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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 HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
adopted
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From this reading She was charmed with them both; they had taken her into their home circle as if they had adopted her as a sister.
agreeable
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From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
apples
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From this reading It was not until her mother began to put a gentle pressure upon her in order to prevent her gathering too many apples, and joining in too many other rural recreations with Mr. Haverley, that she thought of him as one who was not to be considered in the light of a brother.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not until her mother began to put a gentle pressure upon her in order to prevent her gathering too many apples, and joining in too many other rural recreations with Mr. Haverley, that she thought of him as one who was not to be considered in the light of a brother.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading She was charmed with them both; they had taken her into their home circle as if they had adopted her as a sister.
brother
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From this reading It was not until her mother began to put a gentle pressure upon her in order to prevent her gathering too many apples, and joining in too many other rural recreations with Mr. Haverley, that she thought of him as one who was not to be considered in the light of a brother.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But the effect that her mother's precautionary disposition had had upon her was nothing compared to that produced by the words of La Fleur.
charmed
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From this reading She was charmed with them both; they had taken her into their home circle as if they had adopted her as a sister.
Cicely
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From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
circle
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From this reading She was charmed with them both; they had taken her into their home circle as if they had adopted her as a sister.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There could be no doubt that she would have come to the same conclusion if left to herself, but she would not have reached it so soon.
compared
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From this reading But the effect that her mother's precautionary disposition had had upon her was nothing compared to that produced by the words of La Fleur.
conclusion
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From this reading There could be no doubt that she would have come to the same conclusion if left to herself, but she would not have reached it so soon.
considered
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From this reading It was not until her mother began to put a gentle pressure upon her in order to prevent her gathering too many apples, and joining in too many other rural recreations with Mr. Haverley, that she thought of him as one who was not to be considered in the light of a brother.
correct
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From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There could be no doubt that she would have come to the same conclusion if left to herself, but she would not have reached it so soon.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading But the effect that her mother's precautionary disposition had had upon her was nothing compared to that produced by the words of La Fleur.
doubt
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From this reading There could be no doubt that she would have come to the same conclusion if left to herself, but she would not have reached it so soon.
Drane
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From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
effect
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From this reading But the effect that her mother's precautionary disposition had had upon her was nothing compared to that produced by the words of La Fleur.
exceedingly
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From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
Fleur
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From this reading But the effect that her mother's precautionary disposition had had upon her was nothing compared to that produced by the words of La Fleur.
gathering
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From this reading It was not until her mother began to put a gentle pressure upon her in order to prevent her gathering too many apples, and joining in too many other rural recreations with Mr. Haverley, that she thought of him as one who was not to be considered in the light of a brother.
gentle
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From this reading It was not until her mother began to put a gentle pressure upon her in order to prevent her gathering too many apples, and joining in too many other rural recreations with Mr. Haverley, that she thought of him as one who was not to be considered in the light of a brother.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There could be no doubt that she would have come to the same conclusion if left to herself, but she would not have reached it so soon.
Haverley
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From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading There could be no doubt that she would have come to the same conclusion if left to herself, but she would not have reached it so soon.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
home
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From this reading She was charmed with them both; they had taken her into their home circle as if they had adopted her as a sister.
HYPOTHESIS
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From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was charmed with them both; they had taken her into their home circle as if they had adopted her as a sister.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was not until her mother began to put a gentle pressure upon her in order to prevent her gathering too many apples, and joining in too many other rural recreations with Mr. Haverley, that she thought of him as one who was not to be considered in the light of a brother.
injustice
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From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
INNUENDO
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From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She was charmed with them both; they had taken her into their home circle as if they had adopted her as a sister.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
joining
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From this reading It was not until her mother began to put a gentle pressure upon her in order to prevent her gathering too many apples, and joining in too many other rural recreations with Mr. Haverley, that she thought of him as one who was not to be considered in the light of a brother.
La
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From this reading But the effect that her mother's precautionary disposition had had upon her was nothing compared to that produced by the words of La Fleur.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There could be no doubt that she would have come to the same conclusion if left to herself, but she would not have reached it so soon.
light
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From this reading It was not until her mother began to put a gentle pressure upon her in order to prevent her gathering too many apples, and joining in too many other rural recreations with Mr. Haverley, that she thought of him as one who was not to be considered in the light of a brother.
man
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From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
many
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From this reading It was not until her mother began to put a gentle pressure upon her in order to prevent her gathering too many apples, and joining in too many other rural recreations with Mr. Haverley, that she thought of him as one who was not to be considered in the light of a brother.
Miriam
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From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
more
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From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
mother
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From this reading It was not until her mother began to put a gentle pressure upon her in order to prevent her gathering too many apples, and joining in too many other rural recreations with Mr. Haverley, that she thought of him as one who was not to be considered in the light of a brother.
mother's
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From this reading But the effect that her mother's precautionary disposition had had upon her was nothing compared to that produced by the words of La Fleur.
Mr
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From this reading It was not until her mother began to put a gentle pressure upon her in order to prevent her gathering too many apples, and joining in too many other rural recreations with Mr. Haverley, that she thought of him as one who was not to be considered in the light of a brother.
nature
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From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There could be no doubt that she would have come to the same conclusion if left to herself, but she would not have reached it so soon.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But the effect that her mother's precautionary disposition had had upon her was nothing compared to that produced by the words of La Fleur.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was not until her mother began to put a gentle pressure upon her in order to prevent her gathering too many apples, and joining in too many other rural recreations with Mr. Haverley, that she thought of him as one who was not to be considered in the light of a brother.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not until her mother began to put a gentle pressure upon her in order to prevent her gathering too many apples, and joining in too many other rural recreations with Mr. Haverley, that she thought of him as one who was not to be considered in the light of a brother.
other
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From this reading It was not until her mother began to put a gentle pressure upon her in order to prevent her gathering too many apples, and joining in too many other rural recreations with Mr. Haverley, that she thought of him as one who was not to be considered in the light of a brother.
precautionary
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From this reading But the effect that her mother's precautionary disposition had had upon her was nothing compared to that produced by the words of La Fleur.
pressure
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From this reading It was not until her mother began to put a gentle pressure upon her in order to prevent her gathering too many apples, and joining in too many other rural recreations with Mr. Haverley, that she thought of him as one who was not to be considered in the light of a brother.
prevent
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From this reading It was not until her mother began to put a gentle pressure upon her in order to prevent her gathering too many apples, and joining in too many other rural recreations with Mr. Haverley, that she thought of him as one who was not to be considered in the light of a brother.
produced
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From this reading But the effect that her mother's precautionary disposition had had upon her was nothing compared to that produced by the words of La Fleur.
put
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From this reading It was not until her mother began to put a gentle pressure upon her in order to prevent her gathering too many apples, and joining in too many other rural recreations with Mr. Haverley, that she thought of him as one who was not to be considered in the light of a brother.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
Ralph
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From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
reached
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From this reading There could be no doubt that she would have come to the same conclusion if left to herself, but she would not have reached it so soon.
recreations
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From this reading It was not until her mother began to put a gentle pressure upon her in order to prevent her gathering too many apples, and joining in too many other rural recreations with Mr. Haverley, that she thought of him as one who was not to be considered in the light of a brother.
rural
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From this reading It was not until her mother began to put a gentle pressure upon her in order to prevent her gathering too many apples, and joining in too many other rural recreations with Mr. Haverley, that she thought of him as one who was not to be considered in the light of a brother.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There could be no doubt that she would have come to the same conclusion if left to herself, but she would not have reached it so soon.
say
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From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
sister
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From this reading She was charmed with them both; they had taken her into their home circle as if they had adopted her as a sister.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There could be no doubt that she would have come to the same conclusion if left to herself, but she would not have reached it so soon.
soon
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From this reading There could be no doubt that she would have come to the same conclusion if left to herself, but she would not have reached it so soon.
state
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From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
taken
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From this reading She was charmed with them both; they had taken her into their home circle as if they had adopted her as a sister.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was not until her mother began to put a gentle pressure upon her in order to prevent her gathering too many apples, and joining in too many other rural recreations with Mr. Haverley, that she thought of him as one who was not to be considered in the light of a brother.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She was charmed with them both; they had taken her into their home circle as if they had adopted her as a sister.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She was charmed with them both; they had taken her into their home circle as if they had adopted her as a sister.
There
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From this reading There could be no doubt that she would have come to the same conclusion if left to herself, but she would not have reached it so soon.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was charmed with them both; they had taken her into their home circle as if they had adopted her as a sister.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
too
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From this reading It was not until her mother began to put a gentle pressure upon her in order to prevent her gathering too many apples, and joining in too many other rural recreations with Mr. Haverley, that she thought of him as one who was not to be considered in the light of a brother.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not until her mother began to put a gentle pressure upon her in order to prevent her gathering too many apples, and joining in too many other rural recreations with Mr. Haverley, that she thought of him as one who was not to be considered in the light of a brother.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was not until her mother began to put a gentle pressure upon her in order to prevent her gathering too many apples, and joining in too many other rural recreations with Mr. Haverley, that she thought of him as one who was not to be considered in the light of a brother.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was charmed with them both; they had taken her into their home circle as if they had adopted her as a sister.
whit
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From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was not until her mother began to put a gentle pressure upon her in order to prevent her gathering too many apples, and joining in too many other rural recreations with Mr. Haverley, that she thought of him as one who was not to be considered in the light of a brother.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was charmed with them both; they had taken her into their home circle as if they had adopted her as a sister.
womanly
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From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
words
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From this reading But the effect that her mother's precautionary disposition had had upon her was nothing compared to that produced by the words of La Fleur.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
young
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From this reading HYPOTHESIS AND INNUENDO To say that Cicely Drane had not thought of Ralph Haverley as an exceedingly agreeable young man would be an injustice to her young womanly nature, but it would be quite correct to state that she had not thought him a whit more agreeable than Miriam.
