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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 I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
account
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From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
Alice
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From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
all
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From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But I am sorry to say the appellation was quite a just one.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
appellation
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From this reading But I am sorry to say the appellation was quite a just one.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
breakfast
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From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading An unmarried woman!--that I should call my pretty Alice by that harsh, mature, common-place name!
call
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From this reading An unmarried woman!--that I should call my pretty Alice by that harsh, mature, common-place name!
cannot
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From this reading “I really cannot undertake to say whether she is like that person you once knew,” said I, somewhat demurely.
Clare
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From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
common-place
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From this reading An unmarried woman!--that I should call my pretty Alice by that harsh, mature, common-place name!
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
Crofton
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From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
demurely
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From this reading “I really cannot undertake to say whether she is like that person you once knew,” said I, somewhat demurely.
Derwent
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From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
going
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From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
Harley
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From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
harsh
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From this reading An unmarried woman!--that I should call my pretty Alice by that harsh, mature, common-place name!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
hopes
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From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
inclined
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From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
just
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From this reading But I am sorry to say the appellation was quite a just one.
kept
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From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
knew
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From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
like
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From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
live
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From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
made
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From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
man
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From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
married
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From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
mature
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From this reading An unmarried woman!--that I should call my pretty Alice by that harsh, mature, common-place name!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
Mr
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From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
much
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From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading An unmarried woman!--that I should call my pretty Alice by that harsh, mature, common-place name!
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An unmarried woman!--that I should call my pretty Alice by that harsh, mature, common-place name!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
once
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From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
only
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From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
other
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From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
people
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From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
perhaps
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From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
permit
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From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
person
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From this reading “I really cannot undertake to say whether she is like that person you once knew,” said I, somewhat demurely.
prepossession
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From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
pretty
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From this reading An unmarried woman!--that I should call my pretty Alice by that harsh, mature, common-place name!
qualities
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From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I am sorry to say the appellation was quite a just one.
really
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From this reading “I really cannot undertake to say whether she is like that person you once knew,” said I, somewhat demurely.
said
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From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
say
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From this reading “I really cannot undertake to say whether she is like that person you once knew,” said I, somewhat demurely.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I really cannot undertake to say whether she is like that person you once knew,” said I, somewhat demurely.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading An unmarried woman!--that I should call my pretty Alice by that harsh, mature, common-place name!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
some
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From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
somewhat
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From this reading “I really cannot undertake to say whether she is like that person you once knew,” said I, somewhat demurely.
sorry
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From this reading But I am sorry to say the appellation was quite a just one.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But I am sorry to say the appellation was quite a just one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
unaware
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From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
undertake
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From this reading “I really cannot undertake to say whether she is like that person you once knew,” said I, somewhat demurely.
unmarried
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From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
up
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From this reading “I suppose, Clare,” said Mr. Crofton to me one morning at breakfast, “that Alice Harley has made up her mind, like somebody I once knew, to live for other people, and on no account to permit herself to be married--is it so?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “I really cannot undertake to say whether she is like that person you once knew,” said I, somewhat demurely.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
woman
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From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I really cannot undertake to say whether she is like that person you once knew,” said I, somewhat demurely.
youthful
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From this reading I had some hopes that she was--I was much inclined to imagine that it was a youthful prepossession, of which, perhaps, she herself was unaware, that kept Alice Harley an unmarried woman; but of course I was not going to say so even to Derwent, who, with all his good qualities, was after all only a man.
