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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 She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
all
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From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It will be equal to ony picture in a museeum,” said Bell.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
Bell
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From this reading Instead of going out that evening, she went down-stairs to where Bell sat in her chair “outside the door,” breathing the quiet of the evening.
breathing
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From this reading Instead of going out that evening, she went down-stairs to where Bell sat in her chair “outside the door,” breathing the quiet of the evening.
brother
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From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
business
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From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
chair
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From this reading Instead of going out that evening, she went down-stairs to where Bell sat in her chair “outside the door,” breathing the quiet of the evening.
cloud
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From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
deciding
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From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
dinner
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From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
door
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From this reading Instead of going out that evening, she went down-stairs to where Bell sat in her chair “outside the door,” breathing the quiet of the evening.
down-stairs
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From this reading Instead of going out that evening, she went down-stairs to where Bell sat in her chair “outside the door,” breathing the quiet of the evening.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
equal
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From this reading “It will be equal to ony picture in a museeum,” said Bell.
evening
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From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
excitement
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From this reading Bell was full of the excitement of “the view.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
full
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From this reading Bell was full of the excitement of “the view.”
gay
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From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
going
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From this reading Instead of going out that evening, she went down-stairs to where Bell sat in her chair “outside the door,” breathing the quiet of the evening.
grand
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From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
half
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From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
heaviness
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From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
hour
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From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
impression
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From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
Instead
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From this reading Instead of going out that evening, she went down-stairs to where Bell sat in her chair “outside the door,” breathing the quiet of the evening.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
less
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From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
letter
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From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
Ludovic
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From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
Margaret's
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From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
more
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From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
museeum
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From this reading “It will be equal to ony picture in a museeum,” said Bell.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
off
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From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
only
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From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
ony
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From this reading “It will be equal to ony picture in a museeum,” said Bell.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
other
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From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
out
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From this reading Instead of going out that evening, she went down-stairs to where Bell sat in her chair “outside the door,” breathing the quiet of the evening.
outside
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From this reading Instead of going out that evening, she went down-stairs to where Bell sat in her chair “outside the door,” breathing the quiet of the evening.
particular
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From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
passing
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From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
picture
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From this reading “It will be equal to ony picture in a museeum,” said Bell.
probably
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From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
putting
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From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
quiet
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From this reading Instead of going out that evening, she went down-stairs to where Bell sat in her chair “outside the door,” breathing the quiet of the evening.
said
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From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
sat
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From this reading Instead of going out that evening, she went down-stairs to where Bell sat in her chair “outside the door,” breathing the quiet of the evening.
shaken
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From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
Sir
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From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
some
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From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
source
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From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
subject
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From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
then
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From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
there
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From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Instead of going out that evening, she went down-stairs to where Bell sat in her chair “outside the door,” breathing the quiet of the evening.
trouble
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From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
unhappy
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From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
usual
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From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
very
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From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
vexed
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From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
view
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From this reading Bell was full of the excitement of “the view.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
went
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From this reading Instead of going out that evening, she went down-stairs to where Bell sat in her chair “outside the door,” breathing the quiet of the evening.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Instead of going out that evening, she went down-stairs to where Bell sat in her chair “outside the door,” breathing the quiet of the evening.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “It will be equal to ony picture in a museeum,” said Bell.
words
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From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
wore
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From this reading As there was, however, no more said on this subject, and Sir Ludovic was--probably having shaken off something of the heaviness of his mind by putting it in words--as gay as usual at dinner and during the evening, the impression on Margaret’s mind wore off.
wretched
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From this reading She had been very unhappy for half an hour or so, then less wretched, then not wretched at all; deciding that it was nothing particular, that it was only some passing cloud or other, or a letter from her brother, or something which had vexed him about “business,” that grand, mysterious source of trouble.
