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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 "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
AcrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
all
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From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading This thought so engrosses him, as he walks along, that he fails to hear Mrs. Branscombe, until she is close beside him, and until she says, gently,-- "How d'ye do, Sir James?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
another's
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From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This thought so engrosses him, as he walks along, that he fails to hear Mrs. Branscombe, until she is close beside him, and until she says, gently,-- "How d'ye do, Sir James?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
autumn
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From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
beech-trees
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From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
believes
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From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading This thought so engrosses him, as he walks along, that he fails to hear Mrs. Branscombe, until she is close beside him, and until she says, gently,-- "How d'ye do, Sir James?"
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
blush
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From this reading At this his start is so visible that she laughs, and says, with a faint blush,-- "What! is my coming so light that one fails to hear it?"
Branscombe
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From this reading This thought so engrosses him, as he walks along, that he fails to hear Mrs. Branscombe, until she is close beside him, and until she says, gently,-- "How d'ye do, Sir James?"
browned
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From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
close
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From this reading This thought so engrosses him, as he walks along, that he fails to hear Mrs. Branscombe, until she is close beside him, and until she says, gently,-- "How d'ye do, Sir James?"
comes
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From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
coming
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From this reading At this his start is so visible that she laughs, and says, with a faint blush,-- "What! is my coming so light that one fails to hear it?"
d'ye
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From this reading This thought so engrosses him, as he walks along, that he fails to hear Mrs. Branscombe, until she is close beside him, and until she says, gently,-- "How d'ye do, Sir James?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading This thought so engrosses him, as he walks along, that he fails to hear Mrs. Branscombe, until she is close beside him, and until she says, gently,-- "How d'ye do, Sir James?"
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
dying
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From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
engrosses
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From this reading This thought so engrosses him, as he walks along, that he fails to hear Mrs. Branscombe, until she is close beside him, and until she says, gently,-- "How d'ye do, Sir James?"
fails
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From this reading This thought so engrosses him, as he walks along, that he fails to hear Mrs. Branscombe, until she is close beside him, and until she says, gently,-- "How d'ye do, Sir James?"
faint
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From this reading At this his start is so visible that she laughs, and says, with a faint blush,-- "What! is my coming so light that one fails to hear it?"
fast
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From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
fitful
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From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
follow
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From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
gently
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From this reading This thought so engrosses him, as he walks along, that he fails to hear Mrs. Branscombe, until she is close beside him, and until she says, gently,-- "How d'ye do, Sir James?"
girl
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From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
Gowran
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From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
grass
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From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
Hamlet
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From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This thought so engrosses him, as he walks along, that he fails to hear Mrs. Branscombe, until she is close beside him, and until she says, gently,-- "How d'ye do, Sir James?"
heel
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From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To which he, recovering himself, makes ready response:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
How
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From this reading This thought so engrosses him, as he walks along, that he fails to hear Mrs. Branscombe, until she is close beside him, and until she says, gently,-- "How d'ye do, Sir James?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At this his start is so visible that she laughs, and says, with a faint blush,-- "What! is my coming so light that one fails to hear it?"
James
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From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
laughs
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From this reading At this his start is so visible that she laughs, and says, with a faint blush,-- "What! is my coming so light that one fails to hear it?"
lead
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From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
light
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From this reading At this his start is so visible that she laughs, and says, with a faint blush,-- "What! is my coming so light that one fails to hear it?"
makes
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From this reading To which he, recovering himself, makes ready response:
man
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From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
Mrs
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From this reading This thought so engrosses him, as he walks along, that he fails to hear Mrs. Branscombe, until she is close beside him, and until she says, gently,-- "How d'ye do, Sir James?"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At this his start is so visible that she laughs, and says, with a faint blush,-- "What! is my coming so light that one fails to hear it?"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
only
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From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
rays
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From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
ready
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From this reading To which he, recovering himself, makes ready response:
recovering
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From this reading To which he, recovering himself, makes ready response:
response
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From this reading To which he, recovering himself, makes ready response:
saunters
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From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
says
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From this reading This thought so engrosses him, as he walks along, that he fails to hear Mrs. Branscombe, until she is close beside him, and until she says, gently,-- "How d'ye do, Sir James?"
scorching
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From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
Scrope
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From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This thought so engrosses him, as he walks along, that he fails to hear Mrs. Branscombe, until she is close beside him, and until she says, gently,-- "How d'ye do, Sir James?"
sir
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From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
slowly
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From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
soul
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From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this his start is so visible that she laughs, and says, with a faint blush,-- "What! is my coming so light that one fails to hear it?"
summer
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From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
sunshine
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From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This thought so engrosses him, as he walks along, that he fails to hear Mrs. Branscombe, until she is close beside him, and until she says, gently,-- "How d'ye do, Sir James?"
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This thought so engrosses him, as he walks along, that he fails to hear Mrs. Branscombe, until she is close beside him, and until she says, gently,-- "How d'ye do, Sir James?"
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
tread
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From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading This thought so engrosses him, as he walks along, that he fails to hear Mrs. Branscombe, until she is close beside him, and until she says, gently,-- "How d'ye do, Sir James?"
unworthy
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From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
utterly
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From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
visible
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From this reading At this his start is so visible that she laughs, and says, with a faint blush,-- "What! is my coming so light that one fails to hear it?"
walks
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From this reading This thought so engrosses him, as he walks along, that he fails to hear Mrs. Branscombe, until she is close beside him, and until she says, gently,-- "How d'ye do, Sir James?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At this his start is so visible that she laughs, and says, with a faint blush,-- "What! is my coming so light that one fails to hear it?"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To which he, recovering himself, makes ready response:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At this his start is so visible that she laughs, and says, with a faint blush,-- "What! is my coming so light that one fails to hear it?"
woe
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From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
woman
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From this reading "One woe doth tread upon another's heel, So fast they follow."--_Hamlet._ "One, that was a woman, sir."--_Hamlet._ Across the autumn grass, that has browned beneath the scorching summer rays, and through the fitful sunshine, comes James Scrope.
woods
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From this reading Through the woods, under the dying beech-trees that lead to Gowran, he saunters slowly, thinking only of the girl beyond, who is not thinking of him at all, but of the man who, in his soul, Sir James believes utterly unworthy of her.
