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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 It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had heard enough in the office about Brownlows to know that it was an unprecedented honor that was being paid him; but it was the coals of fire thus heaped upon his head which he principally felt.
accustomed
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From this reading Naturally the stranger knew nothing about any one particular of her dress, but he felt without knowing how, the difference between that costly simplicity and all the finery of the women he was accustomed to see.
all
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From this reading Sara was already at the head of the table in all that perfection of dainty apparel which dazzles the eyes of people unused to it.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sara was already at the head of the table in all that perfection of dainty apparel which dazzles the eyes of people unused to it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had heard enough in the office about Brownlows to know that it was an unprecedented honor that was being paid him; but it was the coals of fire thus heaped upon his head which he principally felt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
any
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From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
apparel
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From this reading Sara was already at the head of the table in all that perfection of dainty apparel which dazzles the eyes of people unused to it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
astonishment
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From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sara was already at the head of the table in all that perfection of dainty apparel which dazzles the eyes of people unused to it.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
behaved
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From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He had heard enough in the office about Brownlows to know that it was an unprecedented honor that was being paid him; but it was the coals of fire thus heaped upon his head which he principally felt.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Naturally the stranger knew nothing about any one particular of her dress, but he felt without knowing how, the difference between that costly simplicity and all the finery of the women he was accustomed to see.
Brownlows
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From this reading He had heard enough in the office about Brownlows to know that it was an unprecedented honor that was being paid him; but it was the coals of fire thus heaped upon his head which he principally felt.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
Canadian
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From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
coals
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From this reading He had heard enough in the office about Brownlows to know that it was an unprecedented honor that was being paid him; but it was the coals of fire thus heaped upon his head which he principally felt.
costly
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From this reading Naturally the stranger knew nothing about any one particular of her dress, but he felt without knowing how, the difference between that costly simplicity and all the finery of the women he was accustomed to see.
dainty
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From this reading Sara was already at the head of the table in all that perfection of dainty apparel which dazzles the eyes of people unused to it.
dazzles
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From this reading Sara was already at the head of the table in all that perfection of dainty apparel which dazzles the eyes of people unused to it.
difference
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From this reading Naturally the stranger knew nothing about any one particular of her dress, but he felt without knowing how, the difference between that costly simplicity and all the finery of the women he was accustomed to see.
dining-room
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From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
dress
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From this reading Naturally the stranger knew nothing about any one particular of her dress, but he felt without knowing how, the difference between that costly simplicity and all the finery of the women he was accustomed to see.
enough
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From this reading He had heard enough in the office about Brownlows to know that it was an unprecedented honor that was being paid him; but it was the coals of fire thus heaped upon his head which he principally felt.
exultation
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From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
eyes
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From this reading Sara was already at the head of the table in all that perfection of dainty apparel which dazzles the eyes of people unused to it.
felt
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From this reading He had heard enough in the office about Brownlows to know that it was an unprecedented honor that was being paid him; but it was the coals of fire thus heaped upon his head which he principally felt.
finery
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From this reading Naturally the stranger knew nothing about any one particular of her dress, but he felt without knowing how, the difference between that costly simplicity and all the finery of the women he was accustomed to see.
fire
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From this reading He had heard enough in the office about Brownlows to know that it was an unprecedented honor that was being paid him; but it was the coals of fire thus heaped upon his head which he principally felt.
followed
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From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
head
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From this reading He had heard enough in the office about Brownlows to know that it was an unprecedented honor that was being paid him; but it was the coals of fire thus heaped upon his head which he principally felt.
heaped
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From this reading He had heard enough in the office about Brownlows to know that it was an unprecedented honor that was being paid him; but it was the coals of fire thus heaped upon his head which he principally felt.
heard
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From this reading He had heard enough in the office about Brownlows to know that it was an unprecedented honor that was being paid him; but it was the coals of fire thus heaped upon his head which he principally felt.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Naturally the stranger knew nothing about any one particular of her dress, but he felt without knowing how, the difference between that costly simplicity and all the finery of the women he was accustomed to see.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had heard enough in the office about Brownlows to know that it was an unprecedented honor that was being paid him; but it was the coals of fire thus heaped upon his head which he principally felt.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had heard enough in the office about Brownlows to know that it was an unprecedented honor that was being paid him; but it was the coals of fire thus heaped upon his head which he principally felt.
honor
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From this reading He had heard enough in the office about Brownlows to know that it was an unprecedented honor that was being paid him; but it was the coals of fire thus heaped upon his head which he principally felt.
house
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From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
how
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From this reading Naturally the stranger knew nothing about any one particular of her dress, but he felt without knowing how, the difference between that costly simplicity and all the finery of the women he was accustomed to see.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had heard enough in the office about Brownlows to know that it was an unprecedented honor that was being paid him; but it was the coals of fire thus heaped upon his head which he principally felt.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
just
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From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
knew
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From this reading Naturally the stranger knew nothing about any one particular of her dress, but he felt without knowing how, the difference between that costly simplicity and all the finery of the women he was accustomed to see.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had heard enough in the office about Brownlows to know that it was an unprecedented honor that was being paid him; but it was the coals of fire thus heaped upon his head which he principally felt.
knowing
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From this reading Naturally the stranger knew nothing about any one particular of her dress, but he felt without knowing how, the difference between that costly simplicity and all the finery of the women he was accustomed to see.
like
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From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
LUNCHEON
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From this reading LUNCHEON.
man
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From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
master
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From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
Masterton
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From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
Naturally
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From this reading Naturally the stranger knew nothing about any one particular of her dress, but he felt without knowing how, the difference between that costly simplicity and all the finery of the women he was accustomed to see.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Naturally the stranger knew nothing about any one particular of her dress, but he felt without knowing how, the difference between that costly simplicity and all the finery of the women he was accustomed to see.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
office
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From this reading He had heard enough in the office about Brownlows to know that it was an unprecedented honor that was being paid him; but it was the coals of fire thus heaped upon his head which he principally felt.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Naturally the stranger knew nothing about any one particular of her dress, but he felt without knowing how, the difference between that costly simplicity and all the finery of the women he was accustomed to see.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
other
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From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
paid
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From this reading He had heard enough in the office about Brownlows to know that it was an unprecedented honor that was being paid him; but it was the coals of fire thus heaped upon his head which he principally felt.
particular
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From this reading Naturally the stranger knew nothing about any one particular of her dress, but he felt without knowing how, the difference between that costly simplicity and all the finery of the women he was accustomed to see.
people
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From this reading Sara was already at the head of the table in all that perfection of dainty apparel which dazzles the eyes of people unused to it.
perfection
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From this reading Sara was already at the head of the table in all that perfection of dainty apparel which dazzles the eyes of people unused to it.
principally
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From this reading He had heard enough in the office about Brownlows to know that it was an unprecedented honor that was being paid him; but it was the coals of fire thus heaped upon his head which he principally felt.
privilege
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From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
recompense
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From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
Sara
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From this reading Sara was already at the head of the table in all that perfection of dainty apparel which dazzles the eyes of people unused to it.
see
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From this reading Naturally the stranger knew nothing about any one particular of her dress, but he felt without knowing how, the difference between that costly simplicity and all the finery of the women he was accustomed to see.
simplicity
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From this reading Naturally the stranger knew nothing about any one particular of her dress, but he felt without knowing how, the difference between that costly simplicity and all the finery of the women he was accustomed to see.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
social
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From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
stranger
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From this reading Naturally the stranger knew nothing about any one particular of her dress, but he felt without knowing how, the difference between that costly simplicity and all the finery of the women he was accustomed to see.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
table
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From this reading Sara was already at the head of the table in all that perfection of dainty apparel which dazzles the eyes of people unused to it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
thus
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From this reading He had heard enough in the office about Brownlows to know that it was an unprecedented honor that was being paid him; but it was the coals of fire thus heaped upon his head which he principally felt.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
ungraciously
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From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
ungratefully
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From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
unprecedented
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From this reading He had heard enough in the office about Brownlows to know that it was an unprecedented honor that was being paid him; but it was the coals of fire thus heaped upon his head which he principally felt.
unused
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From this reading Sara was already at the head of the table in all that perfection of dainty apparel which dazzles the eyes of people unused to it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had heard enough in the office about Brownlows to know that it was an unprecedented honor that was being paid him; but it was the coals of fire thus heaped upon his head which he principally felt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had heard enough in the office about Brownlows to know that it was an unprecedented honor that was being paid him; but it was the coals of fire thus heaped upon his head which he principally felt.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Naturally the stranger knew nothing about any one particular of her dress, but he felt without knowing how, the difference between that costly simplicity and all the finery of the women he was accustomed to see.
women
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From this reading Naturally the stranger knew nothing about any one particular of her dress, but he felt without knowing how, the difference between that costly simplicity and all the finery of the women he was accustomed to see.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
young
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From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
youth
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From this reading It was like a dream to the young Canadian when he followed the master of the house into the dining-room;--not that _that_, or any other social privilege, would have struck the youth with astonishment or exultation as it would have done a young man from Masterton: but because he had just behaved so ungratefully and ungraciously, and had no right to any such recompense.
