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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 “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
amuse
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From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
any
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From this reading If he fell desperately in love and made a fool of himself, I am sure I should not think any worse of him, and it would do him no harm.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I do wonder for my part how men can be so taken in!--and our Maurice who is so clever!--and she is not even pretty--if she had been pretty one could have understood.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I do wonder for my part how men can be so taken in!--and our Maurice who is so clever!--and she is not even pretty--if she had been pretty one could have understood.”
bridling
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From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
brother
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From this reading “My dear Clara,” said I, “perhaps it is not very complimentary to your brother, but I do think the most sensible thing Maurice could do would be to fall in love.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I do wonder for my part how men can be so taken in!--and our Maurice who is so clever!--and she is not even pretty--if she had been pretty one could have understood.”
can't
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From this reading I don’t say of course with Miss Reredos; but then, you see, we can’t choose the person.
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t say of course with Miss Reredos; but then, you see, we can’t choose the person.
Clara
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From this reading “My dear Clara,” said I, “perhaps it is not very complimentary to your brother, but I do think the most sensible thing Maurice could do would be to fall in love.
clever
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From this reading I do wonder for my part how men can be so taken in!--and our Maurice who is so clever!--and she is not even pretty--if she had been pretty one could have understood.”
complimentary
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From this reading “My dear Clara,” said I, “perhaps it is not very complimentary to your brother, but I do think the most sensible thing Maurice could do would be to fall in love.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I do wonder for my part how men can be so taken in!--and our Maurice who is so clever!--and she is not even pretty--if she had been pretty one could have understood.”
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t say of course with Miss Reredos; but then, you see, we can’t choose the person.
Crofton
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From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
dear
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From this reading “My dear Clara,” said I, “perhaps it is not very complimentary to your brother, but I do think the most sensible thing Maurice could do would be to fall in love.
desperately
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From this reading If he fell desperately in love and made a fool of himself, I am sure I should not think any worse of him, and it would do him no harm.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do wonder for my part how men can be so taken in!--and our Maurice who is so clever!--and she is not even pretty--if she had been pretty one could have understood.”
don't
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From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do wonder for my part how men can be so taken in!--and our Maurice who is so clever!--and she is not even pretty--if she had been pretty one could have understood.”
fall
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From this reading “My dear Clara,” said I, “perhaps it is not very complimentary to your brother, but I do think the most sensible thing Maurice could do would be to fall in love.
fell
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From this reading If he fell desperately in love and made a fool of himself, I am sure I should not think any worse of him, and it would do him no harm.”
flirting
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From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he fell desperately in love and made a fool of himself, I am sure I should not think any worse of him, and it would do him no harm.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I do wonder for my part how men can be so taken in!--and our Maurice who is so clever!--and she is not even pretty--if she had been pretty one could have understood.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I do wonder for my part how men can be so taken in!--and our Maurice who is so clever!--and she is not even pretty--if she had been pretty one could have understood.”
hard
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From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
harm
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From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I do wonder for my part how men can be so taken in!--and our Maurice who is so clever!--and she is not even pretty--if she had been pretty one could have understood.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he fell desperately in love and made a fool of himself, I am sure I should not think any worse of him, and it would do him no harm.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If he fell desperately in love and made a fool of himself, I am sure I should not think any worse of him, and it would do him no harm.”
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading If he fell desperately in love and made a fool of himself, I am sure I should not think any worse of him, and it would do him no harm.”
how
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From this reading I do wonder for my part how men can be so taken in!--and our Maurice who is so clever!--and she is not even pretty--if she had been pretty one could have understood.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I do wonder for my part how men can be so taken in!--and our Maurice who is so clever!--and she is not even pretty--if she had been pretty one could have understood.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
innocent
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From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
love
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From this reading “My dear Clara,” said I, “perhaps it is not very complimentary to your brother, but I do think the most sensible thing Maurice could do would be to fall in love.
made
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From this reading If he fell desperately in love and made a fool of himself, I am sure I should not think any worse of him, and it would do him no harm.”
Maurice
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From this reading I do wonder for my part how men can be so taken in!--and our Maurice who is so clever!--and she is not even pretty--if she had been pretty one could have understood.”
men
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From this reading I do wonder for my part how men can be so taken in!--and our Maurice who is so clever!--and she is not even pretty--if she had been pretty one could have understood.”
Miss
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From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
most
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From this reading “My dear Clara,” said I, “perhaps it is not very complimentary to your brother, but I do think the most sensible thing Maurice could do would be to fall in love.
Mrs
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From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I do wonder for my part how men can be so taken in!--and our Maurice who is so clever!--and she is not even pretty--if she had been pretty one could have understood.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do wonder for my part how men can be so taken in!--and our Maurice who is so clever!--and she is not even pretty--if she had been pretty one could have understood.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I don’t say of course with Miss Reredos; but then, you see, we can’t choose the person.
offended
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From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I do wonder for my part how men can be so taken in!--and our Maurice who is so clever!--and she is not even pretty--if she had been pretty one could have understood.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I do wonder for my part how men can be so taken in!--and our Maurice who is so clever!--and she is not even pretty--if she had been pretty one could have understood.”
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do wonder for my part how men can be so taken in!--and our Maurice who is so clever!--and she is not even pretty--if she had been pretty one could have understood.”
people
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From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
perhaps
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From this reading “My dear Clara,” said I, “perhaps it is not very complimentary to your brother, but I do think the most sensible thing Maurice could do would be to fall in love.
person
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From this reading I don’t say of course with Miss Reredos; but then, you see, we can’t choose the person.
pretty
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From this reading I do wonder for my part how men can be so taken in!--and our Maurice who is so clever!--and she is not even pretty--if she had been pretty one could have understood.”
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
really
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From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
Reredos
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From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
ridiculous
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From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
said
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From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
say
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From this reading I don’t say of course with Miss Reredos; but then, you see, we can’t choose the person.
Sedgwick
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From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
see
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From this reading I don’t say of course with Miss Reredos; but then, you see, we can’t choose the person.
sensible
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From this reading “My dear Clara,” said I, “perhaps it is not very complimentary to your brother, but I do think the most sensible thing Maurice could do would be to fall in love.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I do wonder for my part how men can be so taken in!--and our Maurice who is so clever!--and she is not even pretty--if she had been pretty one could have understood.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If he fell desperately in love and made a fool of himself, I am sure I should not think any worse of him, and it would do him no harm.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I do wonder for my part how men can be so taken in!--and our Maurice who is so clever!--and she is not even pretty--if she had been pretty one could have understood.”
sometimes
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From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he fell desperately in love and made a fool of himself, I am sure I should not think any worse of him, and it would do him no harm.”
taken
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From this reading I do wonder for my part how men can be so taken in!--and our Maurice who is so clever!--and she is not even pretty--if she had been pretty one could have understood.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My dear Clara,” said I, “perhaps it is not very complimentary to your brother, but I do think the most sensible thing Maurice could do would be to fall in love.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
then
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From this reading I don’t say of course with Miss Reredos; but then, you see, we can’t choose the person.
there's
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From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My dear Clara,” said I, “perhaps it is not very complimentary to your brother, but I do think the most sensible thing Maurice could do would be to fall in love.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “My dear Clara,” said I, “perhaps it is not very complimentary to your brother, but I do think the most sensible thing Maurice could do would be to fall in love.
understood
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From this reading I do wonder for my part how men can be so taken in!--and our Maurice who is so clever!--and she is not even pretty--if she had been pretty one could have understood.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
very
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From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I don’t say of course with Miss Reredos; but then, you see, we can’t choose the person.
Well
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From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I do wonder for my part how men can be so taken in!--and our Maurice who is so clever!--and she is not even pretty--if she had been pretty one could have understood.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
wonder
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From this reading I do wonder for my part how men can be so taken in!--and our Maurice who is so clever!--and she is not even pretty--if she had been pretty one could have understood.”
worse
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From this reading If he fell desperately in love and made a fool of himself, I am sure I should not think any worse of him, and it would do him no harm.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “My dear Clara,” said I, “perhaps it is not very complimentary to your brother, but I do think the most sensible thing Maurice could do would be to fall in love.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
young
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From this reading “Well, really!” said little Mrs. Sedgwick, bridling with offended virtue, “I don’t think I am very hard upon a little innocent flirting--sometimes, you know, there’s no harm in it--and young people will amuse themselves; but _really_, Mrs. Crofton, _that_ Miss Reredos is quite ridiculous.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My dear Clara,” said I, “perhaps it is not very complimentary to your brother, but I do think the most sensible thing Maurice could do would be to fall in love.
