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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had got a great deal of diversion out of these six weeks.
absorbed
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From this reading The scientific man with an exciting object under the microscope, the astronomer with his new star pulsing out of the depths of the sky, could scarcely have been more absorbed than Constance.
acknowledge
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From this reading And Constance, too, had found it amusing--she did not hesitate to acknowledge that to herself.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
amuse
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From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
amusing
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From this reading And Constance, too, had found it amusing--she did not hesitate to acknowledge that to herself.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The scientific man with an exciting object under the microscope, the astronomer with his new star pulsing out of the depths of the sky, could scarcely have been more absorbed than Constance.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Constance, too, had found it amusing--she did not hesitate to acknowledge that to herself.
antagonism
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From this reading It was the contrast, the harmony, the antagonism, the duel and the companionship continually going on, which had given everything its zest.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
astronomer
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From this reading The scientific man with an exciting object under the microscope, the astronomer with his new star pulsing out of the depths of the sky, could scarcely have been more absorbed than Constance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
came
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From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
climb
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From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
companionship
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From this reading It was the contrast, the harmony, the antagonism, the duel and the companionship continually going on, which had given everything its zest.
Constance
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From this reading And Constance, too, had found it amusing--she did not hesitate to acknowledge that to herself.
continually
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From this reading It was the contrast, the harmony, the antagonism, the duel and the companionship continually going on, which had given everything its zest.
contrast
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From this reading It was the contrast, the harmony, the antagonism, the duel and the companionship continually going on, which had given everything its zest.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The scientific man with an exciting object under the microscope, the astronomer with his new star pulsing out of the depths of the sky, could scarcely have been more absorbed than Constance.
deal
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From this reading She had got a great deal of diversion out of these six weeks.
depths
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From this reading The scientific man with an exciting object under the microscope, the astronomer with his new star pulsing out of the depths of the sky, could scarcely have been more absorbed than Constance.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And Constance, too, had found it amusing--she did not hesitate to acknowledge that to herself.
diversion
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From this reading She had got a great deal of diversion out of these six weeks.
drive
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From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
duel
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From this reading It was the contrast, the harmony, the antagonism, the duel and the companionship continually going on, which had given everything its zest.
dull
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From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
dusty
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From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It was the contrast, the harmony, the antagonism, the duel and the companionship continually going on, which had given everything its zest.
exciting
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From this reading The scientific man with an exciting object under the microscope, the astronomer with his new star pulsing out of the depths of the sky, could scarcely have been more absorbed than Constance.
experienced
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From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
few
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From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Constance, too, had found it amusing--she did not hesitate to acknowledge that to herself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
given
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From this reading It was the contrast, the harmony, the antagonism, the duel and the companionship continually going on, which had given everything its zest.
going
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From this reading It was the contrast, the harmony, the antagonism, the duel and the companionship continually going on, which had given everything its zest.
got
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From this reading She had got a great deal of diversion out of these six weeks.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had got a great deal of diversion out of these six weeks.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And Constance, too, had found it amusing--she did not hesitate to acknowledge that to herself.
harmony
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From this reading It was the contrast, the harmony, the antagonism, the duel and the companionship continually going on, which had given everything its zest.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The scientific man with an exciting object under the microscope, the astronomer with his new star pulsing out of the depths of the sky, could scarcely have been more absorbed than Constance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And Constance, too, had found it amusing--she did not hesitate to acknowledge that to herself.
hesitate
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From this reading And Constance, too, had found it amusing--she did not hesitate to acknowledge that to herself.
hills
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From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The scientific man with an exciting object under the microscope, the astronomer with his new star pulsing out of the depths of the sky, could scarcely have been more absorbed than Constance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And Constance, too, had found it amusing--she did not hesitate to acknowledge that to herself.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the contrast, the harmony, the antagonism, the duel and the companionship continually going on, which had given everything its zest.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
man
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From this reading The scientific man with an exciting object under the microscope, the astronomer with his new star pulsing out of the depths of the sky, could scarcely have been more absorbed than Constance.
microscope
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From this reading The scientific man with an exciting object under the microscope, the astronomer with his new star pulsing out of the depths of the sky, could scarcely have been more absorbed than Constance.
more
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From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
mountain
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From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
new
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From this reading The scientific man with an exciting object under the microscope, the astronomer with his new star pulsing out of the depths of the sky, could scarcely have been more absorbed than Constance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And Constance, too, had found it amusing--she did not hesitate to acknowledge that to herself.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
object
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From this reading The scientific man with an exciting object under the microscope, the astronomer with his new star pulsing out of the depths of the sky, could scarcely have been more absorbed than Constance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had got a great deal of diversion out of these six weeks.
olive-gardens
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From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was the contrast, the harmony, the antagonism, the duel and the companionship continually going on, which had given everything its zest.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
out
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From this reading She had got a great deal of diversion out of these six weeks.
pulsing
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From this reading The scientific man with an exciting object under the microscope, the astronomer with his new star pulsing out of the depths of the sky, could scarcely have been more absorbed than Constance.
ramble
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From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
really
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From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
roads
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From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
scarcely
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From this reading The scientific man with an exciting object under the microscope, the astronomer with his new star pulsing out of the depths of the sky, could scarcely have been more absorbed than Constance.
scientific
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From this reading The scientific man with an exciting object under the microscope, the astronomer with his new star pulsing out of the depths of the sky, could scarcely have been more absorbed than Constance.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And Constance, too, had found it amusing--she did not hesitate to acknowledge that to herself.
six
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From this reading She had got a great deal of diversion out of these six weeks.
sky
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From this reading The scientific man with an exciting object under the microscope, the astronomer with his new star pulsing out of the depths of the sky, could scarcely have been more absorbed than Constance.
star
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From this reading The scientific man with an exciting object under the microscope, the astronomer with his new star pulsing out of the depths of the sky, could scarcely have been more absorbed than Constance.
stony
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From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
streets
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From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
terrace
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From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And Constance, too, had found it amusing--she did not hesitate to acknowledge that to herself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
then
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From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
There
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From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She had got a great deal of diversion out of these six weeks.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And Constance, too, had found it amusing--she did not hesitate to acknowledge that to herself.
too
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From this reading And Constance, too, had found it amusing--she did not hesitate to acknowledge that to herself.
town
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From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The scientific man with an exciting object under the microscope, the astronomer with his new star pulsing out of the depths of the sky, could scarcely have been more absorbed than Constance.
walks
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From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the contrast, the harmony, the antagonism, the duel and the companionship continually going on, which had given everything its zest.
weeks
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From this reading She had got a great deal of diversion out of these six weeks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The scientific man with an exciting object under the microscope, the astronomer with his new star pulsing out of the depths of the sky, could scarcely have been more absorbed than Constance.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There had been nothing, really, when you came to think of it, to amuse anybody: a few dull walks; a drive along the dusty roads, which were more dusty than anything she had ever experienced in her life; and then a ramble among the hills, a climb from terrace to terrace of the olive-gardens, or through the stony streets of a little mountain town.
zest
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From this reading It was the contrast, the harmony, the antagonism, the duel and the companionship continually going on, which had given everything its zest.
