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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 Her husband was staying with a friend in the Midlands for a few days’ shooting, and she had sent the children away to play, for she felt reluctant, almost afraid, to open the letter in their presence.
accepted
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From this reading “I have no daughter now,” he had said, and she accepted his decision with a resignation which comprised in it something of relief.
afraid
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From this reading Her husband was staying with a friend in the Midlands for a few days’ shooting, and she had sent the children away to play, for she felt reluctant, almost afraid, to open the letter in their presence.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading That writing she had last seen some months before her marriage, when her father had written to upbraid her for revealing his plot against Caerleon’s life to the intended victim, and had cast her off, as he declared, for ever.
almost
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From this reading Her husband was staying with a friend in the Midlands for a few days’ shooting, and she had sent the children away to play, for she felt reluctant, almost afraid, to open the letter in their presence.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Lady Caerleon sat alone in the breakfast-room at Llandiarmid, with an unopened letter lying before her on the table.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Lady Caerleon sat alone in the breakfast-room at Llandiarmid, with an unopened letter lying before her on the table.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her husband was staying with a friend in the Midlands for a few days’ shooting, and she had sent the children away to play, for she felt reluctant, almost afraid, to open the letter in their presence.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That writing she had last seen some months before her marriage, when her father had written to upbraid her for revealing his plot against Caerleon’s life to the intended victim, and had cast her off, as he declared, for ever.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lady Caerleon sat alone in the breakfast-room at Llandiarmid, with an unopened letter lying before her on the table.
away
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From this reading Her husband was staying with a friend in the Midlands for a few days’ shooting, and she had sent the children away to play, for she felt reluctant, almost afraid, to open the letter in their presence.
back
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From this reading The sight of the Thracian stamp and post-mark, and of the writing upon the envelope, brought back to her with unwelcome vividness the troubles of her girlhood, which had passed out of sight--almost out of mind--during the happy years of her married life.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Lady Caerleon sat alone in the breakfast-room at Llandiarmid, with an unopened letter lying before her on the table.
breakfast-room
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From this reading Lady Caerleon sat alone in the breakfast-room at Llandiarmid, with an unopened letter lying before her on the table.
brought
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From this reading The sight of the Thracian stamp and post-mark, and of the writing upon the envelope, brought back to her with unwelcome vividness the troubles of her girlhood, which had passed out of sight--almost out of mind--during the happy years of her married life.
Caerleon
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From this reading Lady Caerleon sat alone in the breakfast-room at Llandiarmid, with an unopened letter lying before her on the table.
Caerleon's
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From this reading That writing she had last seen some months before her marriage, when her father had written to upbraid her for revealing his plot against Caerleon’s life to the intended victim, and had cast her off, as he declared, for ever.
cast
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From this reading That writing she had last seen some months before her marriage, when her father had written to upbraid her for revealing his plot against Caerleon’s life to the intended victim, and had cast her off, as he declared, for ever.
children
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From this reading Her husband was staying with a friend in the Midlands for a few days’ shooting, and she had sent the children away to play, for she felt reluctant, almost afraid, to open the letter in their presence.
comprised
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From this reading “I have no daughter now,” he had said, and she accepted his decision with a resignation which comprised in it something of relief.
daughter
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From this reading “I have no daughter now,” he had said, and she accepted his decision with a resignation which comprised in it something of relief.
days
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From this reading Her husband was staying with a friend in the Midlands for a few days’ shooting, and she had sent the children away to play, for she felt reluctant, almost afraid, to open the letter in their presence.
decision
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From this reading “I have no daughter now,” he had said, and she accepted his decision with a resignation which comprised in it something of relief.
declared
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From this reading That writing she had last seen some months before her marriage, when her father had written to upbraid her for revealing his plot against Caerleon’s life to the intended victim, and had cast her off, as he declared, for ever.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The sight of the Thracian stamp and post-mark, and of the writing upon the envelope, brought back to her with unwelcome vividness the troubles of her girlhood, which had passed out of sight--almost out of mind--during the happy years of her married life.
envelope
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From this reading The sight of the Thracian stamp and post-mark, and of the writing upon the envelope, brought back to her with unwelcome vividness the troubles of her girlhood, which had passed out of sight--almost out of mind--during the happy years of her married life.
ever
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From this reading That writing she had last seen some months before her marriage, when her father had written to upbraid her for revealing his plot against Caerleon’s life to the intended victim, and had cast her off, as he declared, for ever.
father
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From this reading That writing she had last seen some months before her marriage, when her father had written to upbraid her for revealing his plot against Caerleon’s life to the intended victim, and had cast her off, as he declared, for ever.
felt
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From this reading Her husband was staying with a friend in the Midlands for a few days’ shooting, and she had sent the children away to play, for she felt reluctant, almost afraid, to open the letter in their presence.
few
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From this reading Her husband was staying with a friend in the Midlands for a few days’ shooting, and she had sent the children away to play, for she felt reluctant, almost afraid, to open the letter in their presence.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her husband was staying with a friend in the Midlands for a few days’ shooting, and she had sent the children away to play, for she felt reluctant, almost afraid, to open the letter in their presence.
friend
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From this reading Her husband was staying with a friend in the Midlands for a few days’ shooting, and she had sent the children away to play, for she felt reluctant, almost afraid, to open the letter in their presence.
girlhood
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From this reading The sight of the Thracian stamp and post-mark, and of the writing upon the envelope, brought back to her with unwelcome vividness the troubles of her girlhood, which had passed out of sight--almost out of mind--during the happy years of her married life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her husband was staying with a friend in the Midlands for a few days’ shooting, and she had sent the children away to play, for she felt reluctant, almost afraid, to open the letter in their presence.
happy
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From this reading The sight of the Thracian stamp and post-mark, and of the writing upon the envelope, brought back to her with unwelcome vividness the troubles of her girlhood, which had passed out of sight--almost out of mind--during the happy years of her married life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have no daughter now,” he had said, and she accepted his decision with a resignation which comprised in it something of relief.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That writing she had last seen some months before her marriage, when her father had written to upbraid her for revealing his plot against Caerleon’s life to the intended victim, and had cast her off, as he declared, for ever.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Caerleon sat alone in the breakfast-room at Llandiarmid, with an unopened letter lying before her on the table.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That writing she had last seen some months before her marriage, when her father had written to upbraid her for revealing his plot against Caerleon’s life to the intended victim, and had cast her off, as he declared, for ever.
husband
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From this reading Her husband was staying with a friend in the Midlands for a few days’ shooting, and she had sent the children away to play, for she felt reluctant, almost afraid, to open the letter in their presence.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have no daughter now,” he had said, and she accepted his decision with a resignation which comprised in it something of relief.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady Caerleon sat alone in the breakfast-room at Llandiarmid, with an unopened letter lying before her on the table.
intended
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From this reading That writing she had last seen some months before her marriage, when her father had written to upbraid her for revealing his plot against Caerleon’s life to the intended victim, and had cast her off, as he declared, for ever.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I have no daughter now,” he had said, and she accepted his decision with a resignation which comprised in it something of relief.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Caerleon sat alone in the breakfast-room at Llandiarmid, with an unopened letter lying before her on the table.
last
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From this reading That writing she had last seen some months before her marriage, when her father had written to upbraid her for revealing his plot against Caerleon’s life to the intended victim, and had cast her off, as he declared, for ever.
letter
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From this reading Lady Caerleon sat alone in the breakfast-room at Llandiarmid, with an unopened letter lying before her on the table.
life
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From this reading The sight of the Thracian stamp and post-mark, and of the writing upon the envelope, brought back to her with unwelcome vividness the troubles of her girlhood, which had passed out of sight--almost out of mind--during the happy years of her married life.
Llandiarmid
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From this reading Lady Caerleon sat alone in the breakfast-room at Llandiarmid, with an unopened letter lying before her on the table.
lying
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From this reading Lady Caerleon sat alone in the breakfast-room at Llandiarmid, with an unopened letter lying before her on the table.
marriage
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From this reading That writing she had last seen some months before her marriage, when her father had written to upbraid her for revealing his plot against Caerleon’s life to the intended victim, and had cast her off, as he declared, for ever.
married
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From this reading The sight of the Thracian stamp and post-mark, and of the writing upon the envelope, brought back to her with unwelcome vividness the troubles of her girlhood, which had passed out of sight--almost out of mind--during the happy years of her married life.
Midlands
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From this reading Her husband was staying with a friend in the Midlands for a few days’ shooting, and she had sent the children away to play, for she felt reluctant, almost afraid, to open the letter in their presence.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The sight of the Thracian stamp and post-mark, and of the writing upon the envelope, brought back to her with unwelcome vividness the troubles of her girlhood, which had passed out of sight--almost out of mind--during the happy years of her married life.
months
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From this reading That writing she had last seen some months before her marriage, when her father had written to upbraid her for revealing his plot against Caerleon’s life to the intended victim, and had cast her off, as he declared, for ever.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “I have no daughter now,” he had said, and she accepted his decision with a resignation which comprised in it something of relief.
now
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From this reading “I have no daughter now,” he had said, and she accepted his decision with a resignation which comprised in it something of relief.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sight of the Thracian stamp and post-mark, and of the writing upon the envelope, brought back to her with unwelcome vividness the troubles of her girlhood, which had passed out of sight--almost out of mind--during the happy years of her married life.
off
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From this reading That writing she had last seen some months before her marriage, when her father had written to upbraid her for revealing his plot against Caerleon’s life to the intended victim, and had cast her off, as he declared, for ever.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lady Caerleon sat alone in the breakfast-room at Llandiarmid, with an unopened letter lying before her on the table.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Her husband was staying with a friend in the Midlands for a few days’ shooting, and she had sent the children away to play, for she felt reluctant, almost afraid, to open the letter in their presence.
out
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From this reading The sight of the Thracian stamp and post-mark, and of the writing upon the envelope, brought back to her with unwelcome vividness the troubles of her girlhood, which had passed out of sight--almost out of mind--during the happy years of her married life.
passed
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From this reading The sight of the Thracian stamp and post-mark, and of the writing upon the envelope, brought back to her with unwelcome vividness the troubles of her girlhood, which had passed out of sight--almost out of mind--during the happy years of her married life.
play
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From this reading Her husband was staying with a friend in the Midlands for a few days’ shooting, and she had sent the children away to play, for she felt reluctant, almost afraid, to open the letter in their presence.
plot
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From this reading That writing she had last seen some months before her marriage, when her father had written to upbraid her for revealing his plot against Caerleon’s life to the intended victim, and had cast her off, as he declared, for ever.
post-mark
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From this reading The sight of the Thracian stamp and post-mark, and of the writing upon the envelope, brought back to her with unwelcome vividness the troubles of her girlhood, which had passed out of sight--almost out of mind--during the happy years of her married life.
presence
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From this reading Her husband was staying with a friend in the Midlands for a few days’ shooting, and she had sent the children away to play, for she felt reluctant, almost afraid, to open the letter in their presence.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading “I have no daughter now,” he had said, and she accepted his decision with a resignation which comprised in it something of relief.
reluctant
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From this reading Her husband was staying with a friend in the Midlands for a few days’ shooting, and she had sent the children away to play, for she felt reluctant, almost afraid, to open the letter in their presence.
resignation
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From this reading “I have no daughter now,” he had said, and she accepted his decision with a resignation which comprised in it something of relief.
revealing
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From this reading That writing she had last seen some months before her marriage, when her father had written to upbraid her for revealing his plot against Caerleon’s life to the intended victim, and had cast her off, as he declared, for ever.
said
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From this reading “I have no daughter now,” he had said, and she accepted his decision with a resignation which comprised in it something of relief.
sat
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From this reading Lady Caerleon sat alone in the breakfast-room at Llandiarmid, with an unopened letter lying before her on the table.
seen
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From this reading That writing she had last seen some months before her marriage, when her father had written to upbraid her for revealing his plot against Caerleon’s life to the intended victim, and had cast her off, as he declared, for ever.
sent
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From this reading Her husband was staying with a friend in the Midlands for a few days’ shooting, and she had sent the children away to play, for she felt reluctant, almost afraid, to open the letter in their presence.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her husband was staying with a friend in the Midlands for a few days’ shooting, and she had sent the children away to play, for she felt reluctant, almost afraid, to open the letter in their presence.
shooting
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From this reading Her husband was staying with a friend in the Midlands for a few days’ shooting, and she had sent the children away to play, for she felt reluctant, almost afraid, to open the letter in their presence.
sight
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From this reading The sight of the Thracian stamp and post-mark, and of the writing upon the envelope, brought back to her with unwelcome vividness the troubles of her girlhood, which had passed out of sight--almost out of mind--during the happy years of her married life.
some
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From this reading That writing she had last seen some months before her marriage, when her father had written to upbraid her for revealing his plot against Caerleon’s life to the intended victim, and had cast her off, as he declared, for ever.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I have no daughter now,” he had said, and she accepted his decision with a resignation which comprised in it something of relief.
stamp
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From this reading The sight of the Thracian stamp and post-mark, and of the writing upon the envelope, brought back to her with unwelcome vividness the troubles of her girlhood, which had passed out of sight--almost out of mind--during the happy years of her married life.
staying
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From this reading Her husband was staying with a friend in the Midlands for a few days’ shooting, and she had sent the children away to play, for she felt reluctant, almost afraid, to open the letter in their presence.
table
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From this reading Lady Caerleon sat alone in the breakfast-room at Llandiarmid, with an unopened letter lying before her on the table.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That writing she had last seen some months before her marriage, when her father had written to upbraid her for revealing his plot against Caerleon’s life to the intended victim, and had cast her off, as he declared, for ever.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Caerleon sat alone in the breakfast-room at Llandiarmid, with an unopened letter lying before her on the table.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Her husband was staying with a friend in the Midlands for a few days’ shooting, and she had sent the children away to play, for she felt reluctant, almost afraid, to open the letter in their presence.
Thracian
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From this reading The sight of the Thracian stamp and post-mark, and of the writing upon the envelope, brought back to her with unwelcome vividness the troubles of her girlhood, which had passed out of sight--almost out of mind--during the happy years of her married life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her husband was staying with a friend in the Midlands for a few days’ shooting, and she had sent the children away to play, for she felt reluctant, almost afraid, to open the letter in their presence.
troubles
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From this reading The sight of the Thracian stamp and post-mark, and of the writing upon the envelope, brought back to her with unwelcome vividness the troubles of her girlhood, which had passed out of sight--almost out of mind--during the happy years of her married life.
unopened
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From this reading Lady Caerleon sat alone in the breakfast-room at Llandiarmid, with an unopened letter lying before her on the table.
unwelcome
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From this reading The sight of the Thracian stamp and post-mark, and of the writing upon the envelope, brought back to her with unwelcome vividness the troubles of her girlhood, which had passed out of sight--almost out of mind--during the happy years of her married life.
upbraid
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From this reading That writing she had last seen some months before her marriage, when her father had written to upbraid her for revealing his plot against Caerleon’s life to the intended victim, and had cast her off, as he declared, for ever.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The sight of the Thracian stamp and post-mark, and of the writing upon the envelope, brought back to her with unwelcome vividness the troubles of her girlhood, which had passed out of sight--almost out of mind--during the happy years of her married life.
victim
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From this reading That writing she had last seen some months before her marriage, when her father had written to upbraid her for revealing his plot against Caerleon’s life to the intended victim, and had cast her off, as he declared, for ever.
vividness
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From this reading The sight of the Thracian stamp and post-mark, and of the writing upon the envelope, brought back to her with unwelcome vividness the troubles of her girlhood, which had passed out of sight--almost out of mind--during the happy years of her married life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her husband was staying with a friend in the Midlands for a few days’ shooting, and she had sent the children away to play, for she felt reluctant, almost afraid, to open the letter in their presence.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That writing she had last seen some months before her marriage, when her father had written to upbraid her for revealing his plot against Caerleon’s life to the intended victim, and had cast her off, as he declared, for ever.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sight of the Thracian stamp and post-mark, and of the writing upon the envelope, brought back to her with unwelcome vividness the troubles of her girlhood, which had passed out of sight--almost out of mind--during the happy years of her married life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lady Caerleon sat alone in the breakfast-room at Llandiarmid, with an unopened letter lying before her on the table.
writing
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From this reading The sight of the Thracian stamp and post-mark, and of the writing upon the envelope, brought back to her with unwelcome vividness the troubles of her girlhood, which had passed out of sight--almost out of mind--during the happy years of her married life.
written
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From this reading That writing she had last seen some months before her marriage, when her father had written to upbraid her for revealing his plot against Caerleon’s life to the intended victim, and had cast her off, as he declared, for ever.
years
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From this reading The sight of the Thracian stamp and post-mark, and of the writing upon the envelope, brought back to her with unwelcome vividness the troubles of her girlhood, which had passed out of sight--almost out of mind--during the happy years of her married life.
