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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 The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
Adam
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From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
afforded
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From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
air
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From this reading "But I'm never lonely," she answered with an air of bravado, "and I try never to be unhappy.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "But I'm never lonely," she answered with an air of bravado, "and I try never to be unhappy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He won't be long gone--only a month, he says; and don't be unhappy--I'm going to do everything to cheer you up."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It may have been gallantry or it may have been the pathetic way in which she waved her handkerchief in return that roused the boyish sympathy in his heart:
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
boyish
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From this reading It may have been gallantry or it may have been the pathetic way in which she waved her handkerchief in return that roused the boyish sympathy in his heart:
bravado
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From this reading "But I'm never lonely," she answered with an air of bravado, "and I try never to be unhappy.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I'm never lonely," she answered with an air of bravado, "and I try never to be unhappy.
cheer
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From this reading "He won't be long gone--only a month, he says; and don't be unhappy--I'm going to do everything to cheer you up."
courtesy
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From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
discharge
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From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "He won't be long gone--only a month, he says; and don't be unhappy--I'm going to do everything to cheer you up."
Don't
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From this reading "Don't worry," he said in a voice full of tenderness.
down
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From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
driven
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From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "He won't be long gone--only a month, he says; and don't be unhappy--I'm going to do everything to cheer you up."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
full
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From this reading "Don't worry," he said in a voice full of tenderness.
gallantry
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From this reading It may have been gallantry or it may have been the pathetic way in which she waved her handkerchief in return that roused the boyish sympathy in his heart:
gig
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From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
going
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From this reading "He won't be long gone--only a month, he says; and don't be unhappy--I'm going to do everything to cheer you up."
gone
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From this reading "He won't be long gone--only a month, he says; and don't be unhappy--I'm going to do everything to cheer you up."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
handkerchief
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From this reading It may have been gallantry or it may have been the pathetic way in which she waved her handkerchief in return that roused the boyish sympathy in his heart:
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
hat
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From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It may have been gallantry or it may have been the pathetic way in which she waved her handkerchief in return that roused the boyish sympathy in his heart:
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
heart
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From this reading It may have been gallantry or it may have been the pathetic way in which she waved her handkerchief in return that roused the boyish sympathy in his heart:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It may have been gallantry or it may have been the pathetic way in which she waved her handkerchief in return that roused the boyish sympathy in his heart:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I'm never lonely," she answered with an air of bravado, "and I try never to be unhappy.
I'm
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From this reading "He won't be long gone--only a month, he says; and don't be unhappy--I'm going to do everything to cheer you up."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may have been gallantry or it may have been the pathetic way in which she waved her handkerchief in return that roused the boyish sympathy in his heart:
Judge
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From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
kissing
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From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
lifting
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From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
lilacs
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From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
lonely
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From this reading "But I'm never lonely," she answered with an air of bravado, "and I try never to be unhappy.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He won't be long gone--only a month, he says; and don't be unhappy--I'm going to do everything to cheer you up."
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may have been gallantry or it may have been the pathetic way in which she waved her handkerchief in return that roused the boyish sympathy in his heart:
month
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From this reading "He won't be long gone--only a month, he says; and don't be unhappy--I'm going to do everything to cheer you up."
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But I'm never lonely," she answered with an air of bravado, "and I try never to be unhappy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
only
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From this reading "He won't be long gone--only a month, he says; and don't be unhappy--I'm going to do everything to cheer you up."
opportunity
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From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It may have been gallantry or it may have been the pathetic way in which she waved her handkerchief in return that roused the boyish sympathy in his heart:
painter
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From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
pathetic
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From this reading It may have been gallantry or it may have been the pathetic way in which she waved her handkerchief in return that roused the boyish sympathy in his heart:
punctilious
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From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
return
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From this reading It may have been gallantry or it may have been the pathetic way in which she waved her handkerchief in return that roused the boyish sympathy in his heart:
roused
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From this reading It may have been gallantry or it may have been the pathetic way in which she waved her handkerchief in return that roused the boyish sympathy in his heart:
said
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From this reading "Don't worry," he said in a voice full of tenderness.
says
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From this reading "He won't be long gone--only a month, he says; and don't be unhappy--I'm going to do everything to cheer you up."
servant
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From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It may have been gallantry or it may have been the pathetic way in which she waved her handkerchief in return that roused the boyish sympathy in his heart:
stepped
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From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
sympathy
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From this reading It may have been gallantry or it may have been the pathetic way in which she waved her handkerchief in return that roused the boyish sympathy in his heart:
tenderness
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From this reading "Don't worry," he said in a voice full of tenderness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It may have been gallantry or it may have been the pathetic way in which she waved her handkerchief in return that roused the boyish sympathy in his heart:
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
try
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From this reading "But I'm never lonely," she answered with an air of bravado, "and I try never to be unhappy.
unhappy
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From this reading "He won't be long gone--only a month, he says; and don't be unhappy--I'm going to do everything to cheer you up."
up
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From this reading "He won't be long gone--only a month, he says; and don't be unhappy--I'm going to do everything to cheer you up."
voice
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From this reading "Don't worry," he said in a voice full of tenderness.
waved
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From this reading It may have been gallantry or it may have been the pathetic way in which she waved her handkerchief in return that roused the boyish sympathy in his heart:
way
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From this reading It may have been gallantry or it may have been the pathetic way in which she waved her handkerchief in return that roused the boyish sympathy in his heart:
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It may have been gallantry or it may have been the pathetic way in which she waved her handkerchief in return that roused the boyish sympathy in his heart:
wife
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From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
won't
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From this reading "He won't be long gone--only a month, he says; and don't be unhappy--I'm going to do everything to cheer you up."
worry
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From this reading "Don't worry," he said in a voice full of tenderness.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "He won't be long gone--only a month, he says; and don't be unhappy--I'm going to do everything to cheer you up."
young
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From this reading The young painter took the first opportunity to discharge his duty--an opportunity afforded him when the Judge, after kissing his wife and shaking hands with Adam the morning he left, had stepped into his gig, his servant beside him, and with a lifting of his hat in punctilious courtesy, had driven down between the lilacs.
