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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 Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
absurdity
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From this reading No one suspected her of anything but a little affectation, a little absurdity, and a desire to be believed a fine lady, which, if it did not deceive the better instructed, yet harmed nobody.
adventures
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From this reading Hitherto, after the experience gained in a hundred adventures, she had found the _rôle_ which she had chosen to play in the rustic innocence of Eskholm not a difficult one.
affectation
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From this reading No one suspected her of anything but a little affectation, a little absurdity, and a desire to be believed a fine lady, which, if it did not deceive the better instructed, yet harmed nobody.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Hitherto, after the experience gained in a hundred adventures, she had found the _rôle_ which she had chosen to play in the rustic innocence of Eskholm not a difficult one.
afterwards
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From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
Ainslie
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From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
Ainslie's
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From this reading If so--of which I am doubtful--then it is generally suspicious in the wrong way; and there was nobody in Eskholm who had the least suspicion of Mrs Ainslie’s antecedents, or imagined that she could be anything but what she professed to be, an officer’s widow.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading If so--of which I am doubtful--then it is generally suspicious in the wrong way; and there was nobody in Eskholm who had the least suspicion of Mrs Ainslie’s antecedents, or imagined that she could be anything but what she professed to be, an officer’s widow.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If so--of which I am doubtful--then it is generally suspicious in the wrong way; and there was nobody in Eskholm who had the least suspicion of Mrs Ainslie’s antecedents, or imagined that she could be anything but what she professed to be, an officer’s widow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
antecedents
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From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading No one suspected her of anything but a little affectation, a little absurdity, and a desire to be believed a fine lady, which, if it did not deceive the better instructed, yet harmed nobody.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
believed
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From this reading No one suspected her of anything but a little affectation, a little absurdity, and a desire to be believed a fine lady, which, if it did not deceive the better instructed, yet harmed nobody.
better
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From this reading No one suspected her of anything but a little affectation, a little absurdity, and a desire to be believed a fine lady, which, if it did not deceive the better instructed, yet harmed nobody.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No one suspected her of anything but a little affectation, a little absurdity, and a desire to be believed a fine lady, which, if it did not deceive the better instructed, yet harmed nobody.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
character
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From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
chosen
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From this reading Hitherto, after the experience gained in a hundred adventures, she had found the _rôle_ which she had chosen to play in the rustic innocence of Eskholm not a difficult one.
commit
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From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
concerned
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From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If so--of which I am doubtful--then it is generally suspicious in the wrong way; and there was nobody in Eskholm who had the least suspicion of Mrs Ainslie’s antecedents, or imagined that she could be anything but what she professed to be, an officer’s widow.
deceive
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From this reading No one suspected her of anything but a little affectation, a little absurdity, and a desire to be believed a fine lady, which, if it did not deceive the better instructed, yet harmed nobody.
desire
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From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
developments
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From this reading Society, even in its most obscure developments--and especially village society--is suspicious, people say.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading No one suspected her of anything but a little affectation, a little absurdity, and a desire to be believed a fine lady, which, if it did not deceive the better instructed, yet harmed nobody.
difficult
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From this reading Hitherto, after the experience gained in a hundred adventures, she had found the _rôle_ which she had chosen to play in the rustic innocence of Eskholm not a difficult one.
dining-room
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From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
doubtful
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From this reading If so--of which I am doubtful--then it is generally suspicious in the wrong way; and there was nobody in Eskholm who had the least suspicion of Mrs Ainslie’s antecedents, or imagined that she could be anything but what she professed to be, an officer’s widow.
Eskholm
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From this reading Hitherto, after the experience gained in a hundred adventures, she had found the _rôle_ which she had chosen to play in the rustic innocence of Eskholm not a difficult one.
especially
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From this reading Society, even in its most obscure developments--and especially village society--is suspicious, people say.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Society, even in its most obscure developments--and especially village society--is suspicious, people say.
experience
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From this reading Hitherto, after the experience gained in a hundred adventures, she had found the _rôle_ which she had chosen to play in the rustic innocence of Eskholm not a difficult one.
felt
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From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one suspected her of anything but a little affectation, a little absurdity, and a desire to be believed a fine lady, which, if it did not deceive the better instructed, yet harmed nobody.
forth
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From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hitherto, after the experience gained in a hundred adventures, she had found the _rôle_ which she had chosen to play in the rustic innocence of Eskholm not a difficult one.
gained
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From this reading Hitherto, after the experience gained in a hundred adventures, she had found the _rôle_ which she had chosen to play in the rustic innocence of Eskholm not a difficult one.
generally
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From this reading If so--of which I am doubtful--then it is generally suspicious in the wrong way; and there was nobody in Eskholm who had the least suspicion of Mrs Ainslie’s antecedents, or imagined that she could be anything but what she professed to be, an officer’s widow.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
harmed
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From this reading No one suspected her of anything but a little affectation, a little absurdity, and a desire to be believed a fine lady, which, if it did not deceive the better instructed, yet harmed nobody.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
Hewan
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From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
history
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From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
Hitherto
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From this reading Hitherto, after the experience gained in a hundred adventures, she had found the _rôle_ which she had chosen to play in the rustic innocence of Eskholm not a difficult one.
hundred
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From this reading Hitherto, after the experience gained in a hundred adventures, she had found the _rôle_ which she had chosen to play in the rustic innocence of Eskholm not a difficult one.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading No one suspected her of anything but a little affectation, a little absurdity, and a desire to be believed a fine lady, which, if it did not deceive the better instructed, yet harmed nobody.
imagined
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From this reading If so--of which I am doubtful--then it is generally suspicious in the wrong way; and there was nobody in Eskholm who had the least suspicion of Mrs Ainslie’s antecedents, or imagined that she could be anything but what she professed to be, an officer’s widow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hitherto, after the experience gained in a hundred adventures, she had found the _rôle_ which she had chosen to play in the rustic innocence of Eskholm not a difficult one.
innocence
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From this reading Hitherto, after the experience gained in a hundred adventures, she had found the _rôle_ which she had chosen to play in the rustic innocence of Eskholm not a difficult one.
instructed
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From this reading No one suspected her of anything but a little affectation, a little absurdity, and a desire to be believed a fine lady, which, if it did not deceive the better instructed, yet harmed nobody.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No one suspected her of anything but a little affectation, a little absurdity, and a desire to be believed a fine lady, which, if it did not deceive the better instructed, yet harmed nobody.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Society, even in its most obscure developments--and especially village society--is suspicious, people say.
lady
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From this reading No one suspected her of anything but a little affectation, a little absurdity, and a desire to be believed a fine lady, which, if it did not deceive the better instructed, yet harmed nobody.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If so--of which I am doubtful--then it is generally suspicious in the wrong way; and there was nobody in Eskholm who had the least suspicion of Mrs Ainslie’s antecedents, or imagined that she could be anything but what she professed to be, an officer’s widow.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
mistake
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From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
most
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From this reading Society, even in its most obscure developments--and especially village society--is suspicious, people say.
moved
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From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading No one suspected her of anything but a little affectation, a little absurdity, and a desire to be believed a fine lady, which, if it did not deceive the better instructed, yet harmed nobody.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hitherto, after the experience gained in a hundred adventures, she had found the _rôle_ which she had chosen to play in the rustic innocence of Eskholm not a difficult one.
obscure
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From this reading Society, even in its most obscure developments--and especially village society--is suspicious, people say.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
officer's
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From this reading If so--of which I am doubtful--then it is generally suspicious in the wrong way; and there was nobody in Eskholm who had the least suspicion of Mrs Ainslie’s antecedents, or imagined that she could be anything but what she professed to be, an officer’s widow.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Hitherto, after the experience gained in a hundred adventures, she had found the _rôle_ which she had chosen to play in the rustic innocence of Eskholm not a difficult one.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If so--of which I am doubtful--then it is generally suspicious in the wrong way; and there was nobody in Eskholm who had the least suspicion of Mrs Ainslie’s antecedents, or imagined that she could be anything but what she professed to be, an officer’s widow.
people
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From this reading Society, even in its most obscure developments--and especially village society--is suspicious, people say.
person
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From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
play
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From this reading Hitherto, after the experience gained in a hundred adventures, she had found the _rôle_ which she had chosen to play in the rustic innocence of Eskholm not a difficult one.
professed
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From this reading If so--of which I am doubtful--then it is generally suspicious in the wrong way; and there was nobody in Eskholm who had the least suspicion of Mrs Ainslie’s antecedents, or imagined that she could be anything but what she professed to be, an officer’s widow.
rustic
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From this reading Hitherto, after the experience gained in a hundred adventures, she had found the _rôle_ which she had chosen to play in the rustic innocence of Eskholm not a difficult one.
rôle
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From this reading Hitherto, after the experience gained in a hundred adventures, she had found the _rôle_ which she had chosen to play in the rustic innocence of Eskholm not a difficult one.
say
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From this reading Society, even in its most obscure developments--and especially village society--is suspicious, people say.
set
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From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If so--of which I am doubtful--then it is generally suspicious in the wrong way; and there was nobody in Eskholm who had the least suspicion of Mrs Ainslie’s antecedents, or imagined that she could be anything but what she professed to be, an officer’s widow.
Society
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From this reading Society, even in its most obscure developments--and especially village society--is suspicious, people say.
suddenness
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From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
suspected
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From this reading No one suspected her of anything but a little affectation, a little absurdity, and a desire to be believed a fine lady, which, if it did not deceive the better instructed, yet harmed nobody.
suspicion
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From this reading If so--of which I am doubtful--then it is generally suspicious in the wrong way; and there was nobody in Eskholm who had the least suspicion of Mrs Ainslie’s antecedents, or imagined that she could be anything but what she professed to be, an officer’s widow.
suspicious
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From this reading Society, even in its most obscure developments--and especially village society--is suspicious, people say.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If so--of which I am doubtful--then it is generally suspicious in the wrong way; and there was nobody in Eskholm who had the least suspicion of Mrs Ainslie’s antecedents, or imagined that she could be anything but what she professed to be, an officer’s widow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
then
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From this reading If so--of which I am doubtful--then it is generally suspicious in the wrong way; and there was nobody in Eskholm who had the least suspicion of Mrs Ainslie’s antecedents, or imagined that she could be anything but what she professed to be, an officer’s widow.
there
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From this reading If so--of which I am doubtful--then it is generally suspicious in the wrong way; and there was nobody in Eskholm who had the least suspicion of Mrs Ainslie’s antecedents, or imagined that she could be anything but what she professed to be, an officer’s widow.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
unexpectedness
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From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
village
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From this reading Society, even in its most obscure developments--and especially village society--is suspicious, people say.
vision
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From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If so--of which I am doubtful--then it is generally suspicious in the wrong way; and there was nobody in Eskholm who had the least suspicion of Mrs Ainslie’s antecedents, or imagined that she could be anything but what she professed to be, an officer’s widow.
way
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From this reading If so--of which I am doubtful--then it is generally suspicious in the wrong way; and there was nobody in Eskholm who had the least suspicion of Mrs Ainslie’s antecedents, or imagined that she could be anything but what she professed to be, an officer’s widow.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hitherto, after the experience gained in a hundred adventures, she had found the _rôle_ which she had chosen to play in the rustic innocence of Eskholm not a difficult one.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
widow
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From this reading If so--of which I am doubtful--then it is generally suspicious in the wrong way; and there was nobody in Eskholm who had the least suspicion of Mrs Ainslie’s antecedents, or imagined that she could be anything but what she professed to be, an officer’s widow.
window
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From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs Ainslie, who is a person with whom this history is little concerned, and whose character and antecedents I have no desire to set forth, had been moved, by the suddenness and unexpectedness of her vision through the dining-room window of the Hewan, to commit what she afterwards felt to be a great mistake.
wrong
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From this reading If so--of which I am doubtful--then it is generally suspicious in the wrong way; and there was nobody in Eskholm who had the least suspicion of Mrs Ainslie’s antecedents, or imagined that she could be anything but what she professed to be, an officer’s widow.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading No one suspected her of anything but a little affectation, a little absurdity, and a desire to be believed a fine lady, which, if it did not deceive the better instructed, yet harmed nobody.
