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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 For he was in love--as much in love, it seemed to him, as a man could well be.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
affairs
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From this reading "And I ought to know," he said, with a smile of reminiscence, his mind going back to earlier affairs of the heart, more or less serious, which had been by no means lacking in his career.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
age
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From this reading He surveyed them without remorse, though one or two might reasonably have evoked that emotion, and with no more regret than lay in confessing that he had shared the follies common to his age and his position.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For he was in love--as much in love, it seemed to him, as a man could well be.
back
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From this reading "And I ought to know," he said, with a smile of reminiscence, his mind going back to earlier affairs of the heart, more or less serious, which had been by no means lacking in his career.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He enjoyed this pottering both for its own sake and because it was connected with the thought of the girl he loved.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "And I ought to know," he said, with a smile of reminiscence, his mind going back to earlier affairs of the heart, more or less serious, which had been by no means lacking in his career.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He enjoyed this pottering both for its own sake and because it was connected with the thought of the girl he loved.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "And I ought to know," he said, with a smile of reminiscence, his mind going back to earlier affairs of the heart, more or less serious, which had been by no means lacking in his career.
career
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From this reading "And I ought to know," he said, with a smile of reminiscence, his mind going back to earlier affairs of the heart, more or less serious, which had been by no means lacking in his career.
coming
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From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
common
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From this reading He surveyed them without remorse, though one or two might reasonably have evoked that emotion, and with no more regret than lay in confessing that he had shared the follies common to his age and his position.
confessing
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From this reading He surveyed them without remorse, though one or two might reasonably have evoked that emotion, and with no more regret than lay in confessing that he had shared the follies common to his age and his position.
connected
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From this reading He enjoyed this pottering both for its own sake and because it was connected with the thought of the girl he loved.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
Courtland
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From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
dog-cart
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From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
earlier
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From this reading "And I ought to know," he said, with a smile of reminiscence, his mind going back to earlier affairs of the heart, more or less serious, which had been by no means lacking in his career.
early
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From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
embellishments
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From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
emotion
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From this reading He surveyed them without remorse, though one or two might reasonably have evoked that emotion, and with no more regret than lay in confessing that he had shared the follies common to his age and his position.
enjoyed
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From this reading He enjoyed this pottering both for its own sake and because it was connected with the thought of the girl he loved.
evoked
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From this reading He surveyed them without remorse, though one or two might reasonably have evoked that emotion, and with no more regret than lay in confessing that he had shared the follies common to his age and his position.
Fairhaven
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From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
FAIRY
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From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
follies
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From this reading He surveyed them without remorse, though one or two might reasonably have evoked that emotion, and with no more regret than lay in confessing that he had shared the follies common to his age and his position.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He enjoyed this pottering both for its own sake and because it was connected with the thought of the girl he loved.
girl
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From this reading He enjoyed this pottering both for its own sake and because it was connected with the thought of the girl he loved.
going
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From this reading "And I ought to know," he said, with a smile of reminiscence, his mind going back to earlier affairs of the heart, more or less serious, which had been by no means lacking in his career.
Grantley
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From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "And I ought to know," he said, with a smile of reminiscence, his mind going back to earlier affairs of the heart, more or less serious, which had been by no means lacking in his career.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He surveyed them without remorse, though one or two might reasonably have evoked that emotion, and with no more regret than lay in confessing that he had shared the follies common to his age and his position.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He enjoyed this pottering both for its own sake and because it was connected with the thought of the girl he loved.
heart
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From this reading "And I ought to know," he said, with a smile of reminiscence, his mind going back to earlier affairs of the heart, more or less serious, which had been by no means lacking in his career.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For he was in love--as much in love, it seemed to him, as a man could well be.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
house
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From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And I ought to know," he said, with a smile of reminiscence, his mind going back to earlier affairs of the heart, more or less serious, which had been by no means lacking in his career.
Imason
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From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
improvements
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From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He enjoyed this pottering both for its own sake and because it was connected with the thought of the girl he loved.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He enjoyed this pottering both for its own sake and because it was connected with the thought of the girl he loved.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And I ought to know," he said, with a smile of reminiscence, his mind going back to earlier affairs of the heart, more or less serious, which had been by no means lacking in his career.
lacking
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From this reading "And I ought to know," he said, with a smile of reminiscence, his mind going back to earlier affairs of the heart, more or less serious, which had been by no means lacking in his career.
lay
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From this reading He surveyed them without remorse, though one or two might reasonably have evoked that emotion, and with no more regret than lay in confessing that he had shared the follies common to his age and his position.
less
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From this reading "And I ought to know," he said, with a smile of reminiscence, his mind going back to earlier affairs of the heart, more or less serious, which had been by no means lacking in his career.
line
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From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
lounging
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From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
love
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From this reading For he was in love--as much in love, it seemed to him, as a man could well be.
loved
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From this reading He enjoyed this pottering both for its own sake and because it was connected with the thought of the girl he loved.
made
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From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
man
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From this reading For he was in love--as much in love, it seemed to him, as a man could well be.
means
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From this reading "And I ought to know," he said, with a smile of reminiscence, his mind going back to earlier affairs of the heart, more or less serious, which had been by no means lacking in his career.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He surveyed them without remorse, though one or two might reasonably have evoked that emotion, and with no more regret than lay in confessing that he had shared the follies common to his age and his position.
Milldean
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From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And I ought to know," he said, with a smile of reminiscence, his mind going back to earlier affairs of the heart, more or less serious, which had been by no means lacking in his career.
more
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From this reading "And I ought to know," he said, with a smile of reminiscence, his mind going back to earlier affairs of the heart, more or less serious, which had been by no means lacking in his career.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
much
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From this reading For he was in love--as much in love, it seemed to him, as a man could well be.
nearer
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From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
off
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From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He surveyed them without remorse, though one or two might reasonably have evoked that emotion, and with no more regret than lay in confessing that he had shared the follies common to his age and his position.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "And I ought to know," he said, with a smile of reminiscence, his mind going back to earlier affairs of the heart, more or less serious, which had been by no means lacking in his career.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "And I ought to know," he said, with a smile of reminiscence, his mind going back to earlier affairs of the heart, more or less serious, which had been by no means lacking in his career.
own
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From this reading He enjoyed this pottering both for its own sake and because it was connected with the thought of the girl he loved.
planning
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From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
position
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From this reading He surveyed them without remorse, though one or two might reasonably have evoked that emotion, and with no more regret than lay in confessing that he had shared the follies common to his age and his position.
pottering
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From this reading He enjoyed this pottering both for its own sake and because it was connected with the thought of the girl he loved.
provided
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From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
railway
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From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
ran
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From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
reasonably
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From this reading He surveyed them without remorse, though one or two might reasonably have evoked that emotion, and with no more regret than lay in confessing that he had shared the follies common to his age and his position.
regret
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From this reading He surveyed them without remorse, though one or two might reasonably have evoked that emotion, and with no more regret than lay in confessing that he had shared the follies common to his age and his position.
reminiscence
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From this reading "And I ought to know," he said, with a smile of reminiscence, his mind going back to earlier affairs of the heart, more or less serious, which had been by no means lacking in his career.
remorse
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From this reading He surveyed them without remorse, though one or two might reasonably have evoked that emotion, and with no more regret than lay in confessing that he had shared the follies common to his age and his position.
RIDE
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From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
said
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From this reading "And I ought to know," he said, with a smile of reminiscence, his mind going back to earlier affairs of the heart, more or less serious, which had been by no means lacking in his career.
sake
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From this reading He enjoyed this pottering both for its own sake and because it was connected with the thought of the girl he loved.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For he was in love--as much in love, it seemed to him, as a man could well be.
serious
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From this reading "And I ought to know," he said, with a smile of reminiscence, his mind going back to earlier affairs of the heart, more or less serious, which had been by no means lacking in his career.
shared
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From this reading He surveyed them without remorse, though one or two might reasonably have evoked that emotion, and with no more regret than lay in confessing that he had shared the follies common to his age and his position.
Sibylla
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From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
smile
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From this reading "And I ought to know," he said, with a smile of reminiscence, his mind going back to earlier affairs of the heart, more or less serious, which had been by no means lacking in his career.
spent
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From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
station
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From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
surveyed
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From this reading He surveyed them without remorse, though one or two might reasonably have evoked that emotion, and with no more regret than lay in confessing that he had shared the follies common to his age and his position.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He surveyed them without remorse, though one or two might reasonably have evoked that emotion, and with no more regret than lay in confessing that he had shared the follies common to his age and his position.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He surveyed them without remorse, though one or two might reasonably have evoked that emotion, and with no more regret than lay in confessing that he had shared the follies common to his age and his position.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He surveyed them without remorse, though one or two might reasonably have evoked that emotion, and with no more regret than lay in confessing that he had shared the follies common to his age and his position.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He enjoyed this pottering both for its own sake and because it was connected with the thought of the girl he loved.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He surveyed them without remorse, though one or two might reasonably have evoked that emotion, and with no more regret than lay in confessing that he had shared the follies common to his age and his position.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He enjoyed this pottering both for its own sake and because it was connected with the thought of the girl he loved.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
two
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From this reading He surveyed them without remorse, though one or two might reasonably have evoked that emotion, and with no more regret than lay in confessing that he had shared the follies common to his age and his position.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He enjoyed this pottering both for its own sake and because it was connected with the thought of the girl he loved.
well
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From this reading For he was in love--as much in love, it seemed to him, as a man could well be.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE FAIRY RIDE Courtland went off early next morning in the dog-cart to Fairhaven station--no railway line ran nearer Milldean--and Grantley Imason spent the morning lounging about his house, planning what improvements could be made and what embellishments provided against the coming of Sibylla.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "And I ought to know," he said, with a smile of reminiscence, his mind going back to earlier affairs of the heart, more or less serious, which had been by no means lacking in his career.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He enjoyed this pottering both for its own sake and because it was connected with the thought of the girl he loved.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He surveyed them without remorse, though one or two might reasonably have evoked that emotion, and with no more regret than lay in confessing that he had shared the follies common to his age and his position.
