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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn't encourage Mr. Everet to call again, nor _try_ to be agreeable at all, but was just usual and everyday, just as I shall always be when he calls.
agreeable
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From this reading I didn't encourage Mr. Everet to call again, nor _try_ to be agreeable at all, but was just usual and everyday, just as I shall always be when he calls.
all
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From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
always
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From this reading I didn't encourage Mr. Everet to call again, nor _try_ to be agreeable at all, but was just usual and everyday, just as I shall always be when he calls.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Hetherington called--as she pays no attention to days, but runs in promiscuously--and I sent word, "Not at home."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Hetherington called--as she pays no attention to days, but runs in promiscuously--and I sent word, "Not at home."
attention
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From this reading Mrs. Hetherington called--as she pays no attention to days, but runs in promiscuously--and I sent word, "Not at home."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I didn't encourage Mr. Everet to call again, nor _try_ to be agreeable at all, but was just usual and everyday, just as I shall always be when he calls.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
call
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From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
called
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From this reading Mrs. Hetherington called--as she pays no attention to days, but runs in promiscuously--and I sent word, "Not at home."
callers
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From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
calls
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From this reading I didn't encourage Mr. Everet to call again, nor _try_ to be agreeable at all, but was just usual and everyday, just as I shall always be when he calls.
cosier
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From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
days
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From this reading Mrs. Hetherington called--as she pays no attention to days, but runs in promiscuously--and I sent word, "Not at home."
delightful
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From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
denying
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From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
devoting
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From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And I shouldn't have done it--though there was really no harm in it--if Ed had not said what he did, last night.
didn't
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From this reading I didn't encourage Mr. Everet to call again, nor _try_ to be agreeable at all, but was just usual and everyday, just as I shall always be when he calls.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I shouldn't have done it--though there was really no harm in it--if Ed had not said what he did, last night.
down
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From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
Ed
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From this reading And I shouldn't have done it--though there was really no harm in it--if Ed had not said what he did, last night.
encourage
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From this reading I didn't encourage Mr. Everet to call again, nor _try_ to be agreeable at all, but was just usual and everyday, just as I shall always be when he calls.
Everet
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From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
everyday
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From this reading I didn't encourage Mr. Everet to call again, nor _try_ to be agreeable at all, but was just usual and everyday, just as I shall always be when he calls.
exclusively
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From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
felt
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From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
fire
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From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
forget
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From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
funny
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From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
gossip
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From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
gossiping
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From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
got
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From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
hardly
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From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
harm
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From this reading And I shouldn't have done it--though there was really no harm in it--if Ed had not said what he did, last night.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
Hetherington
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From this reading Mrs. Hetherington called--as she pays no attention to days, but runs in promiscuously--and I sent word, "Not at home."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
home
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From this reading Mrs. Hetherington called--as she pays no attention to days, but runs in promiscuously--and I sent word, "Not at home."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And I shouldn't have done it--though there was really no harm in it--if Ed had not said what he did, last night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
intended
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From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
just
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From this reading I didn't encourage Mr. Everet to call again, nor _try_ to be agreeable at all, but was just usual and everyday, just as I shall always be when he calls.
keep
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From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
knew
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From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I shouldn't have done it--though there was really no harm in it--if Ed had not said what he did, last night.
library
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From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
made
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From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
man
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From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
met
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From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
minister
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From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
moment
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From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
Mr
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From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Hetherington called--as she pays no attention to days, but runs in promiscuously--and I sent word, "Not at home."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
new
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From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
night
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From this reading And I shouldn't have done it--though there was really no harm in it--if Ed had not said what he did, last night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mrs. Hetherington called--as she pays no attention to days, but runs in promiscuously--and I sent word, "Not at home."
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I didn't encourage Mr. Everet to call again, nor _try_ to be agreeable at all, but was just usual and everyday, just as I shall always be when he calls.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Hetherington called--as she pays no attention to days, but runs in promiscuously--and I sent word, "Not at home."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
other
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From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
pays
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From this reading Mrs. Hetherington called--as she pays no attention to days, but runs in promiscuously--and I sent word, "Not at home."
promiscuously
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From this reading Mrs. Hetherington called--as she pays no attention to days, but runs in promiscuously--and I sent word, "Not at home."
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
really
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From this reading And I shouldn't have done it--though there was really no harm in it--if Ed had not said what he did, last night.
runs
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From this reading Mrs. Hetherington called--as she pays no attention to days, but runs in promiscuously--and I sent word, "Not at home."
said
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From this reading And I shouldn't have done it--though there was really no harm in it--if Ed had not said what he did, last night.
sat
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From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
see
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From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
seldom
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From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
sent
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From this reading Mrs. Hetherington called--as she pays no attention to days, but runs in promiscuously--and I sent word, "Not at home."
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I didn't encourage Mr. Everet to call again, nor _try_ to be agreeable at all, but was just usual and everyday, just as I shall always be when he calls.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Hetherington called--as she pays no attention to days, but runs in promiscuously--and I sent word, "Not at home."
shocked
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From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
shouldn't
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From this reading And I shouldn't have done it--though there was really no harm in it--if Ed had not said what he did, last night.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
talking
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From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
there
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From this reading And I shouldn't have done it--though there was really no harm in it--if Ed had not said what he did, last night.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And I shouldn't have done it--though there was really no harm in it--if Ed had not said what he did, last night.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
try
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From this reading I didn't encourage Mr. Everet to call again, nor _try_ to be agreeable at all, but was just usual and everyday, just as I shall always be when he calls.
unusual
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From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
usual
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From this reading I didn't encourage Mr. Everet to call again, nor _try_ to be agreeable at all, but was just usual and everyday, just as I shall always be when he calls.
very
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From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And I shouldn't have done it--though there was really no harm in it--if Ed had not said what he did, last night.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I didn't encourage Mr. Everet to call again, nor _try_ to be agreeable at all, but was just usual and everyday, just as I shall always be when he calls.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
whole
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From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
wife
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From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
word
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From this reading Mrs. Hetherington called--as she pays no attention to days, but runs in promiscuously--and I sent word, "Not at home."
wretchedness
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From this reading I intended to see that he made his call very short; but after a moment we got talking of the new minister and his funny little wife, and in the gossip I seemed quite to forget my wretchedness for a while, and we went into the library, where it is cosier, and sat down by the fire and had a delightful afternoon.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading I felt a little shocked at myself, and hardly knew what Mr. Everet thought--for it is a little unusual, of course, to keep a man whom you have met so seldom, gossiping a whole afternoon in your library, and denying yourself to all other callers--devoting yourself exclusively to him.
