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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 SECRET VISIT I STAYED longer at Cragsfoot than I had intended.
activities
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From this reading Aunt Bertha was ailing, showing at last signs of age and feebleness; Sir Paget was suffering from a reaction after his war-time anxieties and activities.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Aunt Bertha was ailing, showing at last signs of age and feebleness; Sir Paget was suffering from a reaction after his war-time anxieties and activities.
age
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From this reading Aunt Bertha was ailing, showing at last signs of age and feebleness; Sir Paget was suffering from a reaction after his war-time anxieties and activities.
ailing
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From this reading Aunt Bertha was ailing, showing at last signs of age and feebleness; Sir Paget was suffering from a reaction after his war-time anxieties and activities.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old folk there seemed rather lonely and moody; and, if the truth must be told, not quite so fully in harmony with one another as of yore.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The old folk there seemed rather lonely and moody; and, if the truth must be told, not quite so fully in harmony with one another as of yore.
anxieties
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From this reading Aunt Bertha was ailing, showing at last signs of age and feebleness; Sir Paget was suffering from a reaction after his war-time anxieties and activities.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The old folk there seemed rather lonely and moody; and, if the truth must be told, not quite so fully in harmony with one another as of yore.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A SECRET VISIT I STAYED longer at Cragsfoot than I had intended.
Aunt
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From this reading Aunt Bertha was ailing, showing at last signs of age and feebleness; Sir Paget was suffering from a reaction after his war-time anxieties and activities.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The old folk there seemed rather lonely and moody; and, if the truth must be told, not quite so fully in harmony with one another as of yore.
Bertha
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From this reading Aunt Bertha was ailing, showing at last signs of age and feebleness; Sir Paget was suffering from a reaction after his war-time anxieties and activities.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A latent opposition of feeling between them occasionally cropped out on the surface.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
Cragsfoot
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From this reading A SECRET VISIT I STAYED longer at Cragsfoot than I had intended.
cropped
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From this reading A latent opposition of feeling between them occasionally cropped out on the surface.
expressed
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From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
family
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From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
fears
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From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
feebleness
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From this reading Aunt Bertha was ailing, showing at last signs of age and feebleness; Sir Paget was suffering from a reaction after his war-time anxieties and activities.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A latent opposition of feeling between them occasionally cropped out on the surface.
folk
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From this reading The old folk there seemed rather lonely and moody; and, if the truth must be told, not quite so fully in harmony with one another as of yore.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Aunt Bertha was ailing, showing at last signs of age and feebleness; Sir Paget was suffering from a reaction after his war-time anxieties and activities.
fully
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From this reading The old folk there seemed rather lonely and moody; and, if the truth must be told, not quite so fully in harmony with one another as of yore.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A SECRET VISIT I STAYED longer at Cragsfoot than I had intended.
harmony
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From this reading The old folk there seemed rather lonely and moody; and, if the truth must be told, not quite so fully in harmony with one another as of yore.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Aunt Bertha was ailing, showing at last signs of age and feebleness; Sir Paget was suffering from a reaction after his war-time anxieties and activities.
humor
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From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
humorously
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From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A SECRET VISIT I STAYED longer at Cragsfoot than I had intended.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The old folk there seemed rather lonely and moody; and, if the truth must be told, not quite so fully in harmony with one another as of yore.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The old folk there seemed rather lonely and moody; and, if the truth must be told, not quite so fully in harmony with one another as of yore.
intended
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From this reading A SECRET VISIT I STAYED longer at Cragsfoot than I had intended.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aunt Bertha was ailing, showing at last signs of age and feebleness; Sir Paget was suffering from a reaction after his war-time anxieties and activities.
latent
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From this reading A latent opposition of feeling between them occasionally cropped out on the surface.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
lonely
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From this reading The old folk there seemed rather lonely and moody; and, if the truth must be told, not quite so fully in harmony with one another as of yore.
longer
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From this reading A SECRET VISIT I STAYED longer at Cragsfoot than I had intended.
marriage
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From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
Mentone
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From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
met
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From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
moody
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From this reading The old folk there seemed rather lonely and moody; and, if the truth must be told, not quite so fully in harmony with one another as of yore.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The old folk there seemed rather lonely and moody; and, if the truth must be told, not quite so fully in harmony with one another as of yore.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
nonsense
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From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The old folk there seemed rather lonely and moody; and, if the truth must be told, not quite so fully in harmony with one another as of yore.
occasionally
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From this reading A latent opposition of feeling between them occasionally cropped out on the surface.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The old folk there seemed rather lonely and moody; and, if the truth must be told, not quite so fully in harmony with one another as of yore.
old
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From this reading The old folk there seemed rather lonely and moody; and, if the truth must be told, not quite so fully in harmony with one another as of yore.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A latent opposition of feeling between them occasionally cropped out on the surface.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The old folk there seemed rather lonely and moody; and, if the truth must be told, not quite so fully in harmony with one another as of yore.
only
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From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
opposition
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From this reading A latent opposition of feeling between them occasionally cropped out on the surface.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
out
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From this reading A latent opposition of feeling between them occasionally cropped out on the surface.
Paget
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From this reading Aunt Bertha was ailing, showing at last signs of age and feebleness; Sir Paget was suffering from a reaction after his war-time anxieties and activities.
peevishly
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From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old folk there seemed rather lonely and moody; and, if the truth must be told, not quite so fully in harmony with one another as of yore.
rather
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From this reading The old folk there seemed rather lonely and moody; and, if the truth must be told, not quite so fully in harmony with one another as of yore.
reaction
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From this reading Aunt Bertha was ailing, showing at last signs of age and feebleness; Sir Paget was suffering from a reaction after his war-time anxieties and activities.
Really
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From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
regret
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From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading A SECRET VISIT I STAYED longer at Cragsfoot than I had intended.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old folk there seemed rather lonely and moody; and, if the truth must be told, not quite so fully in harmony with one another as of yore.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
showed
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From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
showing
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From this reading Aunt Bertha was ailing, showing at last signs of age and feebleness; Sir Paget was suffering from a reaction after his war-time anxieties and activities.
signs
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From this reading Aunt Bertha was ailing, showing at last signs of age and feebleness; Sir Paget was suffering from a reaction after his war-time anxieties and activities.
Sir
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From this reading Aunt Bertha was ailing, showing at last signs of age and feebleness; Sir Paget was suffering from a reaction after his war-time anxieties and activities.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The old folk there seemed rather lonely and moody; and, if the truth must be told, not quite so fully in harmony with one another as of yore.
STAYED
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From this reading A SECRET VISIT I STAYED longer at Cragsfoot than I had intended.
suffering
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From this reading Aunt Bertha was ailing, showing at last signs of age and feebleness; Sir Paget was suffering from a reaction after his war-time anxieties and activities.
surface
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From this reading A latent opposition of feeling between them occasionally cropped out on the surface.
swallowed
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From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
talk
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From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A SECRET VISIT I STAYED longer at Cragsfoot than I had intended.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old folk there seemed rather lonely and moody; and, if the truth must be told, not quite so fully in harmony with one another as of yore.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A latent opposition of feeling between them occasionally cropped out on the surface.
there
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From this reading The old folk there seemed rather lonely and moody; and, if the truth must be told, not quite so fully in harmony with one another as of yore.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old folk there seemed rather lonely and moody; and, if the truth must be told, not quite so fully in harmony with one another as of yore.
too
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From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
truth
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From this reading The old folk there seemed rather lonely and moody; and, if the truth must be told, not quite so fully in harmony with one another as of yore.
VISIT
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From this reading A SECRET VISIT I STAYED longer at Cragsfoot than I had intended.
Waldo's
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From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
war-time
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From this reading Aunt Bertha was ailing, showing at last signs of age and feebleness; Sir Paget was suffering from a reaction after his war-time anxieties and activities.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aunt Bertha was ailing, showing at last signs of age and feebleness; Sir Paget was suffering from a reaction after his war-time anxieties and activities.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The old folk there seemed rather lonely and moody; and, if the truth must be told, not quite so fully in harmony with one another as of yore.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
yore
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From this reading The old folk there seemed rather lonely and moody; and, if the truth must be told, not quite so fully in harmony with one another as of yore.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In Sir Paget it showed itself in humorously expressed fears that I too—“the only one of my family left”—should be “swallowed” if I went to Mentone; but Aunt Bertha met the humor peevishly: “What nonsense you talk, Paget!” or “Really, one would think that you regret Waldo’s marriage!
