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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 A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
allowed
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From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
almost
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From this reading And during this week little, almost nothing, was said to her in reference to the courtship of Peter Steinmarc.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But no such question had been asked, and, for aught that Linda knew, no one but she and Ludovic were aware of the wonderful jump that had been made out of the boat on to the island.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
aught
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From this reading But no such question had been asked, and, for aught that Linda knew, no one but she and Ludovic were aware of the wonderful jump that had been made out of the boat on to the island.
aunt
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From this reading A week passed by, during every day of which Linda had feared and had half expected to hear some question from her aunt which would nearly crush her to the ground.
aware
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From this reading But no such question had been asked, and, for aught that Linda knew, no one but she and Ludovic were aware of the wonderful jump that had been made out of the boat on to the island.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
boat
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From this reading But no such question had been asked, and, for aught that Linda knew, no one but she and Ludovic were aware of the wonderful jump that had been made out of the boat on to the island.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no such question had been asked, and, for aught that Linda knew, no one but she and Ludovic were aware of the wonderful jump that had been made out of the boat on to the island.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
certain
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From this reading Peter himself spoke never a word; and Madame Staubach had merely said, in reference to certain pipes of tobacco which were smoked by the town-clerk in Madame Staubach's parlour, and which would heretofore have been smoked in the town-clerk's own room, that it was well that Peter should learn to make himself at home with them.
courtship
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From this reading And during this week little, almost nothing, was said to her in reference to the courtship of Peter Steinmarc.
crush
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From this reading A week passed by, during every day of which Linda had feared and had half expected to hear some question from her aunt which would nearly crush her to the ground.
day
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From this reading A week passed by, during every day of which Linda had feared and had half expected to hear some question from her aunt which would nearly crush her to the ground.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading A week passed by, during every day of which Linda had feared and had half expected to hear some question from her aunt which would nearly crush her to the ground.
episode
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From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A week passed by, during every day of which Linda had feared and had half expected to hear some question from her aunt which would nearly crush her to the ground.
expected
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From this reading A week passed by, during every day of which Linda had feared and had half expected to hear some question from her aunt which would nearly crush her to the ground.
feared
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From this reading A week passed by, during every day of which Linda had feared and had half expected to hear some question from her aunt which would nearly crush her to the ground.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But no such question had been asked, and, for aught that Linda knew, no one but she and Ludovic were aware of the wonderful jump that had been made out of the boat on to the island.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A week passed by, during every day of which Linda had feared and had half expected to hear some question from her aunt which would nearly crush her to the ground.
ground
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From this reading A week passed by, during every day of which Linda had feared and had half expected to hear some question from her aunt which would nearly crush her to the ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week passed by, during every day of which Linda had feared and had half expected to hear some question from her aunt which would nearly crush her to the ground.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Peter himself spoke never a word; and Madame Staubach had merely said, in reference to certain pipes of tobacco which were smoked by the town-clerk in Madame Staubach's parlour, and which would heretofore have been smoked in the town-clerk's own room, that it was well that Peter should learn to make himself at home with them.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week passed by, during every day of which Linda had feared and had half expected to hear some question from her aunt which would nearly crush her to the ground.
heard
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From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
heretofore
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From this reading Peter himself spoke never a word; and Madame Staubach had merely said, in reference to certain pipes of tobacco which were smoked by the town-clerk in Madame Staubach's parlour, and which would heretofore have been smoked in the town-clerk's own room, that it was well that Peter should learn to make himself at home with them.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Peter himself spoke never a word; and Madame Staubach had merely said, in reference to certain pipes of tobacco which were smoked by the town-clerk in Madame Staubach's parlour, and which would heretofore have been smoked in the town-clerk's own room, that it was well that Peter should learn to make himself at home with them.
home
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From this reading Peter himself spoke never a word; and Madame Staubach had merely said, in reference to certain pipes of tobacco which were smoked by the town-clerk in Madame Staubach's parlour, and which would heretofore have been smoked in the town-clerk's own room, that it was well that Peter should learn to make himself at home with them.
hope
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From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And during this week little, almost nothing, was said to her in reference to the courtship of Peter Steinmarc.
island
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From this reading But no such question had been asked, and, for aught that Linda knew, no one but she and Ludovic were aware of the wonderful jump that had been made out of the boat on to the island.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
jump
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From this reading But no such question had been asked, and, for aught that Linda knew, no one but she and Ludovic were aware of the wonderful jump that had been made out of the boat on to the island.
knew
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From this reading But no such question had been asked, and, for aught that Linda knew, no one but she and Ludovic were aware of the wonderful jump that had been made out of the boat on to the island.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
learn
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From this reading Peter himself spoke never a word; and Madame Staubach had merely said, in reference to certain pipes of tobacco which were smoked by the town-clerk in Madame Staubach's parlour, and which would heretofore have been smoked in the town-clerk's own room, that it was well that Peter should learn to make himself at home with them.
Linda
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From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And during this week little, almost nothing, was said to her in reference to the courtship of Peter Steinmarc.
Ludovic
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From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
Madame
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From this reading Peter himself spoke never a word; and Madame Staubach had merely said, in reference to certain pipes of tobacco which were smoked by the town-clerk in Madame Staubach's parlour, and which would heretofore have been smoked in the town-clerk's own room, that it was well that Peter should learn to make himself at home with them.
made
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From this reading But no such question had been asked, and, for aught that Linda knew, no one but she and Ludovic were aware of the wonderful jump that had been made out of the boat on to the island.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peter himself spoke never a word; and Madame Staubach had merely said, in reference to certain pipes of tobacco which were smoked by the town-clerk in Madame Staubach's parlour, and which would heretofore have been smoked in the town-clerk's own room, that it was well that Peter should learn to make himself at home with them.
man's
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From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
merely
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From this reading Peter himself spoke never a word; and Madame Staubach had merely said, in reference to certain pipes of tobacco which were smoked by the town-clerk in Madame Staubach's parlour, and which would heretofore have been smoked in the town-clerk's own room, that it was well that Peter should learn to make himself at home with them.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
nearly
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From this reading A week passed by, during every day of which Linda had feared and had half expected to hear some question from her aunt which would nearly crush her to the ground.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But no such question had been asked, and, for aught that Linda knew, no one but she and Ludovic were aware of the wonderful jump that had been made out of the boat on to the island.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But no such question had been asked, and, for aught that Linda knew, no one but she and Ludovic were aware of the wonderful jump that had been made out of the boat on to the island.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But no such question had been asked, and, for aught that Linda knew, no one but she and Ludovic were aware of the wonderful jump that had been made out of the boat on to the island.
out
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From this reading But no such question had been asked, and, for aught that Linda knew, no one but she and Ludovic were aware of the wonderful jump that had been made out of the boat on to the island.
own
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From this reading Peter himself spoke never a word; and Madame Staubach had merely said, in reference to certain pipes of tobacco which were smoked by the town-clerk in Madame Staubach's parlour, and which would heretofore have been smoked in the town-clerk's own room, that it was well that Peter should learn to make himself at home with them.
parlour
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From this reading Peter himself spoke never a word; and Madame Staubach had merely said, in reference to certain pipes of tobacco which were smoked by the town-clerk in Madame Staubach's parlour, and which would heretofore have been smoked in the town-clerk's own room, that it was well that Peter should learn to make himself at home with them.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
Peter
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From this reading And during this week little, almost nothing, was said to her in reference to the courtship of Peter Steinmarc.
pipes
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From this reading Peter himself spoke never a word; and Madame Staubach had merely said, in reference to certain pipes of tobacco which were smoked by the town-clerk in Madame Staubach's parlour, and which would heretofore have been smoked in the town-clerk's own room, that it was well that Peter should learn to make himself at home with them.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A week passed by, during every day of which Linda had feared and had half expected to hear some question from her aunt which would nearly crush her to the ground.
reference
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From this reading And during this week little, almost nothing, was said to her in reference to the courtship of Peter Steinmarc.
room
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From this reading Peter himself spoke never a word; and Madame Staubach had merely said, in reference to certain pipes of tobacco which were smoked by the town-clerk in Madame Staubach's parlour, and which would heretofore have been smoked in the town-clerk's own room, that it was well that Peter should learn to make himself at home with them.
said
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From this reading And during this week little, almost nothing, was said to her in reference to the courtship of Peter Steinmarc.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But no such question had been asked, and, for aught that Linda knew, no one but she and Ludovic were aware of the wonderful jump that had been made out of the boat on to the island.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Peter himself spoke never a word; and Madame Staubach had merely said, in reference to certain pipes of tobacco which were smoked by the town-clerk in Madame Staubach's parlour, and which would heretofore have been smoked in the town-clerk's own room, that it was well that Peter should learn to make himself at home with them.
smoked
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From this reading Peter himself spoke never a word; and Madame Staubach had merely said, in reference to certain pipes of tobacco which were smoked by the town-clerk in Madame Staubach's parlour, and which would heretofore have been smoked in the town-clerk's own room, that it was well that Peter should learn to make himself at home with them.
some
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From this reading A week passed by, during every day of which Linda had feared and had half expected to hear some question from her aunt which would nearly crush her to the ground.
spoke
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From this reading Peter himself spoke never a word; and Madame Staubach had merely said, in reference to certain pipes of tobacco which were smoked by the town-clerk in Madame Staubach's parlour, and which would heretofore have been smoked in the town-clerk's own room, that it was well that Peter should learn to make himself at home with them.
Staubach
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From this reading Peter himself spoke never a word; and Madame Staubach had merely said, in reference to certain pipes of tobacco which were smoked by the town-clerk in Madame Staubach's parlour, and which would heretofore have been smoked in the town-clerk's own room, that it was well that Peter should learn to make himself at home with them.
Staubach's
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From this reading Peter himself spoke never a word; and Madame Staubach had merely said, in reference to certain pipes of tobacco which were smoked by the town-clerk in Madame Staubach's parlour, and which would heretofore have been smoked in the town-clerk's own room, that it was well that Peter should learn to make himself at home with them.
Steinmarc
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From this reading And during this week little, almost nothing, was said to her in reference to the courtship of Peter Steinmarc.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But no such question had been asked, and, for aught that Linda knew, no one but she and Ludovic were aware of the wonderful jump that had been made out of the boat on to the island.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Peter himself spoke never a word; and Madame Staubach had merely said, in reference to certain pipes of tobacco which were smoked by the town-clerk in Madame Staubach's parlour, and which would heretofore have been smoked in the town-clerk's own room, that it was well that Peter should learn to make himself at home with them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And during this week little, almost nothing, was said to her in reference to the courtship of Peter Steinmarc.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Peter himself spoke never a word; and Madame Staubach had merely said, in reference to certain pipes of tobacco which were smoked by the town-clerk in Madame Staubach's parlour, and which would heretofore have been smoked in the town-clerk's own room, that it was well that Peter should learn to make himself at home with them.
town-clerk
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From this reading Peter himself spoke never a word; and Madame Staubach had merely said, in reference to certain pipes of tobacco which were smoked by the town-clerk in Madame Staubach's parlour, and which would heretofore have been smoked in the town-clerk's own room, that it was well that Peter should learn to make himself at home with them.
town-clerk's
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From this reading Peter himself spoke never a word; and Madame Staubach had merely said, in reference to certain pipes of tobacco which were smoked by the town-clerk in Madame Staubach's parlour, and which would heretofore have been smoked in the town-clerk's own room, that it was well that Peter should learn to make himself at home with them.
Tressel
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From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
visit
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From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And during this week little, almost nothing, was said to her in reference to the courtship of Peter Steinmarc.
week
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From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
well
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From this reading Peter himself spoke never a word; and Madame Staubach had merely said, in reference to certain pipes of tobacco which were smoked by the town-clerk in Madame Staubach's parlour, and which would heretofore have been smoked in the town-clerk's own room, that it was well that Peter should learn to make himself at home with them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But no such question had been asked, and, for aught that Linda knew, no one but she and Ludovic were aware of the wonderful jump that had been made out of the boat on to the island.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A week passed by, during every day of which Linda had feared and had half expected to hear some question from her aunt which would nearly crush her to the ground.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Peter himself spoke never a word; and Madame Staubach had merely said, in reference to certain pipes of tobacco which were smoked by the town-clerk in Madame Staubach's parlour, and which would heretofore have been smoked in the town-clerk's own room, that it was well that Peter should learn to make himself at home with them.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But no such question had been asked, and, for aught that Linda knew, no one but she and Ludovic were aware of the wonderful jump that had been made out of the boat on to the island.
word
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From this reading Peter himself spoke never a word; and Madame Staubach had merely said, in reference to certain pipes of tobacco which were smoked by the town-clerk in Madame Staubach's parlour, and which would heretofore have been smoked in the town-clerk's own room, that it was well that Peter should learn to make himself at home with them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A week passed by, during every day of which Linda had feared and had half expected to hear some question from her aunt which would nearly crush her to the ground.
young
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From this reading A week passed by, and Linda Tressel heard nothing of Ludovic, and began at last to hope that that terrible episode of the young man's visit to her might be allowed to be as though it had never been.
