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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 In the height of a simoom it seems incredible that the face of Nature should ever recover from its distortion and resume its smiles and dimples, yet a few hours effect this marvellous restoration.
actually
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From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
allusion
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From this reading In less than a week the Aylmers had not only ceased to be the only subject of conversation, but by tacit consent had been banished from it as too painful a topic for even incidental allusion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the height of a simoom it seems incredible that the face of Nature should ever recover from its distortion and resume its smiles and dimples, yet a few hours effect this marvellous restoration.
announcement
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From this reading “They are punishing themselves more than me,” was Mrs. Tancred’s sole comment upon the announcement that her quondam friends could no longer bear to lie under the obligation of a roof-tree to her.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “They are punishing themselves more than me,” was Mrs. Tancred’s sole comment upon the announcement that her quondam friends could no longer bear to lie under the obligation of a roof-tree to her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In less than a week the Aylmers had not only ceased to be the only subject of conversation, but by tacit consent had been banished from it as too painful a topic for even incidental allusion.
await
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From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
Aylmer
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From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
Aylmers
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From this reading In less than a week the Aylmers had not only ceased to be the only subject of conversation, but by tacit consent had been banished from it as too painful a topic for even incidental allusion.
banished
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From this reading In less than a week the Aylmers had not only ceased to be the only subject of conversation, but by tacit consent had been banished from it as too painful a topic for even incidental allusion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In less than a week the Aylmers had not only ceased to be the only subject of conversation, but by tacit consent had been banished from it as too painful a topic for even incidental allusion.
bear
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From this reading “They are punishing themselves more than me,” was Mrs. Tancred’s sole comment upon the announcement that her quondam friends could no longer bear to lie under the obligation of a roof-tree to her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In less than a week the Aylmers had not only ceased to be the only subject of conversation, but by tacit consent had been banished from it as too painful a topic for even incidental allusion.
better
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From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
bundling
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From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In less than a week the Aylmers had not only ceased to be the only subject of conversation, but by tacit consent had been banished from it as too painful a topic for even incidental allusion.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In less than a week the Aylmers had not only ceased to be the only subject of conversation, but by tacit consent had been banished from it as too painful a topic for even incidental allusion.
case
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From this reading In the case of the Stillington simoom it took less than a week to remove the more obvious signs of the devastation it had caused in its destructive passage.
caused
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From this reading In the case of the Stillington simoom it took less than a week to remove the more obvious signs of the devastation it had caused in its destructive passage.
ceased
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From this reading In less than a week the Aylmers had not only ceased to be the only subject of conversation, but by tacit consent had been banished from it as too painful a topic for even incidental allusion.
comment
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From this reading “They are punishing themselves more than me,” was Mrs. Tancred’s sole comment upon the announcement that her quondam friends could no longer bear to lie under the obligation of a roof-tree to her.
completion
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From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
consent
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From this reading In less than a week the Aylmers had not only ceased to be the only subject of conversation, but by tacit consent had been banished from it as too painful a topic for even incidental allusion.
conversation
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From this reading In less than a week the Aylmers had not only ceased to be the only subject of conversation, but by tacit consent had been banished from it as too painful a topic for even incidental allusion.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “They are punishing themselves more than me,” was Mrs. Tancred’s sole comment upon the announcement that her quondam friends could no longer bear to lie under the obligation of a roof-tree to her.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
destructive
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From this reading In the case of the Stillington simoom it took less than a week to remove the more obvious signs of the devastation it had caused in its destructive passage.
devastation
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From this reading In the case of the Stillington simoom it took less than a week to remove the more obvious signs of the devastation it had caused in its destructive passage.
dimples
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From this reading In the height of a simoom it seems incredible that the face of Nature should ever recover from its distortion and resume its smiles and dimples, yet a few hours effect this marvellous restoration.
distortion
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From this reading In the height of a simoom it seems incredible that the face of Nature should ever recover from its distortion and resume its smiles and dimples, yet a few hours effect this marvellous restoration.
distracted
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From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
Dower
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From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
effect
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From this reading In the height of a simoom it seems incredible that the face of Nature should ever recover from its distortion and resume its smiles and dimples, yet a few hours effect this marvellous restoration.
entertained
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From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In less than a week the Aylmers had not only ceased to be the only subject of conversation, but by tacit consent had been banished from it as too painful a topic for even incidental allusion.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the height of a simoom it seems incredible that the face of Nature should ever recover from its distortion and resume its smiles and dimples, yet a few hours effect this marvellous restoration.
face
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From this reading In the height of a simoom it seems incredible that the face of Nature should ever recover from its distortion and resume its smiles and dimples, yet a few hours effect this marvellous restoration.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
family
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From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
few
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From this reading In the height of a simoom it seems incredible that the face of Nature should ever recover from its distortion and resume its smiles and dimples, yet a few hours effect this marvellous restoration.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In less than a week the Aylmers had not only ceased to be the only subject of conversation, but by tacit consent had been banished from it as too painful a topic for even incidental allusion.
friends
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From this reading “They are punishing themselves more than me,” was Mrs. Tancred’s sole comment upon the announcement that her quondam friends could no longer bear to lie under the obligation of a roof-tree to her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the height of a simoom it seems incredible that the face of Nature should ever recover from its distortion and resume its smiles and dimples, yet a few hours effect this marvellous restoration.
globe-circling
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From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the case of the Stillington simoom it took less than a week to remove the more obvious signs of the devastation it had caused in its destructive passage.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
height
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From this reading In the height of a simoom it seems incredible that the face of Nature should ever recover from its distortion and resume its smiles and dimples, yet a few hours effect this marvellous restoration.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “They are punishing themselves more than me,” was Mrs. Tancred’s sole comment upon the announcement that her quondam friends could no longer bear to lie under the obligation of a roof-tree to her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
hours
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From this reading In the height of a simoom it seems incredible that the face of Nature should ever recover from its distortion and resume its smiles and dimples, yet a few hours effect this marvellous restoration.
House
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From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
idea
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From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the height of a simoom it seems incredible that the face of Nature should ever recover from its distortion and resume its smiles and dimples, yet a few hours effect this marvellous restoration.
incidental
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From this reading In less than a week the Aylmers had not only ceased to be the only subject of conversation, but by tacit consent had been banished from it as too painful a topic for even incidental allusion.
inconveniently
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From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
incredible
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From this reading In the height of a simoom it seems incredible that the face of Nature should ever recover from its distortion and resume its smiles and dimples, yet a few hours effect this marvellous restoration.
indeed
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From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
indignantly
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From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the height of a simoom it seems incredible that the face of Nature should ever recover from its distortion and resume its smiles and dimples, yet a few hours effect this marvellous restoration.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In the height of a simoom it seems incredible that the face of Nature should ever recover from its distortion and resume its smiles and dimples, yet a few hours effect this marvellous restoration.
less
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From this reading In the case of the Stillington simoom it took less than a week to remove the more obvious signs of the devastation it had caused in its destructive passage.
lie
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From this reading “They are punishing themselves more than me,” was Mrs. Tancred’s sole comment upon the announcement that her quondam friends could no longer bear to lie under the obligation of a roof-tree to her.
longer
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From this reading “They are punishing themselves more than me,” was Mrs. Tancred’s sole comment upon the announcement that her quondam friends could no longer bear to lie under the obligation of a roof-tree to her.
marvellous
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From this reading In the height of a simoom it seems incredible that the face of Nature should ever recover from its distortion and resume its smiles and dimples, yet a few hours effect this marvellous restoration.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “They are punishing themselves more than me,” was Mrs. Tancred’s sole comment upon the announcement that her quondam friends could no longer bear to lie under the obligation of a roof-tree to her.
mid-process
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From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
more
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From this reading In the case of the Stillington simoom it took less than a week to remove the more obvious signs of the devastation it had caused in its destructive passage.
Mrs
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From this reading “They are punishing themselves more than me,” was Mrs. Tancred’s sole comment upon the announcement that her quondam friends could no longer bear to lie under the obligation of a roof-tree to her.
Nature
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From this reading In the height of a simoom it seems incredible that the face of Nature should ever recover from its distortion and resume its smiles and dimples, yet a few hours effect this marvellous restoration.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “They are punishing themselves more than me,” was Mrs. Tancred’s sole comment upon the announcement that her quondam friends could no longer bear to lie under the obligation of a roof-tree to her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In less than a week the Aylmers had not only ceased to be the only subject of conversation, but by tacit consent had been banished from it as too painful a topic for even incidental allusion.
obligation
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From this reading “They are punishing themselves more than me,” was Mrs. Tancred’s sole comment upon the announcement that her quondam friends could no longer bear to lie under the obligation of a roof-tree to her.
obvious
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From this reading In the case of the Stillington simoom it took less than a week to remove the more obvious signs of the devastation it had caused in its destructive passage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the height of a simoom it seems incredible that the face of Nature should ever recover from its distortion and resume its smiles and dimples, yet a few hours effect this marvellous restoration.
off
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From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
only
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From this reading In less than a week the Aylmers had not only ceased to be the only subject of conversation, but by tacit consent had been banished from it as too painful a topic for even incidental allusion.
out
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From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
painful
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From this reading In less than a week the Aylmers had not only ceased to be the only subject of conversation, but by tacit consent had been banished from it as too painful a topic for even incidental allusion.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the case of the Stillington simoom it took less than a week to remove the more obvious signs of the devastation it had caused in its destructive passage.
prescribed
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From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
punishing
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From this reading “They are punishing themselves more than me,” was Mrs. Tancred’s sole comment upon the announcement that her quondam friends could no longer bear to lie under the obligation of a roof-tree to her.
quondam
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From this reading “They are punishing themselves more than me,” was Mrs. Tancred’s sole comment upon the announcement that her quondam friends could no longer bear to lie under the obligation of a roof-tree to her.
really
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From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
rebuilding
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From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
recover
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From this reading In the height of a simoom it seems incredible that the face of Nature should ever recover from its distortion and resume its smiles and dimples, yet a few hours effect this marvellous restoration.
remove
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From this reading In the case of the Stillington simoom it took less than a week to remove the more obvious signs of the devastation it had caused in its destructive passage.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
restoration
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From this reading In the height of a simoom it seems incredible that the face of Nature should ever recover from its distortion and resume its smiles and dimples, yet a few hours effect this marvellous restoration.
resume
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From this reading In the height of a simoom it seems incredible that the face of Nature should ever recover from its distortion and resume its smiles and dimples, yet a few hours effect this marvellous restoration.
Riviera
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From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
roof-tree
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From this reading “They are punishing themselves more than me,” was Mrs. Tancred’s sole comment upon the announcement that her quondam friends could no longer bear to lie under the obligation of a roof-tree to her.
seems
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From this reading In the height of a simoom it seems incredible that the face of Nature should ever recover from its distortion and resume its smiles and dimples, yet a few hours effect this marvellous restoration.
self-slaughter
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From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
set
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From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
shores
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From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In the height of a simoom it seems incredible that the face of Nature should ever recover from its distortion and resume its smiles and dimples, yet a few hours effect this marvellous restoration.
signs
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From this reading In the case of the Stillington simoom it took less than a week to remove the more obvious signs of the devastation it had caused in its destructive passage.
simoom
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From this reading In the height of a simoom it seems incredible that the face of Nature should ever recover from its distortion and resume its smiles and dimples, yet a few hours effect this marvellous restoration.
smiles
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From this reading In the height of a simoom it seems incredible that the face of Nature should ever recover from its distortion and resume its smiles and dimples, yet a few hours effect this marvellous restoration.
sole
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From this reading “They are punishing themselves more than me,” was Mrs. Tancred’s sole comment upon the announcement that her quondam friends could no longer bear to lie under the obligation of a roof-tree to her.
Stillington
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From this reading In the case of the Stillington simoom it took less than a week to remove the more obvious signs of the devastation it had caused in its destructive passage.
subject
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From this reading In less than a week the Aylmers had not only ceased to be the only subject of conversation, but by tacit consent had been banished from it as too painful a topic for even incidental allusion.
tacit
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From this reading In less than a week the Aylmers had not only ceased to be the only subject of conversation, but by tacit consent had been banished from it as too painful a topic for even incidental allusion.
Tancred's
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From this reading “They are punishing themselves more than me,” was Mrs. Tancred’s sole comment upon the announcement that her quondam friends could no longer bear to lie under the obligation of a roof-tree to her.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In the case of the Stillington simoom it took less than a week to remove the more obvious signs of the devastation it had caused in its destructive passage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the height of a simoom it seems incredible that the face of Nature should ever recover from its distortion and resume its smiles and dimples, yet a few hours effect this marvellous restoration.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the height of a simoom it seems incredible that the face of Nature should ever recover from its distortion and resume its smiles and dimples, yet a few hours effect this marvellous restoration.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “They are punishing themselves more than me,” was Mrs. Tancred’s sole comment upon the announcement that her quondam friends could no longer bear to lie under the obligation of a roof-tree to her.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They are punishing themselves more than me,” was Mrs. Tancred’s sole comment upon the announcement that her quondam friends could no longer bear to lie under the obligation of a roof-tree to her.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the height of a simoom it seems incredible that the face of Nature should ever recover from its distortion and resume its smiles and dimples, yet a few hours effect this marvellous restoration.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the case of the Stillington simoom it took less than a week to remove the more obvious signs of the devastation it had caused in its destructive passage.
Toby
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From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
too
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From this reading In less than a week the Aylmers had not only ceased to be the only subject of conversation, but by tacit consent had been banished from it as too painful a topic for even incidental allusion.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the case of the Stillington simoom it took less than a week to remove the more obvious signs of the devastation it had caused in its destructive passage.
topic
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From this reading In less than a week the Aylmers had not only ceased to be the only subject of conversation, but by tacit consent had been banished from it as too painful a topic for even incidental allusion.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “They are punishing themselves more than me,” was Mrs. Tancred’s sole comment upon the announcement that her quondam friends could no longer bear to lie under the obligation of a roof-tree to her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “They are punishing themselves more than me,” was Mrs. Tancred’s sole comment upon the announcement that her quondam friends could no longer bear to lie under the obligation of a roof-tree to her.
voyage
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From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “They are punishing themselves more than me,” was Mrs. Tancred’s sole comment upon the announcement that her quondam friends could no longer bear to lie under the obligation of a roof-tree to her.
week
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From this reading In the case of the Stillington simoom it took less than a week to remove the more obvious signs of the devastation it had caused in its destructive passage.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In less than a week the distracted Toby, having thought better of--if, indeed, he had ever really entertained the idea of--self-slaughter, had actually set off on that globe-circling voyage which his cruel fair one had prescribed to him, and the rest of the Aylmer family were in mid-process of indignantly bundling out of the Dower House, to await inconveniently on the shores of the Riviera the completion of their rebuilding house.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading In the height of a simoom it seems incredible that the face of Nature should ever recover from its distortion and resume its smiles and dimples, yet a few hours effect this marvellous restoration.
