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Chapter XXXVIII

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Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.
She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.
Mrs. Talcott wore a small, round, black straw hat trimmed with a black bow.
It was the shape that she had worn for years; it was unaffected by the weather and indifferent to the shifting of fashion.
Her neck-gear was the one invariable with her in the daytime; a collar of lawn turned down over a black silk stock.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Tante

Chapter XXXVIII

Reading 1/52 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.
Line 2
She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.
Line 3
Mrs. Talcott wore a small, round, black straw hat trimmed with a black bow.
Line 4
It was the shape that she had worn for years; it was unaffected by the weather and indifferent to the shifting of fashion.
Line 5
Her neck-gear was the one invariable with her in the daytime; a collar of lawn turned down over a black silk stock.

Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.”

Born noun US /born/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Her neck-gear was the one invariable with her in the daytime; a collar of lawn turned down over a black silk stock.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Her neck-gear was the one invariable with her in the daytime; a collar of lawn turned down over a black silk stock.”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.”

Towards preposition US /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading “She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.”

Worn verb US /wɔːrn/

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading “It was the shape that she had worn for years; it was unaffected by the weather and indifferent to the shifting of fashion.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.”

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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 She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

accompanied

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From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

acute

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From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

aspects

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From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.

black

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From this reading Mrs. Talcott wore a small, round, black straw hat trimmed with a black bow.

bornnounUS /born/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

bow

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From this reading Mrs. Talcott wore a small, round, black straw hat trimmed with a black bow.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was the shape that she had worn for years; it was unaffected by the weather and indifferent to the shifting of fashion.

cities

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From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

collar

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From this reading Her neck-gear was the one invariable with her in the daytime; a collar of lawn turned down over a black silk stock.

coming

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From this reading Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.

crowded

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From this reading Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.

daytime

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From this reading Her neck-gear was the one invariable with her in the daytime; a collar of lawn turned down over a black silk stock.

definite

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From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

distaste

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From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

down

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From this reading Her neck-gear was the one invariable with her in the daytime; a collar of lawn turned down over a black silk stock.

drove

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From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

excitement

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From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

eye

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From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

fashion

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From this reading It was the shape that she had worn for years; it was unaffected by the weather and indifferent to the shifting of fashion.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.

hat

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From this reading Mrs. Talcott wore a small, round, black straw hat trimmed with a black bow.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.

impulses

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From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.

inappropriately

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From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

indifferent

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From this reading It was the shape that she had worn for years; it was unaffected by the weather and indifferent to the shifting of fashion.

invariable

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From this reading Her neck-gear was the one invariable with her in the daytime; a collar of lawn turned down over a black silk stock.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

jaded

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From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

James's

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From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.

lawn

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From this reading Her neck-gear was the one invariable with her in the daytime; a collar of lawn turned down over a black silk stock.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

London

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From this reading Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.

many

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From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

more

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From this reading Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.

moved

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From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

movement

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From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

Mrs

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From this reading Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.

neck-gear

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From this reading Her neck-gear was the one invariable with her in the daytime; a collar of lawn turned down over a black silk stock.

noisier

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From this reading Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Her neck-gear was the one invariable with her in the daytime; a collar of lawn turned down over a black silk stock.

oppressive

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From this reading Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Her neck-gear was the one invariable with her in the daytime; a collar of lawn turned down over a black silk stock.

Paddington

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From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.

round

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From this reading Mrs. Talcott wore a small, round, black straw hat trimmed with a black bow.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.

seen

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From this reading Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.

shape

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From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.

shifting

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From this reading It was the shape that she had worn for years; it was unaffected by the weather and indifferent to the shifting of fashion.

silk

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From this reading Her neck-gear was the one invariable with her in the daytime; a collar of lawn turned down over a black silk stock.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.

small

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From this reading Mrs. Talcott wore a small, round, black straw hat trimmed with a black bow.

solitudes

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From this reading Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.

Some

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From this reading Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.

soul

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From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

St

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From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

stock

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From this reading Her neck-gear was the one invariable with her in the daytime; a collar of lawn turned down over a black silk stock.

straw

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From this reading Mrs. Talcott wore a small, round, black straw hat trimmed with a black bow.

strong

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From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

Talcott

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From this reading Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.

tooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

trimmed

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From this reading Mrs. Talcott wore a small, round, black straw hat trimmed with a black bow.

turned

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From this reading Her neck-gear was the one invariable with her in the daytime; a collar of lawn turned down over a black silk stock.

unaffected

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From this reading It was the shape that she had worn for years; it was unaffected by the weather and indifferent to the shifting of fashion.

up

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From this reading Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.

uproar

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From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

valorous

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From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

various

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From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was the shape that she had worn for years; it was unaffected by the weather and indifferent to the shifting of fashion.

weather

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From this reading It was the shape that she had worn for years; it was unaffected by the weather and indifferent to the shifting of fashion.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mrs. Talcott wore a small, round, black straw hat trimmed with a black bow.

wore

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From this reading Mrs. Talcott wore a small, round, black straw hat trimmed with a black bow.

wornverbUS /wɔːrn/

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading It was the shape that she had worn for years; it was unaffected by the weather and indifferent to the shifting of fashion.

years

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From this reading Some years had passed since Mrs. Talcott had been in London, and it seemed to her, coming up from her solitudes, noisier, more crowded, more oppressive than when she had seen it last.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading She had a jaded yet an acute eye for its various aspects, as she drove from Paddington towards St. James's, and a distaste, born of her many years of life in cities, took more definite shape in her, even while the excitement of the movement and uproar accompanied not inappropriately the strong impulses that moved her valorous soul.