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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 For a week or more after their betrothal these two lovers were very happy.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading To be sure there was a great deal of remark and some remonstrance addressed to Grace about the antecedents of the man she was going to marry.
addressed
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From this reading To be sure there was a great deal of remark and some remonstrance addressed to Grace about the antecedents of the man she was going to marry.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For a week or more after their betrothal these two lovers were very happy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To be sure there was a great deal of remark and some remonstrance addressed to Grace about the antecedents of the man she was going to marry.
antecedents
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From this reading To be sure there was a great deal of remark and some remonstrance addressed to Grace about the antecedents of the man she was going to marry.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
asking
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From this reading Various people spoke to her, and some even wrote, which is a strong step, asking her if she was aware that Oliver Wentworth had been supposed to be ‘wild’ or ‘gay,’ or something else of the same meaning.
aware
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From this reading Various people spoke to her, and some even wrote, which is a strong step, asking her if she was aware that Oliver Wentworth had been supposed to be ‘wild’ or ‘gay,’ or something else of the same meaning.
Babylon
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From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be sure there was a great deal of remark and some remonstrance addressed to Grace about the antecedents of the man she was going to marry.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Various people spoke to her, and some even wrote, which is a strong step, asking her if she was aware that Oliver Wentworth had been supposed to be ‘wild’ or ‘gay,’ or something else of the same meaning.
betrothal
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From this reading For a week or more after their betrothal these two lovers were very happy.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Ironborough was a very large town, but the Wentworths and the Goodhearts had both been settled there for a generation or two, and they were known to everybody.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
Christian
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From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
deal
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From this reading To be sure there was a great deal of remark and some remonstrance addressed to Grace about the antecedents of the man she was going to marry.
discussed
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From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
else
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From this reading Various people spoke to her, and some even wrote, which is a strong step, asking her if she was aware that Oliver Wentworth had been supposed to be ‘wild’ or ‘gay,’ or something else of the same meaning.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Various people spoke to her, and some even wrote, which is a strong step, asking her if she was aware that Oliver Wentworth had been supposed to be ‘wild’ or ‘gay,’ or something else of the same meaning.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Ironborough was a very large town, but the Wentworths and the Goodhearts had both been settled there for a generation or two, and they were known to everybody.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a week or more after their betrothal these two lovers were very happy.
gay
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From this reading Various people spoke to her, and some even wrote, which is a strong step, asking her if she was aware that Oliver Wentworth had been supposed to be ‘wild’ or ‘gay,’ or something else of the same meaning.
generally
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From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
generation
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From this reading Ironborough was a very large town, but the Wentworths and the Goodhearts had both been settled there for a generation or two, and they were known to everybody.
going
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From this reading To be sure there was a great deal of remark and some remonstrance addressed to Grace about the antecedents of the man she was going to marry.
Goodhearts
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From this reading Ironborough was a very large town, but the Wentworths and the Goodhearts had both been settled there for a generation or two, and they were known to everybody.
gossip
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From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
Grace
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From this reading To be sure there was a great deal of remark and some remonstrance addressed to Grace about the antecedents of the man she was going to marry.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure there was a great deal of remark and some remonstrance addressed to Grace about the antecedents of the man she was going to marry.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Various people spoke to her, and some even wrote, which is a strong step, asking her if she was aware that Oliver Wentworth had been supposed to be ‘wild’ or ‘gay,’ or something else of the same meaning.
happy
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From this reading For a week or more after their betrothal these two lovers were very happy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Various people spoke to her, and some even wrote, which is a strong step, asking her if she was aware that Oliver Wentworth had been supposed to be ‘wild’ or ‘gay,’ or something else of the same meaning.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Various people spoke to her, and some even wrote, which is a strong step, asking her if she was aware that Oliver Wentworth had been supposed to be ‘wild’ or ‘gay,’ or something else of the same meaning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
Ironborough
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From this reading Ironborough was a very large town, but the Wentworths and the Goodhearts had both been settled there for a generation or two, and they were known to everybody.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Various people spoke to her, and some even wrote, which is a strong step, asking her if she was aware that Oliver Wentworth had been supposed to be ‘wild’ or ‘gay,’ or something else of the same meaning.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
known
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From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
large
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From this reading Ironborough was a very large town, but the Wentworths and the Goodhearts had both been settled there for a generation or two, and they were known to everybody.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
London
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From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
lovers
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From this reading For a week or more after their betrothal these two lovers were very happy.
made
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From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
man
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From this reading To be sure there was a great deal of remark and some remonstrance addressed to Grace about the antecedents of the man she was going to marry.
marry
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From this reading To be sure there was a great deal of remark and some remonstrance addressed to Grace about the antecedents of the man she was going to marry.
meaning
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From this reading Various people spoke to her, and some even wrote, which is a strong step, asking her if she was aware that Oliver Wentworth had been supposed to be ‘wild’ or ‘gay,’ or something else of the same meaning.
more
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From this reading For a week or more after their betrothal these two lovers were very happy.
names
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From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To be sure there was a great deal of remark and some remonstrance addressed to Grace about the antecedents of the man she was going to marry.
Oliver
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From this reading Various people spoke to her, and some even wrote, which is a strong step, asking her if she was aware that Oliver Wentworth had been supposed to be ‘wild’ or ‘gay,’ or something else of the same meaning.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For a week or more after their betrothal these two lovers were very happy.
people
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From this reading Various people spoke to her, and some even wrote, which is a strong step, asking her if she was aware that Oliver Wentworth had been supposed to be ‘wild’ or ‘gay,’ or something else of the same meaning.
perhaps
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From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
place
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From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
remark
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From this reading To be sure there was a great deal of remark and some remonstrance addressed to Grace about the antecedents of the man she was going to marry.
remonstrance
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From this reading To be sure there was a great deal of remark and some remonstrance addressed to Grace about the antecedents of the man she was going to marry.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Various people spoke to her, and some even wrote, which is a strong step, asking her if she was aware that Oliver Wentworth had been supposed to be ‘wild’ or ‘gay,’ or something else of the same meaning.
settled
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From this reading Ironborough was a very large town, but the Wentworths and the Goodhearts had both been settled there for a generation or two, and they were known to everybody.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To be sure there was a great deal of remark and some remonstrance addressed to Grace about the antecedents of the man she was going to marry.
small
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From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
Society
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From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
some
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From this reading To be sure there was a great deal of remark and some remonstrance addressed to Grace about the antecedents of the man she was going to marry.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Various people spoke to her, and some even wrote, which is a strong step, asking her if she was aware that Oliver Wentworth had been supposed to be ‘wild’ or ‘gay,’ or something else of the same meaning.
spoke
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From this reading Various people spoke to her, and some even wrote, which is a strong step, asking her if she was aware that Oliver Wentworth had been supposed to be ‘wild’ or ‘gay,’ or something else of the same meaning.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Various people spoke to her, and some even wrote, which is a strong step, asking her if she was aware that Oliver Wentworth had been supposed to be ‘wild’ or ‘gay,’ or something else of the same meaning.
strong
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From this reading Various people spoke to her, and some even wrote, which is a strong step, asking her if she was aware that Oliver Wentworth had been supposed to be ‘wild’ or ‘gay,’ or something else of the same meaning.
succession
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From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
supposed
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From this reading Various people spoke to her, and some even wrote, which is a strong step, asking her if she was aware that Oliver Wentworth had been supposed to be ‘wild’ or ‘gay,’ or something else of the same meaning.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure there was a great deal of remark and some remonstrance addressed to Grace about the antecedents of the man she was going to marry.
talked
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From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Various people spoke to her, and some even wrote, which is a strong step, asking her if she was aware that Oliver Wentworth had been supposed to be ‘wild’ or ‘gay,’ or something else of the same meaning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To be sure there was a great deal of remark and some remonstrance addressed to Grace about the antecedents of the man she was going to marry.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For a week or more after their betrothal these two lovers were very happy.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
there
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From this reading To be sure there was a great deal of remark and some remonstrance addressed to Grace about the antecedents of the man she was going to marry.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For a week or more after their betrothal these two lovers were very happy.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ironborough was a very large town, but the Wentworths and the Goodhearts had both been settled there for a generation or two, and they were known to everybody.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To be sure there was a great deal of remark and some remonstrance addressed to Grace about the antecedents of the man she was going to marry.
town
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From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
two
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From this reading For a week or more after their betrothal these two lovers were very happy.
up
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From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
Various
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From this reading Various people spoke to her, and some even wrote, which is a strong step, asking her if she was aware that Oliver Wentworth had been supposed to be ‘wild’ or ‘gay,’ or something else of the same meaning.
very
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From this reading For a week or more after their betrothal these two lovers were very happy.
village
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From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
villages
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From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To be sure there was a great deal of remark and some remonstrance addressed to Grace about the antecedents of the man she was going to marry.
week
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From this reading For a week or more after their betrothal these two lovers were very happy.
Wentworth
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From this reading Various people spoke to her, and some even wrote, which is a strong step, asking her if she was aware that Oliver Wentworth had been supposed to be ‘wild’ or ‘gay,’ or something else of the same meaning.
Wentworths
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From this reading Ironborough was a very large town, but the Wentworths and the Goodhearts had both been settled there for a generation or two, and they were known to everybody.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For a week or more after their betrothal these two lovers were very happy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Various people spoke to her, and some even wrote, which is a strong step, asking her if she was aware that Oliver Wentworth had been supposed to be ‘wild’ or ‘gay,’ or something else of the same meaning.
wild
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From this reading Various people spoke to her, and some even wrote, which is a strong step, asking her if she was aware that Oliver Wentworth had been supposed to be ‘wild’ or ‘gay,’ or something else of the same meaning.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is generally supposed that a village or a small town is the place for gossip, but I think Society is made up of a succession of villages, and that there is no place, not even London itself--that wilderness, that great Babylon--in which people are not talked about by their Christian names, and everything that can be discussed, with perhaps a little more, is not known about them.
wrote
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From this reading Various people spoke to her, and some even wrote, which is a strong step, asking her if she was aware that Oliver Wentworth had been supposed to be ‘wild’ or ‘gay,’ or something else of the same meaning.
