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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 Still, as he reflected, it is not a little lamentable that even friendship, the angelic relation between man and woman, should be thus beset by perils from within and pitfalls without.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Doubtless she knew best--in her social sense he had great confidence--so he acquiesced in her silence about them.
acquiesced
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From this reading Doubtless she knew best--in her social sense he had great confidence--so he acquiesced in her silence about them.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
angelic
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From this reading Still, as he reflected, it is not a little lamentable that even friendship, the angelic relation between man and woman, should be thus beset by perils from within and pitfalls without.
arrived
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From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Still, as he reflected, it is not a little lamentable that even friendship, the angelic relation between man and woman, should be thus beset by perils from within and pitfalls without.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
Barnes
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From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He did not permit himself to inquire what they might be.
beset
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From this reading Still, as he reflected, it is not a little lamentable that even friendship, the angelic relation between man and woman, should be thus beset by perils from within and pitfalls without.
best
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From this reading Doubtless she knew best--in her social sense he had great confidence--so he acquiesced in her silence about them.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Still, as he reflected, it is not a little lamentable that even friendship, the angelic relation between man and woman, should be thus beset by perils from within and pitfalls without.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
Citywards
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From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
common
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From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
complications
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From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Doubtless she knew best--in her social sense he had great confidence--so he acquiesced in her silence about them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not permit himself to inquire what they might be.
Dominic
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From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
Doubtless
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From this reading Doubtless she knew best--in her social sense he had great confidence--so he acquiesced in her silence about them.
Dust
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From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, as he reflected, it is not a little lamentable that even friendship, the angelic relation between man and woman, should be thus beset by perils from within and pitfalls without.
fault
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From this reading Where lay the fault--with over-civilisation and the improper proprieties resultant therefrom?
followed
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From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
friendship
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From this reading Still, as he reflected, it is not a little lamentable that even friendship, the angelic relation between man and woman, should be thus beset by perils from within and pitfalls without.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Still, as he reflected, it is not a little lamentable that even friendship, the angelic relation between man and woman, should be thus beset by perils from within and pitfalls without.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doubtless she knew best--in her social sense he had great confidence--so he acquiesced in her silence about them.
greatly
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From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not permit himself to inquire what they might be.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Doubtless she knew best--in her social sense he had great confidence--so he acquiesced in her silence about them.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He did not permit himself to inquire what they might be.
hinted
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From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
idea
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From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
Iglesias
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From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
improper
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From this reading Where lay the fault--with over-civilisation and the improper proprieties resultant therefrom?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
inquire
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From this reading He did not permit himself to inquire what they might be.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Still, as he reflected, it is not a little lamentable that even friendship, the angelic relation between man and woman, should be thus beset by perils from within and pitfalls without.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
knew
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From this reading Doubtless she knew best--in her social sense he had great confidence--so he acquiesced in her silence about them.
Lady
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From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
lamentable
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From this reading Still, as he reflected, it is not a little lamentable that even friendship, the angelic relation between man and woman, should be thus beset by perils from within and pitfalls without.
lay
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From this reading Where lay the fault--with over-civilisation and the improper proprieties resultant therefrom?
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, as he reflected, it is not a little lamentable that even friendship, the angelic relation between man and woman, should be thus beset by perils from within and pitfalls without.
man
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From this reading Still, as he reflected, it is not a little lamentable that even friendship, the angelic relation between man and woman, should be thus beset by perils from within and pitfalls without.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He did not permit himself to inquire what they might be.
newly
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From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not permit himself to inquire what they might be.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
over-civilisation
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From this reading Where lay the fault--with over-civilisation and the improper proprieties resultant therefrom?
perils
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From this reading Still, as he reflected, it is not a little lamentable that even friendship, the angelic relation between man and woman, should be thus beset by perils from within and pitfalls without.
permit
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From this reading He did not permit himself to inquire what they might be.
pitfalls
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From this reading Still, as he reflected, it is not a little lamentable that even friendship, the angelic relation between man and woman, should be thus beset by perils from within and pitfalls without.
proprieties
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From this reading Where lay the fault--with over-civilisation and the improper proprieties resultant therefrom?
reflected
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From this reading Still, as he reflected, it is not a little lamentable that even friendship, the angelic relation between man and woman, should be thus beset by perils from within and pitfalls without.
relation
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From this reading Still, as he reflected, it is not a little lamentable that even friendship, the angelic relation between man and woman, should be thus beset by perils from within and pitfalls without.
resultant
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From this reading Where lay the fault--with over-civilisation and the improper proprieties resultant therefrom?
sense
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From this reading Doubtless she knew best--in her social sense he had great confidence--so he acquiesced in her silence about them.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Doubtless she knew best--in her social sense he had great confidence--so he acquiesced in her silence about them.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Still, as he reflected, it is not a little lamentable that even friendship, the angelic relation between man and woman, should be thus beset by perils from within and pitfalls without.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Doubtless she knew best--in her social sense he had great confidence--so he acquiesced in her silence about them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Doubtless she knew best--in her social sense he had great confidence--so he acquiesced in her silence about them.
social
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From this reading Doubtless she knew best--in her social sense he had great confidence--so he acquiesced in her silence about them.
solaced
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From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
spirit
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From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
Station
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From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, as he reflected, it is not a little lamentable that even friendship, the angelic relation between man and woman, should be thus beset by perils from within and pitfalls without.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Doubtless she knew best--in her social sense he had great confidence--so he acquiesced in her silence about them.
therefrom
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From this reading Where lay the fault--with over-civilisation and the improper proprieties resultant therefrom?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not permit himself to inquire what they might be.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
thus
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From this reading Still, as he reflected, it is not a little lamentable that even friendship, the angelic relation between man and woman, should be thus beset by perils from within and pitfalls without.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
travelled
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From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
troubled
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From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
uplifted
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From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
walked
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From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He did not permit himself to inquire what they might be.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where lay the fault--with over-civilisation and the improper proprieties resultant therefrom?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
Windswept
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From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Where lay the fault--with over-civilisation and the improper proprieties resultant therefrom?
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Still, as he reflected, it is not a little lamentable that even friendship, the angelic relation between man and woman, should be thus beset by perils from within and pitfalls without.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Still, as he reflected, it is not a little lamentable that even friendship, the angelic relation between man and woman, should be thus beset by perils from within and pitfalls without.
woman
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From this reading Still, as he reflected, it is not a little lamentable that even friendship, the angelic relation between man and woman, should be thus beset by perils from within and pitfalls without.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It followed that Dominic Iglesias walked on across the common to Barnes Station and travelled Citywards, solaced and uplifted in spirit, yet greatly troubled by the idea of those newly arrived complications at which the Lady of the Windswept Dust had hinted.
