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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 He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
accusation
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From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
affection
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From this reading Even Captain Clubbe had altered, and the affection which peeped out at times almost against his puritanical will seemed to have suffered a chill.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Even Captain Clubbe had altered, and the affection which peeped out at times almost against his puritanical will seemed to have suffered a chill.
all
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From this reading Since his change of fortune he had, as all men who rise to a great height or sink to the depths will tell, noted a corresponding change in his friends.
almost
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From this reading Even Captain Clubbe had altered, and the affection which peeped out at times almost against his puritanical will seemed to have suffered a chill.
altered
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From this reading Even Captain Clubbe had altered, and the affection which peeped out at times almost against his puritanical will seemed to have suffered a chill.
always
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From this reading Miriam's manner toward him was the same as it had always been so long as he could remember.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
Anglian
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From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miriam's manner toward him was the same as it had always been so long as he could remember.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even Captain Clubbe had altered, and the affection which peeped out at times almost against his puritanical will seemed to have suffered a chill.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Miriam's manner toward him was the same as it had always been so long as he could remember.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
birth
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From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
breeding
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From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Even Captain Clubbe had altered, and the affection which peeped out at times almost against his puritanical will seemed to have suffered a chill.
change
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From this reading Since his change of fortune he had, as all men who rise to a great height or sink to the depths will tell, noted a corresponding change in his friends.
chill
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From this reading Even Captain Clubbe had altered, and the affection which peeped out at times almost against his puritanical will seemed to have suffered a chill.
clockmaker
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From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
Clubbe
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From this reading Even Captain Clubbe had altered, and the affection which peeped out at times almost against his puritanical will seemed to have suffered a chill.
conscious
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From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
corresponding
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From this reading Since his change of fortune he had, as all men who rise to a great height or sink to the depths will tell, noted a corresponding change in his friends.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Miriam's manner toward him was the same as it had always been so long as he could remember.
day
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From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
deciphered
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From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
depths
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From this reading Since his change of fortune he had, as all men who rise to a great height or sink to the depths will tell, noted a corresponding change in his friends.
distance
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From this reading The men of Farlingford, and even those who had sailed in “The Last Hope” with him, seemed to hold him at a distance.
East
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From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Captain Clubbe had altered, and the affection which peeped out at times almost against his puritanical will seemed to have suffered a chill.
existing
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From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
Farlingford
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From this reading The men of Farlingford, and even those who had sailed in “The Last Hope” with him, seemed to hold him at a distance.
farms
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From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Since his change of fortune he had, as all men who rise to a great height or sink to the depths will tell, noted a corresponding change in his friends.
Frenchman
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From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
friends
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From this reading Since his change of fortune he had, as all men who rise to a great height or sink to the depths will tell, noted a corresponding change in his friends.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since his change of fortune he had, as all men who rise to a great height or sink to the depths will tell, noted a corresponding change in his friends.
gulf
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From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miriam's manner toward him was the same as it had always been so long as he could remember.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Even Captain Clubbe had altered, and the affection which peeped out at times almost against his puritanical will seemed to have suffered a chill.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miriam's manner toward him was the same as it had always been so long as he could remember.
height
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From this reading Since his change of fortune he had, as all men who rise to a great height or sink to the depths will tell, noted a corresponding change in his friends.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miriam's manner toward him was the same as it had always been so long as he could remember.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Since his change of fortune he had, as all men who rise to a great height or sink to the depths will tell, noted a corresponding change in his friends.
hold
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From this reading The men of Farlingford, and even those who had sailed in “The Last Hope” with him, seemed to hold him at a distance.
Hope
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From this reading The men of Farlingford, and even those who had sailed in “The Last Hope” with him, seemed to hold him at a distance.
hundred
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From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
indeed
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From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Miriam's manner toward him was the same as it had always been so long as he could remember.
lady
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From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
LastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men of Farlingford, and even those who had sailed in “The Last Hope” with him, seemed to hold him at a distance.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miriam's manner toward him was the same as it had always been so long as he could remember.
made
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From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
manner
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From this reading Miriam's manner toward him was the same as it had always been so long as he could remember.
men
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From this reading Since his change of fortune he had, as all men who rise to a great height or sink to the depths will tell, noted a corresponding change in his friends.
Miriam's
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From this reading Miriam's manner toward him was the same as it had always been so long as he could remember.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
noted
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From this reading Since his change of fortune he had, as all men who rise to a great height or sink to the depths will tell, noted a corresponding change in his friends.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
obscure
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From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
once
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From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Since his change of fortune he had, as all men who rise to a great height or sink to the depths will tell, noted a corresponding change in his friends.
out
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From this reading Even Captain Clubbe had altered, and the affection which peeped out at times almost against his puritanical will seemed to have suffered a chill.
peeped
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From this reading Even Captain Clubbe had altered, and the affection which peeped out at times almost against his puritanical will seemed to have suffered a chill.
puritanical
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From this reading Even Captain Clubbe had altered, and the affection which peeped out at times almost against his puritanical will seemed to have suffered a chill.
read
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From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Miriam's manner toward him was the same as it had always been so long as he could remember.
remembered
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From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
remote
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From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
rise
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From this reading Since his change of fortune he had, as all men who rise to a great height or sink to the depths will tell, noted a corresponding change in his friends.
sailed
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From this reading The men of Farlingford, and even those who had sailed in “The Last Hope” with him, seemed to hold him at a distance.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miriam's manner toward him was the same as it had always been so long as he could remember.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Captain Clubbe had altered, and the affection which peeped out at times almost against his puritanical will seemed to have suffered a chill.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since his change of fortune he had, as all men who rise to a great height or sink to the depths will tell, noted a corresponding change in his friends.
sink
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From this reading Since his change of fortune he had, as all men who rise to a great height or sink to the depths will tell, noted a corresponding change in his friends.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Miriam's manner toward him was the same as it had always been so long as he could remember.
social
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From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
son
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From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
suffered
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From this reading Even Captain Clubbe had altered, and the affection which peeped out at times almost against his puritanical will seemed to have suffered a chill.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since his change of fortune he had, as all men who rise to a great height or sink to the depths will tell, noted a corresponding change in his friends.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miriam's manner toward him was the same as it had always been so long as he could remember.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The men of Farlingford, and even those who had sailed in “The Last Hope” with him, seemed to hold him at a distance.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
timepieces
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From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
times
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From this reading Even Captain Clubbe had altered, and the affection which peeped out at times almost against his puritanical will seemed to have suffered a chill.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Miriam's manner toward him was the same as it had always been so long as he could remember.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miriam's manner toward him was the same as it had always been so long as he could remember.
whereasconjunctionUS /weˈræz/
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Even Captain Clubbe had altered, and the affection which peeped out at times almost against his puritanical will seemed to have suffered a chill.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He had once thought--indeed, he had made to her the accusation--that she was always conscious of the social gulf existing between them; that she always remembered that she was by birth and breeding a lady, whereas he was the son of an obscure Frenchman who was nothing but a clockmaker whose name could be read (and can to this day be deciphered) on a hundred timepieces in remote East Anglian farms.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Since his change of fortune he had, as all men who rise to a great height or sink to the depths will tell, noted a corresponding change in his friends.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The men of Farlingford, and even those who had sailed in “The Last Hope” with him, seemed to hold him at a distance.
