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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 Rosalind Trevanion was a girl who had never had a lover--at least, such was her own conviction.
absorbing
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From this reading And as she had few friends of her own age at hand to consult with, and an absorbing attachment and friendship for an older woman to fill up the void, novels were her chief informants as to the ordinary events of youthful life.
advantages
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From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
age
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From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
all
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From this reading She even resented the fact a little, thinking it wonderful that when all the girls in novels possessed such interests she had none.
almost
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From this reading It is an unfortunate peculiarity of these works that their almost exclusive devotion to one subject is too likely to confuse the ideas of young women in this particular.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And as she had few friends of her own age at hand to consult with, and an absorbing attachment and friendship for an older woman to fill up the void, novels were her chief informants as to the ordinary events of youthful life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
approbation
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From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as she had few friends of her own age at hand to consult with, and an absorbing attachment and friendship for an older woman to fill up the void, novels were her chief informants as to the ordinary events of youthful life.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rosalind Trevanion was a girl who had never had a lover--at least, such was her own conviction.
attachment
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From this reading And as she had few friends of her own age at hand to consult with, and an absorbing attachment and friendship for an older woman to fill up the void, novels were her chief informants as to the ordinary events of youthful life.
attain
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From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
chief
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From this reading And as she had few friends of her own age at hand to consult with, and an absorbing attachment and friendship for an older woman to fill up the void, novels were her chief informants as to the ordinary events of youthful life.
confuse
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From this reading It is an unfortunate peculiarity of these works that their almost exclusive devotion to one subject is too likely to confuse the ideas of young women in this particular.
consult
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From this reading And as she had few friends of her own age at hand to consult with, and an absorbing attachment and friendship for an older woman to fill up the void, novels were her chief informants as to the ordinary events of youthful life.
conveyed
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From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
conviction
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From this reading Rosalind Trevanion was a girl who had never had a lover--at least, such was her own conviction.
declaration
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From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
devotion
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From this reading It is an unfortunate peculiarity of these works that their almost exclusive devotion to one subject is too likely to confuse the ideas of young women in this particular.
eighteen
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From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She even resented the fact a little, thinking it wonderful that when all the girls in novels possessed such interests she had none.
events
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From this reading And as she had few friends of her own age at hand to consult with, and an absorbing attachment and friendship for an older woman to fill up the void, novels were her chief informants as to the ordinary events of youthful life.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
exclusive
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From this reading It is an unfortunate peculiarity of these works that their almost exclusive devotion to one subject is too likely to confuse the ideas of young women in this particular.
fact
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From this reading She even resented the fact a little, thinking it wonderful that when all the girls in novels possessed such interests she had none.
few
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From this reading And as she had few friends of her own age at hand to consult with, and an absorbing attachment and friendship for an older woman to fill up the void, novels were her chief informants as to the ordinary events of youthful life.
fiction
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From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
fill
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From this reading And as she had few friends of her own age at hand to consult with, and an absorbing attachment and friendship for an older woman to fill up the void, novels were her chief informants as to the ordinary events of youthful life.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And as she had few friends of her own age at hand to consult with, and an absorbing attachment and friendship for an older woman to fill up the void, novels were her chief informants as to the ordinary events of youthful life.
friends
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From this reading And as she had few friends of her own age at hand to consult with, and an absorbing attachment and friendship for an older woman to fill up the void, novels were her chief informants as to the ordinary events of youthful life.
friendship
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From this reading And as she had few friends of her own age at hand to consult with, and an absorbing attachment and friendship for an older woman to fill up the void, novels were her chief informants as to the ordinary events of youthful life.
girl
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From this reading Rosalind Trevanion was a girl who had never had a lover--at least, such was her own conviction.
girls
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From this reading She even resented the fact a little, thinking it wonderful that when all the girls in novels possessed such interests she had none.
give
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From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rosalind Trevanion was a girl who had never had a lover--at least, such was her own conviction.
hand
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From this reading And as she had few friends of her own age at hand to consult with, and an absorbing attachment and friendship for an older woman to fill up the void, novels were her chief informants as to the ordinary events of youthful life.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rosalind Trevanion was a girl who had never had a lover--at least, such was her own conviction.
house
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From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
ideas
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From this reading It is an unfortunate peculiarity of these works that their almost exclusive devotion to one subject is too likely to confuse the ideas of young women in this particular.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She even resented the fact a little, thinking it wonderful that when all the girls in novels possessed such interests she had none.
informants
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From this reading And as she had few friends of her own age at hand to consult with, and an absorbing attachment and friendship for an older woman to fill up the void, novels were her chief informants as to the ordinary events of youthful life.
interests
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From this reading She even resented the fact a little, thinking it wonderful that when all the girls in novels possessed such interests she had none.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She even resented the fact a little, thinking it wonderful that when all the girls in novels possessed such interests she had none.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rosalind Trevanion was a girl who had never had a lover--at least, such was her own conviction.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as she had few friends of her own age at hand to consult with, and an absorbing attachment and friendship for an older woman to fill up the void, novels were her chief informants as to the ordinary events of youthful life.
likely
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From this reading It is an unfortunate peculiarity of these works that their almost exclusive devotion to one subject is too likely to confuse the ideas of young women in this particular.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She even resented the fact a little, thinking it wonderful that when all the girls in novels possessed such interests she had none.
love
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From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
lover
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From this reading Rosalind Trevanion was a girl who had never had a lover--at least, such was her own conviction.
many
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From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
mature
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From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rosalind Trevanion was a girl who had never had a lover--at least, such was her own conviction.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading She even resented the fact a little, thinking it wonderful that when all the girls in novels possessed such interests she had none.
novels
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From this reading She even resented the fact a little, thinking it wonderful that when all the girls in novels possessed such interests she had none.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
older
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From this reading And as she had few friends of her own age at hand to consult with, and an absorbing attachment and friendship for an older woman to fill up the void, novels were her chief informants as to the ordinary events of youthful life.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is an unfortunate peculiarity of these works that their almost exclusive devotion to one subject is too likely to confuse the ideas of young women in this particular.
ordinary
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From this reading And as she had few friends of her own age at hand to consult with, and an absorbing attachment and friendship for an older woman to fill up the void, novels were her chief informants as to the ordinary events of youthful life.
own
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From this reading Rosalind Trevanion was a girl who had never had a lover--at least, such was her own conviction.
particular
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From this reading It is an unfortunate peculiarity of these works that their almost exclusive devotion to one subject is too likely to confuse the ideas of young women in this particular.
peculiarity
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From this reading It is an unfortunate peculiarity of these works that their almost exclusive devotion to one subject is too likely to confuse the ideas of young women in this particular.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
position
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From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
possessed
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From this reading She even resented the fact a little, thinking it wonderful that when all the girls in novels possessed such interests she had none.
received
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From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
resented
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From this reading She even resented the fact a little, thinking it wonderful that when all the girls in novels possessed such interests she had none.
Rosalind
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From this reading Rosalind Trevanion was a girl who had never had a lover--at least, such was her own conviction.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She even resented the fact a little, thinking it wonderful that when all the girls in novels possessed such interests she had none.
sign
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From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
strange
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From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
subject
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From this reading It is an unfortunate peculiarity of these works that their almost exclusive devotion to one subject is too likely to confuse the ideas of young women in this particular.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Rosalind Trevanion was a girl who had never had a lover--at least, such was her own conviction.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She even resented the fact a little, thinking it wonderful that when all the girls in novels possessed such interests she had none.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She even resented the fact a little, thinking it wonderful that when all the girls in novels possessed such interests she had none.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is an unfortunate peculiarity of these works that their almost exclusive devotion to one subject is too likely to confuse the ideas of young women in this particular.
there
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From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It is an unfortunate peculiarity of these works that their almost exclusive devotion to one subject is too likely to confuse the ideas of young women in this particular.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She even resented the fact a little, thinking it wonderful that when all the girls in novels possessed such interests she had none.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is an unfortunate peculiarity of these works that their almost exclusive devotion to one subject is too likely to confuse the ideas of young women in this particular.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
too
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From this reading It is an unfortunate peculiarity of these works that their almost exclusive devotion to one subject is too likely to confuse the ideas of young women in this particular.
Trevanion
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From this reading Rosalind Trevanion was a girl who had never had a lover--at least, such was her own conviction.
unfortunate
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From this reading It is an unfortunate peculiarity of these works that their almost exclusive devotion to one subject is too likely to confuse the ideas of young women in this particular.
up
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From this reading And as she had few friends of her own age at hand to consult with, and an absorbing attachment and friendship for an older woman to fill up the void, novels were her chief informants as to the ordinary events of youthful life.
very
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From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
view
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From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
visitors
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From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
void
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From this reading And as she had few friends of her own age at hand to consult with, and an absorbing attachment and friendship for an older woman to fill up the void, novels were her chief informants as to the ordinary events of youthful life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rosalind Trevanion was a girl who had never had a lover--at least, such was her own conviction.
wealthy
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From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
well-known
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From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She even resented the fact a little, thinking it wonderful that when all the girls in novels possessed such interests she had none.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Rosalind Trevanion was a girl who had never had a lover--at least, such was her own conviction.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And as she had few friends of her own age at hand to consult with, and an absorbing attachment and friendship for an older woman to fill up the void, novels were her chief informants as to the ordinary events of youthful life.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading To attain to the mature age of eighteen, in a wealthy and well-known house where there were many visitors, and where she had all the advantages that a good position can give, without ever having received that sign of approbation which is conveyed by a declaration of love, was very strange in the point of view of fiction.
woman
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From this reading And as she had few friends of her own age at hand to consult with, and an absorbing attachment and friendship for an older woman to fill up the void, novels were her chief informants as to the ordinary events of youthful life.
women
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From this reading It is an unfortunate peculiarity of these works that their almost exclusive devotion to one subject is too likely to confuse the ideas of young women in this particular.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She even resented the fact a little, thinking it wonderful that when all the girls in novels possessed such interests she had none.
works
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From this reading It is an unfortunate peculiarity of these works that their almost exclusive devotion to one subject is too likely to confuse the ideas of young women in this particular.
young
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From this reading It is an unfortunate peculiarity of these works that their almost exclusive devotion to one subject is too likely to confuse the ideas of young women in this particular.
youthful
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From this reading And as she had few friends of her own age at hand to consult with, and an absorbing attachment and friendship for an older woman to fill up the void, novels were her chief informants as to the ordinary events of youthful life.
