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The Pretty Lady

Chapter XXVI

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THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.
She was talking at length, as one who in the past had been well accustomed to giving monologues and to holding drawing-rooms in subjection while she chattered, and to making drawing-rooms feel glad that they had consented to subjection.
She was saying: "You've no idea what the valley of the Clyde is now.
You can't have.
It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.
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The Pretty Lady

Chapter XXVI

Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.
Line 2
She was talking at length, as one who in the past had been well accustomed to giving monologues and to holding drawing-rooms in subjection while she chattered, and to making drawing-rooms feel glad that they had consented to subjection.
Line 3
She was saying: "You've no idea what the valley of the Clyde is now.
Line 4
You can't have.
Line 5
It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “She was talking at length, as one who in the past had been well accustomed to giving monologues and to holding drawing-rooms in subjection while she chattered, and to making drawing-rooms feel glad that they had consented to subjection.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.”

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “You can't have.”

Length noun US /leŋθ/

a period of time or extent

From this reading “She was talking at length, as one who in the past had been well accustomed to giving monologues and to holding drawing-rooms in subjection while she chattered, and to making drawing-rooms feel glad that they had consented to subjection.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “She was talking at length, as one who in the past had been well accustomed to giving monologues and to holding drawing-rooms in subjection while she chattered, and to making drawing-rooms feel glad that they had consented to subjection.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.”

Towards preposition US /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading “THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She was talking at length, as one who in the past had been well accustomed to giving monologues and to holding drawing-rooms in subjection while she chattered, and to making drawing-rooms feel glad that they had consented to subjection.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “She was talking at length, as one who in the past had been well accustomed to giving monologues and to holding drawing-rooms in subjection while she chattered, and to making drawing-rooms feel glad that they had consented to subjection.”

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accustomed

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From this reading She was talking at length, as one who in the past had been well accustomed to giving monologues and to holding drawing-rooms in subjection while she chattered, and to making drawing-rooms feel glad that they had consented to subjection.

all

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From this reading It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She was talking at length, as one who in the past had been well accustomed to giving monologues and to holding drawing-rooms in subjection while she chattered, and to making drawing-rooms feel glad that they had consented to subjection.

back

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From this reading It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

bared

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From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She was talking at length, as one who in the past had been well accustomed to giving monologues and to holding drawing-rooms in subjection while she chattered, and to making drawing-rooms feel glad that they had consented to subjection.

built

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From this reading It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

can't

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From this reading You can't have.

chaise-longue

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From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

chattered

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From this reading She was talking at length, as one who in the past had been well accustomed to giving monologues and to holding drawing-rooms in subjection while she chattered, and to making drawing-rooms feel glad that they had consented to subjection.

CLYDE

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From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

consented

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From this reading She was talking at length, as one who in the past had been well accustomed to giving monologues and to holding drawing-rooms in subjection while she chattered, and to making drawing-rooms feel glad that they had consented to subjection.

day

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From this reading It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

drawing-rooms

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From this reading She was talking at length, as one who in the past had been well accustomed to giving monologues and to holding drawing-rooms in subjection while she chattered, and to making drawing-rooms feel glad that they had consented to subjection.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

feel

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From this reading She was talking at length, as one who in the past had been well accustomed to giving monologues and to holding drawing-rooms in subjection while she chattered, and to making drawing-rooms feel glad that they had consented to subjection.

filled

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From this reading It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

ghastly

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From this reading It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

girls

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From this reading It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

giving

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From this reading She was talking at length, as one who in the past had been well accustomed to giving monologues and to holding drawing-rooms in subjection while she chattered, and to making drawing-rooms feel glad that they had consented to subjection.

glad

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From this reading She was talking at length, as one who in the past had been well accustomed to giving monologues and to holding drawing-rooms in subjection while she chattered, and to making drawing-rooms feel glad that they had consented to subjection.

go

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From this reading It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading You can't have.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

holding

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From this reading She was talking at length, as one who in the past had been well accustomed to giving monologues and to holding drawing-rooms in subjection while she chattered, and to making drawing-rooms feel glad that they had consented to subjection.

huge

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From this reading It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

idea

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From this reading She was saying: "You've no idea what the valley of the Clyde is now.

immodestly

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From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She was saying: "You've no idea what the valley of the Clyde is now.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

It's

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From this reading It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

just

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From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

killing

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From this reading It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

knew

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From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

lengthnounUS /leŋθ/

a period of time or extent

From this reading She was talking at length, as one who in the past had been well accustomed to giving monologues and to holding drawing-rooms in subjection while she chattered, and to making drawing-rooms feel glad that they had consented to subjection.

lovers

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From this reading It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

making

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From this reading She was talking at length, as one who in the past had been well accustomed to giving monologues and to holding drawing-rooms in subjection while she chattered, and to making drawing-rooms feel glad that they had consented to subjection.

monologues

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From this reading She was talking at length, as one who in the past had been well accustomed to giving monologues and to holding drawing-rooms in subjection while she chattered, and to making drawing-rooms feel glad that they had consented to subjection.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

most

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From this reading It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

night

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From this reading It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading She was saying: "You've no idea what the valley of the Clyde is now.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

now

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From this reading She was saying: "You've no idea what the valley of the Clyde is now.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She was saying: "You've no idea what the valley of the Clyde is now.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading She was talking at length, as one who in the past had been well accustomed to giving monologues and to holding drawing-rooms in subjection while she chattered, and to making drawing-rooms feel glad that they had consented to subjection.

ordinary

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From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

other

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From this reading It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

out

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From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

past

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From this reading She was talking at length, as one who in the past had been well accustomed to giving monologues and to holding drawing-rooms in subjection while she chattered, and to making drawing-rooms feel glad that they had consented to subjection.

poured

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From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

pushed

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From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

realised

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From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

saying

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From this reading She was saying: "You've no idea what the valley of the Clyde is now.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

sitting

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From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

specially

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From this reading It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

spirit

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From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

stations

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From this reading It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

subjection

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From this reading She was talking at length, as one who in the past had been well accustomed to giving monologues and to holding drawing-rooms in subjection while she chattered, and to making drawing-rooms feel glad that they had consented to subjection.

talking

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From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

tea

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From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

tea-table

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From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was talking at length, as one who in the past had been well accustomed to giving monologues and to holding drawing-rooms in subjection while she chattered, and to making drawing-rooms feel glad that they had consented to subjection.

things

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From this reading It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

tone

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From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

train

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From this reading It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

up

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From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

valley

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From this reading She was saying: "You've no idea what the valley of the Clyde is now.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE CLYDE She was sitting up on the chaise-longue and had poured out the tea--he had pushed the tea-table towards the chaise-longue--and she was talking in an ordinary tone just as though she had not immodestly bared her spirit to him and as though she knew not that he realised she had done so.

well

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From this reading She was talking at length, as one who in the past had been well accustomed to giving monologues and to holding drawing-rooms in subjection while she chattered, and to making drawing-rooms feel glad that they had consented to subjection.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading She was saying: "You've no idea what the valley of the Clyde is now.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading She was talking at length, as one who in the past had been well accustomed to giving monologues and to holding drawing-rooms in subjection while she chattered, and to making drawing-rooms feel glad that they had consented to subjection.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading She was talking at length, as one who in the past had been well accustomed to giving monologues and to holding drawing-rooms in subjection while she chattered, and to making drawing-rooms feel glad that they had consented to subjection.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading It's filled with girls, and they come into it every morning by train to huge stations specially built for them, and they make the most ghastly things for killing other girls' lovers all day, and they go back by train at night.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You can't have.

You've

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From this reading She was saying: "You've no idea what the valley of the Clyde is now.