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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 “This lengthened absence, these solitary rambles, did not speak a mind at ease, or a conscience void of reproach.”
absence
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From this reading “This lengthened absence, these solitary rambles, did not speak a mind at ease, or a conscience void of reproach.”
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
air
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From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour passed away before the General came in, spent, on the part of his young guest, in no very favourable consideration of his character.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At length he appeared; and, whatever might have been the gloom of his meditations, he could still smile with _them_.
antechamber
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From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
any
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From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
appeared
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From this reading At length he appeared; and, whatever might have been the gloom of his meditations, he could still smile with _them_.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “This lengthened absence, these solitary rambles, did not speak a mind at ease, or a conscience void of reproach.”
away
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From this reading An hour passed away before the General came in, spent, on the part of his young guest, in no very favourable consideration of his character.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At length he appeared; and, whatever might have been the gloom of his meditations, he could still smile with _them_.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading An hour passed away before the General came in, spent, on the part of his young guest, in no very favourable consideration of his character.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
came
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From this reading An hour passed away before the General came in, spent, on the part of his young guest, in no very favourable consideration of his character.
Catherine
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From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
Catherine's
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From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
caught
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From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
character
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From this reading An hour passed away before the General came in, spent, on the part of his young guest, in no very favourable consideration of his character.
common
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From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
company
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From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading “This lengthened absence, these solitary rambles, did not speak a mind at ease, or a conscience void of reproach.”
consequence
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From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
consideration
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From this reading An hour passed away before the General came in, spent, on the part of his young guest, in no very favourable consideration of his character.
contrary
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From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At length he appeared; and, whatever might have been the gloom of his meditations, he could still smile with _them_.
curiosity
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From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
delay
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From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “This lengthened absence, these solitary rambles, did not speak a mind at ease, or a conscience void of reproach.”
dignified
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From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
doubts
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From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
drawing-room
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From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
ease
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From this reading “This lengthened absence, these solitary rambles, did not speak a mind at ease, or a conscience void of reproach.”
escort
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From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
expectations
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From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
eye
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From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
father
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From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
favourable
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From this reading An hour passed away before the General came in, spent, on the part of his young guest, in no very favourable consideration of his character.
five
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From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
friend's
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From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
furniture
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From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
further
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From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
General
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From this reading An hour passed away before the General came in, spent, on the part of his young guest, in no very favourable consideration of his character.
gloom
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From this reading At length he appeared; and, whatever might have been the gloom of his meditations, he could still smile with _them_.
grandeur
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From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
guest
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From this reading An hour passed away before the General came in, spent, on the part of his young guest, in no very favourable consideration of his character.
hall
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From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At length he appeared; and, whatever might have been the gloom of his meditations, he could still smile with _them_.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At length he appeared; and, whatever might have been the gloom of his meditations, he could still smile with _them_.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An hour passed away before the General came in, spent, on the part of his young guest, in no very favourable consideration of his character.
hour
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From this reading An hour passed away before the General came in, spent, on the part of his young guest, in no very favourable consideration of his character.
house
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From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An hour passed away before the General came in, spent, on the part of his young guest, in no very favourable consideration of his character.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
led
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From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length he appeared; and, whatever might have been the gloom of his meditations, he could still smile with _them_.
lengthened
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From this reading “This lengthened absence, these solitary rambles, did not speak a mind at ease, or a conscience void of reproach.”
magnificent
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From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
meditations
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From this reading At length he appeared; and, whatever might have been the gloom of his meditations, he could still smile with _them_.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading At length he appeared; and, whatever might have been the gloom of his meditations, he could still smile with _them_.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This lengthened absence, these solitary rambles, did not speak a mind at ease, or a conscience void of reproach.”
minutes
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From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading An hour passed away before the General came in, spent, on the part of his young guest, in no very favourable consideration of his character.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “This lengthened absence, these solitary rambles, did not speak a mind at ease, or a conscience void of reproach.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An hour passed away before the General came in, spent, on the part of his young guest, in no very favourable consideration of his character.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading An hour passed away before the General came in, spent, on the part of his young guest, in no very favourable consideration of his character.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
only
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From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “This lengthened absence, these solitary rambles, did not speak a mind at ease, or a conscience void of reproach.”
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour passed away before the General came in, spent, on the part of his young guest, in no very favourable consideration of his character.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour passed away before the General came in, spent, on the part of his young guest, in no very favourable consideration of his character.
pretence
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From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
rambles
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From this reading “This lengthened absence, these solitary rambles, did not speak a mind at ease, or a conscience void of reproach.”
ready
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From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
real
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From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
refreshments
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From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
reproach
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From this reading “This lengthened absence, these solitary rambles, did not speak a mind at ease, or a conscience void of reproach.”
return
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From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
revived
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From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
room
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From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
see
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From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
set
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From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
shake
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From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
size
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From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
smile
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From this reading At length he appeared; and, whatever might have been the gloom of his meditations, he could still smile with _them_.
solitary
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From this reading “This lengthened absence, these solitary rambles, did not speak a mind at ease, or a conscience void of reproach.”
soon
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From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
speak
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From this reading “This lengthened absence, these solitary rambles, did not speak a mind at ease, or a conscience void of reproach.”
spent
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From this reading An hour passed away before the General came in, spent, on the part of his young guest, in no very favourable consideration of his character.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At length he appeared; and, whatever might have been the gloom of his meditations, he could still smile with _them_.
stopping
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From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
subject
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From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An hour passed away before the General came in, spent, on the part of his young guest, in no very favourable consideration of his character.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At length he appeared; and, whatever might have been the gloom of his meditations, he could still smile with _them_.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “This lengthened absence, these solitary rambles, did not speak a mind at ease, or a conscience void of reproach.”
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This lengthened absence, these solitary rambles, did not speak a mind at ease, or a conscience void of reproach.”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
Tilney
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From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
understanding
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From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
unprovided
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From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
used
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From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
useless
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From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
very
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From this reading An hour passed away before the General came in, spent, on the part of his young guest, in no very favourable consideration of his character.
void
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From this reading “This lengthened absence, these solitary rambles, did not speak a mind at ease, or a conscience void of reproach.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Tilney, understanding in part her friend’s curiosity to see the house, soon revived the subject; and her father being, contrary to Catherine’s expectations, unprovided with any pretence for further delay, beyond that of stopping five minutes to order refreshments to be in the room by their return, was at last ready to escort them.
way
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From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
well-read
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From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading At length he appeared; and, whatever might have been the gloom of his meditations, he could still smile with _them_.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They set forward; and, with a grandeur of air, a dignified step, which caught the eye, but could not shake the doubts of the well-read Catherine, he led the way across the hall, through the common drawing-room and one useless antechamber, into a room magnificent both in size and furniture—the real drawing-room, used only with company of consequence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At length he appeared; and, whatever might have been the gloom of his meditations, he could still smile with _them_.
young
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From this reading An hour passed away before the General came in, spent, on the part of his young guest, in no very favourable consideration of his character.
