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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 As Viviette could not be confirmed herself, and as Communion Sunday was a long way off, she urged Swithin thus.
acquaintance
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From this reading 'I used to have a slight acquaintance with him when he was a parish priest.'
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
aim
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
all
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
apparatus
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Viviette could not be confirmed herself, and as Communion Sunday was a long way off, she urged Swithin thus.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
attempt
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
bestowed
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
bishop
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From this reading 'And the new bishop is such a good man,' she continued.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
circumstances
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From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
Communion
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From this reading As Viviette could not be confirmed herself, and as Communion Sunday was a long way off, she urged Swithin thus.
condemned
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From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
conditions
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From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
confirmed
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From this reading As Viviette could not be confirmed herself, and as Communion Sunday was a long way off, she urged Swithin thus.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
Constantine
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From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'And the new bishop is such a good man,' she continued.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
daughter's
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
devote
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From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
difficulties
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
elsewhere
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
emotions
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
escape
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
given
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'And the new bishop is such a good man,' she continued.
gracefully
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From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I used to have a slight acquaintance with him when he was a parish priest.'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading As Viviette could not be confirmed herself, and as Communion Sunday was a long way off, she urged Swithin thus.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'I used to have a slight acquaintance with him when he was a parish priest.'
honour
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I used to have a slight acquaintance with him when he was a parish priest.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
inconsistencies
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From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'And the new bishop is such a good man,' she continued.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
known
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From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
led
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Viviette could not be confirmed herself, and as Communion Sunday was a long way off, she urged Swithin thus.
lover
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From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
man
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From this reading 'And the new bishop is such a good man,' she continued.
mastering
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
meaning
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
Nature's
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
necessarily
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From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
new
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From this reading 'And the new bishop is such a good man,' she continued.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As Viviette could not be confirmed herself, and as Communion Sunday was a long way off, she urged Swithin thus.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
off
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From this reading As Viviette could not be confirmed herself, and as Communion Sunday was a long way off, she urged Swithin thus.
only
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
parish
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From this reading 'I used to have a slight acquaintance with him when he was a parish priest.'
preserve
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
priest
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From this reading 'I used to have a slight acquaintance with him when he was a parish priest.'
quandary
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
religion
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
rightly
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
rise
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
round
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
seizing
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
sex
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
slight
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From this reading 'I used to have a slight acquaintance with him when he was a parish priest.'
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading 'And the new bishop is such a good man,' she continued.
Sunday
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From this reading As Viviette could not be confirmed herself, and as Communion Sunday was a long way off, she urged Swithin thus.
Swithin
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From this reading As Viviette could not be confirmed herself, and as Communion Sunday was a long way off, she urged Swithin thus.
temperament
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From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
thus
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From this reading As Viviette could not be confirmed herself, and as Communion Sunday was a long way off, she urged Swithin thus.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
trying
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
turning
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
two
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From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
urged
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From this reading As Viviette could not be confirmed herself, and as Communion Sunday was a long way off, she urged Swithin thus.
used
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From this reading 'I used to have a slight acquaintance with him when he was a parish priest.'
very
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
vibrated
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From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
Viviette
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From this reading As Viviette could not be confirmed herself, and as Communion Sunday was a long way off, she urged Swithin thus.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
way
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From this reading As Viviette could not be confirmed herself, and as Communion Sunday was a long way off, she urged Swithin thus.
well
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading 'I used to have a slight acquaintance with him when he was a parish priest.'
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Lady Constantine, by virtue of her temperament, was necessarily either lover or _devote_, and she vibrated so gracefully between these two conditions that nobody who had known the circumstances could have condemned her inconsistencies.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'I used to have a slight acquaintance with him when he was a parish priest.'
worked
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From this reading To be led into difficulties by those mastering emotions of hers, to aim at escape by turning round and seizing the apparatus of religion--which could only rightly be worked by the very emotions already bestowed elsewhere--it was, after all, but Nature's well- meaning attempt to preserve the honour of her daughter's conscience in the trying quandary to which the conditions of sex had given rise.
