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1st
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From this reading At last Colonel Desmond, glancing over the _Times_ advertisement sheet, read of a pleasure steamer which was to start for the Baltic and St. Petersburg on the 1st of August.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Grange being no longer, in her eyes, a safe abode, the difficult question now arose where next to go.
abode
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From this reading The Grange being no longer, in her eyes, a safe abode, the difficult question now arose where next to go.
advertisement
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From this reading At last Colonel Desmond, glancing over the _Times_ advertisement sheet, read of a pleasure steamer which was to start for the Baltic and St. Petersburg on the 1st of August.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dearly as Mrs. Desmond loved London and the comforts of her own home, she had no desire to spend the last days of sultry July in Bloomsbury Square.
anxious
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From this reading Long and anxious were the consultations that took place between husband and wife upon this subject.
arose
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From this reading The Grange being no longer, in her eyes, a safe abode, the difficult question now arose where next to go.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dearly as Mrs. Desmond loved London and the comforts of her own home, she had no desire to spend the last days of sultry July in Bloomsbury Square.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last Colonel Desmond, glancing over the _Times_ advertisement sheet, read of a pleasure steamer which was to start for the Baltic and St. Petersburg on the 1st of August.
August
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From this reading At last Colonel Desmond, glancing over the _Times_ advertisement sheet, read of a pleasure steamer which was to start for the Baltic and St. Petersburg on the 1st of August.
Baltic
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From this reading At last Colonel Desmond, glancing over the _Times_ advertisement sheet, read of a pleasure steamer which was to start for the Baltic and St. Petersburg on the 1st of August.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The Grange being no longer, in her eyes, a safe abode, the difficult question now arose where next to go.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Long and anxious were the consultations that took place between husband and wife upon this subject.
Bloomsbury
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From this reading Dearly as Mrs. Desmond loved London and the comforts of her own home, she had no desire to spend the last days of sultry July in Bloomsbury Square.
BUTconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "IF I HAD BUT LOVED HER."
Colonel
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From this reading At last Colonel Desmond, glancing over the _Times_ advertisement sheet, read of a pleasure steamer which was to start for the Baltic and St. Petersburg on the 1st of August.
comforts
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From this reading Dearly as Mrs. Desmond loved London and the comforts of her own home, she had no desire to spend the last days of sultry July in Bloomsbury Square.
consultations
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From this reading Long and anxious were the consultations that took place between husband and wife upon this subject.
days
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From this reading Dearly as Mrs. Desmond loved London and the comforts of her own home, she had no desire to spend the last days of sultry July in Bloomsbury Square.
Dearly
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From this reading Dearly as Mrs. Desmond loved London and the comforts of her own home, she had no desire to spend the last days of sultry July in Bloomsbury Square.
desire
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From this reading Dearly as Mrs. Desmond loved London and the comforts of her own home, she had no desire to spend the last days of sultry July in Bloomsbury Square.
Desmond
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From this reading Dearly as Mrs. Desmond loved London and the comforts of her own home, she had no desire to spend the last days of sultry July in Bloomsbury Square.
difficult
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From this reading The Grange being no longer, in her eyes, a safe abode, the difficult question now arose where next to go.
eyes
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From this reading The Grange being no longer, in her eyes, a safe abode, the difficult question now arose where next to go.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At last Colonel Desmond, glancing over the _Times_ advertisement sheet, read of a pleasure steamer which was to start for the Baltic and St. Petersburg on the 1st of August.
glancing
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From this reading At last Colonel Desmond, glancing over the _Times_ advertisement sheet, read of a pleasure steamer which was to start for the Baltic and St. Petersburg on the 1st of August.
go
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From this reading The Grange being no longer, in her eyes, a safe abode, the difficult question now arose where next to go.
Grange
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From this reading The Grange being no longer, in her eyes, a safe abode, the difficult question now arose where next to go.
HADauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "IF I HAD BUT LOVED HER."
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "IF I HAD BUT LOVED HER."
home
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From this reading Dearly as Mrs. Desmond loved London and the comforts of her own home, she had no desire to spend the last days of sultry July in Bloomsbury Square.
husband
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From this reading Long and anxious were the consultations that took place between husband and wife upon this subject.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "IF I HAD BUT LOVED HER."
IFconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "IF I HAD BUT LOVED HER."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dearly as Mrs. Desmond loved London and the comforts of her own home, she had no desire to spend the last days of sultry July in Bloomsbury Square.
July
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From this reading Dearly as Mrs. Desmond loved London and the comforts of her own home, she had no desire to spend the last days of sultry July in Bloomsbury Square.
last
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From this reading Dearly as Mrs. Desmond loved London and the comforts of her own home, she had no desire to spend the last days of sultry July in Bloomsbury Square.
London
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From this reading Dearly as Mrs. Desmond loved London and the comforts of her own home, she had no desire to spend the last days of sultry July in Bloomsbury Square.
Long
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From this reading Long and anxious were the consultations that took place between husband and wife upon this subject.
longer
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From this reading The Grange being no longer, in her eyes, a safe abode, the difficult question now arose where next to go.
LOVED
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From this reading "IF I HAD BUT LOVED HER."
Mrs
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From this reading Dearly as Mrs. Desmond loved London and the comforts of her own home, she had no desire to spend the last days of sultry July in Bloomsbury Square.
next
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From this reading The Grange being no longer, in her eyes, a safe abode, the difficult question now arose where next to go.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Dearly as Mrs. Desmond loved London and the comforts of her own home, she had no desire to spend the last days of sultry July in Bloomsbury Square.
now
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From this reading The Grange being no longer, in her eyes, a safe abode, the difficult question now arose where next to go.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dearly as Mrs. Desmond loved London and the comforts of her own home, she had no desire to spend the last days of sultry July in Bloomsbury Square.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At last Colonel Desmond, glancing over the _Times_ advertisement sheet, read of a pleasure steamer which was to start for the Baltic and St. Petersburg on the 1st of August.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At last Colonel Desmond, glancing over the _Times_ advertisement sheet, read of a pleasure steamer which was to start for the Baltic and St. Petersburg on the 1st of August.
own
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From this reading Dearly as Mrs. Desmond loved London and the comforts of her own home, she had no desire to spend the last days of sultry July in Bloomsbury Square.
Petersburg
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From this reading At last Colonel Desmond, glancing over the _Times_ advertisement sheet, read of a pleasure steamer which was to start for the Baltic and St. Petersburg on the 1st of August.
place
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From this reading Long and anxious were the consultations that took place between husband and wife upon this subject.
pleasure
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From this reading At last Colonel Desmond, glancing over the _Times_ advertisement sheet, read of a pleasure steamer which was to start for the Baltic and St. Petersburg on the 1st of August.
question
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From this reading The Grange being no longer, in her eyes, a safe abode, the difficult question now arose where next to go.
read
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From this reading At last Colonel Desmond, glancing over the _Times_ advertisement sheet, read of a pleasure steamer which was to start for the Baltic and St. Petersburg on the 1st of August.
safe
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From this reading The Grange being no longer, in her eyes, a safe abode, the difficult question now arose where next to go.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dearly as Mrs. Desmond loved London and the comforts of her own home, she had no desire to spend the last days of sultry July in Bloomsbury Square.
sheet
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From this reading At last Colonel Desmond, glancing over the _Times_ advertisement sheet, read of a pleasure steamer which was to start for the Baltic and St. Petersburg on the 1st of August.
spend
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From this reading Dearly as Mrs. Desmond loved London and the comforts of her own home, she had no desire to spend the last days of sultry July in Bloomsbury Square.
Square
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From this reading Dearly as Mrs. Desmond loved London and the comforts of her own home, she had no desire to spend the last days of sultry July in Bloomsbury Square.
St
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From this reading At last Colonel Desmond, glancing over the _Times_ advertisement sheet, read of a pleasure steamer which was to start for the Baltic and St. Petersburg on the 1st of August.
startnounUS /stɑrt/
a sudden movement of surprise in a specific situation in this story
From this reading At last Colonel Desmond, glancing over the _Times_ advertisement sheet, read of a pleasure steamer which was to start for the Baltic and St. Petersburg on the 1st of August.
steamer
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From this reading At last Colonel Desmond, glancing over the _Times_ advertisement sheet, read of a pleasure steamer which was to start for the Baltic and St. Petersburg on the 1st of August.
subject
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From this reading Long and anxious were the consultations that took place between husband and wife upon this subject.
sultry
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From this reading Dearly as Mrs. Desmond loved London and the comforts of her own home, she had no desire to spend the last days of sultry July in Bloomsbury Square.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Long and anxious were the consultations that took place between husband and wife upon this subject.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dearly as Mrs. Desmond loved London and the comforts of her own home, she had no desire to spend the last days of sultry July in Bloomsbury Square.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Long and anxious were the consultations that took place between husband and wife upon this subject.
Times
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From this reading At last Colonel Desmond, glancing over the _Times_ advertisement sheet, read of a pleasure steamer which was to start for the Baltic and St. Petersburg on the 1st of August.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dearly as Mrs. Desmond loved London and the comforts of her own home, she had no desire to spend the last days of sultry July in Bloomsbury Square.
took
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From this reading Long and anxious were the consultations that took place between husband and wife upon this subject.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Long and anxious were the consultations that took place between husband and wife upon this subject.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last Colonel Desmond, glancing over the _Times_ advertisement sheet, read of a pleasure steamer which was to start for the Baltic and St. Petersburg on the 1st of August.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Long and anxious were the consultations that took place between husband and wife upon this subject.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The Grange being no longer, in her eyes, a safe abode, the difficult question now arose where next to go.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At last Colonel Desmond, glancing over the _Times_ advertisement sheet, read of a pleasure steamer which was to start for the Baltic and St. Petersburg on the 1st of August.
wife
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From this reading Long and anxious were the consultations that took place between husband and wife upon this subject.
