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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 As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "And these," said Mrs. Futvoye, who was extremely stately in black, with old lace and steel embroidery--"these are the bachelor lodgings you were so modest about!
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Really," she added, with a humorous twinkle in her shrewd eyes, "you young men seem to understand how to make yourselves comfortable--don't they, Anthony?"
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I can't tell you how delighted I am to see you."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "PERSICOS ODI, PUER, APPARATUS" "So you've found your way here at last?" said Horace, as he shook hands heartily with the Professor and Mrs. Futvoye.
Anthony
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From this reading Really," she added, with a humorous twinkle in her shrewd eyes, "you young men seem to understand how to make yourselves comfortable--don't they, Anthony?"
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
APPARATUS
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From this reading "PERSICOS ODI, PUER, APPARATUS" "So you've found your way here at last?" said Horace, as he shook hands heartily with the Professor and Mrs. Futvoye.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And these," said Mrs. Futvoye, who was extremely stately in black, with old lace and steel embroidery--"these are the bachelor lodgings you were so modest about!
arrangements
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From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "PERSICOS ODI, PUER, APPARATUS" "So you've found your way here at last?" said Horace, as he shook hands heartily with the Professor and Mrs. Futvoye.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "PERSICOS ODI, PUER, APPARATUS" "So you've found your way here at last?" said Horace, as he shook hands heartily with the Professor and Mrs. Futvoye.
bachelor
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From this reading "And these," said Mrs. Futvoye, who was extremely stately in black, with old lace and steel embroidery--"these are the bachelor lodgings you were so modest about!
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
betray
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From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
bizarre
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From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
black
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From this reading "And these," said Mrs. Futvoye, who was extremely stately in black, with old lace and steel embroidery--"these are the bachelor lodgings you were so modest about!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
can't
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From this reading "I can't tell you how delighted I am to see you."
comfortable
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From this reading Really," she added, with a humorous twinkle in her shrewd eyes, "you young men seem to understand how to make yourselves comfortable--don't they, Anthony?"
consciousness
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From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
delighted
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From this reading "I can't tell you how delighted I am to see you."
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
domestic
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From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
don't
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From this reading Really," she added, with a humorous twinkle in her shrewd eyes, "you young men seem to understand how to make yourselves comfortable--don't they, Anthony?"
ease
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From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
embroidery
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From this reading "And these," said Mrs. Futvoye, who was extremely stately in black, with old lace and steel embroidery--"these are the bachelor lodgings you were so modest about!
extremely
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From this reading "And these," said Mrs. Futvoye, who was extremely stately in black, with old lace and steel embroidery--"these are the bachelor lodgings you were so modest about!
eyes
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From this reading Really," she added, with a humorous twinkle in her shrewd eyes, "you young men seem to understand how to make yourselves comfortable--don't they, Anthony?"
fact
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From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
far
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From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "PERSICOS ODI, PUER, APPARATUS" "So you've found your way here at last?" said Horace, as he shook hands heartily with the Professor and Mrs. Futvoye.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
Futvoye
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From this reading "PERSICOS ODI, PUER, APPARATUS" "So you've found your way here at last?" said Horace, as he shook hands heartily with the Professor and Mrs. Futvoye.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "PERSICOS ODI, PUER, APPARATUS" "So you've found your way here at last?" said Horace, as he shook hands heartily with the Professor and Mrs. Futvoye.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "PERSICOS ODI, PUER, APPARATUS" "So you've found your way here at last?" said Horace, as he shook hands heartily with the Professor and Mrs. Futvoye.
heartily
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From this reading "PERSICOS ODI, PUER, APPARATUS" "So you've found your way here at last?" said Horace, as he shook hands heartily with the Professor and Mrs. Futvoye.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Really," she added, with a humorous twinkle in her shrewd eyes, "you young men seem to understand how to make yourselves comfortable--don't they, Anthony?"
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "PERSICOS ODI, PUER, APPARATUS" "So you've found your way here at last?" said Horace, as he shook hands heartily with the Professor and Mrs. Futvoye.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
Horace
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From this reading "PERSICOS ODI, PUER, APPARATUS" "So you've found your way here at last?" said Horace, as he shook hands heartily with the Professor and Mrs. Futvoye.
how
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From this reading "I can't tell you how delighted I am to see you."
humorous
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From this reading Really," she added, with a humorous twinkle in her shrewd eyes, "you young men seem to understand how to make yourselves comfortable--don't they, Anthony?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't tell you how delighted I am to see you."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
lace
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From this reading "And these," said Mrs. Futvoye, who was extremely stately in black, with old lace and steel embroidery--"these are the bachelor lodgings you were so modest about!
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "PERSICOS ODI, PUER, APPARATUS" "So you've found your way here at last?" said Horace, as he shook hands heartily with the Professor and Mrs. Futvoye.
lodgings
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From this reading "And these," said Mrs. Futvoye, who was extremely stately in black, with old lace and steel embroidery--"these are the bachelor lodgings you were so modest about!
made
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From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Really," she added, with a humorous twinkle in her shrewd eyes, "you young men seem to understand how to make yourselves comfortable--don't they, Anthony?"
matter
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From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
men
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From this reading Really," she added, with a humorous twinkle in her shrewd eyes, "you young men seem to understand how to make yourselves comfortable--don't they, Anthony?"
modest
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From this reading "And these," said Mrs. Futvoye, who was extremely stately in black, with old lace and steel embroidery--"these are the bachelor lodgings you were so modest about!
Mrs
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From this reading "PERSICOS ODI, PUER, APPARATUS" "So you've found your way here at last?" said Horace, as he shook hands heartily with the Professor and Mrs. Futvoye.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
ODI
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From this reading "PERSICOS ODI, PUER, APPARATUS" "So you've found your way here at last?" said Horace, as he shook hands heartily with the Professor and Mrs. Futvoye.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
old
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From this reading "And these," said Mrs. Futvoye, who was extremely stately in black, with old lace and steel embroidery--"these are the bachelor lodgings you were so modest about!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
over-effusive
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From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
PERSICOS
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From this reading "PERSICOS ODI, PUER, APPARATUS" "So you've found your way here at last?" said Horace, as he shook hands heartily with the Professor and Mrs. Futvoye.
Professor
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From this reading "PERSICOS ODI, PUER, APPARATUS" "So you've found your way here at last?" said Horace, as he shook hands heartily with the Professor and Mrs. Futvoye.
PUER
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From this reading "PERSICOS ODI, PUER, APPARATUS" "So you've found your way here at last?" said Horace, as he shook hands heartily with the Professor and Mrs. Futvoye.
rather
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From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
Really
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From this reading Really," she added, with a humorous twinkle in her shrewd eyes, "you young men seem to understand how to make yourselves comfortable--don't they, Anthony?"
said
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From this reading "PERSICOS ODI, PUER, APPARATUS" "So you've found your way here at last?" said Horace, as he shook hands heartily with the Professor and Mrs. Futvoye.
see
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From this reading "I can't tell you how delighted I am to see you."
seem
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From this reading Really," she added, with a humorous twinkle in her shrewd eyes, "you young men seem to understand how to make yourselves comfortable--don't they, Anthony?"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Really," she added, with a humorous twinkle in her shrewd eyes, "you young men seem to understand how to make yourselves comfortable--don't they, Anthony?"
shook
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From this reading "PERSICOS ODI, PUER, APPARATUS" "So you've found your way here at last?" said Horace, as he shook hands heartily with the Professor and Mrs. Futvoye.
shrewd
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From this reading Really," she added, with a humorous twinkle in her shrewd eyes, "you young men seem to understand how to make yourselves comfortable--don't they, Anthony?"
slightest
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From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "PERSICOS ODI, PUER, APPARATUS" "So you've found your way here at last?" said Horace, as he shook hands heartily with the Professor and Mrs. Futvoye.
stately
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From this reading "And these," said Mrs. Futvoye, who was extremely stately in black, with old lace and steel embroidery--"these are the bachelor lodgings you were so modest about!
steel
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From this reading "And these," said Mrs. Futvoye, who was extremely stately in black, with old lace and steel embroidery--"these are the bachelor lodgings you were so modest about!
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I can't tell you how delighted I am to see you."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "PERSICOS ODI, PUER, APPARATUS" "So you've found your way here at last?" said Horace, as he shook hands heartily with the Professor and Mrs. Futvoye.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "And these," said Mrs. Futvoye, who was extremely stately in black, with old lace and steel embroidery--"these are the bachelor lodgings you were so modest about!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Really," she added, with a humorous twinkle in her shrewd eyes, "you young men seem to understand how to make yourselves comfortable--don't they, Anthony?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I can't tell you how delighted I am to see you."
twinkle
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From this reading Really," she added, with a humorous twinkle in her shrewd eyes, "you young men seem to understand how to make yourselves comfortable--don't they, Anthony?"
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Really," she added, with a humorous twinkle in her shrewd eyes, "you young men seem to understand how to make yourselves comfortable--don't they, Anthony?"
unusual
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From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
very
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From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
way
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From this reading "PERSICOS ODI, PUER, APPARATUS" "So you've found your way here at last?" said Horace, as he shook hands heartily with the Professor and Mrs. Futvoye.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And these," said Mrs. Futvoye, who was extremely stately in black, with old lace and steel embroidery--"these are the bachelor lodgings you were so modest about!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "And these," said Mrs. Futvoye, who was extremely stately in black, with old lace and steel embroidery--"these are the bachelor lodgings you were so modest about!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "PERSICOS ODI, PUER, APPARATUS" "So you've found your way here at last?" said Horace, as he shook hands heartily with the Professor and Mrs. Futvoye.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As a matter of fact, he was very far from being at ease, which made him rather over-effusive, but he was determined that, if he could help it, he would not betray the slightest consciousness of anything _bizarre_ or unusual in his domestic arrangements.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I can't tell you how delighted I am to see you."
you've
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From this reading "PERSICOS ODI, PUER, APPARATUS" "So you've found your way here at last?" said Horace, as he shook hands heartily with the Professor and Mrs. Futvoye.
young
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From this reading Really," she added, with a humorous twinkle in her shrewd eyes, "you young men seem to understand how to make yourselves comfortable--don't they, Anthony?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "PERSICOS ODI, PUER, APPARATUS" "So you've found your way here at last?" said Horace, as he shook hands heartily with the Professor and Mrs. Futvoye.
yourselvespronounUS /jʊrˈselvz/
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading Really," she added, with a humorous twinkle in her shrewd eyes, "you young men seem to understand how to make yourselves comfortable--don't they, Anthony?"
