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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 "I gather from a hint rather than accept as a statement that you propose to give us votes.
accept
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From this reading "I gather from a hint rather than accept as a statement that you propose to give us votes.
affairs
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ambitions
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "Stephen!--do you really think that we are going to bring anything to bear upon public affairs worth having?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Stephen!--do you really think that we are going to bring anything to bear upon public affairs worth having?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I gather from a hint rather than accept as a statement that you propose to give us votes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
bear
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belief
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have sometimes thought of compiling a dictionary of unbelief, a great list of the things that a number of sweet, submissive, value-above-rubies wives have told me they did not believe in.
bring
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circle
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
compiling
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From this reading I have sometimes thought of compiling a dictionary of unbelief, a great list of the things that a number of sweet, submissive, value-above-rubies wives have told me they did not believe in.
confessions
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
contemporary
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corners
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
dictionary
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From this reading I have sometimes thought of compiling a dictionary of unbelief, a great list of the things that a number of sweet, submissive, value-above-rubies wives have told me they did not believe in.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I have sometimes thought of compiling a dictionary of unbelief, a great list of the things that a number of sweet, submissive, value-above-rubies wives have told me they did not believe in.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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feminine
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fire
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
freedom
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
friends
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I gather from a hint rather than accept as a statement that you propose to give us votes.
gardens
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
gather
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From this reading "I gather from a hint rather than accept as a statement that you propose to give us votes.
give
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From this reading "I gather from a hint rather than accept as a statement that you propose to give us votes.
going
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From this reading "Stephen!--do you really think that we are going to bring anything to bear upon public affairs worth having?
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have sometimes thought of compiling a dictionary of unbelief, a great list of the things that a number of sweet, submissive, value-above-rubies wives have told me they did not believe in.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "Stephen!--do you really think that we are going to bring anything to bear upon public affairs worth having?
heather
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
hint
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From this reading "I gather from a hint rather than accept as a statement that you propose to give us votes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I gather from a hint rather than accept as a statement that you propose to give us votes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
intelligence
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From this reading I know something of the contemporary feminine intelligence.
Justin
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know something of the contemporary feminine intelligence.
large
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
list
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From this reading I have sometimes thought of compiling a dictionary of unbelief, a great list of the things that a number of sweet, submissive, value-above-rubies wives have told me they did not believe in.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
love
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
makes
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
Martens
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have sometimes thought of compiling a dictionary of unbelief, a great list of the things that a number of sweet, submissive, value-above-rubies wives have told me they did not believe in.
mental
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
more
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have sometimes thought of compiling a dictionary of unbelief, a great list of the things that a number of sweet, submissive, value-above-rubies wives have told me they did not believe in.
number
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From this reading I have sometimes thought of compiling a dictionary of unbelief, a great list of the things that a number of sweet, submissive, value-above-rubies wives have told me they did not believe in.
objection
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I know something of the contemporary feminine intelligence.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
particularly
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
propose
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From this reading "I gather from a hint rather than accept as a statement that you propose to give us votes.
public
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rather
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From this reading "I gather from a hint rather than accept as a statement that you propose to give us votes.
really
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From this reading "Stephen!--do you really think that we are going to bring anything to bear upon public affairs worth having?
Scotland
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
serious
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
sitting-room
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I know something of the contemporary feminine intelligence.
sometimes
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From this reading I have sometimes thought of compiling a dictionary of unbelief, a great list of the things that a number of sweet, submissive, value-above-rubies wives have told me they did not believe in.
statement
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From this reading "I gather from a hint rather than accept as a statement that you propose to give us votes.
Stephen
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submissive
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From this reading I have sometimes thought of compiling a dictionary of unbelief, a great list of the things that a number of sweet, submissive, value-above-rubies wives have told me they did not believe in.
summer
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
sweet
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From this reading I have sometimes thought of compiling a dictionary of unbelief, a great list of the things that a number of sweet, submissive, value-above-rubies wives have told me they did not believe in.
talks
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I gather from a hint rather than accept as a statement that you propose to give us votes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I gather from a hint rather than accept as a statement that you propose to give us votes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I know something of the contemporary feminine intelligence.
there
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have sometimes thought of compiling a dictionary of unbelief, a great list of the things that a number of sweet, submissive, value-above-rubies wives have told me they did not believe in.
things
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From this reading I have sometimes thought of compiling a dictionary of unbelief, a great list of the things that a number of sweet, submissive, value-above-rubies wives have told me they did not believe in.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Stephen!--do you really think that we are going to bring anything to bear upon public affairs worth having?
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have sometimes thought of compiling a dictionary of unbelief, a great list of the things that a number of sweet, submissive, value-above-rubies wives have told me they did not believe in.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I gather from a hint rather than accept as a statement that you propose to give us votes.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have sometimes thought of compiling a dictionary of unbelief, a great list of the things that a number of sweet, submissive, value-above-rubies wives have told me they did not believe in.
unbelief
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Stephen!--do you really think that we are going to bring anything to bear upon public affairs worth having?
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I gather from a hint rather than accept as a statement that you propose to give us votes.
value-above-rubies
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From this reading I have sometimes thought of compiling a dictionary of unbelief, a great list of the things that a number of sweet, submissive, value-above-rubies wives have told me they did not believe in.
various
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
votes
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From this reading "I gather from a hint rather than accept as a statement that you propose to give us votes.
walks
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Stephen!--do you really think that we are going to bring anything to bear upon public affairs worth having?
winter
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
wives
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From this reading I have sometimes thought of compiling a dictionary of unbelief, a great list of the things that a number of sweet, submissive, value-above-rubies wives have told me they did not believe in.
women
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From this reading Justin makes no serious objection to a large and various circle of women friends, and over my little sitting-room fire in the winter and in my corners of our various gardens in the summer and in walks over the heather at Martens and in Scotland there are great talks and confessions of love, of mental freedom, of ambitions, and belief and unbelief--more particularly of unbelief.
worth
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From this reading "Stephen!--do you really think that we are going to bring anything to bear upon public affairs worth having?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I gather from a hint rather than accept as a statement that you propose to give us votes.
