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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 Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
Ann
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From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
Arthur
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From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the dinner-hour drew nigh, Richard went to the drawing-room, scrupulously dressed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Percy, happily, was at Woolwich, pretending to study engineering: of him Richard had learned too much at Oxford.
Barbara
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From this reading Theodora and Richard were at once drawn to each other--he prejudiced in her favour by Barbara, she proud of her new, handsome brother.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
behaved
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From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
bounds
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From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
brother
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From this reading Theodora and Richard were at once drawn to each other--he prejudiced in her favour by Barbara, she proud of her new, handsome brother.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Theodora and Richard were at once drawn to each other--he prejudiced in her favour by Barbara, she proud of her new, handsome brother.
coldest
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From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
counselled
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From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
dared
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From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
dinner-hour
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From this reading As the dinner-hour drew nigh, Richard went to the drawing-room, scrupulously dressed.
drawing-room
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From this reading As the dinner-hour drew nigh, Richard went to the drawing-room, scrupulously dressed.
drawn
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From this reading Theodora and Richard were at once drawn to each other--he prejudiced in her favour by Barbara, she proud of her new, handsome brother.
dressed
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From this reading As the dinner-hour drew nigh, Richard went to the drawing-room, scrupulously dressed.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the dinner-hour drew nigh, Richard went to the drawing-room, scrupulously dressed.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Theodora and Richard were at once drawn to each other--he prejudiced in her favour by Barbara, she proud of her new, handsome brother.
engineering
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From this reading Percy, happily, was at Woolwich, pretending to study engineering: of him Richard had learned too much at Oxford.
father
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From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
favour
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From this reading Theodora and Richard were at once drawn to each other--he prejudiced in her favour by Barbara, she proud of her new, handsome brother.
fear
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From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
full
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From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
gave
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From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
gladness
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From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Theodora and Richard were at once drawn to each other--he prejudiced in her favour by Barbara, she proud of her new, handsome brother.
happily
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From this reading Percy, happily, was at Woolwich, pretending to study engineering: of him Richard had learned too much at Oxford.
hard
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From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Theodora and Richard were at once drawn to each other--he prejudiced in her favour by Barbara, she proud of her new, handsome brother.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Things went pretty well, however.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
impudent
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From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
keep
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From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
learned
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From this reading Percy, happily, was at Woolwich, pretending to study engineering: of him Richard had learned too much at Oxford.
Malliver
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From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
Miss
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From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
mother
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From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
much
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From this reading Percy, happily, was at Woolwich, pretending to study engineering: of him Richard had learned too much at Oxford.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
new
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From this reading Theodora and Richard were at once drawn to each other--he prejudiced in her favour by Barbara, she proud of her new, handsome brother.
nigh
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From this reading As the dinner-hour drew nigh, Richard went to the drawing-room, scrupulously dressed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
once
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From this reading Theodora and Richard were at once drawn to each other--he prejudiced in her favour by Barbara, she proud of her new, handsome brother.
other
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From this reading Theodora and Richard were at once drawn to each other--he prejudiced in her favour by Barbara, she proud of her new, handsome brother.
Oxford
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From this reading Percy, happily, was at Woolwich, pretending to study engineering: of him Richard had learned too much at Oxford.
Percy
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From this reading Percy, happily, was at Woolwich, pretending to study engineering: of him Richard had learned too much at Oxford.
polite
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From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
prejudiced
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From this reading Theodora and Richard were at once drawn to each other--he prejudiced in her favour by Barbara, she proud of her new, handsome brother.
presence
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From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
pretending
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From this reading Percy, happily, was at Woolwich, pretending to study engineering: of him Richard had learned too much at Oxford.
pretty
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From this reading Things went pretty well, however.
proud
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From this reading Theodora and Richard were at once drawn to each other--he prejudiced in her favour by Barbara, she proud of her new, handsome brother.
recognitions
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From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
Richard
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From this reading As the dinner-hour drew nigh, Richard went to the drawing-room, scrupulously dressed.
scornful
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From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
scrupulously
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From this reading As the dinner-hour drew nigh, Richard went to the drawing-room, scrupulously dressed.
seen
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From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
study
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From this reading Percy, happily, was at Woolwich, pretending to study engineering: of him Richard had learned too much at Oxford.
superior
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From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the dinner-hour drew nigh, Richard went to the drawing-room, scrupulously dressed.
Theodora
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From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
Things
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From this reading Things went pretty well, however.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the dinner-hour drew nigh, Richard went to the drawing-room, scrupulously dressed.
too
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From this reading Percy, happily, was at Woolwich, pretending to study engineering: of him Richard had learned too much at Oxford.
utterly
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From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
Victoria
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From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
well
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From this reading Things went pretty well, however.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the dinner-hour drew nigh, Richard went to the drawing-room, scrupulously dressed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Theodora and Richard were at once drawn to each other--he prejudiced in her favour by Barbara, she proud of her new, handsome brother.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
wooden
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From this reading Lady Ann gave him the coldest of polite recognitions; Theodora was full of a gladness hard to keep within the bounds which fear of her mother counselled; Victoria was scornful, and as impudent as she dared be in the presence of her father; Miss Malliver was utterly wooden, and behaved as if she had never seen him before; Arthur was polite and superior.
Woolwich
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From this reading Percy, happily, was at Woolwich, pretending to study engineering: of him Richard had learned too much at Oxford.
