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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 The first visit which Bertie was able to make was to the cottage--to see Mrs. Harley, as he said, gravely--but I fear he did not get a very satisfactory reception.
able
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From this reading The first visit which Bertie was able to make was to the cottage--to see Mrs. Harley, as he said, gravely--but I fear he did not get a very satisfactory reception.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told me he thought Alice greatly changed when he returned; but he was not communicative on the subject, and had a decided inclination to go back again.
Alice
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From this reading He told me he thought Alice greatly changed when he returned; but he was not communicative on the subject, and had a decided inclination to go back again.
all
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From this reading She thought, no doubt, that everybody had suspected that secret of hers--and with unconscious self-importance, that it was whispered throughout the country with secret smiles over all her former unmarried-woman superiority to vulgar love-affairs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He told me he thought Alice greatly changed when he returned; but he was not communicative on the subject, and had a decided inclination to go back again.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The first visit which Bertie was able to make was to the cottage--to see Mrs. Harley, as he said, gravely--but I fear he did not get a very satisfactory reception.
back
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From this reading He told me he thought Alice greatly changed when he returned; but he was not communicative on the subject, and had a decided inclination to go back again.
Bertie
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From this reading The first visit which Bertie was able to make was to the cottage--to see Mrs. Harley, as he said, gravely--but I fear he did not get a very satisfactory reception.
betrayed
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From this reading She had betrayed herself to me, and, for a moment, to Maurice.
better
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From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The first visit which Bertie was able to make was to the cottage--to see Mrs. Harley, as he said, gravely--but I fear he did not get a very satisfactory reception.
came
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From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
caprice
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From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
changed
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From this reading He told me he thought Alice greatly changed when he returned; but he was not communicative on the subject, and had a decided inclination to go back again.
communicative
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From this reading He told me he thought Alice greatly changed when he returned; but he was not communicative on the subject, and had a decided inclination to go back again.
cottage
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From this reading The first visit which Bertie was able to make was to the cottage--to see Mrs. Harley, as he said, gravely--but I fear he did not get a very satisfactory reception.
country
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From this reading She thought, no doubt, that everybody had suspected that secret of hers--and with unconscious self-importance, that it was whispered throughout the country with secret smiles over all her former unmarried-woman superiority to vulgar love-affairs.
decided
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From this reading He told me he thought Alice greatly changed when he returned; but he was not communicative on the subject, and had a decided inclination to go back again.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The first visit which Bertie was able to make was to the cottage--to see Mrs. Harley, as he said, gravely--but I fear he did not get a very satisfactory reception.
double
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From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
doubt
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From this reading She thought, no doubt, that everybody had suspected that secret of hers--and with unconscious self-importance, that it was whispered throughout the country with secret smiles over all her former unmarried-woman superiority to vulgar love-affairs.
enough
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From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading She thought, no doubt, that everybody had suspected that secret of hers--and with unconscious self-importance, that it was whispered throughout the country with secret smiles over all her former unmarried-woman superiority to vulgar love-affairs.
fear
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From this reading The first visit which Bertie was able to make was to the cottage--to see Mrs. Harley, as he said, gravely--but I fear he did not get a very satisfactory reception.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first visit which Bertie was able to make was to the cottage--to see Mrs. Harley, as he said, gravely--but I fear he did not get a very satisfactory reception.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
former
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From this reading She thought, no doubt, that everybody had suspected that secret of hers--and with unconscious self-importance, that it was whispered throughout the country with secret smiles over all her former unmarried-woman superiority to vulgar love-affairs.
get
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From this reading The first visit which Bertie was able to make was to the cottage--to see Mrs. Harley, as he said, gravely--but I fear he did not get a very satisfactory reception.
go
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From this reading He told me he thought Alice greatly changed when he returned; but he was not communicative on the subject, and had a decided inclination to go back again.
gravely
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From this reading The first visit which Bertie was able to make was to the cottage--to see Mrs. Harley, as he said, gravely--but I fear he did not get a very satisfactory reception.
greatly
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From this reading He told me he thought Alice greatly changed when he returned; but he was not communicative on the subject, and had a decided inclination to go back again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He told me he thought Alice greatly changed when he returned; but he was not communicative on the subject, and had a decided inclination to go back again.
half-conscious
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From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
Harley
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From this reading The first visit which Bertie was able to make was to the cottage--to see Mrs. Harley, as he said, gravely--but I fear he did not get a very satisfactory reception.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first visit which Bertie was able to make was to the cottage--to see Mrs. Harley, as he said, gravely--but I fear he did not get a very satisfactory reception.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She thought, no doubt, that everybody had suspected that secret of hers--and with unconscious self-importance, that it was whispered throughout the country with secret smiles over all her former unmarried-woman superiority to vulgar love-affairs.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading She thought, no doubt, that everybody had suspected that secret of hers--and with unconscious self-importance, that it was whispered throughout the country with secret smiles over all her former unmarried-woman superiority to vulgar love-affairs.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had betrayed herself to me, and, for a moment, to Maurice.
home
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From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The first visit which Bertie was able to make was to the cottage--to see Mrs. Harley, as he said, gravely--but I fear he did not get a very satisfactory reception.
inclination
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From this reading He told me he thought Alice greatly changed when he returned; but he was not communicative on the subject, and had a decided inclination to go back again.
independent
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From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
knew
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From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
love-affairs
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From this reading She thought, no doubt, that everybody had suspected that secret of hers--and with unconscious self-importance, that it was whispered throughout the country with secret smiles over all her former unmarried-woman superiority to vulgar love-affairs.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first visit which Bertie was able to make was to the cottage--to see Mrs. Harley, as he said, gravely--but I fear he did not get a very satisfactory reception.
Maurice
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From this reading She had betrayed herself to me, and, for a moment, to Maurice.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He told me he thought Alice greatly changed when he returned; but he was not communicative on the subject, and had a decided inclination to go back again.
moment
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From this reading She had betrayed herself to me, and, for a moment, to Maurice.
Mrs
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From this reading The first visit which Bertie was able to make was to the cottage--to see Mrs. Harley, as he said, gravely--but I fear he did not get a very satisfactory reception.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She thought, no doubt, that everybody had suspected that secret of hers--and with unconscious self-importance, that it was whispered throughout the country with secret smiles over all her former unmarried-woman superiority to vulgar love-affairs.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The first visit which Bertie was able to make was to the cottage--to see Mrs. Harley, as he said, gravely--but I fear he did not get a very satisfactory reception.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He told me he thought Alice greatly changed when he returned; but he was not communicative on the subject, and had a decided inclination to go back again.
opposition
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From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She thought, no doubt, that everybody had suspected that secret of hers--and with unconscious self-importance, that it was whispered throughout the country with secret smiles over all her former unmarried-woman superiority to vulgar love-affairs.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
perversity
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From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
reason
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From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
reception
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From this reading The first visit which Bertie was able to make was to the cottage--to see Mrs. Harley, as he said, gravely--but I fear he did not get a very satisfactory reception.
reminiscence
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From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He told me he thought Alice greatly changed when he returned; but he was not communicative on the subject, and had a decided inclination to go back again.
said
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From this reading The first visit which Bertie was able to make was to the cottage--to see Mrs. Harley, as he said, gravely--but I fear he did not get a very satisfactory reception.
satisfactory
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From this reading The first visit which Bertie was able to make was to the cottage--to see Mrs. Harley, as he said, gravely--but I fear he did not get a very satisfactory reception.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading She thought, no doubt, that everybody had suspected that secret of hers--and with unconscious self-importance, that it was whispered throughout the country with secret smiles over all her former unmarried-woman superiority to vulgar love-affairs.
see
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From this reading The first visit which Bertie was able to make was to the cottage--to see Mrs. Harley, as he said, gravely--but I fear he did not get a very satisfactory reception.
self-importance
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From this reading She thought, no doubt, that everybody had suspected that secret of hers--and with unconscious self-importance, that it was whispered throughout the country with secret smiles over all her former unmarried-woman superiority to vulgar love-affairs.
sentiment
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From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
share
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From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had betrayed herself to me, and, for a moment, to Maurice.
smiles
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From this reading She thought, no doubt, that everybody had suspected that secret of hers--and with unconscious self-importance, that it was whispered throughout the country with secret smiles over all her former unmarried-woman superiority to vulgar love-affairs.
subject
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From this reading He told me he thought Alice greatly changed when he returned; but he was not communicative on the subject, and had a decided inclination to go back again.
superiority
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From this reading She thought, no doubt, that everybody had suspected that secret of hers--and with unconscious self-importance, that it was whispered throughout the country with secret smiles over all her former unmarried-woman superiority to vulgar love-affairs.
suspected
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From this reading She thought, no doubt, that everybody had suspected that secret of hers--and with unconscious self-importance, that it was whispered throughout the country with secret smiles over all her former unmarried-woman superiority to vulgar love-affairs.
tender
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From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first visit which Bertie was able to make was to the cottage--to see Mrs. Harley, as he said, gravely--but I fear he did not get a very satisfactory reception.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told me he thought Alice greatly changed when he returned; but he was not communicative on the subject, and had a decided inclination to go back again.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading She thought, no doubt, that everybody had suspected that secret of hers--and with unconscious self-importance, that it was whispered throughout the country with secret smiles over all her former unmarried-woman superiority to vulgar love-affairs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first visit which Bertie was able to make was to the cottage--to see Mrs. Harley, as he said, gravely--but I fear he did not get a very satisfactory reception.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told me he thought Alice greatly changed when he returned; but he was not communicative on the subject, and had a decided inclination to go back again.
unconscious
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From this reading She thought, no doubt, that everybody had suspected that secret of hers--and with unconscious self-importance, that it was whispered throughout the country with secret smiles over all her former unmarried-woman superiority to vulgar love-affairs.
unmarried-woman
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From this reading She thought, no doubt, that everybody had suspected that secret of hers--and with unconscious self-importance, that it was whispered throughout the country with secret smiles over all her former unmarried-woman superiority to vulgar love-affairs.
very
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From this reading The first visit which Bertie was able to make was to the cottage--to see Mrs. Harley, as he said, gravely--but I fear he did not get a very satisfactory reception.
visit
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From this reading The first visit which Bertie was able to make was to the cottage--to see Mrs. Harley, as he said, gravely--but I fear he did not get a very satisfactory reception.
vulgar
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From this reading She thought, no doubt, that everybody had suspected that secret of hers--and with unconscious self-importance, that it was whispered throughout the country with secret smiles over all her former unmarried-woman superiority to vulgar love-affairs.
warm
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From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first visit which Bertie was able to make was to the cottage--to see Mrs. Harley, as he said, gravely--but I fear he did not get a very satisfactory reception.
wavering
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From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He told me he thought Alice greatly changed when he returned; but he was not communicative on the subject, and had a decided inclination to go back again.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The first visit which Bertie was able to make was to the cottage--to see Mrs. Harley, as he said, gravely--but I fear he did not get a very satisfactory reception.
whispered
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From this reading She thought, no doubt, that everybody had suspected that secret of hers--and with unconscious self-importance, that it was whispered throughout the country with secret smiles over all her former unmarried-woman superiority to vulgar love-affairs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
youthful
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From this reading Perhaps the wavering, pleasant, half-conscious sentiment, and tender youthful reminiscence, with which Bertie came home, was the better of a little opposition to warm it into independent life; and Alice had reason enough for a double share of perversity and caprice, though Bertie knew nothing of that.
