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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 I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
acquisition
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From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
Ange
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From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
aright
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From this reading As I descended to breakfast the following morning, I was surprised to hear her shrill voice from the _salle_, and stopped midway in my journey to demand of Madame Marmoret in the kitchen if it were possible that I heard aright.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I descended to breakfast the following morning, I was surprised to hear her shrill voice from the _salle_, and stopped midway in my journey to demand of Madame Marmoret in the kitchen if it were possible that I heard aright.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
boarder
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From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
breakfast
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From this reading As I descended to breakfast the following morning, I was surprised to hear her shrill voice from the _salle_, and stopped midway in my journey to demand of Madame Marmoret in the kitchen if it were possible that I heard aright.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she certainly lost no time in paying the preliminary one.
certain
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From this reading ‘For certain it is she,’ was her reply, ‘and why not?
certainly
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From this reading But she certainly lost no time in paying the preliminary one.
Charteris
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From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
dangling
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From this reading Madame Marmoret, with her head tied up in a red handkerchief and gold earrings dangling from her ears, looked like a picturesque and pleased old gipsy.
demand
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From this reading As I descended to breakfast the following morning, I was surprised to hear her shrill voice from the _salle_, and stopped midway in my journey to demand of Madame Marmoret in the kitchen if it were possible that I heard aright.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As I descended to breakfast the following morning, I was surprised to hear her shrill voice from the _salle_, and stopped midway in my journey to demand of Madame Marmoret in the kitchen if it were possible that I heard aright.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
earrings
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From this reading Madame Marmoret, with her head tied up in a red handkerchief and gold earrings dangling from her ears, looked like a picturesque and pleased old gipsy.
ears
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From this reading Madame Marmoret, with her head tied up in a red handkerchief and gold earrings dangling from her ears, looked like a picturesque and pleased old gipsy.
entail
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From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
father's
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From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
following
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From this reading As I descended to breakfast the following morning, I was surprised to hear her shrill voice from the _salle_, and stopped midway in my journey to demand of Madame Marmoret in the kitchen if it were possible that I heard aright.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘For certain it is she,’ was her reply, ‘and why not?
foreseen
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From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
gipsy
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From this reading Madame Marmoret, with her head tied up in a red handkerchief and gold earrings dangling from her ears, looked like a picturesque and pleased old gipsy.
gold
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From this reading Madame Marmoret, with her head tied up in a red handkerchief and gold earrings dangling from her ears, looked like a picturesque and pleased old gipsy.
greatly
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From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
handkerchief
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From this reading Madame Marmoret, with her head tied up in a red handkerchief and gold earrings dangling from her ears, looked like a picturesque and pleased old gipsy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
head
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From this reading Madame Marmoret, with her head tied up in a red handkerchief and gold earrings dangling from her ears, looked like a picturesque and pleased old gipsy.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I descended to breakfast the following morning, I was surprised to hear her shrill voice from the _salle_, and stopped midway in my journey to demand of Madame Marmoret in the kitchen if it were possible that I heard aright.
heard
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From this reading As I descended to breakfast the following morning, I was surprised to hear her shrill voice from the _salle_, and stopped midway in my journey to demand of Madame Marmoret in the kitchen if it were possible that I heard aright.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As I descended to breakfast the following morning, I was surprised to hear her shrill voice from the _salle_, and stopped midway in my journey to demand of Madame Marmoret in the kitchen if it were possible that I heard aright.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But she certainly lost no time in paying the preliminary one.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘For certain it is she,’ was her reply, ‘and why not?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As I descended to breakfast the following morning, I was surprised to hear her shrill voice from the _salle_, and stopped midway in my journey to demand of Madame Marmoret in the kitchen if it were possible that I heard aright.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As I descended to breakfast the following morning, I was surprised to hear her shrill voice from the _salle_, and stopped midway in my journey to demand of Madame Marmoret in the kitchen if it were possible that I heard aright.
kitchen
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From this reading As I descended to breakfast the following morning, I was surprised to hear her shrill voice from the _salle_, and stopped midway in my journey to demand of Madame Marmoret in the kitchen if it were possible that I heard aright.
like
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From this reading Madame Marmoret, with her head tied up in a red handkerchief and gold earrings dangling from her ears, looked like a picturesque and pleased old gipsy.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame Marmoret, with her head tied up in a red handkerchief and gold earrings dangling from her ears, looked like a picturesque and pleased old gipsy.
lost
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From this reading But she certainly lost no time in paying the preliminary one.
Madame
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From this reading As I descended to breakfast the following morning, I was surprised to hear her shrill voice from the _salle_, and stopped midway in my journey to demand of Madame Marmoret in the kitchen if it were possible that I heard aright.
Markham
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From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
Marmoret
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From this reading As I descended to breakfast the following morning, I was surprised to hear her shrill voice from the _salle_, and stopped midway in my journey to demand of Madame Marmoret in the kitchen if it were possible that I heard aright.
midway
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From this reading As I descended to breakfast the following morning, I was surprised to hear her shrill voice from the _salle_, and stopped midway in my journey to demand of Madame Marmoret in the kitchen if it were possible that I heard aright.
Miss
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From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I descended to breakfast the following morning, I was surprised to hear her shrill voice from the _salle_, and stopped midway in my journey to demand of Madame Marmoret in the kitchen if it were possible that I heard aright.
Mr
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From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As I descended to breakfast the following morning, I was surprised to hear her shrill voice from the _salle_, and stopped midway in my journey to demand of Madame Marmoret in the kitchen if it were possible that I heard aright.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But she certainly lost no time in paying the preliminary one.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
old
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From this reading Madame Marmoret, with her head tied up in a red handkerchief and gold earrings dangling from her ears, looked like a picturesque and pleased old gipsy.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But she certainly lost no time in paying the preliminary one.
paying
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From this reading But she certainly lost no time in paying the preliminary one.
picturesque
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From this reading Madame Marmoret, with her head tied up in a red handkerchief and gold earrings dangling from her ears, looked like a picturesque and pleased old gipsy.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Madame Marmoret, with her head tied up in a red handkerchief and gold earrings dangling from her ears, looked like a picturesque and pleased old gipsy.
possible
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From this reading As I descended to breakfast the following morning, I was surprised to hear her shrill voice from the _salle_, and stopped midway in my journey to demand of Madame Marmoret in the kitchen if it were possible that I heard aright.
preliminary
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From this reading But she certainly lost no time in paying the preliminary one.
presence
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From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
red
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From this reading Madame Marmoret, with her head tied up in a red handkerchief and gold earrings dangling from her ears, looked like a picturesque and pleased old gipsy.
rejoiced
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From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
reply
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From this reading ‘For certain it is she,’ was her reply, ‘and why not?
roof
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From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
salle
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From this reading As I descended to breakfast the following morning, I was surprised to hear her shrill voice from the _salle_, and stopped midway in my journey to demand of Madame Marmoret in the kitchen if it were possible that I heard aright.
series
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From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she certainly lost no time in paying the preliminary one.
shrill
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From this reading As I descended to breakfast the following morning, I was surprised to hear her shrill voice from the _salle_, and stopped midway in my journey to demand of Madame Marmoret in the kitchen if it were possible that I heard aright.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
Sophy
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From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I descended to breakfast the following morning, I was surprised to hear her shrill voice from the _salle_, and stopped midway in my journey to demand of Madame Marmoret in the kitchen if it were possible that I heard aright.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I descended to breakfast the following morning, I was surprised to hear her shrill voice from the _salle_, and stopped midway in my journey to demand of Madame Marmoret in the kitchen if it were possible that I heard aright.
Tessie
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From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
tied
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From this reading Madame Marmoret, with her head tied up in a red handkerchief and gold earrings dangling from her ears, looked like a picturesque and pleased old gipsy.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she certainly lost no time in paying the preliminary one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
up
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From this reading Madame Marmoret, with her head tied up in a red handkerchief and gold earrings dangling from her ears, looked like a picturesque and pleased old gipsy.
visits
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From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
voice
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From this reading As I descended to breakfast the following morning, I was surprised to hear her shrill voice from the _salle_, and stopped midway in my journey to demand of Madame Marmoret in the kitchen if it were possible that I heard aright.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As I descended to breakfast the following morning, I was surprised to hear her shrill voice from the _salle_, and stopped midway in my journey to demand of Madame Marmoret in the kitchen if it were possible that I heard aright.
why
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From this reading ‘For certain it is she,’ was her reply, ‘and why not?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Madame Marmoret, with her head tied up in a red handkerchief and gold earrings dangling from her ears, looked like a picturesque and pleased old gipsy.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I do not think that if Tessie and Ange had foreseen that the presence of Mr. Charteris under their father’s roof was to entail a series of visits from Miss Sophy Markham, they would have rejoiced so greatly at the acquisition of their boarder.
