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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 His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
accustomed
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From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading INCIDENTS Several months went by and John Steele saw nothing further, although he heard often, of Miss Jocelyn Wray.
altogether
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From this reading But the days of this long interim had not passed altogether uneventfully; a few incidents, apart from the routine of his work, obtruded themselves upon his attention.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading INCIDENTS Several months went by and John Steele saw nothing further, although he heard often, of Miss Jocelyn Wray.
apart
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From this reading But the days of this long interim had not passed altogether uneventfully; a few incidents, apart from the routine of his work, obtruded themselves upon his attention.
appointed
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From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
arrived
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From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
ask
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From this reading A number of supposedly prospective clients had called to ask for him at his office during his sojourn on the other side of the channel.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
attention
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From this reading But the days of this long interim had not passed altogether uneventfully; a few incidents, apart from the routine of his work, obtruded themselves upon his attention.
authorize
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From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
business
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From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the days of this long interim had not passed altogether uneventfully; a few incidents, apart from the routine of his work, obtruded themselves upon his attention.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading INCIDENTS Several months went by and John Steele saw nothing further, although he heard often, of Miss Jocelyn Wray.
called
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From this reading A number of supposedly prospective clients had called to ask for him at his office during his sojourn on the other side of the channel.
channel
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From this reading A number of supposedly prospective clients had called to ask for him at his office during his sojourn on the other side of the channel.
Charles
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From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
city
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From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
clients
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From this reading A number of supposedly prospective clients had called to ask for him at his office during his sojourn on the other side of the channel.
continent
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From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
country
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From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
days
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From this reading But the days of this long interim had not passed altogether uneventfully; a few incidents, apart from the routine of his work, obtruded themselves upon his attention.
due
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From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading A number of supposedly prospective clients had called to ask for him at his office during his sojourn on the other side of the channel.
duties
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From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
few
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From this reading But the days of this long interim had not passed altogether uneventfully; a few incidents, apart from the routine of his work, obtruded themselves upon his attention.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A number of supposedly prospective clients had called to ask for him at his office during his sojourn on the other side of the channel.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
frivolities
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From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
further
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From this reading INCIDENTS Several months went by and John Steele saw nothing further, although he heard often, of Miss Jocelyn Wray.
girl
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From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading INCIDENTS Several months went by and John Steele saw nothing further, although he heard often, of Miss Jocelyn Wray.
heard
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From this reading INCIDENTS Several months went by and John Steele saw nothing further, although he heard often, of Miss Jocelyn Wray.
heavy
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From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
hour
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From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
House
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From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
important
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From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
inability
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From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
INCIDENTS
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From this reading INCIDENTS Several months went by and John Steele saw nothing further, although he heard often, of Miss Jocelyn Wray.
interim
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From this reading But the days of this long interim had not passed altogether uneventfully; a few incidents, apart from the routine of his work, obtruded themselves upon his attention.
invitations
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From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
Jocelyn
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From this reading INCIDENTS Several months went by and John Steele saw nothing further, although he heard often, of Miss Jocelyn Wray.
John
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From this reading INCIDENTS Several months went by and John Steele saw nothing further, although he heard often, of Miss Jocelyn Wray.
letter
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From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
light
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From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the days of this long interim had not passed altogether uneventfully; a few incidents, apart from the routine of his work, obtruded themselves upon his attention.
matters
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From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
message
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From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
Miss
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From this reading INCIDENTS Several months went by and John Steele saw nothing further, although he heard often, of Miss Jocelyn Wray.
months
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From this reading INCIDENTS Several months went by and John Steele saw nothing further, although he heard often, of Miss Jocelyn Wray.
nature
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From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading INCIDENTS Several months went by and John Steele saw nothing further, although he heard often, of Miss Jocelyn Wray.
number
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From this reading A number of supposedly prospective clients had called to ask for him at his office during his sojourn on the other side of the channel.
obtruded
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From this reading But the days of this long interim had not passed altogether uneventfully; a few incidents, apart from the routine of his work, obtruded themselves upon his attention.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading INCIDENTS Several months went by and John Steele saw nothing further, although he heard often, of Miss Jocelyn Wray.
office
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From this reading A number of supposedly prospective clients had called to ask for him at his office during his sojourn on the other side of the channel.
often
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From this reading INCIDENTS Several months went by and John Steele saw nothing further, although he heard often, of Miss Jocelyn Wray.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A number of supposedly prospective clients had called to ask for him at his office during his sojourn on the other side of the channel.
other
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From this reading A number of supposedly prospective clients had called to ask for him at his office during his sojourn on the other side of the channel.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
perfunctory
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From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
ponderous
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From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
preferred
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From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
present
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From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
process
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From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
prospective
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From this reading A number of supposedly prospective clients had called to ask for him at his office during his sojourn on the other side of the channel.
regretting
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From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
routine
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From this reading But the days of this long interim had not passed altogether uneventfully; a few incidents, apart from the routine of his work, obtruded themselves upon his attention.
saw
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From this reading INCIDENTS Several months went by and John Steele saw nothing further, although he heard often, of Miss Jocelyn Wray.
script
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From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
Several
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From this reading INCIDENTS Several months went by and John Steele saw nothing further, although he heard often, of Miss Jocelyn Wray.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
side
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From this reading A number of supposedly prospective clients had called to ask for him at his office during his sojourn on the other side of the channel.
Sir
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From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
sojourn
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From this reading A number of supposedly prospective clients had called to ask for him at his office during his sojourn on the other side of the channel.
Steele
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From this reading INCIDENTS Several months went by and John Steele saw nothing further, although he heard often, of Miss Jocelyn Wray.
Strathorn
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From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
suffice
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From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
sufficiently
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From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
supposedly
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From this reading A number of supposedly prospective clients had called to ask for him at his office during his sojourn on the other side of the channel.
suspicion
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From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
tempt
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From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading But the days of this long interim had not passed altogether uneventfully; a few incidents, apart from the routine of his work, obtruded themselves upon his attention.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But the days of this long interim had not passed altogether uneventfully; a few incidents, apart from the routine of his work, obtruded themselves upon his attention.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
uneventfully
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From this reading But the days of this long interim had not passed altogether uneventfully; a few incidents, apart from the routine of his work, obtruded themselves upon his attention.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But the days of this long interim had not passed altogether uneventfully; a few incidents, apart from the routine of his work, obtruded themselves upon his attention.
vagueness
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From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
warranting
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From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
ways
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From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
weeks
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From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading INCIDENTS Several months went by and John Steele saw nothing further, although he heard often, of Miss Jocelyn Wray.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading His business to the continent, whatever its nature, had seemed sufficiently important to authorize from him to her, in due process of time, a short perfunctory message regretting his inability to present himself at the appointed hour at Strathorn House.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
wife
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From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
work
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From this reading But the days of this long interim had not passed altogether uneventfully; a few incidents, apart from the routine of his work, obtruded themselves upon his attention.
Wray
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From this reading INCIDENTS Several months went by and John Steele saw nothing further, although he heard often, of Miss Jocelyn Wray.
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From this reading Whether the young girl found in the letter a vagueness warranting a suspicion that John Steele preferred the heavy duties of the city to the light frivolities of the country matters not; suffice it the weeks passed and no further invitations, in the ponderous script of the wife of Sir Charles, arrived to tempt him from his accustomed ways.
