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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 drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
abandon
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From this reading Here she was known as Mrs. J. G. Stover, for she had deemed it best to abandon the name of Kane.
affairs
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From this reading Lester was in the thick of social and commercial affairs; he walked in paths to which Jennie’s retiring soul had never aspired.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
apart
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From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
aspired
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From this reading Lester was in the thick of social and commercial affairs; he walked in paths to which Jennie’s retiring soul had never aspired.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
best
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From this reading Here she was known as Mrs. J. G. Stover, for she had deemed it best to abandon the name of Kane.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
carried
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From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
chestnut-haired
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From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
commercial
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From this reading Lester was in the thick of social and commercial affairs; he walked in paths to which Jennie’s retiring soul had never aspired.
companion
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From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
cottage
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From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
deemed
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From this reading Here she was known as Mrs. J. G. Stover, for she had deemed it best to abandon the name of Kane.
drift
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From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
events
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From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
existence
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From this reading Jennie’s own existence was quiet and uneventful.
farther
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From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
five
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From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
foreshadow
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From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
foster-child
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From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
Friendless
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From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
G
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From this reading Here she was known as Mrs. J. G. Stover, for she had deemed it best to abandon the name of Kane.
girl
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From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lester was in the thick of social and commercial affairs; he walked in paths to which Jennie’s retiring soul had never aspired.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lester was in the thick of social and commercial affairs; he walked in paths to which Jennie’s retiring soul had never aspired.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here she was known as Mrs. J. G. Stover, for she had deemed it best to abandon the name of Kane.
Home
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From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lester was in the thick of social and commercial affairs; he walked in paths to which Jennie’s retiring soul had never aspired.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Here she was known as Mrs. J. G. Stover, for she had deemed it best to abandon the name of Kane.
J
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From this reading Here she was known as Mrs. J. G. Stover, for she had deemed it best to abandon the name of Kane.
Jackson
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From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
Jennie
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From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
Jennie's
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From this reading Lester was in the thick of social and commercial affairs; he walked in paths to which Jennie’s retiring soul had never aspired.
Kane
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From this reading Here she was known as Mrs. J. G. Stover, for she had deemed it best to abandon the name of Kane.
known
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From this reading Here she was known as Mrs. J. G. Stover, for she had deemed it best to abandon the name of Kane.
Lester
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From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
lived
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From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
meetings
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From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
Mrs
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From this reading Here she was known as Mrs. J. G. Stover, for she had deemed it best to abandon the name of Kane.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here she was known as Mrs. J. G. Stover, for she had deemed it best to abandon the name of Kane.
naturally
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From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
near
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From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
neighborhood
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From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lester was in the thick of social and commercial affairs; he walked in paths to which Jennie’s retiring soul had never aspired.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
old
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From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
own
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From this reading Jennie’s own existence was quiet and uneventful.
Park
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From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
paths
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From this reading Lester was in the thick of social and commercial affairs; he walked in paths to which Jennie’s retiring soul had never aspired.
period
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From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
quiet
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From this reading Jennie’s own existence was quiet and uneventful.
relationship
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From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
renewal
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From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
respectable
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From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
respective
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From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
retirement
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From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
retiring
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From this reading Lester was in the thick of social and commercial affairs; he walked in paths to which Jennie’s retiring soul had never aspired.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
settled
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From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
several
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From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
showy
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From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
Side
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From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
simple
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From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
social
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From this reading Lester was in the thick of social and commercial affairs; he walked in paths to which Jennie’s retiring soul had never aspired.
sole
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From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
soul
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From this reading Lester was in the thick of social and commercial affairs; he walked in paths to which Jennie’s retiring soul had never aspired.
South
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From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
spheres
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From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
Stover
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From this reading Here she was known as Mrs. J. G. Stover, for she had deemed it best to abandon the name of Kane.
taken
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From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
There
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From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
thick
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From this reading Lester was in the thick of social and commercial affairs; he walked in paths to which Jennie’s retiring soul had never aspired.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
Tremont
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From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
uneventful
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From this reading Jennie’s own existence was quiet and uneventful.
very
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From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
walked
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From this reading Lester was in the thick of social and commercial affairs; he walked in paths to which Jennie’s retiring soul had never aspired.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lester was in the thick of social and commercial affairs; he walked in paths to which Jennie’s retiring soul had never aspired.
Western
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From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a simple cottage in a very respectable but not showy neighborhood near Jackson Park, on the South Side, where she lived in retirement with a little foster-child—a chestnut-haired girl taken from the Western Home for the Friendless—as her sole companion.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
years
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From this reading The drift of events for a period of five years carried Lester and Jennie still farther apart; they settled naturally into their respective spheres, without the renewal of the old time relationship which their several meetings at the Tremont at first seemed to foreshadow.
