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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
achieve
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From this reading And still further to achieve the laudable end of subduing him, she was now at her piano, practising sundry vapid fashionable songs which she had learned in England, just as our English girls strum German and Italian, learned, perhaps, at second hand from some poor needy governess.
actually
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From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
all
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From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
Altona
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From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
anxiety
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From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
attendants
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
aunt
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
away
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From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
beautiful
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From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
boasted
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
brother
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From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
brother's
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
careful
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
coming
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
comrade
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From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
Count
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
Count's
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From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
critical
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
delayed
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
delicacy
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From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
desire
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
devoted
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From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
Dinner
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
dote
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From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
doted
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From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
DREADED
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From this reading THE DREADED MEETING.
driving
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From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
duel
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From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
end
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From this reading And still further to achieve the laudable end of subduing him, she was now at her piano, practising sundry vapid fashionable songs which she had learned in England, just as our English girls strum German and Italian, learned, perhaps, at second hand from some poor needy governess.
England
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From this reading And still further to achieve the laudable end of subduing him, she was now at her piano, practising sundry vapid fashionable songs which she had learned in England, just as our English girls strum German and Italian, learned, perhaps, at second hand from some poor needy governess.
English
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From this reading And still further to achieve the laudable end of subduing him, she was now at her piano, practising sundry vapid fashionable songs which she had learned in England, just as our English girls strum German and Italian, learned, perhaps, at second hand from some poor needy governess.
Englishman
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
Ernestine
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
evening
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From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
event
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From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
fashionable
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From this reading And still further to achieve the laudable end of subduing him, she was now at her piano, practising sundry vapid fashionable songs which she had learned in England, just as our English girls strum German and Italian, learned, perhaps, at second hand from some poor needy governess.
fastidious
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
feared
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
fight
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From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
fought
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From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
Frankenburg
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From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
friend
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
further
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From this reading And still further to achieve the laudable end of subduing him, she was now at her piano, practising sundry vapid fashionable songs which she had learned in England, just as our English girls strum German and Italian, learned, perhaps, at second hand from some poor needy governess.
German
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From this reading And still further to achieve the laudable end of subduing him, she was now at her piano, practising sundry vapid fashionable songs which she had learned in England, just as our English girls strum German and Italian, learned, perhaps, at second hand from some poor needy governess.
girls
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From this reading And still further to achieve the laudable end of subduing him, she was now at her piano, practising sundry vapid fashionable songs which she had learned in England, just as our English girls strum German and Italian, learned, perhaps, at second hand from some poor needy governess.
governess
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From this reading And still further to achieve the laudable end of subduing him, she was now at her piano, practising sundry vapid fashionable songs which she had learned in England, just as our English girls strum German and Italian, learned, perhaps, at second hand from some poor needy governess.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
hand
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From this reading And still further to achieve the laudable end of subduing him, she was now at her piano, practising sundry vapid fashionable songs which she had learned in England, just as our English girls strum German and Italian, learned, perhaps, at second hand from some poor needy governess.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
Heinrich
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From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
Herminia
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From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
Hof
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
ill
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From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And still further to achieve the laudable end of subduing him, she was now at her piano, practising sundry vapid fashionable songs which she had learned in England, just as our English girls strum German and Italian, learned, perhaps, at second hand from some poor needy governess.
Italian
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From this reading And still further to achieve the laudable end of subduing him, she was now at her piano, practising sundry vapid fashionable songs which she had learned in England, just as our English girls strum German and Italian, learned, perhaps, at second hand from some poor needy governess.
just
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From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
ladies
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
laudable
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From this reading And still further to achieve the laudable end of subduing him, she was now at her piano, practising sundry vapid fashionable songs which she had learned in England, just as our English girls strum German and Italian, learned, perhaps, at second hand from some poor needy governess.
learned
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From this reading And still further to achieve the laudable end of subduing him, she was now at her piano, practising sundry vapid fashionable songs which she had learned in England, just as our English girls strum German and Italian, learned, perhaps, at second hand from some poor needy governess.
loving
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From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
made
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
MEETING
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From this reading THE DREADED MEETING.
most
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
motives
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From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
needy
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From this reading And still further to achieve the laudable end of subduing him, she was now at her piano, practising sundry vapid fashionable songs which she had learned in England, just as our English girls strum German and Italian, learned, perhaps, at second hand from some poor needy governess.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
now
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From this reading And still further to achieve the laudable end of subduing him, she was now at her piano, practising sundry vapid fashionable songs which she had learned in England, just as our English girls strum German and Italian, learned, perhaps, at second hand from some poor needy governess.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
once
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From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
only
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From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And still further to achieve the laudable end of subduing him, she was now at her piano, practising sundry vapid fashionable songs which she had learned in England, just as our English girls strum German and Italian, learned, perhaps, at second hand from some poor needy governess.
Pariser
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
perhaps
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From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
piano
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From this reading And still further to achieve the laudable end of subduing him, she was now at her piano, practising sundry vapid fashionable songs which she had learned in England, just as our English girls strum German and Italian, learned, perhaps, at second hand from some poor needy governess.
please
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
practising
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From this reading And still further to achieve the laudable end of subduing him, she was now at her piano, practising sundry vapid fashionable songs which she had learned in England, just as our English girls strum German and Italian, learned, perhaps, at second hand from some poor needy governess.
rather
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
receive
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From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
referred
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From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
return
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From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
saw
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From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
scenery
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From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
second
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From this reading And still further to achieve the laudable end of subduing him, she was now at her piano, practising sundry vapid fashionable songs which she had learned in England, just as our English girls strum German and Italian, learned, perhaps, at second hand from some poor needy governess.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
sister
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From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
some
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From this reading And still further to achieve the laudable end of subduing him, she was now at her piano, practising sundry vapid fashionable songs which she had learned in England, just as our English girls strum German and Italian, learned, perhaps, at second hand from some poor needy governess.
somewhat
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
songs
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From this reading And still further to achieve the laudable end of subduing him, she was now at her piano, practising sundry vapid fashionable songs which she had learned in England, just as our English girls strum German and Italian, learned, perhaps, at second hand from some poor needy governess.
sorely
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And still further to achieve the laudable end of subduing him, she was now at her piano, practising sundry vapid fashionable songs which she had learned in England, just as our English girls strum German and Italian, learned, perhaps, at second hand from some poor needy governess.
strum
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From this reading And still further to achieve the laudable end of subduing him, she was now at her piano, practising sundry vapid fashionable songs which she had learned in England, just as our English girls strum German and Italian, learned, perhaps, at second hand from some poor needy governess.
subduing
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From this reading And still further to achieve the laudable end of subduing him, she was now at her piano, practising sundry vapid fashionable songs which she had learned in England, just as our English girls strum German and Italian, learned, perhaps, at second hand from some poor needy governess.
subject
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From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
sundry
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From this reading And still further to achieve the laudable end of subduing him, she was now at her piano, practising sundry vapid fashionable songs which she had learned in England, just as our English girls strum German and Italian, learned, perhaps, at second hand from some poor needy governess.
suspicious
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
telegraphed
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
temper
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
tender
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From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
thank
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From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DREADED MEETING.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
toilettes
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
too
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From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
tried
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
vapid
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From this reading And still further to achieve the laudable end of subduing him, she was now at her piano, practising sundry vapid fashionable songs which she had learned in England, just as our English girls strum German and Italian, learned, perhaps, at second hand from some poor needy governess.
warmly
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From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
watchful
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From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
week
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From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Dinner had been delayed, as the Count had telegraphed from the Pariser Hof that he was coming, and both the young ladies had made most careful toilettes, and perhaps sorely tried the temper of their attendants--Herminia, to please her watchful and somewhat suspicious aunt; Ernestine to please herself, and perhaps with a secret desire to please her brother's boasted friend, who, being an Englishman, would, she feared, be rather critical and fastidious.
written
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From this reading Most warmly had Heinrich written to her again and again about his English comrade, who had once actually fought a duel for him at Altona, when he was too ill to fight for himself, so Ernestine was all anxiety to know, receive, and thank him; for she doted on Heinrich, her only brother, as a loving, tender, and devoted sister alone can dote.
young
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From this reading A week had passed away at Frankenburg, and the subject of the young Count's return--that event so dreaded by poor Herminia, from motives of delicacy, perhaps--had not been resumed, till the evening which saw him and his comrade driving through the beautiful scenery just referred to.
