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accepted
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From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
afresh
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From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
agreeable
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From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
all
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From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
always
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From this reading And still— _Those darkening shadows in the sky in the east!_ And yet it was always “Ulrica” here and “Ulrica” there.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And had she not been content?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
charity
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From this reading Was it charity from her or from him?
children
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From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
company
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From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
content
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From this reading And had she not been content?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
darkening
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From this reading And still— _Those darkening shadows in the sky in the east!_ And yet it was always “Ulrica” here and “Ulrica” there.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
disinterested
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From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
east
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From this reading And still— _Those darkening shadows in the sky in the east!_ And yet it was always “Ulrica” here and “Ulrica” there.
evening
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From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Was it charity from her or from him?
give
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From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
gone
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From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And still— _Those darkening shadows in the sky in the east!_ And yet it was always “Ulrica” here and “Ulrica” there.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Was it charity from her or from him?
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
How
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From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
kind
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From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
largess
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From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
learn
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From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
moment
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From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
mood
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From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
more
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From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
mother
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From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
now
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From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
only
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From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
own
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From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
perhaps
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From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
plead
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From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
relaxed
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From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
serve
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From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
several
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From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
shadows
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From this reading And still— _Those darkening shadows in the sky in the east!_ And yet it was always “Ulrica” here and “Ulrica” there.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
sky
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From this reading And still— _Those darkening shadows in the sky in the east!_ And yet it was always “Ulrica” here and “Ulrica” there.
smiled
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From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
somewhere
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From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
stairs
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From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And still— _Those darkening shadows in the sky in the east!_ And yet it was always “Ulrica” here and “Ulrica” there.
striven
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From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
there
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From this reading And still— _Those darkening shadows in the sky in the east!_ And yet it was always “Ulrica” here and “Ulrica” there.
things
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From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And still— _Those darkening shadows in the sky in the east!_ And yet it was always “Ulrica” here and “Ulrica” there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
True
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From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
Ulrica
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From this reading And still— _Those darkening shadows in the sky in the east!_ And yet it was always “Ulrica” here and “Ulrica” there.
unfair
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From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
up
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From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
useful
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From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
very
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From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
wading-pool
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From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
waiting
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From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
way
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From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
Well
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From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
wished
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From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
worthless
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From this reading _How deserted that wading-pool looked at evening, with all the children gone!_ And now at this very moment he was below stairs waiting for her, waiting to learn whether she had smiled or her mood had relaxed so that he might come up to plead afresh for so little as she could give—her worthless disinterested company somewhere!
years
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From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Well, perhaps it was unfair to serve one so who wished nothing more than to be kind and who had striven in every way for several years now to make himself useful if not agreeable to her, and yet—True, she had accepted of his largess, not only for herself but for her mother; but had she not had things of her own before that?
