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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 She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
addressing
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From this reading You could have found no fault with his appearance, and to look at his candid countenance was to trust him; but yet he had not the _je ne sais quoi_, and Violet knew that, conventionally speaking, she was addressing one who was “not a gentleman” this fact gave her a degree of freedom in calling him which she would scarcely have felt with a stranger of her own class.
advanced
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From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
all
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
allow
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
any
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You could have found no fault with his appearance, and to look at his candid countenance was to trust him; but yet he had not the _je ne sais quoi_, and Violet knew that, conventionally speaking, she was addressing one who was “not a gentleman” this fact gave her a degree of freedom in calling him which she would scarcely have felt with a stranger of her own class.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You could have found no fault with his appearance, and to look at his candid countenance was to trust him; but yet he had not the _je ne sais quoi_, and Violet knew that, conventionally speaking, she was addressing one who was “not a gentleman” this fact gave her a degree of freedom in calling him which she would scarcely have felt with a stranger of her own class.
bear
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From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
beings
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From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
birth
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
bound
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From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
calling
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From this reading You could have found no fault with his appearance, and to look at his candid countenance was to trust him; but yet he had not the _je ne sais quoi_, and Violet knew that, conventionally speaking, she was addressing one who was “not a gentleman” this fact gave her a degree of freedom in calling him which she would scarcely have felt with a stranger of her own class.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
candid
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From this reading You could have found no fault with his appearance, and to look at his candid countenance was to trust him; but yet he had not the _je ne sais quoi_, and Violet knew that, conventionally speaking, she was addressing one who was “not a gentleman” this fact gave her a degree of freedom in calling him which she would scarcely have felt with a stranger of her own class.
certain
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
class
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From this reading You could have found no fault with his appearance, and to look at his candid countenance was to trust him; but yet he had not the _je ne sais quoi_, and Violet knew that, conventionally speaking, she was addressing one who was “not a gentleman” this fact gave her a degree of freedom in calling him which she would scarcely have felt with a stranger of her own class.
clothes
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From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
confess
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From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
conventionally
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From this reading You could have found no fault with his appearance, and to look at his candid countenance was to trust him; but yet he had not the _je ne sais quoi_, and Violet knew that, conventionally speaking, she was addressing one who was “not a gentleman” this fact gave her a degree of freedom in calling him which she would scarcely have felt with a stranger of her own class.
copied
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You could have found no fault with his appearance, and to look at his candid countenance was to trust him; but yet he had not the _je ne sais quoi_, and Violet knew that, conventionally speaking, she was addressing one who was “not a gentleman” this fact gave her a degree of freedom in calling him which she would scarcely have felt with a stranger of her own class.
countenance
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From this reading You could have found no fault with his appearance, and to look at his candid countenance was to trust him; but yet he had not the _je ne sais quoi_, and Violet knew that, conventionally speaking, she was addressing one who was “not a gentleman” this fact gave her a degree of freedom in calling him which she would scarcely have felt with a stranger of her own class.
degree
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
Dick
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From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
dress
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
education
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
essence
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
exterior
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From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
fact
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From this reading You could have found no fault with his appearance, and to look at his candid countenance was to trust him; but yet he had not the _je ne sais quoi_, and Violet knew that, conventionally speaking, she was addressing one who was “not a gentleman” this fact gave her a degree of freedom in calling him which she would scarcely have felt with a stranger of her own class.
fault
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From this reading You could have found no fault with his appearance, and to look at his candid countenance was to trust him; but yet he had not the _je ne sais quoi_, and Violet knew that, conventionally speaking, she was addressing one who was “not a gentleman” this fact gave her a degree of freedom in calling him which she would scarcely have felt with a stranger of her own class.
felt
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From this reading You could have found no fault with his appearance, and to look at his candid countenance was to trust him; but yet he had not the _je ne sais quoi_, and Violet knew that, conventionally speaking, she was addressing one who was “not a gentleman” this fact gave her a degree of freedom in calling him which she would scarcely have felt with a stranger of her own class.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You could have found no fault with his appearance, and to look at his candid countenance was to trust him; but yet he had not the _je ne sais quoi_, and Violet knew that, conventionally speaking, she was addressing one who was “not a gentleman” this fact gave her a degree of freedom in calling him which she would scarcely have felt with a stranger of her own class.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
freedom
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From this reading You could have found no fault with his appearance, and to look at his candid countenance was to trust him; but yet he had not the _je ne sais quoi_, and Violet knew that, conventionally speaking, she was addressing one who was “not a gentleman” this fact gave her a degree of freedom in calling him which she would scarcely have felt with a stranger of her own class.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
gave
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From this reading You could have found no fault with his appearance, and to look at his candid countenance was to trust him; but yet he had not the _je ne sais quoi_, and Violet knew that, conventionally speaking, she was addressing one who was “not a gentleman” this fact gave her a degree of freedom in calling him which she would scarcely have felt with a stranger of her own class.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
give
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
gives
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From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
heart
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You could have found no fault with his appearance, and to look at his candid countenance was to trust him; but yet he had not the _je ne sais quoi_, and Violet knew that, conventionally speaking, she was addressing one who was “not a gentleman” this fact gave her a degree of freedom in calling him which she would scarcely have felt with a stranger of her own class.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was some years since she had seen him, but she remembered him.
je
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
kind
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
knew
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From this reading You could have found no fault with his appearance, and to look at his candid countenance was to trust him; but yet he had not the _je ne sais quoi_, and Violet knew that, conventionally speaking, she was addressing one who was “not a gentleman” this fact gave her a degree of freedom in calling him which she would scarcely have felt with a stranger of her own class.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You could have found no fault with his appearance, and to look at his candid countenance was to trust him; but yet he had not the _je ne sais quoi_, and Violet knew that, conventionally speaking, she was addressing one who was “not a gentleman” this fact gave her a degree of freedom in calling him which she would scarcely have felt with a stranger of her own class.
love
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From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
made
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
makes
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
manners
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
meet
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From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
more
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From this reading But more than that, Violet had recognised Dick.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
ne
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading You could have found no fault with his appearance, and to look at his candid countenance was to trust him; but yet he had not the _je ne sais quoi_, and Violet knew that, conventionally speaking, she was addressing one who was “not a gentleman” this fact gave her a degree of freedom in calling him which she would scarcely have felt with a stranger of her own class.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
obliged
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
own
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From this reading You could have found no fault with his appearance, and to look at his candid countenance was to trust him; but yet he had not the _je ne sais quoi_, and Violet knew that, conventionally speaking, she was addressing one who was “not a gentleman” this fact gave her a degree of freedom in calling him which she would scarcely have felt with a stranger of her own class.
perfection
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
perfectly
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
politeness
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
possessed
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
pretension
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
quoi
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
recognised
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From this reading But more than that, Violet had recognised Dick.
remembered
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From this reading It was some years since she had seen him, but she remembered him.
respect
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
said
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
sais
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
scarcely
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From this reading You could have found no fault with his appearance, and to look at his candid countenance was to trust him; but yet he had not the _je ne sais quoi_, and Violet knew that, conventionally speaking, she was addressing one who was “not a gentleman” this fact gave her a degree of freedom in calling him which she would scarcely have felt with a stranger of her own class.
seen
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From this reading It was some years since she had seen him, but she remembered him.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was some years since she had seen him, but she remembered him.
social
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From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
some
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From this reading It was some years since she had seen him, but she remembered him.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
speaking
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From this reading You could have found no fault with his appearance, and to look at his candid countenance was to trust him; but yet he had not the _je ne sais quoi_, and Violet knew that, conventionally speaking, she was addressing one who was “not a gentleman” this fact gave her a degree of freedom in calling him which she would scarcely have felt with a stranger of her own class.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
stranger
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From this reading You could have found no fault with his appearance, and to look at his candid countenance was to trust him; but yet he had not the _je ne sais quoi_, and Violet knew that, conventionally speaking, she was addressing one who was “not a gentleman” this fact gave her a degree of freedom in calling him which she would scarcely have felt with a stranger of her own class.
superiority
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From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But more than that, Violet had recognised Dick.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You could have found no fault with his appearance, and to look at his candid countenance was to trust him; but yet he had not the _je ne sais quoi_, and Violet knew that, conventionally speaking, she was addressing one who was “not a gentleman” this fact gave her a degree of freedom in calling him which she would scarcely have felt with a stranger of her own class.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
timid
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From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
trust
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From this reading You could have found no fault with his appearance, and to look at his candid countenance was to trust him; but yet he had not the _je ne sais quoi_, and Violet knew that, conventionally speaking, she was addressing one who was “not a gentleman” this fact gave her a degree of freedom in calling him which she would scarcely have felt with a stranger of her own class.
unobtrusive
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
Valentine's
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
Violet
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From this reading You could have found no fault with his appearance, and to look at his candid countenance was to trust him; but yet he had not the _je ne sais quoi_, and Violet knew that, conventionally speaking, she was addressing one who was “not a gentleman” this fact gave her a degree of freedom in calling him which she would scarcely have felt with a stranger of her own class.
vulgar
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
well
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From this reading He was not vulgar in any respect, being perfectly free from every kind of pretension, and with all the essence of fine manners--that politeness of the heart which neither birth nor education by themselves can give; but though, as I have said, his dress was to a certain degree copied from Valentine’s--who possessed the _je ne sais quoi_ in perfection--and was quite well made and unobtrusive, yet I am obliged to allow that Dick had not that mysterious something which makes a gentleman.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
workman's
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From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You could have found no fault with his appearance, and to look at his candid countenance was to trust him; but yet he had not the _je ne sais quoi_, and Violet knew that, conventionally speaking, she was addressing one who was “not a gentleman” this fact gave her a degree of freedom in calling him which she would scarcely have felt with a stranger of her own class.
years
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From this reading It was some years since she had seen him, but she remembered him.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She advanced a step to meet him, timid, yet with that confidence which social superiority gives: for Dick, I am bound to confess, though I love him, was not one of those wonderful beings who bear the exterior of a fine gentleman even in a workman’s clothes.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You could have found no fault with his appearance, and to look at his candid countenance was to trust him; but yet he had not the _je ne sais quoi_, and Violet knew that, conventionally speaking, she was addressing one who was “not a gentleman” this fact gave her a degree of freedom in calling him which she would scarcely have felt with a stranger of her own class.
