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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 Then she seemed to settle down into a dreamy apathy; to sit moping around in shadowy places.
affectionate
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From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She had a horror of meeting any one, even Mrs. Lacey and Rose, and would not go out till after night.
all
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From this reading Edith saw, more and more clearly, that she was almost insane in her shame and despair, and that she would be a terrible burden to them all if she remained in such a condition; but her love and patience did not fail.
Allen
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From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
almost
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From this reading Edith saw, more and more clearly, that she was almost insane in her shame and despair, and that she would be a terrible burden to them all if she remained in such a condition; but her love and patience did not fail.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "You poor, heavenly-minded old fool," she said, with an unwonted tear in her eye, "you don't know any better."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
any
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From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
apathy
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From this reading Then she seemed to settle down into a dreamy apathy; to sit moping around in shadowy places.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Then she seemed to settle down into a dreamy apathy; to sit moping around in shadowy places.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Edith saw, more and more clearly, that she was almost insane in her shame and despair, and that she would be a terrible burden to them all if she remained in such a condition; but her love and patience did not fail.
better
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From this reading "You poor, heavenly-minded old fool," she said, with an unwonted tear in her eye, "you don't know any better."
burden
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From this reading Edith saw, more and more clearly, that she was almost insane in her shame and despair, and that she would be a terrible burden to them all if she remained in such a condition; but her love and patience did not fail.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Edith saw, more and more clearly, that she was almost insane in her shame and despair, and that she would be a terrible burden to them all if she remained in such a condition; but her love and patience did not fail.
clearly
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From this reading Edith saw, more and more clearly, that she was almost insane in her shame and despair, and that she would be a terrible burden to them all if she remained in such a condition; but her love and patience did not fail.
condition
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From this reading Edith saw, more and more clearly, that she was almost insane in her shame and despair, and that she would be a terrible burden to them all if she remained in such a condition; but her love and patience did not fail.
despair
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From this reading Edith saw, more and more clearly, that she was almost insane in her shame and despair, and that she would be a terrible burden to them all if she remained in such a condition; but her love and patience did not fail.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Edith saw, more and more clearly, that she was almost insane in her shame and despair, and that she would be a terrible burden to them all if she remained in such a condition; but her love and patience did not fail.
don't
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From this reading "You poor, heavenly-minded old fool," she said, with an unwonted tear in her eye, "you don't know any better."
down
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From this reading Then she seemed to settle down into a dreamy apathy; to sit moping around in shadowy places.
dreamy
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From this reading Then she seemed to settle down into a dreamy apathy; to sit moping around in shadowy places.
Edith
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From this reading Edith saw, more and more clearly, that she was almost insane in her shame and despair, and that she would be a terrible burden to them all if she remained in such a condition; but her love and patience did not fail.
EDITH'S
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From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
else
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From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
extreme
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From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
eye
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From this reading "You poor, heavenly-minded old fool," she said, with an unwonted tear in her eye, "you don't know any better."
fail
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From this reading Edith saw, more and more clearly, that she was almost insane in her shame and despair, and that she would be a terrible burden to them all if she remained in such a condition; but her love and patience did not fail.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You poor, heavenly-minded old fool," she said, with an unwonted tear in her eye, "you don't know any better."
frank
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From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
genuine
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From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
go
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From this reading She had a horror of meeting any one, even Mrs. Lacey and Rose, and would not go out till after night.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
greeting
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From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had a horror of meeting any one, even Mrs. Lacey and Rose, and would not go out till after night.
Hannibal's
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From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
heavenly-minded
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From this reading "You poor, heavenly-minded old fool," she said, with an unwonted tear in her eye, "you don't know any better."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
horror
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From this reading She had a horror of meeting any one, even Mrs. Lacey and Rose, and would not go out till after night.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Edith saw, more and more clearly, that she was almost insane in her shame and despair, and that she would be a terrible burden to them all if she remained in such a condition; but her love and patience did not fail.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
innocent
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From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
insane
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From this reading Edith saw, more and more clearly, that she was almost insane in her shame and despair, and that she would be a terrible burden to them all if she remained in such a condition; but her love and patience did not fail.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then she seemed to settle down into a dreamy apathy; to sit moping around in shadowy places.
kind
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From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You poor, heavenly-minded old fool," she said, with an unwonted tear in her eye, "you don't know any better."
Lacey
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From this reading She had a horror of meeting any one, even Mrs. Lacey and Rose, and would not go out till after night.
Laura
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From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
love
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From this reading Edith saw, more and more clearly, that she was almost insane in her shame and despair, and that she would be a terrible burden to them all if she remained in such a condition; but her love and patience did not fail.
meeting
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From this reading She had a horror of meeting any one, even Mrs. Lacey and Rose, and would not go out till after night.
moping
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From this reading Then she seemed to settle down into a dreamy apathy; to sit moping around in shadowy places.
more
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From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
Mrs
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From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
night
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From this reading She had a horror of meeting any one, even Mrs. Lacey and Rose, and would not go out till after night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had a horror of meeting any one, even Mrs. Lacey and Rose, and would not go out till after night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had a horror of meeting any one, even Mrs. Lacey and Rose, and would not go out till after night.
old
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From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had a horror of meeting any one, even Mrs. Lacey and Rose, and would not go out till after night.
one's
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From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
out
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From this reading She had a horror of meeting any one, even Mrs. Lacey and Rose, and would not go out till after night.
patience
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From this reading Edith saw, more and more clearly, that she was almost insane in her shame and despair, and that she would be a terrible burden to them all if she remained in such a condition; but her love and patience did not fail.
places
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From this reading Then she seemed to settle down into a dreamy apathy; to sit moping around in shadowy places.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You poor, heavenly-minded old fool," she said, with an unwonted tear in her eye, "you don't know any better."
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Edith saw, more and more clearly, that she was almost insane in her shame and despair, and that she would be a terrible burden to them all if she remained in such a condition; but her love and patience did not fail.
Rose
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From this reading She had a horror of meeting any one, even Mrs. Lacey and Rose, and would not go out till after night.
said
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From this reading "You poor, heavenly-minded old fool," she said, with an unwonted tear in her eye, "you don't know any better."
saw
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From this reading Edith saw, more and more clearly, that she was almost insane in her shame and despair, and that she would be a terrible burden to them all if she remained in such a condition; but her love and patience did not fail.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
settle
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From this reading Then she seemed to settle down into a dreamy apathy; to sit moping around in shadowy places.
shadowy
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From this reading Then she seemed to settle down into a dreamy apathy; to sit moping around in shadowy places.
shame
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From this reading Edith saw, more and more clearly, that she was almost insane in her shame and despair, and that she would be a terrible burden to them all if she remained in such a condition; but her love and patience did not fail.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You poor, heavenly-minded old fool," she said, with an unwonted tear in her eye, "you don't know any better."
sit
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From this reading Then she seemed to settle down into a dreamy apathy; to sit moping around in shadowy places.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
soften
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From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Edith saw, more and more clearly, that she was almost insane in her shame and despair, and that she would be a terrible burden to them all if she remained in such a condition; but her love and patience did not fail.
tear
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From this reading "You poor, heavenly-minded old fool," she said, with an unwonted tear in her eye, "you don't know any better."
tearful
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From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
TEMPTATION
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From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Edith saw, more and more clearly, that she was almost insane in her shame and despair, and that she would be a terrible burden to them all if she remained in such a condition; but her love and patience did not fail.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Edith saw, more and more clearly, that she was almost insane in her shame and despair, and that she would be a terrible burden to them all if she remained in such a condition; but her love and patience did not fail.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Edith saw, more and more clearly, that she was almost insane in her shame and despair, and that she would be a terrible burden to them all if she remained in such a condition; but her love and patience did not fail.
Then
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From this reading Then she seemed to settle down into a dreamy apathy; to sit moping around in shadowy places.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She had a horror of meeting any one, even Mrs. Lacey and Rose, and would not go out till after night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
unwonted
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From this reading "You poor, heavenly-minded old fool," she said, with an unwonted tear in her eye, "you don't know any better."
warm
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From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
welcome
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From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You poor, heavenly-minded old fool," she said, with an unwonted tear in her eye, "you don't know any better."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had a horror of meeting any one, even Mrs. Lacey and Rose, and would not go out till after night.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You poor, heavenly-minded old fool," she said, with an unwonted tear in her eye, "you don't know any better."
Zell
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From this reading EDITH'S GREAT TEMPTATION Though even Mrs. Allen was tearful and kind in her greeting, and Laura warm and affectionate in the extreme, old Hannibal's welcome, so frank, genuine, and innocent, seemed to soften Zell more than any one's else.
