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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 A good deal of fortuitous coming together can be arranged for by two persons of ordinary enterprise.
accidental
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From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
accustomed
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From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
adopt
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From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
ago
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From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since that momentous dinner at Ranelagh, however, neither of them had had an opportunity of reverting to the subject of her conversation when alone with him on the terrace; hence she had been compelled to write to him that letter which he had read and upon which he had pondered before the arrival of Sir Harcourt Mortimer, and some time too after the departure of that minister.
altogether
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From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Since that momentous dinner at Ranelagh, however, neither of them had had an opportunity of reverting to the subject of her conversation when alone with him on the terrace; hence she had been compelled to write to him that letter which he had read and upon which he had pondered before the arrival of Sir Harcourt Mortimer, and some time too after the departure of that minister.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
any
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From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
appreciation
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From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
arranged
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From this reading A good deal of fortuitous coming together can be arranged for by two persons of ordinary enterprise.
arrival
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From this reading Since that momentous dinner at Ranelagh, however, neither of them had had an opportunity of reverting to the subject of her conversation when alone with him on the terrace; hence she had been compelled to write to him that letter which he had read and upon which he had pondered before the arrival of Sir Harcourt Mortimer, and some time too after the departure of that minister.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
attitude
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From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A good deal of fortuitous coming together can be arranged for by two persons of ordinary enterprise.
become
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From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Since that momentous dinner at Ranelagh, however, neither of them had had an opportunity of reverting to the subject of her conversation when alone with him on the terrace; hence she had been compelled to write to him that letter which he had read and upon which he had pondered before the arrival of Sir Harcourt Mortimer, and some time too after the departure of that minister.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A good deal of fortuitous coming together can be arranged for by two persons of ordinary enterprise.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A good deal of fortuitous coming together can be arranged for by two persons of ordinary enterprise.
chance
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From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
clasps
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From this reading Still, even trusting only to this fickle power, they had a good many opportunities of exchanging hand clasps and of sitting in the same drawing-room.
Clifton
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From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
coming
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From this reading A good deal of fortuitous coming together can be arranged for by two persons of ordinary enterprise.
compelled
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From this reading Since that momentous dinner at Ranelagh, however, neither of them had had an opportunity of reverting to the subject of her conversation when alone with him on the terrace; hence she had been compelled to write to him that letter which he had read and upon which he had pondered before the arrival of Sir Harcourt Mortimer, and some time too after the departure of that minister.
conclusion
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From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
conversation
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From this reading Since that momentous dinner at Ranelagh, however, neither of them had had an opportunity of reverting to the subject of her conversation when alone with him on the terrace; hence she had been compelled to write to him that letter which he had read and upon which he had pondered before the arrival of Sir Harcourt Mortimer, and some time too after the departure of that minister.
correspondence
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From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
deal
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From this reading A good deal of fortuitous coming together can be arranged for by two persons of ordinary enterprise.
departure
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From this reading Since that momentous dinner at Ranelagh, however, neither of them had had an opportunity of reverting to the subject of her conversation when alone with him on the terrace; hence she had been compelled to write to him that letter which he had read and upon which he had pondered before the arrival of Sir Harcourt Mortimer, and some time too after the departure of that minister.
dinner
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From this reading Since that momentous dinner at Ranelagh, however, neither of them had had an opportunity of reverting to the subject of her conversation when alone with him on the terrace; hence she had been compelled to write to him that letter which he had read and upon which he had pondered before the arrival of Sir Harcourt Mortimer, and some time too after the departure of that minister.
drawing-room
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From this reading Still, even trusting only to this fickle power, they had a good many opportunities of exchanging hand clasps and of sitting in the same drawing-room.
dropped
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From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
due
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From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
enterprise
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From this reading A good deal of fortuitous coming together can be arranged for by two persons of ordinary enterprise.
entertainments
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From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
Ernest
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From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, even trusting only to this fickle power, they had a good many opportunities of exchanging hand clasps and of sitting in the same drawing-room.
exchanging
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From this reading Still, even trusting only to this fickle power, they had a good many opportunities of exchanging hand clasps and of sitting in the same drawing-room.
father
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From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
fickle
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From this reading Still, even trusting only to this fickle power, they had a good many opportunities of exchanging hand clasps and of sitting in the same drawing-room.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A good deal of fortuitous coming together can be arranged for by two persons of ordinary enterprise.
fortuitous
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From this reading A good deal of fortuitous coming together can be arranged for by two persons of ordinary enterprise.
frequent
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From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
girl
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From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
giving
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From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
going
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From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A good deal of fortuitous coming together can be arranged for by two persons of ordinary enterprise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
hand
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From this reading Still, even trusting only to this fickle power, they had a good many opportunities of exchanging hand clasps and of sitting in the same drawing-room.
Harcourt
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From this reading Since that momentous dinner at Ranelagh, however, neither of them had had an opportunity of reverting to the subject of her conversation when alone with him on the terrace; hence she had been compelled to write to him that letter which he had read and upon which he had pondered before the arrival of Sir Harcourt Mortimer, and some time too after the departure of that minister.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since that momentous dinner at Ranelagh, however, neither of them had had an opportunity of reverting to the subject of her conversation when alone with him on the terrace; hence she had been compelled to write to him that letter which he had read and upon which he had pondered before the arrival of Sir Harcourt Mortimer, and some time too after the departure of that minister.
henceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading Since that momentous dinner at Ranelagh, however, neither of them had had an opportunity of reverting to the subject of her conversation when alone with him on the terrace; hence she had been compelled to write to him that letter which he had read and upon which he had pondered before the arrival of Sir Harcourt Mortimer, and some time too after the departure of that minister.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
illicit
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From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
information
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From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
Josephine
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From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
letter
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From this reading Since that momentous dinner at Ranelagh, however, neither of them had had an opportunity of reverting to the subject of her conversation when alone with him on the terrace; hence she had been compelled to write to him that letter which he had read and upon which he had pondered before the arrival of Sir Harcourt Mortimer, and some time too after the departure of that minister.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
many
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From this reading Still, even trusting only to this fickle power, they had a good many opportunities of exchanging hand clasps and of sitting in the same drawing-room.
meetings
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From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
minister
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From this reading Since that momentous dinner at Ranelagh, however, neither of them had had an opportunity of reverting to the subject of her conversation when alone with him on the terrace; hence she had been compelled to write to him that letter which he had read and upon which he had pondered before the arrival of Sir Harcourt Mortimer, and some time too after the departure of that minister.
missives
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From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
momentous
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From this reading Since that momentous dinner at Ranelagh, however, neither of them had had an opportunity of reverting to the subject of her conversation when alone with him on the terrace; hence she had been compelled to write to him that letter which he had read and upon which he had pondered before the arrival of Sir Harcourt Mortimer, and some time too after the departure of that minister.
Mortimer
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From this reading Since that momentous dinner at Ranelagh, however, neither of them had had an opportunity of reverting to the subject of her conversation when alone with him on the terrace; hence she had been compelled to write to him that letter which he had read and upon which he had pondered before the arrival of Sir Harcourt Mortimer, and some time too after the departure of that minister.
mother
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From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
Mr
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From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Since that momentous dinner at Ranelagh, however, neither of them had had an opportunity of reverting to the subject of her conversation when alone with him on the terrace; hence she had been compelled to write to him that letter which he had read and upon which he had pondered before the arrival of Sir Harcourt Mortimer, and some time too after the departure of that minister.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
notice
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From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A good deal of fortuitous coming together can be arranged for by two persons of ordinary enterprise.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
only
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From this reading Still, even trusting only to this fickle power, they had a good many opportunities of exchanging hand clasps and of sitting in the same drawing-room.
opportunities
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From this reading Still, even trusting only to this fickle power, they had a good many opportunities of exchanging hand clasps and of sitting in the same drawing-room.
opportunity
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From this reading Since that momentous dinner at Ranelagh, however, neither of them had had an opportunity of reverting to the subject of her conversation when alone with him on the terrace; hence she had been compelled to write to him that letter which he had read and upon which he had pondered before the arrival of Sir Harcourt Mortimer, and some time too after the departure of that minister.
ordinary
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From this reading A good deal of fortuitous coming together can be arranged for by two persons of ordinary enterprise.
parents
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From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
persons
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From this reading A good deal of fortuitous coming together can be arranged for by two persons of ordinary enterprise.
pondered
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From this reading Since that momentous dinner at Ranelagh, however, neither of them had had an opportunity of reverting to the subject of her conversation when alone with him on the terrace; hence she had been compelled to write to him that letter which he had read and upon which he had pondered before the arrival of Sir Harcourt Mortimer, and some time too after the departure of that minister.
power
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From this reading Still, even trusting only to this fickle power, they had a good many opportunities of exchanging hand clasps and of sitting in the same drawing-room.
Ranelagh
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From this reading Since that momentous dinner at Ranelagh, however, neither of them had had an opportunity of reverting to the subject of her conversation when alone with him on the terrace; hence she had been compelled to write to him that letter which he had read and upon which he had pondered before the arrival of Sir Harcourt Mortimer, and some time too after the departure of that minister.
read
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From this reading Since that momentous dinner at Ranelagh, however, neither of them had had an opportunity of reverting to the subject of her conversation when alone with him on the terrace; hence she had been compelled to write to him that letter which he had read and upon which he had pondered before the arrival of Sir Harcourt Mortimer, and some time too after the departure of that minister.
regard
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From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
result
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From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
reverting
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From this reading Since that momentous dinner at Ranelagh, however, neither of them had had an opportunity of reverting to the subject of her conversation when alone with him on the terrace; hence she had been compelled to write to him that letter which he had read and upon which he had pondered before the arrival of Sir Harcourt Mortimer, and some time too after the departure of that minister.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, even trusting only to this fickle power, they had a good many opportunities of exchanging hand clasps and of sitting in the same drawing-room.
send
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From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
sensitive
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From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
Sir
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From this reading Since that momentous dinner at Ranelagh, however, neither of them had had an opportunity of reverting to the subject of her conversation when alone with him on the terrace; hence she had been compelled to write to him that letter which he had read and upon which he had pondered before the arrival of Sir Harcourt Mortimer, and some time too after the departure of that minister.
sitting
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From this reading Still, even trusting only to this fickle power, they had a good many opportunities of exchanging hand clasps and of sitting in the same drawing-room.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
some
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From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, even trusting only to this fickle power, they had a good many opportunities of exchanging hand clasps and of sitting in the same drawing-room.
subject
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From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
terrace
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From this reading Since that momentous dinner at Ranelagh, however, neither of them had had an opportunity of reverting to the subject of her conversation when alone with him on the terrace; hence she had been compelled to write to him that letter which he had read and upon which he had pondered before the arrival of Sir Harcourt Mortimer, and some time too after the departure of that minister.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Since that momentous dinner at Ranelagh, however, neither of them had had an opportunity of reverting to the subject of her conversation when alone with him on the terrace; hence she had been compelled to write to him that letter which he had read and upon which he had pondered before the arrival of Sir Harcourt Mortimer, and some time too after the departure of that minister.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Still, even trusting only to this fickle power, they had a good many opportunities of exchanging hand clasps and of sitting in the same drawing-room.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
together
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From this reading A good deal of fortuitous coming together can be arranged for by two persons of ordinary enterprise.
too
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From this reading Since that momentous dinner at Ranelagh, however, neither of them had had an opportunity of reverting to the subject of her conversation when alone with him on the terrace; hence she had been compelled to write to him that letter which he had read and upon which he had pondered before the arrival of Sir Harcourt Mortimer, and some time too after the departure of that minister.
trusting
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From this reading Still, even trusting only to this fickle power, they had a good many opportunities of exchanging hand clasps and of sitting in the same drawing-room.
two
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From this reading A good deal of fortuitous coming together can be arranged for by two persons of ordinary enterprise.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Since that momentous dinner at Ranelagh, however, neither of them had had an opportunity of reverting to the subject of her conversation when alone with him on the terrace; hence she had been compelled to write to him that letter which he had read and upon which he had pondered before the arrival of Sir Harcourt Mortimer, and some time too after the departure of that minister.
very
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From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
week
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From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
well
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From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Since that momentous dinner at Ranelagh, however, neither of them had had an opportunity of reverting to the subject of her conversation when alone with him on the terrace; hence she had been compelled to write to him that letter which he had read and upon which he had pondered before the arrival of Sir Harcourt Mortimer, and some time too after the departure of that minister.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Josephine had at one time--and it was not so very long ago--been accustomed to send little missives to Mr. Ernest Clifton giving him some information as to the entertainments to which she was going from week to week so that their accidental meetings were frequent.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Since she had, however, become sensitive on the subject of her duty to her parents, and had come to the conclusion that her attitude in regard to Mr. Clifton was not one that any girl with a right appreciation of what was due to herself as well as to her father and mother would adopt, she had dropped this illicit correspondence--after giving him due notice--so that their meetings were altogether the result of chance.
write
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From this reading Since that momentous dinner at Ranelagh, however, neither of them had had an opportunity of reverting to the subject of her conversation when alone with him on the terrace; hence she had been compelled to write to him that letter which he had read and upon which he had pondered before the arrival of Sir Harcourt Mortimer, and some time too after the departure of that minister.
