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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A vista opened before him, in time!
accepted
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From this reading He imagined Tietjens, in some way proprietarily responsible for Mrs. Duchemin: quite _pour le bon_, tranquilly passionate and accepted, _motif_; and "immensely improved" by the association.
also
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From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
amber
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From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Macmaster was thus not a little excited, and finding Tietjens at tea amid the green-stained furnishings and illustrated papers of the large, corrugated iron golf-house, he could not help exclaiming:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He imagined Tietjens, in some way proprietarily responsible for Mrs. Duchemin: quite _pour le bon_, tranquilly passionate and accepted, _motif_; and "immensely improved" by the association.
association
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From this reading He imagined Tietjens, in some way proprietarily responsible for Mrs. Duchemin: quite _pour le bon_, tranquilly passionate and accepted, _motif_; and "immensely improved" by the association.
assuredness
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From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A vista opened before him, in time!
bending
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From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
bon
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From this reading He imagined Tietjens, in some way proprietarily responsible for Mrs. Duchemin: quite _pour le bon_, tranquilly passionate and accepted, _motif_; and "immensely improved" by the association.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "I've accepted the invitation to breakfast with the Duchemins to-morrow for us both.
breakfast
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From this reading "I've accepted the invitation to breakfast with the Duchemins to-morrow for us both.
bringing
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From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He imagined Tietjens, in some way proprietarily responsible for Mrs. Duchemin: quite _pour le bon_, tranquilly passionate and accepted, _motif_; and "immensely improved" by the association.
circumspect
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From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
corrugated
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From this reading Macmaster was thus not a little excited, and finding Tietjens at tea amid the green-stained furnishings and illustrated papers of the large, corrugated iron golf-house, he could not help exclaiming:
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Macmaster was thus not a little excited, and finding Tietjens at tea amid the green-stained furnishings and illustrated papers of the large, corrugated iron golf-house, he could not help exclaiming:
Delight
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From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
dressing
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From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
Duchemin
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From this reading He imagined Tietjens, in some way proprietarily responsible for Mrs. Duchemin: quite _pour le bon_, tranquilly passionate and accepted, _motif_; and "immensely improved" by the association.
Duchemins
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From this reading "I've accepted the invitation to breakfast with the Duchemins to-morrow for us both.
Edinburgh-ness
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From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Macmaster was thus not a little excited, and finding Tietjens at tea amid the green-stained furnishings and illustrated papers of the large, corrugated iron golf-house, he could not help exclaiming:
exclaiming
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From this reading Macmaster was thus not a little excited, and finding Tietjens at tea amid the green-stained furnishings and illustrated papers of the large, corrugated iron golf-house, he could not help exclaiming:
feet
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From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
finding
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From this reading Macmaster was thus not a little excited, and finding Tietjens at tea amid the green-stained furnishings and illustrated papers of the large, corrugated iron golf-house, he could not help exclaiming:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He imagined Tietjens, in some way proprietarily responsible for Mrs. Duchemin: quite _pour le bon_, tranquilly passionate and accepted, _motif_; and "immensely improved" by the association.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
furnishings
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From this reading Macmaster was thus not a little excited, and finding Tietjens at tea amid the green-stained furnishings and illustrated papers of the large, corrugated iron golf-house, he could not help exclaiming:
gift
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From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
golf-house
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From this reading Macmaster was thus not a little excited, and finding Tietjens at tea amid the green-stained furnishings and illustrated papers of the large, corrugated iron golf-house, he could not help exclaiming:
green-stained
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From this reading Macmaster was thus not a little excited, and finding Tietjens at tea amid the green-stained furnishings and illustrated papers of the large, corrugated iron golf-house, he could not help exclaiming:
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He imagined Tietjens, in some way proprietarily responsible for Mrs. Duchemin: quite _pour le bon_, tranquilly passionate and accepted, _motif_; and "immensely improved" by the association.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Macmaster was thus not a little excited, and finding Tietjens at tea amid the green-stained furnishings and illustrated papers of the large, corrugated iron golf-house, he could not help exclaiming:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A vista opened before him, in time!
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
I've
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From this reading "I've accepted the invitation to breakfast with the Duchemins to-morrow for us both.
illustrated
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From this reading Macmaster was thus not a little excited, and finding Tietjens at tea amid the green-stained furnishings and illustrated papers of the large, corrugated iron golf-house, he could not help exclaiming:
imagined
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From this reading He imagined Tietjens, in some way proprietarily responsible for Mrs. Duchemin: quite _pour le bon_, tranquilly passionate and accepted, _motif_; and "immensely improved" by the association.
immensely
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From this reading He imagined Tietjens, in some way proprietarily responsible for Mrs. Duchemin: quite _pour le bon_, tranquilly passionate and accepted, _motif_; and "immensely improved" by the association.
impressionable
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From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
improved
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From this reading He imagined Tietjens, in some way proprietarily responsible for Mrs. Duchemin: quite _pour le bon_, tranquilly passionate and accepted, _motif_; and "immensely improved" by the association.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A vista opened before him, in time!
invitation
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From this reading "I've accepted the invitation to breakfast with the Duchemins to-morrow for us both.
iron
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From this reading Macmaster was thus not a little excited, and finding Tietjens at tea amid the green-stained furnishings and illustrated papers of the large, corrugated iron golf-house, he could not help exclaiming:
knack
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From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
Lady
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From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
large
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From this reading Macmaster was thus not a little excited, and finding Tietjens at tea amid the green-stained furnishings and illustrated papers of the large, corrugated iron golf-house, he could not help exclaiming:
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
le
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From this reading He imagined Tietjens, in some way proprietarily responsible for Mrs. Duchemin: quite _pour le bon_, tranquilly passionate and accepted, _motif_; and "immensely improved" by the association.
learn
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From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Macmaster was thus not a little excited, and finding Tietjens at tea amid the green-stained furnishings and illustrated papers of the large, corrugated iron golf-house, he could not help exclaiming:
Macmaster
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From this reading Macmaster was thus not a little excited, and finding Tietjens at tea amid the green-stained furnishings and illustrated papers of the large, corrugated iron golf-house, he could not help exclaiming:
manner
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From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
motif
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From this reading He imagined Tietjens, in some way proprietarily responsible for Mrs. Duchemin: quite _pour le bon_, tranquilly passionate and accepted, _motif_; and "immensely improved" by the association.
Mrs
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From this reading He imagined Tietjens, in some way proprietarily responsible for Mrs. Duchemin: quite _pour le bon_, tranquilly passionate and accepted, _motif_; and "immensely improved" by the association.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Macmaster was thus not a little excited, and finding Tietjens at tea amid the green-stained furnishings and illustrated papers of the large, corrugated iron golf-house, he could not help exclaiming:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
opened
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From this reading A vista opened before him, in time!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
papers
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From this reading Macmaster was thus not a little excited, and finding Tietjens at tea amid the green-stained furnishings and illustrated papers of the large, corrugated iron golf-house, he could not help exclaiming:
passionate
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From this reading He imagined Tietjens, in some way proprietarily responsible for Mrs. Duchemin: quite _pour le bon_, tranquilly passionate and accepted, _motif_; and "immensely improved" by the association.
pour
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From this reading He imagined Tietjens, in some way proprietarily responsible for Mrs. Duchemin: quite _pour le bon_, tranquilly passionate and accepted, _motif_; and "immensely improved" by the association.
proprietarily
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From this reading He imagined Tietjens, in some way proprietarily responsible for Mrs. Duchemin: quite _pour le bon_, tranquilly passionate and accepted, _motif_; and "immensely improved" by the association.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He imagined Tietjens, in some way proprietarily responsible for Mrs. Duchemin: quite _pour le bon_, tranquilly passionate and accepted, _motif_; and "immensely improved" by the association.
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading He imagined Tietjens, in some way proprietarily responsible for Mrs. Duchemin: quite _pour le bon_, tranquilly passionate and accepted, _motif_; and "immensely improved" by the association.
roses
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From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
sit
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From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
some
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From this reading He imagined Tietjens, in some way proprietarily responsible for Mrs. Duchemin: quite _pour le bon_, tranquilly passionate and accepted, _motif_; and "immensely improved" by the association.
standard
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From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
tea
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From this reading Macmaster was thus not a little excited, and finding Tietjens at tea amid the green-stained furnishings and illustrated papers of the large, corrugated iron golf-house, he could not help exclaiming:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He imagined Tietjens, in some way proprietarily responsible for Mrs. Duchemin: quite _pour le bon_, tranquilly passionate and accepted, _motif_; and "immensely improved" by the association.
thus
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From this reading Macmaster was thus not a little excited, and finding Tietjens at tea amid the green-stained furnishings and illustrated papers of the large, corrugated iron golf-house, he could not help exclaiming:
Tietjens
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From this reading He imagined Tietjens, in some way proprietarily responsible for Mrs. Duchemin: quite _pour le bon_, tranquilly passionate and accepted, _motif_; and "immensely improved" by the association.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A vista opened before him, in time!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
to-morrow
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From this reading "I've accepted the invitation to breakfast with the Duchemins to-morrow for us both.
tranquilly
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From this reading He imagined Tietjens, in some way proprietarily responsible for Mrs. Duchemin: quite _pour le bon_, tranquilly passionate and accepted, _motif_; and "immensely improved" by the association.
two
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From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I've accepted the invitation to breakfast with the Duchemins to-morrow for us both.
vista
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From this reading A vista opened before him, in time!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Macmaster was thus not a little excited, and finding Tietjens at tea amid the green-stained furnishings and illustrated papers of the large, corrugated iron golf-house, he could not help exclaiming:
way
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From this reading He imagined Tietjens, in some way proprietarily responsible for Mrs. Duchemin: quite _pour le bon_, tranquilly passionate and accepted, _motif_; and "immensely improved" by the association.
wearing
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From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I've accepted the invitation to breakfast with the Duchemins to-morrow for us both.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
year
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From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
young
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From this reading And himself, in a year or two, bringing the at last found Lady of his Delight to sit at the feet of Mrs. Duchemin--the Lady of his Delight whilst circumspect would be also young and impressionable!--to learn the mysterious assuredness of manner, the gift of dressing, the knack of wearing amber and bending over standard roses--and the Edinburgh-ness!
