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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 Winifred spent the Christmas holidays a thought more fashionably than usual, with the matter locked up in her low-cut bosom.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was not reached before the Courts rose for Christmas, but the case was third on the list when they sat again.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
all
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From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
allusions
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From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading James was particularly liberal to her that Christmas, expressing thereby his sympathy, and relief, at the approaching dissolution of her marriage with that “precious rascal,” which his old heart felt but his old lips could not utter.
animus
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From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
approaching
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From this reading James was particularly liberal to her that Christmas, expressing thereby his sympathy, and relief, at the approaching dissolution of her marriage with that “precious rascal,” which his old heart felt but his old lips could not utter.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The suit—Dartie _versus_ Dartie—for restitution of those conjugal rights concerning which Winifred was at heart so deeply undecided, followed the laws of subtraction towards day of judgment.
attaining
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From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading This was not reached before the Courts rose for Christmas, but the case was third on the list when they sat again.
bosom
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From this reading Winifred spent the Christmas holidays a thought more fashionably than usual, with the matter locked up in her low-cut bosom.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This was not reached before the Courts rose for Christmas, but the case was third on the list when they sat again.
case
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From this reading This was not reached before the Courts rose for Christmas, but the case was third on the list when they sat again.
Christmas
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From this reading This was not reached before the Courts rose for Christmas, but the case was third on the list when they sat again.
comparatively
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From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
concerning
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From this reading The suit—Dartie _versus_ Dartie—for restitution of those conjugal rights concerning which Winifred was at heart so deeply undecided, followed the laws of subtraction towards day of judgment.
conjugal
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From this reading The suit—Dartie _versus_ Dartie—for restitution of those conjugal rights concerning which Winifred was at heart so deeply undecided, followed the laws of subtraction towards day of judgment.
Consols
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From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading James was particularly liberal to her that Christmas, expressing thereby his sympathy, and relief, at the approaching dissolution of her marriage with that “precious rascal,” which his old heart felt but his old lips could not utter.
Courts
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From this reading This was not reached before the Courts rose for Christmas, but the case was third on the list when they sat again.
Dartie
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From this reading The suit—Dartie _versus_ Dartie—for restitution of those conjugal rights concerning which Winifred was at heart so deeply undecided, followed the laws of subtraction towards day of judgment.
day
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From this reading The suit—Dartie _versus_ Dartie—for restitution of those conjugal rights concerning which Winifred was at heart so deeply undecided, followed the laws of subtraction towards day of judgment.
deeply
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From this reading The suit—Dartie _versus_ Dartie—for restitution of those conjugal rights concerning which Winifred was at heart so deeply undecided, followed the laws of subtraction towards day of judgment.
disappearance
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From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
dissolution
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From this reading James was particularly liberal to her that Christmas, expressing thereby his sympathy, and relief, at the approaching dissolution of her marriage with that “precious rascal,” which his old heart felt but his old lips could not utter.
drug
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From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
expressing
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From this reading James was particularly liberal to her that Christmas, expressing thereby his sympathy, and relief, at the approaching dissolution of her marriage with that “precious rascal,” which his old heart felt but his old lips could not utter.
fall
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From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
fashionably
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From this reading Winifred spent the Christmas holidays a thought more fashionably than usual, with the matter locked up in her low-cut bosom.
fellow
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From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
felt
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From this reading James was particularly liberal to her that Christmas, expressing thereby his sympathy, and relief, at the approaching dissolution of her marriage with that “precious rascal,” which his old heart felt but his old lips could not utter.
followed
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From this reading The suit—Dartie _versus_ Dartie—for restitution of those conjugal rights concerning which Winifred was at heart so deeply undecided, followed the laws of subtraction towards day of judgment.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The suit—Dartie _versus_ Dartie—for restitution of those conjugal rights concerning which Winifred was at heart so deeply undecided, followed the laws of subtraction towards day of judgment.
Forsyte
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From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
heart
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From this reading The suit—Dartie _versus_ Dartie—for restitution of those conjugal rights concerning which Winifred was at heart so deeply undecided, followed the laws of subtraction towards day of judgment.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Winifred spent the Christmas holidays a thought more fashionably than usual, with the matter locked up in her low-cut bosom.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading James was particularly liberal to her that Christmas, expressing thereby his sympathy, and relief, at the approaching dissolution of her marriage with that “precious rascal,” which his old heart felt but his old lips could not utter.
holidays
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From this reading Winifred spent the Christmas holidays a thought more fashionably than usual, with the matter locked up in her low-cut bosom.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Winifred spent the Christmas holidays a thought more fashionably than usual, with the matter locked up in her low-cut bosom.
increasing
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From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
James
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From this reading James was particularly liberal to her that Christmas, expressing thereby his sympathy, and relief, at the approaching dissolution of her marriage with that “precious rascal,” which his old heart felt but his old lips could not utter.
judgment
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From this reading The suit—Dartie _versus_ Dartie—for restitution of those conjugal rights concerning which Winifred was at heart so deeply undecided, followed the laws of subtraction towards day of judgment.
kept
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From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
laws
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From this reading The suit—Dartie _versus_ Dartie—for restitution of those conjugal rights concerning which Winifred was at heart so deeply undecided, followed the laws of subtraction towards day of judgment.
lead
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From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
leave
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From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
liberal
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From this reading James was particularly liberal to her that Christmas, expressing thereby his sympathy, and relief, at the approaching dissolution of her marriage with that “precious rascal,” which his old heart felt but his old lips could not utter.
lips
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From this reading James was particularly liberal to her that Christmas, expressing thereby his sympathy, and relief, at the approaching dissolution of her marriage with that “precious rascal,” which his old heart felt but his old lips could not utter.
list
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From this reading This was not reached before the Courts rose for Christmas, but the case was third on the list when they sat again.
locked
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From this reading Winifred spent the Christmas holidays a thought more fashionably than usual, with the matter locked up in her low-cut bosom.
low-cut
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From this reading Winifred spent the Christmas holidays a thought more fashionably than usual, with the matter locked up in her low-cut bosom.
made
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From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
marriage
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From this reading James was particularly liberal to her that Christmas, expressing thereby his sympathy, and relief, at the approaching dissolution of her marriage with that “precious rascal,” which his old heart felt but his old lips could not utter.
matter
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From this reading Winifred spent the Christmas holidays a thought more fashionably than usual, with the matter locked up in her low-cut bosom.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
more
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From this reading Winifred spent the Christmas holidays a thought more fashionably than usual, with the matter locked up in her low-cut bosom.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was not reached before the Courts rose for Christmas, but the case was third on the list when they sat again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The suit—Dartie _versus_ Dartie—for restitution of those conjugal rights concerning which Winifred was at heart so deeply undecided, followed the laws of subtraction towards day of judgment.
old
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From this reading James was particularly liberal to her that Christmas, expressing thereby his sympathy, and relief, at the approaching dissolution of her marriage with that “precious rascal,” which his old heart felt but his old lips could not utter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This was not reached before the Courts rose for Christmas, but the case was third on the list when they sat again.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
own
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From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
particularly
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From this reading James was particularly liberal to her that Christmas, expressing thereby his sympathy, and relief, at the approaching dissolution of her marriage with that “precious rascal,” which his old heart felt but his old lips could not utter.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading James was particularly liberal to her that Christmas, expressing thereby his sympathy, and relief, at the approaching dissolution of her marriage with that “precious rascal,” which his old heart felt but his old lips could not utter.
property
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From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
rascal
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From this reading James was particularly liberal to her that Christmas, expressing thereby his sympathy, and relief, at the approaching dissolution of her marriage with that “precious rascal,” which his old heart felt but his old lips could not utter.
reached
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From this reading This was not reached before the Courts rose for Christmas, but the case was third on the list when they sat again.
real
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From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading James was particularly liberal to her that Christmas, expressing thereby his sympathy, and relief, at the approaching dissolution of her marriage with that “precious rascal,” which his old heart felt but his old lips could not utter.
reputation
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From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
restitution
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From this reading The suit—Dartie _versus_ Dartie—for restitution of those conjugal rights concerning which Winifred was at heart so deeply undecided, followed the laws of subtraction towards day of judgment.
rights
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From this reading The suit—Dartie _versus_ Dartie—for restitution of those conjugal rights concerning which Winifred was at heart so deeply undecided, followed the laws of subtraction towards day of judgment.
rose
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From this reading This was not reached before the Courts rose for Christmas, but the case was third on the list when they sat again.
sat
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From this reading This was not reached before the Courts rose for Christmas, but the case was third on the list when they sat again.
scandal
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From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
served
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From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
small
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From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The suit—Dartie _versus_ Dartie—for restitution of those conjugal rights concerning which Winifred was at heart so deeply undecided, followed the laws of subtraction towards day of judgment.
spent
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From this reading Winifred spent the Christmas holidays a thought more fashionably than usual, with the matter locked up in her low-cut bosom.
studiously
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From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
subtraction
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From this reading The suit—Dartie _versus_ Dartie—for restitution of those conjugal rights concerning which Winifred was at heart so deeply undecided, followed the laws of subtraction towards day of judgment.
suit
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From this reading The suit—Dartie _versus_ Dartie—for restitution of those conjugal rights concerning which Winifred was at heart so deeply undecided, followed the laws of subtraction towards day of judgment.
sympathy
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From this reading James was particularly liberal to her that Christmas, expressing thereby his sympathy, and relief, at the approaching dissolution of her marriage with that “precious rascal,” which his old heart felt but his old lips could not utter.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Winifred spent the Christmas holidays a thought more fashionably than usual, with the matter locked up in her low-cut bosom.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading James was particularly liberal to her that Christmas, expressing thereby his sympathy, and relief, at the approaching dissolution of her marriage with that “precious rascal,” which his old heart felt but his old lips could not utter.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The suit—Dartie _versus_ Dartie—for restitution of those conjugal rights concerning which Winifred was at heart so deeply undecided, followed the laws of subtraction towards day of judgment.
thereby
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From this reading James was particularly liberal to her that Christmas, expressing thereby his sympathy, and relief, at the approaching dissolution of her marriage with that “precious rascal,” which his old heart felt but his old lips could not utter.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was not reached before the Courts rose for Christmas, but the case was third on the list when they sat again.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was not reached before the Courts rose for Christmas, but the case was third on the list when they sat again.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was not reached before the Courts rose for Christmas, but the case was third on the list when they sat again.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The suit—Dartie _versus_ Dartie—for restitution of those conjugal rights concerning which Winifred was at heart so deeply undecided, followed the laws of subtraction towards day of judgment.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Winifred spent the Christmas holidays a thought more fashionably than usual, with the matter locked up in her low-cut bosom.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading James was particularly liberal to her that Christmas, expressing thereby his sympathy, and relief, at the approaching dissolution of her marriage with that “precious rascal,” which his old heart felt but his old lips could not utter.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The suit—Dartie _versus_ Dartie—for restitution of those conjugal rights concerning which Winifred was at heart so deeply undecided, followed the laws of subtraction towards day of judgment.
true
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From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
undecided
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From this reading The suit—Dartie _versus_ Dartie—for restitution of those conjugal rights concerning which Winifred was at heart so deeply undecided, followed the laws of subtraction towards day of judgment.
up
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From this reading Winifred spent the Christmas holidays a thought more fashionably than usual, with the matter locked up in her low-cut bosom.
usual
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From this reading Winifred spent the Christmas holidays a thought more fashionably than usual, with the matter locked up in her low-cut bosom.
utter
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From this reading James was particularly liberal to her that Christmas, expressing thereby his sympathy, and relief, at the approaching dissolution of her marriage with that “precious rascal,” which his old heart felt but his old lips could not utter.
versus
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From this reading The suit—Dartie _versus_ Dartie—for restitution of those conjugal rights concerning which Winifred was at heart so deeply undecided, followed the laws of subtraction towards day of judgment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The suit—Dartie _versus_ Dartie—for restitution of those conjugal rights concerning which Winifred was at heart so deeply undecided, followed the laws of subtraction towards day of judgment.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This was not reached before the Courts rose for Christmas, but the case was third on the list when they sat again.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The suit—Dartie _versus_ Dartie—for restitution of those conjugal rights concerning which Winifred was at heart so deeply undecided, followed the laws of subtraction towards day of judgment.
Winifred
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From this reading The suit—Dartie _versus_ Dartie—for restitution of those conjugal rights concerning which Winifred was at heart so deeply undecided, followed the laws of subtraction towards day of judgment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Winifred spent the Christmas holidays a thought more fashionably than usual, with the matter locked up in her low-cut bosom.
world
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From this reading The disappearance of Dartie made the fall in Consols a comparatively small matter; and as to the scandal—the real animus he felt against that fellow, and the increasing lead which property was attaining over reputation in a true Forsyte about to leave this world, served to drug a mind from which all allusions to the matter (except his own) were studiously kept.
