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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 Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
absorbing
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From this reading It is only in such segments of the great world that curiosity reaches its true intensity, and the desire to know every circumstance of one's neighbor becomes an absorbing passion.
acquainted
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From this reading Mrs. Fumbally's was no exception to the rule, and now that the residents had been so long acquainted that the personal character and fortune of each was known to all, the announcement of a new arrival caused the most lively sensations of anxiety.
all
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From this reading Mrs. Fumbally's was no exception to the rule, and now that the residents had been so long acquainted that the personal character and fortune of each was known to all, the announcement of a new arrival caused the most lively sensations of anxiety.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is only in such segments of the great world that curiosity reaches its true intensity, and the desire to know every circumstance of one's neighbor becomes an absorbing passion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is only in such segments of the great world that curiosity reaches its true intensity, and the desire to know every circumstance of one's neighbor becomes an absorbing passion.
announcement
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From this reading Mrs. Fumbally's was no exception to the rule, and now that the residents had been so long acquainted that the personal character and fortune of each was known to all, the announcement of a new arrival caused the most lively sensations of anxiety.
anxiety
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From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
appellation
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From this reading Directories were ransacked for the name of Gwynne, and every separate owner of the appellation canvassed and discussed.
arrival
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From this reading Mrs. Fumbally's was no exception to the rule, and now that the residents had been so long acquainted that the personal character and fortune of each was known to all, the announcement of a new arrival caused the most lively sensations of anxiety.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
becomes
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From this reading It is only in such segments of the great world that curiosity reaches its true intensity, and the desire to know every circumstance of one's neighbor becomes an absorbing passion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Fumbally's was no exception to the rule, and now that the residents had been so long acquainted that the personal character and fortune of each was known to all, the announcement of a new arrival caused the most lively sensations of anxiety.
boarding-house
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From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
canvassed
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From this reading Directories were ransacked for the name of Gwynne, and every separate owner of the appellation canvassed and discussed.
cause
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From this reading A distrustful impression that nobody is playing on “the square “--that every one has some special cause of concealment, some hidden shame--seems the presiding tone of these places.
caused
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From this reading Mrs. Fumbally's was no exception to the rule, and now that the residents had been so long acquainted that the personal character and fortune of each was known to all, the announcement of a new arrival caused the most lively sensations of anxiety.
character
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From this reading Mrs. Fumbally's was no exception to the rule, and now that the residents had been so long acquainted that the personal character and fortune of each was known to all, the announcement of a new arrival caused the most lively sensations of anxiety.
circumstance
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From this reading It is only in such segments of the great world that curiosity reaches its true intensity, and the desire to know every circumstance of one's neighbor becomes an absorbing passion.
concealment
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From this reading A distrustful impression that nobody is playing on “the square “--that every one has some special cause of concealment, some hidden shame--seems the presiding tone of these places.
contact
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From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
cost
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From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
curiosity
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From this reading It is only in such segments of the great world that curiosity reaches its true intensity, and the desire to know every circumstance of one's neighbor becomes an absorbing passion.
daughter
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From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
desire
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From this reading It is only in such segments of the great world that curiosity reaches its true intensity, and the desire to know every circumstance of one's neighbor becomes an absorbing passion.
Directories
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From this reading Directories were ransacked for the name of Gwynne, and every separate owner of the appellation canvassed and discussed.
discussed
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From this reading Directories were ransacked for the name of Gwynne, and every separate owner of the appellation canvassed and discussed.
distrustful
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From this reading A distrustful impression that nobody is playing on “the square “--that every one has some special cause of concealment, some hidden shame--seems the presiding tone of these places.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Mrs. Fumbally's was no exception to the rule, and now that the residents had been so long acquainted that the personal character and fortune of each was known to all, the announcement of a new arrival caused the most lively sensations of anxiety.
Eleanor's
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From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
Establishment
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From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It is only in such segments of the great world that curiosity reaches its true intensity, and the desire to know every circumstance of one's neighbor becomes an absorbing passion.
exception
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From this reading Mrs. Fumbally's was no exception to the rule, and now that the residents had been so long acquainted that the personal character and fortune of each was known to all, the announcement of a new arrival caused the most lively sensations of anxiety.
far
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From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Directories were ransacked for the name of Gwynne, and every separate owner of the appellation canvassed and discussed.
fortune
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From this reading Mrs. Fumbally's was no exception to the rule, and now that the residents had been so long acquainted that the personal character and fortune of each was known to all, the announcement of a new arrival caused the most lively sensations of anxiety.
Fumbally's
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From this reading Mrs. Fumbally's was no exception to the rule, and now that the residents had been so long acquainted that the personal character and fortune of each was known to all, the announcement of a new arrival caused the most lively sensations of anxiety.
Great
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From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
Gwynne
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From this reading Directories were ransacked for the name of Gwynne, and every separate owner of the appellation canvassed and discussed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Fumbally's was no exception to the rule, and now that the residents had been so long acquainted that the personal character and fortune of each was known to all, the announcement of a new arrival caused the most lively sensations of anxiety.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A distrustful impression that nobody is playing on “the square “--that every one has some special cause of concealment, some hidden shame--seems the presiding tone of these places.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
hidden
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From this reading A distrustful impression that nobody is playing on “the square “--that every one has some special cause of concealment, some hidden shame--seems the presiding tone of these places.
impression
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From this reading A distrustful impression that nobody is playing on “the square “--that every one has some special cause of concealment, some hidden shame--seems the presiding tone of these places.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is only in such segments of the great world that curiosity reaches its true intensity, and the desire to know every circumstance of one's neighbor becomes an absorbing passion.
inmates
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From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
intensity
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From this reading It is only in such segments of the great world that curiosity reaches its true intensity, and the desire to know every circumstance of one's neighbor becomes an absorbing passion.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is only in such segments of the great world that curiosity reaches its true intensity, and the desire to know every circumstance of one's neighbor becomes an absorbing passion.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It is only in such segments of the great world that curiosity reaches its true intensity, and the desire to know every circumstance of one's neighbor becomes an absorbing passion.
know
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From this reading It is only in such segments of the great world that curiosity reaches its true intensity, and the desire to know every circumstance of one's neighbor becomes an absorbing passion.
known
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From this reading Mrs. Fumbally's was no exception to the rule, and now that the residents had been so long acquainted that the personal character and fortune of each was known to all, the announcement of a new arrival caused the most lively sensations of anxiety.
Lady
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From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
less
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From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
lively
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From this reading Mrs. Fumbally's was no exception to the rule, and now that the residents had been so long acquainted that the personal character and fortune of each was known to all, the announcement of a new arrival caused the most lively sensations of anxiety.
long
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From this reading Mrs. Fumbally's was no exception to the rule, and now that the residents had been so long acquainted that the personal character and fortune of each was known to all, the announcement of a new arrival caused the most lively sensations of anxiety.
matter
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From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
most
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From this reading Mrs. Fumbally's was no exception to the rule, and now that the residents had been so long acquainted that the personal character and fortune of each was known to all, the announcement of a new arrival caused the most lively sensations of anxiety.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Fumbally's was no exception to the rule, and now that the residents had been so long acquainted that the personal character and fortune of each was known to all, the announcement of a new arrival caused the most lively sensations of anxiety.
name
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From this reading Directories were ransacked for the name of Gwynne, and every separate owner of the appellation canvassed and discussed.
neighbor
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From this reading It is only in such segments of the great world that curiosity reaches its true intensity, and the desire to know every circumstance of one's neighbor becomes an absorbing passion.
new
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From this reading Mrs. Fumbally's was no exception to the rule, and now that the residents had been so long acquainted that the personal character and fortune of each was known to all, the announcement of a new arrival caused the most lively sensations of anxiety.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mrs. Fumbally's was no exception to the rule, and now that the residents had been so long acquainted that the personal character and fortune of each was known to all, the announcement of a new arrival caused the most lively sensations of anxiety.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading A distrustful impression that nobody is playing on “the square “--that every one has some special cause of concealment, some hidden shame--seems the presiding tone of these places.
now
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From this reading Mrs. Fumbally's was no exception to the rule, and now that the residents had been so long acquainted that the personal character and fortune of each was known to all, the announcement of a new arrival caused the most lively sensations of anxiety.
objection
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From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
occasioned
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From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A distrustful impression that nobody is playing on “the square “--that every one has some special cause of concealment, some hidden shame--seems the presiding tone of these places.
once
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From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A distrustful impression that nobody is playing on “the square “--that every one has some special cause of concealment, some hidden shame--seems the presiding tone of these places.
one's
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From this reading It is only in such segments of the great world that curiosity reaches its true intensity, and the desire to know every circumstance of one's neighbor becomes an absorbing passion.
only
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From this reading It is only in such segments of the great world that curiosity reaches its true intensity, and the desire to know every circumstance of one's neighbor becomes an absorbing passion.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
other
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From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
owner
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From this reading Directories were ransacked for the name of Gwynne, and every separate owner of the appellation canvassed and discussed.
party
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From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
passion
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From this reading It is only in such segments of the great world that curiosity reaches its true intensity, and the desire to know every circumstance of one's neighbor becomes an absorbing passion.
personal
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From this reading Mrs. Fumbally's was no exception to the rule, and now that the residents had been so long acquainted that the personal character and fortune of each was known to all, the announcement of a new arrival caused the most lively sensations of anxiety.
places
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From this reading A distrustful impression that nobody is playing on “the square “--that every one has some special cause of concealment, some hidden shame--seems the presiding tone of these places.
playing
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From this reading A distrustful impression that nobody is playing on “the square “--that every one has some special cause of concealment, some hidden shame--seems the presiding tone of these places.
presiding
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From this reading A distrustful impression that nobody is playing on “the square “--that every one has some special cause of concealment, some hidden shame--seems the presiding tone of these places.
ransacked
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From this reading Directories were ransacked for the name of Gwynne, and every separate owner of the appellation canvassed and discussed.
reaches
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From this reading It is only in such segments of the great world that curiosity reaches its true intensity, and the desire to know every circumstance of one's neighbor becomes an absorbing passion.
residents
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From this reading Mrs. Fumbally's was no exception to the rule, and now that the residents had been so long acquainted that the personal character and fortune of each was known to all, the announcement of a new arrival caused the most lively sensations of anxiety.
resolve
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From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
rule
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From this reading Mrs. Fumbally's was no exception to the rule, and now that the residents had been so long acquainted that the personal character and fortune of each was known to all, the announcement of a new arrival caused the most lively sensations of anxiety.
seems
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From this reading A distrustful impression that nobody is playing on “the square “--that every one has some special cause of concealment, some hidden shame--seems the presiding tone of these places.
segments
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From this reading It is only in such segments of the great world that curiosity reaches its true intensity, and the desire to know every circumstance of one's neighbor becomes an absorbing passion.
sensations
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From this reading Mrs. Fumbally's was no exception to the rule, and now that the residents had been so long acquainted that the personal character and fortune of each was known to all, the announcement of a new arrival caused the most lively sensations of anxiety.
separate
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From this reading Directories were ransacked for the name of Gwynne, and every separate owner of the appellation canvassed and discussed.
shame
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From this reading A distrustful impression that nobody is playing on “the square “--that every one has some special cause of concealment, some hidden shame--seems the presiding tone of these places.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mrs. Fumbally's was no exception to the rule, and now that the residents had been so long acquainted that the personal character and fortune of each was known to all, the announcement of a new arrival caused the most lively sensations of anxiety.
some
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From this reading A distrustful impression that nobody is playing on “the square “--that every one has some special cause of concealment, some hidden shame--seems the presiding tone of these places.
special
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From this reading A distrustful impression that nobody is playing on “the square “--that every one has some special cause of concealment, some hidden shame--seems the presiding tone of these places.
square
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From this reading A distrustful impression that nobody is playing on “the square “--that every one has some special cause of concealment, some hidden shame--seems the presiding tone of these places.
subjecting
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From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It is only in such segments of the great world that curiosity reaches its true intensity, and the desire to know every circumstance of one's neighbor becomes an absorbing passion.
taken
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From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is only in such segments of the great world that curiosity reaches its true intensity, and the desire to know every circumstance of one's neighbor becomes an absorbing passion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A distrustful impression that nobody is playing on “the square “--that every one has some special cause of concealment, some hidden shame--seems the presiding tone of these places.
thought
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From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
tone
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From this reading A distrustful impression that nobody is playing on “the square “--that every one has some special cause of concealment, some hidden shame--seems the presiding tone of these places.
true
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From this reading It is only in such segments of the great world that curiosity reaches its true intensity, and the desire to know every circumstance of one's neighbor becomes an absorbing passion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Directories were ransacked for the name of Gwynne, and every separate owner of the appellation canvassed and discussed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Great as Lady Eleanor's objection was to subjecting herself or her daughter to the contact of a boarding-house party, when the resolve was once taken the matter cost her far less thought or anxiety than it occasioned to the other inmates of the “Establishment.”
world
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From this reading It is only in such segments of the great world that curiosity reaches its true intensity, and the desire to know every circumstance of one's neighbor becomes an absorbing passion.
