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I think it was the worst thing I did; yet there were extenuating circumstances.
Từ trong câu: bad, circumstance, worst, yet, think, thing
Henry James, The Aspern Papers - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
That would have been a definite sign that I was to leave them alone.
Từ trong câu: definite, sign, leave, alone
Henry James, The Aspern Papers - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Her white face, in the frame of her mantilla, looked longer, leaner than usual.
Từ trong câu: lean, usual, white, frame, face, look, long
Henry James, The Aspern Papers - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
“Oh, yes, oh, yes, but I haven’t settled anything yet,” she replied quite cheerfully.
Từ trong câu: cheerfully, yes, settle, anything, reply, quite
Henry James, The Aspern Papers - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
I knew she would come out; she would very soon discover I was there.
Từ trong câu: discover, soon, know, come, out
Henry James, The Aspern Papers - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
If she had not saved the papers wherein should I be indebted to her?
Từ trong câu: save, indebted, paper
Henry James, The Aspern Papers - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Had she simply perceived that her aunt’s not being there now altered my position?
Từ trong câu: alter, being, position, simply, perceive, now
Henry James, The Aspern Papers - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
I had faced about so abruptly that I had not telegraphed to my servant.
Từ trong câu: abruptly, face, servant
Henry James, The Aspern Papers - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
“Well, just a day or two more--just two or three days,” she panted.
Từ trong câu: pant, just, three, well, day
Henry James, The Aspern Papers - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
Anything that is mine--would be yours, and you could do what you like.
Từ trong câu: yours, mine, anything, like
Henry James, The Aspern Papers - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
They gave me an impression of subtlety and at first I failed to follow.
Từ trong câu: impression, give, first, fail, follow
Henry James, The Aspern Papers - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
His conception of funerals was apparently that they were mainly to amuse the living.
Từ trong câu: amuse, mainly, apparently, conception, he, live, were, living
Henry James, The Aspern Papers - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
That would never do; it sounded exactly as if an acceptance were to follow.
Từ trong câu: acceptance, never, sound, exactly, follow
Henry James, The Aspern Papers - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
She certainly would have made the day before the reflection that I declined it.
Từ trong câu: reflection, decline, certainly, make, day
Henry James, The Aspern Papers - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
“But it doesn’t matter, for whenever you go I shall not see you again.
Từ trong câu: whenever, matter, go, see, again
Henry James, The Aspern Papers - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
She had never doubted that I had left her the day before in horror.
Từ trong câu: left, horror, doubt, never, leave, day
Henry James, The Aspern Papers - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-US, PD-US
"It is some of those mutinous rascals carrying on their games, I--I know!
Từ trong câu: mutinous, carry, game, know
John C. Hutcheson, Afloat at Last: A Sailor Boy's Log of His Life at Sea - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
"Oh, do tell us!" cried Bob, catching hold of him by the other arm.
Từ trong câu: arm, tell, cry, catch, hold
John C. Hutcheson, Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel - Nguyên văn tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
They demanded the punishment of the offenders, and then took the field most valiantly.
Từ trong câu: offender, demand, punishment, take, field
Alice Birkhead, Heroes of Modern Europe - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
France was full of abuses that Richelieu himself had scarcely tried to sweep away.
Từ trong câu: abuse, sweep, full, himself, scarcely, try, away
Alice Birkhead, Heroes of Modern Europe - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Their dress was to be modelled on the western uniforms that Peter had admired.
Từ trong câu: model, admire, uniform, dress, western
Alice Birkhead, Heroes of Modern Europe - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
From the outset he looked upon himself as a general independent of the Republic.
Từ trong câu: outset, look, himself, general, independent, republic
Alice Birkhead, Heroes of Modern Europe - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
"What on earth has he, at his age, to think about?" he demanded angrily.
Từ trong câu: angrily, earth, age, think, demand
Alice Birkhead, Heroes of Modern Europe - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
He refused to submit to any humiliating terms that might be offered to Palermo.
Từ trong câu: humiliating, humiliate, refuse, submit, term, offer
Alice Birkhead, Heroes of Modern Europe - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Horseflesh was declared to be nutritious, and scientists demonstrated the valuable properties of gelatine.
Từ trong câu: nutritious, declare, scientist, demonstrate, valuable, property
Alice Birkhead, Heroes of Modern Europe - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
The seed-shops were stormed by enthusiasts who took kindly to this new idea.
Từ trong câu: enthusiast, seed, shop, storm, take, kindly, new, idea
Alice Birkhead, Heroes of Modern Europe - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
He was bald-headed and had weak eyesight, though generally held graceful and attractive.
Từ trong câu: graceful, eyesight, bald, attractive, weak, head, though, generally
Alice Birkhead, Heroes of Modern Europe - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
The world seemed to be shaking yet with the vibration of that deadly struggle.
Từ trong câu: vibration, deadly, world, seem, shake, struggle
Alice Birkhead, Heroes of Modern Europe - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
It was a firm belief of the master that compulsory learning was quite useless.
Từ trong câu: compulsory, firm, belief, master, learn, quite, useless
Alice Birkhead, Heroes of Modern Europe - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US
Bourbon decided to march on Rome, to the joy of his needy, avaricious soldiers.
Từ trong câu: needy, bourbon, decide, march, joy, soldier
Alice Birkhead, Heroes of Modern Europe - Tiếng Anh - en-GB, PD-US