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Mr. Scarborough's Family
Mr. Scarborough's Family

Chapter X

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MR.
ANDERSON'S LOVE.
Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.
The first week in Brussels passed by quietly enough.
A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.
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Mr. Scarborough's Family

Chapter X

Reading 1/74 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MR.
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ANDERSON'S LOVE.
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Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.
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The first week in Brussels passed by quietly enough.
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A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The first week in Brussels passed by quietly enough.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The first week in Brussels passed by quietly enough.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.”

Within preposition US /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.”

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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 young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.

Anderson

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From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.

ANDERSON'S

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From this reading ANDERSON'S LOVE.

Brussels

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From this reading The first week in Brussels passed by quietly enough.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The first week in Brussels passed by quietly enough.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.

certainly

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From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.

declare

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From this reading A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.

devote

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From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.

enough

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From this reading The first week in Brussels passed by quietly enough.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The first week in Brussels passed by quietly enough.

Florence

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From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.

hardly

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From this reading A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The first week in Brussels passed by quietly enough.

known

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From this reading A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.

Lady

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From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.

LOVE

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From this reading ANDERSON'S LOVE.

man

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From this reading A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.

Mountjoy

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From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.

MR

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From this reading MR.

particular

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From this reading A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The first week in Brussels passed by quietly enough.

passion

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From this reading A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.

prophesied

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From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.

quietly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The first week in Brussels passed by quietly enough.

said

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From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.

truth

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From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.

ways

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.

week

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The first week in Brussels passed by quietly enough.

well

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Lady Mountjoy had certainly prophesied the truth when she said that Mr. Anderson would devote himself to Florence.

young

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A young man can hardly declare his passion within a week, and Mr. Anderson's ways in that particular were well known.