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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 Hugh Vereker, as I saw him there, was of a contact so void of angles that I blushed for the poverty of imagination involved in my small precautions.
afraid
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From this reading I’m afraid I even watched the result of my manœuvre, but up to luncheon I watched in vain.
air
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From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
angles
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From this reading Hugh Vereker, as I saw him there, was of a contact so void of angles that I blushed for the poverty of imagination involved in my small precautions.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hugh Vereker, as I saw him there, was of a contact so void of angles that I blushed for the poverty of imagination involved in my small precautions.
assured
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From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The impression he made on me personally was such that I wished him to read it, and I corrected to this end with a surreptitious hand what might be wanting in the careless conspicuity of the sheet.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
bloomed
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From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
blushed
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From this reading Hugh Vereker, as I saw him there, was of a contact so void of angles that I blushed for the poverty of imagination involved in my small precautions.
Bridges
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From this reading THE effect of my visit to Bridges was to turn me out for more profundity.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I’m afraid I even watched the result of my manœuvre, but up to luncheon I watched in vain.
careless
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From this reading The impression he made on me personally was such that I wished him to read it, and I corrected to this end with a surreptitious hand what might be wanting in the careless conspicuity of the sheet.
conspicuity
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From this reading The impression he made on me personally was such that I wished him to read it, and I corrected to this end with a surreptitious hand what might be wanting in the careless conspicuity of the sheet.
contact
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From this reading Hugh Vereker, as I saw him there, was of a contact so void of angles that I blushed for the poverty of imagination involved in my small precautions.
corrected
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From this reading The impression he made on me personally was such that I wished him to read it, and I corrected to this end with a surreptitious hand what might be wanting in the careless conspicuity of the sheet.
days
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From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
effect
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From this reading THE effect of my visit to Bridges was to turn me out for more profundity.
end
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From this reading The impression he made on me personally was such that I wished him to read it, and I corrected to this end with a surreptitious hand what might be wanting in the careless conspicuity of the sheet.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’m afraid I even watched the result of my manœuvre, but up to luncheon I watched in vain.
fact
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From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
felt
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From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE effect of my visit to Bridges was to turn me out for more profundity.
garden
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From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
gave
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From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
hadn't
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From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
hand
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From this reading The impression he made on me personally was such that I wished him to read it, and I corrected to this end with a surreptitious hand what might be wanting in the careless conspicuity of the sheet.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hugh Vereker, as I saw him there, was of a contact so void of angles that I blushed for the poverty of imagination involved in my small precautions.
Hugh
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From this reading Hugh Vereker, as I saw him there, was of a contact so void of angles that I blushed for the poverty of imagination involved in my small precautions.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Hugh Vereker, as I saw him there, was of a contact so void of angles that I blushed for the poverty of imagination involved in my small precautions.
I'm
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From this reading I’m afraid I even watched the result of my manœuvre, but up to luncheon I watched in vain.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
imagination
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From this reading Hugh Vereker, as I saw him there, was of a contact so void of angles that I blushed for the poverty of imagination involved in my small precautions.
impression
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From this reading The impression he made on me personally was such that I wished him to read it, and I corrected to this end with a surreptitious hand what might be wanting in the careless conspicuity of the sheet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hugh Vereker, as I saw him there, was of a contact so void of angles that I blushed for the poverty of imagination involved in my small precautions.
involved
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From this reading Hugh Vereker, as I saw him there, was of a contact so void of angles that I blushed for the poverty of imagination involved in my small precautions.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
luncheon
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From this reading I’m afraid I even watched the result of my manœuvre, but up to luncheon I watched in vain.
made
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From this reading The impression he made on me personally was such that I wished him to read it, and I corrected to this end with a surreptitious hand what might be wanting in the careless conspicuity of the sheet.
manœuvre
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From this reading I’m afraid I even watched the result of my manœuvre, but up to luncheon I watched in vain.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE effect of my visit to Bridges was to turn me out for more profundity.
Middle
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From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The impression he made on me personally was such that I wished him to read it, and I corrected to this end with a surreptitious hand what might be wanting in the careless conspicuity of the sheet.
more
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From this reading THE effect of my visit to Bridges was to turn me out for more profundity.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE effect of my visit to Bridges was to turn me out for more profundity.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE effect of my visit to Bridges was to turn me out for more profundity.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
ormolu
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From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
out
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From this reading THE effect of my visit to Bridges was to turn me out for more profundity.
periodicals
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From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
personally
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From this reading The impression he made on me personally was such that I wished him to read it, and I corrected to this end with a surreptitious hand what might be wanting in the careless conspicuity of the sheet.
poverty
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From this reading Hugh Vereker, as I saw him there, was of a contact so void of angles that I blushed for the poverty of imagination involved in my small precautions.
precautionsplural nounUS /prɪˈkɔʃənz/
actions taken to prevent danger
From this reading Hugh Vereker, as I saw him there, was of a contact so void of angles that I blushed for the poverty of imagination involved in my small precautions.
profundity
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From this reading THE effect of my visit to Bridges was to turn me out for more profundity.
read
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From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
result
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From this reading I’m afraid I even watched the result of my manœuvre, but up to luncheon I watched in vain.
review
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From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
saw
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From this reading Hugh Vereker, as I saw him there, was of a contact so void of angles that I blushed for the poverty of imagination involved in my small precautions.
sheet
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From this reading The impression he made on me personally was such that I wished him to read it, and I corrected to this end with a surreptitious hand what might be wanting in the careless conspicuity of the sheet.
small
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From this reading Hugh Vereker, as I saw him there, was of a contact so void of angles that I blushed for the poverty of imagination involved in my small precautions.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Hugh Vereker, as I saw him there, was of a contact so void of angles that I blushed for the poverty of imagination involved in my small precautions.
spirits
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From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
stand
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From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
station
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From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
stiff
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From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The impression he made on me personally was such that I wished him to read it, and I corrected to this end with a surreptitious hand what might be wanting in the careless conspicuity of the sheet.
Sunday
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From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
surreptitious
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From this reading The impression he made on me personally was such that I wished him to read it, and I corrected to this end with a surreptitious hand what might be wanting in the careless conspicuity of the sheet.
tables
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From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hugh Vereker, as I saw him there, was of a contact so void of angles that I blushed for the poverty of imagination involved in my small precautions.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE effect of my visit to Bridges was to turn me out for more profundity.
there
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From this reading Hugh Vereker, as I saw him there, was of a contact so void of angles that I blushed for the poverty of imagination involved in my small precautions.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The impression he made on me personally was such that I wished him to read it, and I corrected to this end with a surreptitious hand what might be wanting in the careless conspicuity of the sheet.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
three
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From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE effect of my visit to Bridges was to turn me out for more profundity.
turn
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From this reading THE effect of my visit to Bridges was to turn me out for more profundity.
up
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From this reading I’m afraid I even watched the result of my manœuvre, but up to luncheon I watched in vain.
vain
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From this reading I’m afraid I even watched the result of my manœuvre, but up to luncheon I watched in vain.
Vereker
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From this reading Hugh Vereker, as I saw him there, was of a contact so void of angles that I blushed for the poverty of imagination involved in my small precautions.
visit
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From this reading THE effect of my visit to Bridges was to turn me out for more profundity.
void
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From this reading Hugh Vereker, as I saw him there, was of a contact so void of angles that I blushed for the poverty of imagination involved in my small precautions.
wanting
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From this reading The impression he made on me personally was such that I wished him to read it, and I corrected to this end with a surreptitious hand what might be wanting in the careless conspicuity of the sheet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE effect of my visit to Bridges was to turn me out for more profundity.
wasn't
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From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
watched
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From this reading I’m afraid I even watched the result of my manœuvre, but up to luncheon I watched in vain.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The impression he made on me personally was such that I wished him to read it, and I corrected to this end with a surreptitious hand what might be wanting in the careless conspicuity of the sheet.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If he was in spirits it wasn’t because he had read my review; in fact on the Sunday morning I felt sure he hadn’t read it, though _The Middle_ had been out three days and bloomed, I assured myself, in the stiff garden of periodicals which gave one of the ormolu tables the air of a stand at a station.
wished
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From this reading The impression he made on me personally was such that I wished him to read it, and I corrected to this end with a surreptitious hand what might be wanting in the careless conspicuity of the sheet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The impression he made on me personally was such that I wished him to read it, and I corrected to this end with a surreptitious hand what might be wanting in the careless conspicuity of the sheet.
