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Tatterdemalion

Chapter I

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See http://www.
--_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.
She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Tatterdemalion

Chapter I

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--_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.
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Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.
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How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.
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She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.”

During preposition US /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading “--_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “--_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.”

Maiden noun, literary US /ˈmeɪdən/

a young woman who is not married

From this reading “--_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.”

Perhaps noun US /perhaps/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.”

Remained noun US /ˈremained/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.”

Thence adverb US /ðens/

from that place or that time

From this reading “--_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.”

Unto preposition US /ˈʌntuː/

an old word for “to”

From this reading “Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.”

Whether conjunction US /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading “Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “--_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.”

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1914

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From this reading How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.

48

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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.

accent

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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

all

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From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

any

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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

aquiline

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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

came

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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

Chaucer

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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

childish

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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

children

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From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.

country

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From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.

diligence

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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

doubted

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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

down

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From this reading How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.

dresses

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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

ELIZABETH

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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

establishments

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From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

face

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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

father

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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

French

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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

gloves

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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

half-smothered

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From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.

hasty

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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

haunted

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From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

How

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From this reading How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.

http

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From this reading See http://www.

husband

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From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

instinct

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From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

knew

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From this reading How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.

later

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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

London

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From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

love

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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

LUCAS

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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/

a young woman who is not married

From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

marquise

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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

ministering

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From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.

Montpellier

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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

Nice

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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

only

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From this reading How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.

pale

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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

Paris

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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

partnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.

Pau

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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

perfection

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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

perfectly

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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

perhaps

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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

predilection

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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

Pyrenees

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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

quest

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From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.

recollections

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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

remainednounUS /ˈremained/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

removal

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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

revolution

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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

roving

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From this reading How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.

school-days

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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

See

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From this reading See http://www.

settled

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From this reading How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.

seventy-eighth

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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.

slightly

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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

soul

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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

southern

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From this reading How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.

spirit

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From this reading How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.

summer

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From this reading How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.

ten

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From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

then

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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

thenceadverbUS /ðens/

from that place or that time

From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

things

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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

town

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From this reading How it came about that she had settled down in a southern French town, in the summer of 1914, only her roving spirit knew.

travels

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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

type

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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

undiscovered

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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

unruffled

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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

unspoiled

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From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.

UntoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/

an old word for “to”

From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

unwrinkled

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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.

widow

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From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

www

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From this reading See http://www.

year

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From this reading Unto her seventy-eighth year, her French accent had remained unruffled, her soul in love with French gloves and dresses; and her face had the pale, unwrinkled, slightly aquiline perfection of the 'French marquise' type--it may, perhaps, be doubted whether any French marquise ever looked the part so perfectly.

years

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From this reading She had been a widow ten years, which she had passed in the quest of perfection; all her life she had been haunted by that instinct, half-smothered in ministering to her husband, children, and establishments in London and the country.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading --_Chaucer_ TO ELIZABETH LUCAS Her predilection for things French came from childish recollections of school-days in Paris, and a hasty removal thence by her father during the revolution of '48, of later travels as a little maiden, by diligence, to Pau and the then undiscovered Pyrenees, to a Montpellier and a Nice as yet unspoiled.