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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 They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was standing with her mother, in one of the paths, looking about with no great complacency, as I imagined, at the homely characteristics of the place, and old M. Pigeonneau was hovering near, hesitating apparently between the desire to be urbane and the absence of a pretext.
absence
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From this reading She was standing with her mother, in one of the paths, looking about with no great complacency, as I imagined, at the homely characteristics of the place, and old M. Pigeonneau was hovering near, hesitating apparently between the desire to be urbane and the absence of a pretext.
according
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From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
acquainted
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From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
allow
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From this reading “Will you allow me to introduce you to my daughter?” he said, moved apparently by a paternal inclination to provide this young lady with social diversion.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At breakfast I encountered his ladies—his wife and daughter.
apparently
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From this reading “Will you allow me to introduce you to my daughter?” he said, moved apparently by a paternal inclination to provide this young lady with social diversion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was standing with her mother, in one of the paths, looking about with no great complacency, as I imagined, at the homely characteristics of the place, and old M. Pigeonneau was hovering near, hesitating apparently between the desire to be urbane and the absence of a pretext.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At breakfast I encountered his ladies—his wife and daughter.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was standing with her mother, in one of the paths, looking about with no great complacency, as I imagined, at the homely characteristics of the place, and old M. Pigeonneau was hovering near, hesitating apparently between the desire to be urbane and the absence of a pretext.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She was standing with her mother, in one of the paths, looking about with no great complacency, as I imagined, at the homely characteristics of the place, and old M. Pigeonneau was hovering near, hesitating apparently between the desire to be urbane and the absence of a pretext.
breakfast
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From this reading At breakfast I encountered his ladies—his wife and daughter.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Will you allow me to introduce you to my daughter?” he said, moved apparently by a paternal inclination to provide this young lady with social diversion.
characteristics
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From this reading She was standing with her mother, in one of the paths, looking about with no great complacency, as I imagined, at the homely characteristics of the place, and old M. Pigeonneau was hovering near, hesitating apparently between the desire to be urbane and the absence of a pretext.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
complacency
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From this reading She was standing with her mother, in one of the paths, looking about with no great complacency, as I imagined, at the homely characteristics of the place, and old M. Pigeonneau was hovering near, hesitating apparently between the desire to be urbane and the absence of a pretext.
custom
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From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
daughter
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From this reading At breakfast I encountered his ladies—his wife and daughter.
desire
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From this reading She was standing with her mother, in one of the paths, looking about with no great complacency, as I imagined, at the homely characteristics of the place, and old M. Pigeonneau was hovering near, hesitating apparently between the desire to be urbane and the absence of a pretext.
dispersed
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From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
distance
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From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
diversion
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From this reading “Will you allow me to introduce you to my daughter?” he said, moved apparently by a paternal inclination to provide this young lady with social diversion.
encountered
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From this reading At breakfast I encountered his ladies—his wife and daughter.
friend
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From this reading “Mrs. Ruck—Miss Sophy Ruck,” said my friend, leading me up.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
garden
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From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was standing with her mother, in one of the paths, looking about with no great complacency, as I imagined, at the homely characteristics of the place, and old M. Pigeonneau was hovering near, hesitating apparently between the desire to be urbane and the absence of a pretext.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was standing with her mother, in one of the paths, looking about with no great complacency, as I imagined, at the homely characteristics of the place, and old M. Pigeonneau was hovering near, hesitating apparently between the desire to be urbane and the absence of a pretext.
hesitating
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From this reading She was standing with her mother, in one of the paths, looking about with no great complacency, as I imagined, at the homely characteristics of the place, and old M. Pigeonneau was hovering near, hesitating apparently between the desire to be urbane and the absence of a pretext.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At breakfast I encountered his ladies—his wife and daughter.
homely
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From this reading She was standing with her mother, in one of the paths, looking about with no great complacency, as I imagined, at the homely characteristics of the place, and old M. Pigeonneau was hovering near, hesitating apparently between the desire to be urbane and the absence of a pretext.
hovering
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From this reading She was standing with her mother, in one of the paths, looking about with no great complacency, as I imagined, at the homely characteristics of the place, and old M. Pigeonneau was hovering near, hesitating apparently between the desire to be urbane and the absence of a pretext.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At breakfast I encountered his ladies—his wife and daughter.
imagined
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From this reading She was standing with her mother, in one of the paths, looking about with no great complacency, as I imagined, at the homely characteristics of the place, and old M. Pigeonneau was hovering near, hesitating apparently between the desire to be urbane and the absence of a pretext.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was standing with her mother, in one of the paths, looking about with no great complacency, as I imagined, at the homely characteristics of the place, and old M. Pigeonneau was hovering near, hesitating apparently between the desire to be urbane and the absence of a pretext.
inclination
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From this reading “Will you allow me to introduce you to my daughter?” he said, moved apparently by a paternal inclination to provide this young lady with social diversion.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
introduce
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From this reading “Will you allow me to introduce you to my daughter?” he said, moved apparently by a paternal inclination to provide this young lady with social diversion.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
ladies
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From this reading At breakfast I encountered his ladies—his wife and daughter.
lady
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From this reading “Will you allow me to introduce you to my daughter?” he said, moved apparently by a paternal inclination to provide this young lady with social diversion.
leading
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From this reading “Mrs. Ruck—Miss Sophy Ruck,” said my friend, leading me up.
looking
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From this reading She was standing with her mother, in one of the paths, looking about with no great complacency, as I imagined, at the homely characteristics of the place, and old M. Pigeonneau was hovering near, hesitating apparently between the desire to be urbane and the absence of a pretext.
M
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From this reading She was standing with her mother, in one of the paths, looking about with no great complacency, as I imagined, at the homely characteristics of the place, and old M. Pigeonneau was hovering near, hesitating apparently between the desire to be urbane and the absence of a pretext.
making
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From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
Miss
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From this reading “Mrs. Ruck—Miss Sophy Ruck,” said my friend, leading me up.
mother
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From this reading She was standing with her mother, in one of the paths, looking about with no great complacency, as I imagined, at the homely characteristics of the place, and old M. Pigeonneau was hovering near, hesitating apparently between the desire to be urbane and the absence of a pretext.
moved
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From this reading “Will you allow me to introduce you to my daughter?” he said, moved apparently by a paternal inclination to provide this young lady with social diversion.
Mrs
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From this reading “Mrs. Ruck—Miss Sophy Ruck,” said my friend, leading me up.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Will you allow me to introduce you to my daughter?” he said, moved apparently by a paternal inclination to provide this young lady with social diversion.
near
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From this reading She was standing with her mother, in one of the paths, looking about with no great complacency, as I imagined, at the homely characteristics of the place, and old M. Pigeonneau was hovering near, hesitating apparently between the desire to be urbane and the absence of a pretext.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She was standing with her mother, in one of the paths, looking about with no great complacency, as I imagined, at the homely characteristics of the place, and old M. Pigeonneau was hovering near, hesitating apparently between the desire to be urbane and the absence of a pretext.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
old
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From this reading She was standing with her mother, in one of the paths, looking about with no great complacency, as I imagined, at the homely characteristics of the place, and old M. Pigeonneau was hovering near, hesitating apparently between the desire to be urbane and the absence of a pretext.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was standing with her mother, in one of the paths, looking about with no great complacency, as I imagined, at the homely characteristics of the place, and old M. Pigeonneau was hovering near, hesitating apparently between the desire to be urbane and the absence of a pretext.
opportunity
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From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
out
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From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
paternal
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From this reading “Will you allow me to introduce you to my daughter?” he said, moved apparently by a paternal inclination to provide this young lady with social diversion.
paths
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From this reading She was standing with her mother, in one of the paths, looking about with no great complacency, as I imagined, at the homely characteristics of the place, and old M. Pigeonneau was hovering near, hesitating apparently between the desire to be urbane and the absence of a pretext.
pensionnaires
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From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
Pigeonneau
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From this reading She was standing with her mother, in one of the paths, looking about with no great complacency, as I imagined, at the homely characteristics of the place, and old M. Pigeonneau was hovering near, hesitating apparently between the desire to be urbane and the absence of a pretext.
place
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From this reading She was standing with her mother, in one of the paths, looking about with no great complacency, as I imagined, at the homely characteristics of the place, and old M. Pigeonneau was hovering near, hesitating apparently between the desire to be urbane and the absence of a pretext.
placed
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From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
pretext
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From this reading She was standing with her mother, in one of the paths, looking about with no great complacency, as I imagined, at the homely characteristics of the place, and old M. Pigeonneau was hovering near, hesitating apparently between the desire to be urbane and the absence of a pretext.
provide
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From this reading “Will you allow me to introduce you to my daughter?” he said, moved apparently by a paternal inclination to provide this young lady with social diversion.
Ruck
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From this reading “Mrs. Ruck—Miss Sophy Ruck,” said my friend, leading me up.
said
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From this reading “Will you allow me to introduce you to my daughter?” he said, moved apparently by a paternal inclination to provide this young lady with social diversion.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was standing with her mother, in one of the paths, looking about with no great complacency, as I imagined, at the homely characteristics of the place, and old M. Pigeonneau was hovering near, hesitating apparently between the desire to be urbane and the absence of a pretext.
social
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From this reading “Will you allow me to introduce you to my daughter?” he said, moved apparently by a paternal inclination to provide this young lady with social diversion.
some
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From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
Sophy
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From this reading “Mrs. Ruck—Miss Sophy Ruck,” said my friend, leading me up.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was standing with her mother, in one of the paths, looking about with no great complacency, as I imagined, at the homely characteristics of the place, and old M. Pigeonneau was hovering near, hesitating apparently between the desire to be urbane and the absence of a pretext.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Will you allow me to introduce you to my daughter?” he said, moved apparently by a paternal inclination to provide this young lady with social diversion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
up
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From this reading “Mrs. Ruck—Miss Sophy Ruck,” said my friend, leading me up.
urbane
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From this reading She was standing with her mother, in one of the paths, looking about with no great complacency, as I imagined, at the homely characteristics of the place, and old M. Pigeonneau was hovering near, hesitating apparently between the desire to be urbane and the absence of a pretext.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
wife
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From this reading At breakfast I encountered his ladies—his wife and daughter.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will you allow me to introduce you to my daughter?” he said, moved apparently by a paternal inclination to provide this young lady with social diversion.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were placed, however, at a distance from me, and it was not until the _pensionnaires_ had dispersed, and some of them, according to custom, had come out into the garden, that he had an opportunity of making me acquainted with them.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Will you allow me to introduce you to my daughter?” he said, moved apparently by a paternal inclination to provide this young lady with social diversion.
young
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From this reading “Will you allow me to introduce you to my daughter?” he said, moved apparently by a paternal inclination to provide this young lady with social diversion.
