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advantage
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From this reading If he did not exactly enjoy it, it had at least the advantage of leaving him perfectly free.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
assertion
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From this reading The assertion was true.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If he did not exactly enjoy it, it had at least the advantage of leaving him perfectly free.
become
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From this reading But though he had hoped, he had hardly expected that her indifference would have become so complete.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But though he had hoped, he had hardly expected that her indifference would have become so complete.
Chase's
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From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
coldness
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From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For purposes of his own (purposes which had nothing to do with her), he had found it convenient to come to Florida this winter.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But though he had hoped, he had hardly expected that her indifference would have become so complete.
convenient
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From this reading For purposes of his own (purposes which had nothing to do with her), he had found it convenient to come to Florida this winter.
desired
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From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
devoutly
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From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If he did not exactly enjoy it, it had at least the advantage of leaving him perfectly free.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading For purposes of his own (purposes which had nothing to do with her), he had found it convenient to come to Florida this winter.
down
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From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
enjoy
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From this reading If he did not exactly enjoy it, it had at least the advantage of leaving him perfectly free.
exactly
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From this reading If he did not exactly enjoy it, it had at least the advantage of leaving him perfectly free.
expected
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From this reading But though he had hoped, he had hardly expected that her indifference would have become so complete.
Florida
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From this reading For purposes of his own (purposes which had nothing to do with her), he had found it convenient to come to Florida this winter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For purposes of his own (purposes which had nothing to do with her), he had found it convenient to come to Florida this winter.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading If he did not exactly enjoy it, it had at least the advantage of leaving him perfectly free.
Grant
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From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
hardly
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From this reading But though he had hoped, he had hardly expected that her indifference would have become so complete.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But though he had hoped, he had hardly expected that her indifference would have become so complete.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But though he had hoped, he had hardly expected that her indifference would have become so complete.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If he did not exactly enjoy it, it had at least the advantage of leaving him perfectly free.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
hoped
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From this reading But though he had hoped, he had hardly expected that her indifference would have become so complete.
hoping
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From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
hotel
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From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he did not exactly enjoy it, it had at least the advantage of leaving him perfectly free.
indifference
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From this reading But though he had hoped, he had hardly expected that her indifference would have become so complete.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If he did not exactly enjoy it, it had at least the advantage of leaving him perfectly free.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he did not exactly enjoy it, it had at least the advantage of leaving him perfectly free.
leaving
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From this reading If he did not exactly enjoy it, it had at least the advantage of leaving him perfectly free.
more
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From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
Mrs
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From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If he did not exactly enjoy it, it had at least the advantage of leaving him perfectly free.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For purposes of his own (purposes which had nothing to do with her), he had found it convenient to come to Florida this winter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If he did not exactly enjoy it, it had at least the advantage of leaving him perfectly free.
own
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From this reading For purposes of his own (purposes which had nothing to do with her), he had found it convenient to come to Florida this winter.
perfectly
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From this reading If he did not exactly enjoy it, it had at least the advantage of leaving him perfectly free.
purposes
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From this reading For purposes of his own (purposes which had nothing to do with her), he had found it convenient to come to Florida this winter.
reception
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From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
said
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From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
sea-wall
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From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But though he had hoped, he had hardly expected that her indifference would have become so complete.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For purposes of his own (purposes which had nothing to do with her), he had found it convenient to come to Florida this winter.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But though he had hoped, he had hardly expected that her indifference would have become so complete.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
true
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From this reading The assertion was true.
two
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From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
very
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From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
walked
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From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
Walter
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From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For purposes of his own (purposes which had nothing to do with her), he had found it convenient to come to Florida this winter.
Willoughby
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From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
winter
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From this reading For purposes of his own (purposes which had nothing to do with her), he had found it convenient to come to Florida this winter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For purposes of his own (purposes which had nothing to do with her), he had found it convenient to come to Florida this winter.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But though he had hoped, he had hardly expected that her indifference would have become so complete.
years
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From this reading As he walked down the sea-wall to his hotel after the Grant reception, Walter Willoughby said to himself that Mrs. Chase's coldness was the very thing he desired, the thing he had been hoping for, devoutly, for more than two years.
