new household, with Fred and his family hanging on to it as natural dependants.
Smith
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From this reading He came to some clandestine arrangement with Mrs Smith, of which nobody ever was aware, and which he himself was rather ashamed of than otherwise; and he attended Freddy with the most dutiful exactness till the child was quite restored.
smouldering
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From this reading Notwithstanding his smouldering quarrel with Fred, which was always ready to burst out afresh, Dr Rider would not give up coming to St Roque's.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But all this time Nettie put on a coat of armour, and looked so thoroughly unlike herself in her unusual reserve and propriety, that the doctor was heartily discouraged, and could go no further.
some
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From this reading He came to some clandestine arrangement with Mrs Smith, of which nobody ever was aware, and which he himself was rather ashamed of than otherwise; and he attended Freddy with the most dutiful exactness till the child was quite restored.
St
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From this reading Notwithstanding his smouldering quarrel with Fred, which was always ready to burst out afresh, Dr Rider would not give up coming to St Roque's.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a parting, however, is sadly apt to lead to future meetings.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He came to some clandestine arrangement with Mrs Smith, of which nobody ever was aware, and which he himself was rather ashamed of than otherwise; and he attended Freddy with the most dutiful exactness till the child was quite restored.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But all this time Nettie put on a coat of armour, and looked so thoroughly unlike herself in her unusual reserve and propriety, that the doctor was heartily discouraged, and could go no further.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He came to some clandestine arrangement with Mrs Smith, of which nobody ever was aware, and which he himself was rather ashamed of than otherwise; and he attended Freddy with the most dutiful exactness till the child was quite restored.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But all this time Nettie put on a coat of armour, and looked so thoroughly unlike herself in her unusual reserve and propriety, that the doctor was heartily discouraged, and could go no further.
thoroughly
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From this reading But all this time Nettie put on a coat of armour, and looked so thoroughly unlike herself in her unusual reserve and propriety, that the doctor was heartily discouraged, and could go no further.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Besides, it would not be positively correct to assert that--though he would gladly have carried her off in the drag anywhere, to the end of the world, in the enchantment of the moment--he was just as ready to propose setting up a new household, with Fred and his family hanging on to it as natural dependants.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He came to some clandestine arrangement with Mrs Smith, of which nobody ever was aware, and which he himself was rather ashamed of than otherwise; and he attended Freddy with the most dutiful exactness till the child was quite restored.
time
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From this reading But all this time Nettie put on a coat of armour, and looked so thoroughly unlike herself in her unusual reserve and propriety, that the doctor was heartily discouraged, and could go no further.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Such a parting, however, is sadly apt to lead to future meetings.
unlike
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From this reading But all this time Nettie put on a coat of armour, and looked so thoroughly unlike herself in her unusual reserve and propriety, that the doctor was heartily discouraged, and could go no further.
unusual
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From this reading But all this time Nettie put on a coat of armour, and looked so thoroughly unlike herself in her unusual reserve and propriety, that the doctor was heartily discouraged, and could go no further.
up
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From this reading Notwithstanding his smouldering quarrel with Fred, which was always ready to burst out afresh, Dr Rider would not give up coming to St Roque's.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Notwithstanding his smouldering quarrel with Fred, which was always ready to burst out afresh, Dr Rider would not give up coming to St Roque's.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Notwithstanding his smouldering quarrel with Fred, which was always ready to burst out afresh, Dr Rider would not give up coming to St Roque's.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Notwithstanding his smouldering quarrel with Fred, which was always ready to burst out afresh, Dr Rider would not give up coming to St Roque's.
world
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From this reading Besides, it would not be positively correct to assert that--though he would gladly have carried her off in the drag anywhere, to the end of the world, in the enchantment of the moment--he was just as ready to propose setting up a new household, with Fred and his family hanging on to it as natural dependants.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Notwithstanding his smouldering quarrel with Fred, which was always ready to burst out afresh, Dr Rider would not give up coming to St Roque's.
