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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 "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
abroad
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From this reading The three years of Mrs. Sylvestre's widowhood have been spent abroad, chiefly in Italy,--the land of love and beauty,--where Tasso sang and Raphael dreamed of the Immortals."
absence
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From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
admired
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From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
afterward
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From this reading Arbuthnot heard Bertha mention one day that one of Mrs. Sylvestre's chief reasons for selecting it was that it "looked quiet," and he reflected upon this afterward as being rather unusual as the reason of a young and beautiful woman.
Agnes
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From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
Arbuthnot
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From this reading Arbuthnot heard Bertha mention one day that one of Mrs. Sylvestre's chief reasons for selecting it was that it "looked quiet," and he reflected upon this afterward as being rather unusual as the reason of a young and beautiful woman.
arrived
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From this reading Thus, the society column of a daily paper, and a week later Mrs. Merriam arrived, and the house on Lafayette Square was taken possession of.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
beautiful
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From this reading Arbuthnot heard Bertha mention one day that one of Mrs. Sylvestre's chief reasons for selecting it was that it "looked quiet," and he reflected upon this afterward as being rather unusual as the reason of a young and beautiful woman.
beauty
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From this reading The three years of Mrs. Sylvestre's widowhood have been spent abroad, chiefly in Italy,--the land of love and beauty,--where Tasso sang and Raphael dreamed of the Immortals."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The three years of Mrs. Sylvestre's widowhood have been spent abroad, chiefly in Italy,--the land of love and beauty,--where Tasso sang and Raphael dreamed of the Immortals."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Arbuthnot heard Bertha mention one day that one of Mrs. Sylvestre's chief reasons for selecting it was that it "looked quiet," and he reflected upon this afterward as being rather unusual as the reason of a young and beautiful woman.
Bertha
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From this reading Arbuthnot heard Bertha mention one day that one of Mrs. Sylvestre's chief reasons for selecting it was that it "looked quiet," and he reflected upon this afterward as being rather unusual as the reason of a young and beautiful woman.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
charming
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From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
chief
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From this reading Arbuthnot heard Bertha mention one day that one of Mrs. Sylvestre's chief reasons for selecting it was that it "looked quiet," and he reflected upon this afterward as being rather unusual as the reason of a young and beautiful woman.
chiefly
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From this reading The three years of Mrs. Sylvestre's widowhood have been spent abroad, chiefly in Italy,--the land of love and beauty,--where Tasso sang and Raphael dreamed of the Immortals."
circles
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From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
column
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From this reading Thus, the society column of a daily paper, and a week later Mrs. Merriam arrived, and the house on Lafayette Square was taken possession of.
daily
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From this reading Thus, the society column of a daily paper, and a week later Mrs. Merriam arrived, and the house on Lafayette Square was taken possession of.
day
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From this reading Arbuthnot heard Bertha mention one day that one of Mrs. Sylvestre's chief reasons for selecting it was that it "looked quiet," and he reflected upon this afterward as being rather unusual as the reason of a young and beautiful woman.
deplored
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From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
development
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From this reading It was one of the older houses,--a large and substantial one, whose rather rigorous exterior still held forth promises of possibilities in the way of interior development.
dit
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From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
dreamed
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From this reading The three years of Mrs. Sylvestre's widowhood have been spent abroad, chiefly in Italy,--the land of love and beauty,--where Tasso sang and Raphael dreamed of the Immortals."
exterior
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From this reading It was one of the older houses,--a large and substantial one, whose rather rigorous exterior still held forth promises of possibilities in the way of interior development.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Arbuthnot heard Bertha mention one day that one of Mrs. Sylvestre's chief reasons for selecting it was that it "looked quiet," and he reflected upon this afterward as being rather unusual as the reason of a young and beautiful woman.
forth
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From this reading It was one of the older houses,--a large and substantial one, whose rather rigorous exterior still held forth promises of possibilities in the way of interior development.
friends
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From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
greatly
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From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The three years of Mrs. Sylvestre's widowhood have been spent abroad, chiefly in Italy,--the land of love and beauty,--where Tasso sang and Raphael dreamed of the Immortals."
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arbuthnot heard Bertha mention one day that one of Mrs. Sylvestre's chief reasons for selecting it was that it "looked quiet," and he reflected upon this afterward as being rather unusual as the reason of a young and beautiful woman.
heard
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From this reading Arbuthnot heard Bertha mention one day that one of Mrs. Sylvestre's chief reasons for selecting it was that it "looked quiet," and he reflected upon this afterward as being rather unusual as the reason of a young and beautiful woman.
held
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From this reading It was one of the older houses,--a large and substantial one, whose rather rigorous exterior still held forth promises of possibilities in the way of interior development.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
home
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From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
house
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From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
houses
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From this reading It was one of the older houses,--a large and substantial one, whose rather rigorous exterior still held forth promises of possibilities in the way of interior development.
Immortals
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From this reading The three years of Mrs. Sylvestre's widowhood have been spent abroad, chiefly in Italy,--the land of love and beauty,--where Tasso sang and Raphael dreamed of the Immortals."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
interior
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From this reading It was one of the older houses,--a large and substantial one, whose rather rigorous exterior still held forth promises of possibilities in the way of interior development.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one of the older houses,--a large and substantial one, whose rather rigorous exterior still held forth promises of possibilities in the way of interior development.
Italy
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From this reading The three years of Mrs. Sylvestre's widowhood have been spent abroad, chiefly in Italy,--the land of love and beauty,--where Tasso sang and Raphael dreamed of the Immortals."
known
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From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
Lafayette
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From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
land
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From this reading The three years of Mrs. Sylvestre's widowhood have been spent abroad, chiefly in Italy,--the land of love and beauty,--where Tasso sang and Raphael dreamed of the Immortals."
large
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From this reading It was one of the older houses,--a large and substantial one, whose rather rigorous exterior still held forth promises of possibilities in the way of interior development.
later
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From this reading Thus, the society column of a daily paper, and a week later Mrs. Merriam arrived, and the house on Lafayette Square was taken possession of.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arbuthnot heard Bertha mention one day that one of Mrs. Sylvestre's chief reasons for selecting it was that it "looked quiet," and he reflected upon this afterward as being rather unusual as the reason of a young and beautiful woman.
love
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From this reading The three years of Mrs. Sylvestre's widowhood have been spent abroad, chiefly in Italy,--the land of love and beauty,--where Tasso sang and Raphael dreamed of the Immortals."
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
mention
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From this reading Arbuthnot heard Bertha mention one day that one of Mrs. Sylvestre's chief reasons for selecting it was that it "looked quiet," and he reflected upon this afterward as being rather unusual as the reason of a young and beautiful woman.
Merriam
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From this reading Thus, the society column of a daily paper, and a week later Mrs. Merriam arrived, and the house on Lafayette Square was taken possession of.
Miss
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From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
Mrs
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From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
much
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From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
numberless
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From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
older
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From this reading It was one of the older houses,--a large and substantial one, whose rather rigorous exterior still held forth promises of possibilities in the way of interior development.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of the older houses,--a large and substantial one, whose rather rigorous exterior still held forth promises of possibilities in the way of interior development.
paper
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From this reading Thus, the society column of a daily paper, and a week later Mrs. Merriam arrived, and the house on Lafayette Square was taken possession of.
possession
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From this reading Thus, the society column of a daily paper, and a week later Mrs. Merriam arrived, and the house on Lafayette Square was taken possession of.
possibilities
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From this reading It was one of the older houses,--a large and substantial one, whose rather rigorous exterior still held forth promises of possibilities in the way of interior development.
promises
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From this reading It was one of the older houses,--a large and substantial one, whose rather rigorous exterior still held forth promises of possibilities in the way of interior development.
quiet
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From this reading Arbuthnot heard Bertha mention one day that one of Mrs. Sylvestre's chief reasons for selecting it was that it "looked quiet," and he reflected upon this afterward as being rather unusual as the reason of a young and beautiful woman.
Raphael
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From this reading The three years of Mrs. Sylvestre's widowhood have been spent abroad, chiefly in Italy,--the land of love and beauty,--where Tasso sang and Raphael dreamed of the Immortals."
rather
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From this reading It was one of the older houses,--a large and substantial one, whose rather rigorous exterior still held forth promises of possibilities in the way of interior development.
reason
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From this reading Arbuthnot heard Bertha mention one day that one of Mrs. Sylvestre's chief reasons for selecting it was that it "looked quiet," and he reflected upon this afterward as being rather unusual as the reason of a young and beautiful woman.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Arbuthnot heard Bertha mention one day that one of Mrs. Sylvestre's chief reasons for selecting it was that it "looked quiet," and he reflected upon this afterward as being rather unusual as the reason of a young and beautiful woman.
reflected
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From this reading Arbuthnot heard Bertha mention one day that one of Mrs. Sylvestre's chief reasons for selecting it was that it "looked quiet," and he reflected upon this afterward as being rather unusual as the reason of a young and beautiful woman.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
rigorous
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From this reading It was one of the older houses,--a large and substantial one, whose rather rigorous exterior still held forth promises of possibilities in the way of interior development.
sang
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From this reading The three years of Mrs. Sylvestre's widowhood have been spent abroad, chiefly in Italy,--the land of love and beauty,--where Tasso sang and Raphael dreamed of the Immortals."
selecting
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From this reading Arbuthnot heard Bertha mention one day that one of Mrs. Sylvestre's chief reasons for selecting it was that it "looked quiet," and he reflected upon this afterward as being rather unusual as the reason of a young and beautiful woman.
several
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From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
society
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From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
spent
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From this reading The three years of Mrs. Sylvestre's widowhood have been spent abroad, chiefly in Italy,--the land of love and beauty,--where Tasso sang and Raphael dreamed of the Immortals."
Square
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From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was one of the older houses,--a large and substantial one, whose rather rigorous exterior still held forth promises of possibilities in the way of interior development.
substantial
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From this reading It was one of the older houses,--a large and substantial one, whose rather rigorous exterior still held forth promises of possibilities in the way of interior development.
Sylvestre
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From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
Sylvestre's
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From this reading The three years of Mrs. Sylvestre's widowhood have been spent abroad, chiefly in Italy,--the land of love and beauty,--where Tasso sang and Raphael dreamed of the Immortals."
taken
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From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
Tasso
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From this reading The three years of Mrs. Sylvestre's widowhood have been spent abroad, chiefly in Italy,--the land of love and beauty,--where Tasso sang and Raphael dreamed of the Immortals."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Arbuthnot heard Bertha mention one day that one of Mrs. Sylvestre's chief reasons for selecting it was that it "looked quiet," and he reflected upon this afterward as being rather unusual as the reason of a young and beautiful woman.
three
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From this reading The three years of Mrs. Sylvestre's widowhood have been spent abroad, chiefly in Italy,--the land of love and beauty,--where Tasso sang and Raphael dreamed of the Immortals."
Thus
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From this reading Thus, the society column of a daily paper, and a week later Mrs. Merriam arrived, and the house on Lafayette Square was taken possession of.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
unusual
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From this reading Arbuthnot heard Bertha mention one day that one of Mrs. Sylvestre's chief reasons for selecting it was that it "looked quiet," and he reflected upon this afterward as being rather unusual as the reason of a young and beautiful woman.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Arbuthnot heard Bertha mention one day that one of Mrs. Sylvestre's chief reasons for selecting it was that it "looked quiet," and he reflected upon this afterward as being rather unusual as the reason of a young and beautiful woman.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus, the society column of a daily paper, and a week later Mrs. Merriam arrived, and the house on Lafayette Square was taken possession of.
Washington
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From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
way
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From this reading It was one of the older houses,--a large and substantial one, whose rather rigorous exterior still held forth promises of possibilities in the way of interior development.
week
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From this reading Thus, the society column of a daily paper, and a week later Mrs. Merriam arrived, and the house on Lafayette Square was taken possession of.
well
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From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
Wentworth
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From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The three years of Mrs. Sylvestre's widowhood have been spent abroad, chiefly in Italy,--the land of love and beauty,--where Tasso sang and Raphael dreamed of the Immortals."
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading It was one of the older houses,--a large and substantial one, whose rather rigorous exterior still held forth promises of possibilities in the way of interior development.
widowhood
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From this reading The three years of Mrs. Sylvestre's widowhood have been spent abroad, chiefly in Italy,--the land of love and beauty,--where Tasso sang and Raphael dreamed of the Immortals."
woman
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From this reading Arbuthnot heard Bertha mention one day that one of Mrs. Sylvestre's chief reasons for selecting it was that it "looked quiet," and he reflected upon this afterward as being rather unusual as the reason of a young and beautiful woman.
years
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From this reading "_On dit_ that the charming Mrs. Sylvestre, so well known and so greatly admired in society circles as Miss Agnes Wentworth, has, after several years of absence, much deplored by her numberless friends, returned to make her home in Washington, having taken a house on Lafayette Square.
young
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From this reading Arbuthnot heard Bertha mention one day that one of Mrs. Sylvestre's chief reasons for selecting it was that it "looked quiet," and he reflected upon this afterward as being rather unusual as the reason of a young and beautiful woman.
