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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 After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
accordingly
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From this reading Pharos had accordingly insisted that she should at once retire to her room and endeavour to obtain the rest of which she stood so much in need.
affability
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From this reading "For the next few weeks--that is to say, until the end of the Season--I intend that you shall both enjoy yourselves," he said with the utmost affability, when we were alone together, "to the top of your bent.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "For the next few weeks--that is to say, until the end of the Season--I intend that you shall both enjoy yourselves," he said with the utmost affability, when we were alone together, "to the top of your bent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
announced
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From this reading Your betrothal must be announced as speedily as possible.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Your betrothal must be announced as speedily as possible.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
bent
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From this reading "For the next few weeks--that is to say, until the end of the Season--I intend that you shall both enjoy yourselves," he said with the utmost affability, when we were alone together, "to the top of your bent.
betrothal
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From this reading Your betrothal must be announced as speedily as possible.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "For the next few weeks--that is to say, until the end of the Season--I intend that you shall both enjoy yourselves," he said with the utmost affability, when we were alone together, "to the top of your bent.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
circumstances
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From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
completely
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From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
country
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From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
days
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From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
end
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From this reading "For the next few weeks--that is to say, until the end of the Season--I intend that you shall both enjoy yourselves," he said with the utmost affability, when we were alone together, "to the top of your bent.
endeavour
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From this reading Pharos had accordingly insisted that she should at once retire to her room and endeavour to obtain the rest of which she stood so much in need.
enjoy
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From this reading "For the next few weeks--that is to say, until the end of the Season--I intend that you shall both enjoy yourselves," he said with the utmost affability, when we were alone together, "to the top of your bent.
excitement
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From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
experience
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From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
fact
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From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
few
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From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For the next few weeks--that is to say, until the end of the Season--I intend that you shall both enjoy yourselves," he said with the utmost affability, when we were alone together, "to the top of your bent.
Forrester
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From this reading And that reminds me of something, Forrester.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
Hamburg
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From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "For the next few weeks--that is to say, until the end of the Season--I intend that you shall both enjoy yourselves," he said with the utmost affability, when we were alone together, "to the top of your bent.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "For the next few weeks--that is to say, until the end of the Season--I intend that you shall both enjoy yourselves," he said with the utmost affability, when we were alone together, "to the top of your bent.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading Pharos had accordingly insisted that she should at once retire to her room and endeavour to obtain the rest of which she stood so much in need.
intend
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From this reading "For the next few weeks--that is to say, until the end of the Season--I intend that you shall both enjoy yourselves," he said with the utmost affability, when we were alone together, "to the top of your bent.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
knocked
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From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
landed
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From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
Lane
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From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And that reminds me of something, Forrester.
much
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From this reading Pharos had accordingly insisted that she should at once retire to her room and endeavour to obtain the rest of which she stood so much in need.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Your betrothal must be announced as speedily as possible.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pharos had accordingly insisted that she should at once retire to her room and endeavour to obtain the rest of which she stood so much in need.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "For the next few weeks--that is to say, until the end of the Season--I intend that you shall both enjoy yourselves," he said with the utmost affability, when we were alone together, "to the top of your bent.
night
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From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading Pharos had accordingly insisted that she should at once retire to her room and endeavour to obtain the rest of which she stood so much in need.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
once
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From this reading Pharos had accordingly insisted that she should at once retire to her room and endeavour to obtain the rest of which she stood so much in need.
Park
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From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
past
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From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
peculiar
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From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
Pharos
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From this reading Pharos had accordingly insisted that she should at once retire to her room and endeavour to obtain the rest of which she stood so much in need.
possible
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From this reading Your betrothal must be announced as speedily as possible.
reached
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From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
reminds
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From this reading And that reminds me of something, Forrester.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pharos had accordingly insisted that she should at once retire to her room and endeavour to obtain the rest of which she stood so much in need.
retire
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From this reading Pharos had accordingly insisted that she should at once retire to her room and endeavour to obtain the rest of which she stood so much in need.
room
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From this reading Pharos had accordingly insisted that she should at once retire to her room and endeavour to obtain the rest of which she stood so much in need.
said
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From this reading "For the next few weeks--that is to say, until the end of the Season--I intend that you shall both enjoy yourselves," he said with the utmost affability, when we were alone together, "to the top of your bent.
say
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From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
Season
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From this reading "For the next few weeks--that is to say, until the end of the Season--I intend that you shall both enjoy yourselves," he said with the utmost affability, when we were alone together, "to the top of your bent.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "For the next few weeks--that is to say, until the end of the Season--I intend that you shall both enjoy yourselves," he said with the utmost affability, when we were alone together, "to the top of your bent.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Pharos had accordingly insisted that she should at once retire to her room and endeavour to obtain the rest of which she stood so much in need.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Pharos had accordingly insisted that she should at once retire to her room and endeavour to obtain the rest of which she stood so much in need.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And that reminds me of something, Forrester.
speedily
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From this reading Your betrothal must be announced as speedily as possible.
steamer
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From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pharos had accordingly insisted that she should at once retire to her room and endeavour to obtain the rest of which she stood so much in need.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
together
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From this reading "For the next few weeks--that is to say, until the end of the Season--I intend that you shall both enjoy yourselves," he said with the utmost affability, when we were alone together, "to the top of your bent.
top
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From this reading "For the next few weeks--that is to say, until the end of the Season--I intend that you shall both enjoy yourselves," he said with the utmost affability, when we were alone together, "to the top of your bent.
tramping
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From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "For the next few weeks--that is to say, until the end of the Season--I intend that you shall both enjoy yourselves," he said with the utmost affability, when we were alone together, "to the top of your bent.
up
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From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
utmost
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From this reading "For the next few weeks--that is to say, until the end of the Season--I intend that you shall both enjoy yourselves," he said with the utmost affability, when we were alone together, "to the top of your bent.
Valerie
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From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
weeks
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From this reading "For the next few weeks--that is to say, until the end of the Season--I intend that you shall both enjoy yourselves," he said with the utmost affability, when we were alone together, "to the top of your bent.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "For the next few weeks--that is to say, until the end of the Season--I intend that you shall both enjoy yourselves," he said with the utmost affability, when we were alone together, "to the top of your bent.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "For the next few weeks--that is to say, until the end of the Season--I intend that you shall both enjoy yourselves," he said with the utmost affability, when we were alone together, "to the top of your bent.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Pharos had accordingly insisted that she should at once retire to her room and endeavour to obtain the rest of which she stood so much in need.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "For the next few weeks--that is to say, until the end of the Season--I intend that you shall both enjoy yourselves," he said with the utmost affability, when we were alone together, "to the top of your bent.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the excitement of the past few days, and her terrible experience in Hamburg, to say nothing of the fact that she had landed from a steamer under peculiar circumstances, and had been tramping the country half the night, it is not to be wondered at that by the time we reached Park Lane Valerie was completely knocked up.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "For the next few weeks--that is to say, until the end of the Season--I intend that you shall both enjoy yourselves," he said with the utmost affability, when we were alone together, "to the top of your bent.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "For the next few weeks--that is to say, until the end of the Season--I intend that you shall both enjoy yourselves," he said with the utmost affability, when we were alone together, "to the top of your bent.
yourselvespronounUS /jʊrˈselvz/
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading "For the next few weeks--that is to say, until the end of the Season--I intend that you shall both enjoy yourselves," he said with the utmost affability, when we were alone together, "to the top of your bent.
