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The Baronet's Bride
The Baronet's Bride

Chapter XVI

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THE BARONET'S BRIDE.
The winter months wore by.
Spring came, and still that most devoted of lovers, Sir Everard Kingsland, lingered in Paris, near his gray-eyed divinity.
His life was no dull one in the gayest capital of Europe.
He had hosts of friends, the purse of Fortunatus, the youth and beauty of a demi-god.
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The Baronet's Bride

Chapter XVI

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE BARONET'S BRIDE.
Line 2
The winter months wore by.
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Spring came, and still that most devoted of lovers, Sir Everard Kingsland, lingered in Paris, near his gray-eyed divinity.
Line 4
His life was no dull one in the gayest capital of Europe.
Line 5
He had hosts of friends, the purse of Fortunatus, the youth and beauty of a demi-god.

Learner Dictionary

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

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “His life was no dull one in the gayest capital of Europe.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “His life was no dull one in the gayest capital of Europe.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Spring came, and still that most devoted of lovers, Sir Everard Kingsland, lingered in Paris, near his gray-eyed divinity.”

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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 He had hosts of friends, the purse of Fortunatus, the youth and beauty of a demi-god.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Spring came, and still that most devoted of lovers, Sir Everard Kingsland, lingered in Paris, near his gray-eyed divinity.

BARONET'S

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From this reading THE BARONET'S BRIDE.

beauty

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From this reading He had hosts of friends, the purse of Fortunatus, the youth and beauty of a demi-god.

BRIDE

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From this reading THE BARONET'S BRIDE.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The winter months wore by.

came

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From this reading Spring came, and still that most devoted of lovers, Sir Everard Kingsland, lingered in Paris, near his gray-eyed divinity.

capital

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From this reading His life was no dull one in the gayest capital of Europe.

demi-god

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From this reading He had hosts of friends, the purse of Fortunatus, the youth and beauty of a demi-god.

devoted

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From this reading Spring came, and still that most devoted of lovers, Sir Everard Kingsland, lingered in Paris, near his gray-eyed divinity.

divinity

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From this reading Spring came, and still that most devoted of lovers, Sir Everard Kingsland, lingered in Paris, near his gray-eyed divinity.

dull

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From this reading His life was no dull one in the gayest capital of Europe.

Europe

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From this reading His life was no dull one in the gayest capital of Europe.

Everard

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From this reading Spring came, and still that most devoted of lovers, Sir Everard Kingsland, lingered in Paris, near his gray-eyed divinity.

Fortunatus

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From this reading He had hosts of friends, the purse of Fortunatus, the youth and beauty of a demi-god.

friends

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From this reading He had hosts of friends, the purse of Fortunatus, the youth and beauty of a demi-god.

gayest

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From this reading His life was no dull one in the gayest capital of Europe.

gray-eyed

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From this reading Spring came, and still that most devoted of lovers, Sir Everard Kingsland, lingered in Paris, near his gray-eyed divinity.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading He had hosts of friends, the purse of Fortunatus, the youth and beauty of a demi-god.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had hosts of friends, the purse of Fortunatus, the youth and beauty of a demi-god.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Spring came, and still that most devoted of lovers, Sir Everard Kingsland, lingered in Paris, near his gray-eyed divinity.

hosts

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From this reading He had hosts of friends, the purse of Fortunatus, the youth and beauty of a demi-god.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Spring came, and still that most devoted of lovers, Sir Everard Kingsland, lingered in Paris, near his gray-eyed divinity.

Kingsland

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From this reading Spring came, and still that most devoted of lovers, Sir Everard Kingsland, lingered in Paris, near his gray-eyed divinity.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading His life was no dull one in the gayest capital of Europe.

lingered

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From this reading Spring came, and still that most devoted of lovers, Sir Everard Kingsland, lingered in Paris, near his gray-eyed divinity.

lovers

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From this reading Spring came, and still that most devoted of lovers, Sir Everard Kingsland, lingered in Paris, near his gray-eyed divinity.

months

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From this reading The winter months wore by.

most

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From this reading Spring came, and still that most devoted of lovers, Sir Everard Kingsland, lingered in Paris, near his gray-eyed divinity.

near

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From this reading Spring came, and still that most devoted of lovers, Sir Everard Kingsland, lingered in Paris, near his gray-eyed divinity.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading His life was no dull one in the gayest capital of Europe.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Spring came, and still that most devoted of lovers, Sir Everard Kingsland, lingered in Paris, near his gray-eyed divinity.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading His life was no dull one in the gayest capital of Europe.

Paris

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From this reading Spring came, and still that most devoted of lovers, Sir Everard Kingsland, lingered in Paris, near his gray-eyed divinity.

purse

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From this reading He had hosts of friends, the purse of Fortunatus, the youth and beauty of a demi-god.

Sir

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From this reading Spring came, and still that most devoted of lovers, Sir Everard Kingsland, lingered in Paris, near his gray-eyed divinity.

Spring

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From this reading Spring came, and still that most devoted of lovers, Sir Everard Kingsland, lingered in Paris, near his gray-eyed divinity.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Spring came, and still that most devoted of lovers, Sir Everard Kingsland, lingered in Paris, near his gray-eyed divinity.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Spring came, and still that most devoted of lovers, Sir Everard Kingsland, lingered in Paris, near his gray-eyed divinity.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE BARONET'S BRIDE.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading His life was no dull one in the gayest capital of Europe.

winter

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From this reading The winter months wore by.

wore

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From this reading The winter months wore by.

youth

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From this reading He had hosts of friends, the purse of Fortunatus, the youth and beauty of a demi-god.