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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 "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
accident
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From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
Ado
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From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
adorable
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From this reading Tom Steyne and his wife and their adorable baby come to them for a week, it is true, and try by every means in their power to lighten the gloom that hangs over the house, but in vain.
all
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From this reading His disclosure he knows by instinct will be received ungraciously and with disapprobation, not only by Lady Chetwoode, but by Sir Guy, who has all through proved himself an enemy to the cause.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet another full month elapses, and already the first glad thought of spring is filling every breast, before he really brings himself to speak upon the dreaded subject.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His disclosure he knows by instinct will be received ungraciously and with disapprobation, not only by Lady Chetwoode, but by Sir Guy, who has all through proved himself an enemy to the cause.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
anon
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet another full month elapses, and already the first glad thought of spring is filling every breast, before he really brings himself to speak upon the dreaded subject.
anxiety
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
Archibald
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
Archibald's
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From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
ask
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
baby
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From this reading Tom Steyne and his wife and their adorable baby come to them for a week, it is true, and try by every means in their power to lighten the gloom that hangs over the house, but in vain.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His disclosure he knows by instinct will be received ungraciously and with disapprobation, not only by Lady Chetwoode, but by Sir Guy, who has all through proved himself an enemy to the cause.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Yet another full month elapses, and already the first glad thought of spring is filling every breast, before he really brings himself to speak upon the dreaded subject.
breast
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From this reading Yet another full month elapses, and already the first glad thought of spring is filling every breast, before he really brings himself to speak upon the dreaded subject.
brings
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From this reading Yet another full month elapses, and already the first glad thought of spring is filling every breast, before he really brings himself to speak upon the dreaded subject.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Tom Steyne and his wife and their adorable baby come to them for a week, it is true, and try by every means in their power to lighten the gloom that hangs over the house, but in vain.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Tom Steyne and his wife and their adorable baby come to them for a week, it is true, and try by every means in their power to lighten the gloom that hangs over the house, but in vain.
capricious
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
cause
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From this reading His disclosure he knows by instinct will be received ungraciously and with disapprobation, not only by Lady Chetwoode, but by Sir Guy, who has all through proved himself an enemy to the cause.
Cecilia
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
Chetwoode
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From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
Christmas
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From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
Claud
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From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom Steyne and his wife and their adorable baby come to them for a week, it is true, and try by every means in their power to lighten the gloom that hangs over the house, but in vain.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
consent
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
consumed
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
Cyril
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
devoid
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
disapprobation
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From this reading His disclosure he knows by instinct will be received ungraciously and with disapprobation, not only by Lady Chetwoode, but by Sir Guy, who has all through proved himself an enemy to the cause.
disclosure
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From this reading His disclosure he knows by instinct will be received ungraciously and with disapprobation, not only by Lady Chetwoode, but by Sir Guy, who has all through proved himself an enemy to the cause.
distrait
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
dreaded
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From this reading Yet another full month elapses, and already the first glad thought of spring is filling every breast, before he really brings himself to speak upon the dreaded subject.
elapses
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From this reading Yet another full month elapses, and already the first glad thought of spring is filling every breast, before he really brings himself to speak upon the dreaded subject.
enemy
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From this reading His disclosure he knows by instinct will be received ungraciously and with disapprobation, not only by Lady Chetwoode, but by Sir Guy, who has all through proved himself an enemy to the cause.
engagement
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Tom Steyne and his wife and their adorable baby come to them for a week, it is true, and try by every means in their power to lighten the gloom that hangs over the house, but in vain.
eye
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From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
failure
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From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
fellow
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
filling
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From this reading Yet another full month elapses, and already the first glad thought of spring is filling every breast, before he really brings himself to speak upon the dreaded subject.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet another full month elapses, and already the first glad thought of spring is filling every breast, before he really brings himself to speak upon the dreaded subject.
fitful
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tom Steyne and his wife and their adorable baby come to them for a week, it is true, and try by every means in their power to lighten the gloom that hangs over the house, but in vain.
full
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
genial
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
glad
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From this reading Yet another full month elapses, and already the first glad thought of spring is filling every breast, before he really brings himself to speak upon the dreaded subject.
gloom
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From this reading Tom Steyne and his wife and their adorable baby come to them for a week, it is true, and try by every means in their power to lighten the gloom that hangs over the house, but in vain.
Guy
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
hangs
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From this reading Tom Steyne and his wife and their adorable baby come to them for a week, it is true, and try by every means in their power to lighten the gloom that hangs over the house, but in vain.
harassing
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From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His disclosure he knows by instinct will be received ungraciously and with disapprobation, not only by Lady Chetwoode, but by Sir Guy, who has all through proved himself an enemy to the cause.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet another full month elapses, and already the first glad thought of spring is filling every breast, before he really brings himself to speak upon the dreaded subject.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Yet another full month elapses, and already the first glad thought of spring is filling every breast, before he really brings himself to speak upon the dreaded subject.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom Steyne and his wife and their adorable baby come to them for a week, it is true, and try by every means in their power to lighten the gloom that hangs over the house, but in vain.
house
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From this reading Tom Steyne and his wife and their adorable baby come to them for a week, it is true, and try by every means in their power to lighten the gloom that hangs over the house, but in vain.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
ill-tempered
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
imperiousadjUS /ɪmˈpɪr.i.əs/
Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. (Hách dịch, độc đoán, kiêu kỳ.)
From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
instinct
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From this reading His disclosure he knows by instinct will be received ungraciously and with disapprobation, not only by Lady Chetwoode, but by Sir Guy, who has all through proved himself an enemy to the cause.
invisible
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tom Steyne and his wife and their adorable baby come to them for a week, it is true, and try by every means in their power to lighten the gloom that hangs over the house, but in vain.
knows
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From this reading His disclosure he knows by instinct will be received ungraciously and with disapprobation, not only by Lady Chetwoode, but by Sir Guy, who has all through proved himself an enemy to the cause.
lady
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From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
letter
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
lighten
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From this reading Tom Steyne and his wife and their adorable baby come to them for a week, it is true, and try by every means in their power to lighten the gloom that hangs over the house, but in vain.
Lilian
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
made
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
marriage
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
means
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From this reading Tom Steyne and his wife and their adorable baby come to them for a week, it is true, and try by every means in their power to lighten the gloom that hangs over the house, but in vain.
mending
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
month
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From this reading Yet another full month elapses, and already the first glad thought of spring is filling every breast, before he really brings himself to speak upon the dreaded subject.
moods
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
most
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
mother
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
Much
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From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
now
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
obstinately
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
only
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From this reading His disclosure he knows by instinct will be received ungraciously and with disapprobation, not only by Lady Chetwoode, but by Sir Guy, who has all through proved himself an enemy to the cause.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Tom Steyne and his wife and their adorable baby come to them for a week, it is true, and try by every means in their power to lighten the gloom that hangs over the house, but in vain.
overflowing
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
particular
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
power
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From this reading Tom Steyne and his wife and their adorable baby come to them for a week, it is true, and try by every means in their power to lighten the gloom that hangs over the house, but in vain.
proved
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From this reading His disclosure he knows by instinct will be received ungraciously and with disapprobation, not only by Lady Chetwoode, but by Sir Guy, who has all through proved himself an enemy to the cause.
rapidly
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
really
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From this reading Yet another full month elapses, and already the first glad thought of spring is filling every breast, before he really brings himself to speak upon the dreaded subject.
received
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From this reading His disclosure he knows by instinct will be received ungraciously and with disapprobation, not only by Lady Chetwoode, but by Sir Guy, who has all through proved himself an enemy to the cause.
reveal
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
say
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
Sir
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From this reading His disclosure he knows by instinct will be received ungraciously and with disapprobation, not only by Lady Chetwoode, but by Sir Guy, who has all through proved himself an enemy to the cause.
speak
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From this reading Yet another full month elapses, and already the first glad thought of spring is filling every breast, before he really brings himself to speak upon the dreaded subject.
speedy
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
spirits
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
spring
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From this reading Yet another full month elapses, and already the first glad thought of spring is filling every breast, before he really brings himself to speak upon the dreaded subject.
Steyne
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From this reading Tom Steyne and his wife and their adorable baby come to them for a week, it is true, and try by every means in their power to lighten the gloom that hangs over the house, but in vain.
subject
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From this reading Yet another full month elapses, and already the first glad thought of spring is filling every breast, before he really brings himself to speak upon the dreaded subject.
sweetest
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From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Tom Steyne and his wife and their adorable baby come to them for a week, it is true, and try by every means in their power to lighten the gloom that hangs over the house, but in vain.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Tom Steyne and his wife and their adorable baby come to them for a week, it is true, and try by every means in their power to lighten the gloom that hangs over the house, but in vain.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His disclosure he knows by instinct will be received ungraciously and with disapprobation, not only by Lady Chetwoode, but by Sir Guy, who has all through proved himself an enemy to the cause.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tom Steyne and his wife and their adorable baby come to them for a week, it is true, and try by every means in their power to lighten the gloom that hangs over the house, but in vain.
Tom
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From this reading Tom Steyne and his wife and their adorable baby come to them for a week, it is true, and try by every means in their power to lighten the gloom that hangs over the house, but in vain.
true
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From this reading Tom Steyne and his wife and their adorable baby come to them for a week, it is true, and try by every means in their power to lighten the gloom that hangs over the house, but in vain.
try
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From this reading Tom Steyne and his wife and their adorable baby come to them for a week, it is true, and try by every means in their power to lighten the gloom that hangs over the house, but in vain.
ungraciously
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From this reading His disclosure he knows by instinct will be received ungraciously and with disapprobation, not only by Lady Chetwoode, but by Sir Guy, who has all through proved himself an enemy to the cause.
up
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Yet another full month elapses, and already the first glad thought of spring is filling every breast, before he really brings himself to speak upon the dreaded subject.
usually
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
vain
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From this reading Tom Steyne and his wife and their adorable baby come to them for a week, it is true, and try by every means in their power to lighten the gloom that hangs over the house, but in vain.
week
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From this reading Tom Steyne and his wife and their adorable baby come to them for a week, it is true, and try by every means in their power to lighten the gloom that hangs over the house, but in vain.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
whims
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading His disclosure he knows by instinct will be received ungraciously and with disapprobation, not only by Lady Chetwoode, but by Sir Guy, who has all through proved himself an enemy to the cause.
wife
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From this reading Tom Steyne and his wife and their adorable baby come to them for a week, it is true, and try by every means in their power to lighten the gloom that hangs over the house, but in vain.
wildest
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading His disclosure he knows by instinct will be received ungraciously and with disapprobation, not only by Lady Chetwoode, but by Sir Guy, who has all through proved himself an enemy to the cause.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
world
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From this reading Guy is obstinately _distrait_, not to say ill-tempered; Lilian is fitful,--now full of the wildest spirits, and anon capricious and overflowing with little imperious whims; Archibald, though rapidly mending, is of course invisible, and a complete dead letter; while Cyril, usually the most genial fellow in the world and devoid of moods, is at this particular time consumed with anxiety, having at last made up his mind to reveal to his mother his engagement to Cecilia and ask her consent to their speedy marriage.
year
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From this reading "_Claud._--In mine eye, she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."--_Much Ado About Nothing._ Because of Archibald's accident, and because of much harassing secret thought, Christmas is a failure this year at Chetwoode.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet another full month elapses, and already the first glad thought of spring is filling every breast, before he really brings himself to speak upon the dreaded subject.
