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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had laundered my collars--a most useful boy, my China boy.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Thus bravely attired after breakfast, just before luncheon, indeed, it was, I felt emboldened to call upon the captive ladies once more.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading With much shame I owned that I had not seen Auntie Lucinda for nearly two days--and with much trepidation, also, for I knew not what new bitterness her soul, meantime, might have distilled into venom against my coming.
also
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From this reading With much shame I owned that I had not seen Auntie Lucinda for nearly two days--and with much trepidation, also, for I knew not what new bitterness her soul, meantime, might have distilled into venom against my coming.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
attired
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From this reading Thus bravely attired after breakfast, just before luncheon, indeed, it was, I felt emboldened to call upon the captive ladies once more.
Auntie
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From this reading With much shame I owned that I had not seen Auntie Lucinda for nearly two days--and with much trepidation, also, for I knew not what new bitterness her soul, meantime, might have distilled into venom against my coming.
bars
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From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Thus bravely attired after breakfast, just before luncheon, indeed, it was, I felt emboldened to call upon the captive ladies once more.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
bitterness
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From this reading With much shame I owned that I had not seen Auntie Lucinda for nearly two days--and with much trepidation, also, for I knew not what new bitterness her soul, meantime, might have distilled into venom against my coming.
boy
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From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
bravely
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From this reading Thus bravely attired after breakfast, just before luncheon, indeed, it was, I felt emboldened to call upon the captive ladies once more.
breakfast
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From this reading Thus bravely attired after breakfast, just before luncheon, indeed, it was, I felt emboldened to call upon the captive ladies once more.
Cal
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From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
call
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From this reading Thus bravely attired after breakfast, just before luncheon, indeed, it was, I felt emboldened to call upon the captive ladies once more.
captive
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From this reading Thus bravely attired after breakfast, just before luncheon, indeed, it was, I felt emboldened to call upon the captive ladies once more.
CERTAIN
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From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
China
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From this reading He had laundered my collars--a most useful boy, my China boy.
collars
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From this reading He had laundered my collars--a most useful boy, my China boy.
coming
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From this reading With much shame I owned that I had not seen Auntie Lucinda for nearly two days--and with much trepidation, also, for I knew not what new bitterness her soul, meantime, might have distilled into venom against my coming.
CONVERSATION
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From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
cross
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From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
Davidson's
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From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
days
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From this reading With much shame I owned that I had not seen Auntie Lucinda for nearly two days--and with much trepidation, also, for I knew not what new bitterness her soul, meantime, might have distilled into venom against my coming.
delving
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From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
discovered
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From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
distilled
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From this reading With much shame I owned that I had not seen Auntie Lucinda for nearly two days--and with much trepidation, also, for I knew not what new bitterness her soul, meantime, might have distilled into venom against my coming.
emboldened
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From this reading Thus bravely attired after breakfast, just before luncheon, indeed, it was, I felt emboldened to call upon the captive ladies once more.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
extremity
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From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
fabrics
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From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
felt
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From this reading Thus bravely attired after breakfast, just before luncheon, indeed, it was, I felt emboldened to call upon the captive ladies once more.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
given
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From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
greater
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From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
green
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From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
hatched
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From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With much shame I owned that I had not seen Auntie Lucinda for nearly two days--and with much trepidation, also, for I knew not what new bitterness her soul, meantime, might have distilled into venom against my coming.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With much shame I owned that I had not seen Auntie Lucinda for nearly two days--and with much trepidation, also, for I knew not what new bitterness her soul, meantime, might have distilled into venom against my coming.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
indeed
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From this reading Thus bravely attired after breakfast, just before luncheon, indeed, it was, I felt emboldened to call upon the captive ladies once more.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With much shame I owned that I had not seen Auntie Lucinda for nearly two days--and with much trepidation, also, for I knew not what new bitterness her soul, meantime, might have distilled into venom against my coming.
ironed
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From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
just
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From this reading Thus bravely attired after breakfast, just before luncheon, indeed, it was, I felt emboldened to call upon the captive ladies once more.
knew
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From this reading With much shame I owned that I had not seen Auntie Lucinda for nearly two days--and with much trepidation, also, for I knew not what new bitterness her soul, meantime, might have distilled into venom against my coming.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
ladies
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From this reading Thus bravely attired after breakfast, just before luncheon, indeed, it was, I felt emboldened to call upon the captive ladies once more.
laundered
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From this reading He had laundered my collars--a most useful boy, my China boy.
loaned
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From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
looms
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From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
Lucinda
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From this reading With much shame I owned that I had not seen Auntie Lucinda for nearly two days--and with much trepidation, also, for I knew not what new bitterness her soul, meantime, might have distilled into venom against my coming.
luncheon
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From this reading Thus bravely attired after breakfast, just before luncheon, indeed, it was, I felt emboldened to call upon the captive ladies once more.
mauve
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From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading With much shame I owned that I had not seen Auntie Lucinda for nearly two days--and with much trepidation, also, for I knew not what new bitterness her soul, meantime, might have distilled into venom against my coming.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading With much shame I owned that I had not seen Auntie Lucinda for nearly two days--and with much trepidation, also, for I knew not what new bitterness her soul, meantime, might have distilled into venom against my coming.
more
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From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
most
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From this reading He had laundered my collars--a most useful boy, my China boy.
much
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From this reading With much shame I owned that I had not seen Auntie Lucinda for nearly two days--and with much trepidation, also, for I knew not what new bitterness her soul, meantime, might have distilled into venom against my coming.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
nearly
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From this reading With much shame I owned that I had not seen Auntie Lucinda for nearly two days--and with much trepidation, also, for I knew not what new bitterness her soul, meantime, might have distilled into venom against my coming.
new
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From this reading With much shame I owned that I had not seen Auntie Lucinda for nearly two days--and with much trepidation, also, for I knew not what new bitterness her soul, meantime, might have distilled into venom against my coming.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
now
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From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
obtained
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From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
once
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From this reading Thus bravely attired after breakfast, just before luncheon, indeed, it was, I felt emboldened to call upon the captive ladies once more.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
own
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From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
owned
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From this reading With much shame I owned that I had not seen Auntie Lucinda for nearly two days--and with much trepidation, also, for I knew not what new bitterness her soul, meantime, might have distilled into venom against my coming.
pale
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From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
pea
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From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
pink
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From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
POLITE
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From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
possible
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From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
previous
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From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
say
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From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
seen
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From this reading With much shame I owned that I had not seen Auntie Lucinda for nearly two days--and with much trepidation, also, for I knew not what new bitterness her soul, meantime, might have distilled into venom against my coming.
shame
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From this reading With much shame I owned that I had not seen Auntie Lucinda for nearly two days--and with much trepidation, also, for I knew not what new bitterness her soul, meantime, might have distilled into venom against my coming.
soul
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From this reading With much shame I owned that I had not seen Auntie Lucinda for nearly two days--and with much trepidation, also, for I knew not what new bitterness her soul, meantime, might have distilled into venom against my coming.
stripes
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From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
Thus
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From this reading Thus bravely attired after breakfast, just before luncheon, indeed, it was, I felt emboldened to call upon the captive ladies once more.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
trepidation
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From this reading With much shame I owned that I had not seen Auntie Lucinda for nearly two days--and with much trepidation, also, for I knew not what new bitterness her soul, meantime, might have distilled into venom against my coming.
trousers
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From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
two
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From this reading With much shame I owned that I had not seen Auntie Lucinda for nearly two days--and with much trepidation, also, for I knew not what new bitterness her soul, meantime, might have distilled into venom against my coming.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Thus bravely attired after breakfast, just before luncheon, indeed, it was, I felt emboldened to call upon the captive ladies once more.
useful
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From this reading He had laundered my collars--a most useful boy, my China boy.
venom
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From this reading With much shame I owned that I had not seen Auntie Lucinda for nearly two days--and with much trepidation, also, for I knew not what new bitterness her soul, meantime, might have distilled into venom against my coming.
waistcoat
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From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
wardrobe
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From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
strange, beautiful, and impressive
From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
year
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From this reading IN WHICH IS CERTAIN POLITE CONVERSATION My boy had ironed my trousers, that is to say, the trousers I had given him the year previous, and which he now had loaned to me, my extremity being greater than his own.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I had, moreover, delving in Cal Davidson's wardrobe, discovered yet another waistcoat, if possible more radiant even than the one with pink stripes, for that it was cross hatched with bars of pale pea green and mauve--I know not from what looms he obtained these wondrous fabrics.
