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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 Next day Smilash obtained from his wife a promise that she would behave towards Agatha as if the letter had given no offence.
affection
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From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Later in the afternoon, to raise his spirits, he took his skates and went to Wickens’s pond, where, it being Saturday, he found the ice crowded with the Alton students and their half-holiday visitors.
Agatha
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From this reading Next day Smilash obtained from his wife a promise that she would behave towards Agatha as if the letter had given no offence.
air
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From this reading Fairholme, describing circles with his habitual air of compressed hardihood, stopped and stared with indignant surprise as Smilash lurched past him.
Alton
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From this reading Later in the afternoon, to raise his spirits, he took his skates and went to Wickens’s pond, where, it being Saturday, he found the ice crowded with the Alton students and their half-holiday visitors.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Next day Smilash obtained from his wife a promise that she would behave towards Agatha as if the letter had given no offence.
back
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From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
behave
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From this reading Next day Smilash obtained from his wife a promise that she would behave towards Agatha as if the letter had given no offence.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Later in the afternoon, to raise his spirits, he took his skates and went to Wickens’s pond, where, it being Saturday, he found the ice crowded with the Alton students and their half-holiday visitors.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
chalet
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From this reading Then his countenance changed; he walked back to Lyvern, and thence to the chalet, like a man pursued by disgust and remorse.
changed
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From this reading Then his countenance changed; he walked back to Lyvern, and thence to the chalet, like a man pursued by disgust and remorse.
circles
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From this reading Fairholme, describing circles with his habitual air of compressed hardihood, stopped and stared with indignant surprise as Smilash lurched past him.
compressed
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From this reading Fairholme, describing circles with his habitual air of compressed hardihood, stopped and stared with indignant surprise as Smilash lurched past him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
countenance
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From this reading Then his countenance changed; he walked back to Lyvern, and thence to the chalet, like a man pursued by disgust and remorse.
crowded
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From this reading Later in the afternoon, to raise his spirits, he took his skates and went to Wickens’s pond, where, it being Saturday, he found the ice crowded with the Alton students and their half-holiday visitors.
day
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From this reading Next day Smilash obtained from his wife a promise that she would behave towards Agatha as if the letter had given no offence.
describing
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From this reading Fairholme, describing circles with his habitual air of compressed hardihood, stopped and stared with indignant surprise as Smilash lurched past him.
disgustnounUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading Then his countenance changed; he walked back to Lyvern, and thence to the chalet, like a man pursued by disgust and remorse.
domestic
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From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
endearing
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From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
eternal
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From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
Fairholme
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From this reading Fairholme, describing circles with his habitual air of compressed hardihood, stopped and stared with indignant surprise as Smilash lurched past him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Later in the afternoon, to raise his spirits, he took his skates and went to Wickens’s pond, where, it being Saturday, he found the ice crowded with the Alton students and their half-holiday visitors.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Next day Smilash obtained from his wife a promise that she would behave towards Agatha as if the letter had given no offence.
given
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From this reading Next day Smilash obtained from his wife a promise that she would behave towards Agatha as if the letter had given no offence.
habitual
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From this reading Fairholme, describing circles with his habitual air of compressed hardihood, stopped and stared with indignant surprise as Smilash lurched past him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Next day Smilash obtained from his wife a promise that she would behave towards Agatha as if the letter had given no offence.
half-holiday
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From this reading Later in the afternoon, to raise his spirits, he took his skates and went to Wickens’s pond, where, it being Saturday, he found the ice crowded with the Alton students and their half-holiday visitors.
hardihood
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From this reading Fairholme, describing circles with his habitual air of compressed hardihood, stopped and stared with indignant surprise as Smilash lurched past him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
Henrietta
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From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fairholme, describing circles with his habitual air of compressed hardihood, stopped and stared with indignant surprise as Smilash lurched past him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Next day Smilash obtained from his wife a promise that she would behave towards Agatha as if the letter had given no offence.
ice
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From this reading Later in the afternoon, to raise his spirits, he took his skates and went to Wickens’s pond, where, it being Saturday, he found the ice crowded with the Alton students and their half-holiday visitors.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Next day Smilash obtained from his wife a promise that she would behave towards Agatha as if the letter had given no offence.
immediate
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From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Later in the afternoon, to raise his spirits, he took his skates and went to Wickens’s pond, where, it being Saturday, he found the ice crowded with the Alton students and their half-holiday visitors.
indignant
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From this reading Fairholme, describing circles with his habitual air of compressed hardihood, stopped and stared with indignant surprise as Smilash lurched past him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Later in the afternoon, to raise his spirits, he took his skates and went to Wickens’s pond, where, it being Saturday, he found the ice crowded with the Alton students and their half-holiday visitors.
Later
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From this reading Later in the afternoon, to raise his spirits, he took his skates and went to Wickens’s pond, where, it being Saturday, he found the ice crowded with the Alton students and their half-holiday visitors.
letter
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From this reading Next day Smilash obtained from his wife a promise that she would behave towards Agatha as if the letter had given no offence.
like
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From this reading Then his countenance changed; he walked back to Lyvern, and thence to the chalet, like a man pursued by disgust and remorse.
London
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From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
lurched
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From this reading Fairholme, describing circles with his habitual air of compressed hardihood, stopped and stared with indignant surprise as Smilash lurched past him.
Lyvern
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From this reading Then his countenance changed; he walked back to Lyvern, and thence to the chalet, like a man pursued by disgust and remorse.
man
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From this reading Then his countenance changed; he walked back to Lyvern, and thence to the chalet, like a man pursued by disgust and remorse.
movingly
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From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day Smilash obtained from his wife a promise that she would behave towards Agatha as if the letter had given no offence.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Next day Smilash obtained from his wife a promise that she would behave towards Agatha as if the letter had given no offence.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
o'clock
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From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
obtained
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From this reading Next day Smilash obtained from his wife a promise that she would behave towards Agatha as if the letter had given no offence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fairholme, describing circles with his habitual air of compressed hardihood, stopped and stared with indignant surprise as Smilash lurched past him.
off
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From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
offence
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From this reading Next day Smilash obtained from his wife a promise that she would behave towards Agatha as if the letter had given no offence.
past
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From this reading Fairholme, describing circles with his habitual air of compressed hardihood, stopped and stared with indignant surprise as Smilash lurched past him.
pleaded
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From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
pond
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From this reading Later in the afternoon, to raise his spirits, he took his skates and went to Wickens’s pond, where, it being Saturday, he found the ice crowded with the Alton students and their half-holiday visitors.
promise
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From this reading Next day Smilash obtained from his wife a promise that she would behave towards Agatha as if the letter had given no offence.
promised
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From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
pursued
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From this reading Then his countenance changed; he walked back to Lyvern, and thence to the chalet, like a man pursued by disgust and remorse.
put
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From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
raise
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From this reading Later in the afternoon, to raise his spirits, he took his skates and went to Wickens’s pond, where, it being Saturday, he found the ice crowded with the Alton students and their half-holiday visitors.
remorse
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From this reading Then his countenance changed; he walked back to Lyvern, and thence to the chalet, like a man pursued by disgust and remorse.
return
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From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
Saturday
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From this reading Later in the afternoon, to raise his spirits, he took his skates and went to Wickens’s pond, where, it being Saturday, he found the ice crowded with the Alton students and their half-holiday visitors.
sent
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From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Next day Smilash obtained from his wife a promise that she would behave towards Agatha as if the letter had given no offence.
skates
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From this reading Later in the afternoon, to raise his spirits, he took his skates and went to Wickens’s pond, where, it being Saturday, he found the ice crowded with the Alton students and their half-holiday visitors.
Smilash
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From this reading Next day Smilash obtained from his wife a promise that she would behave towards Agatha as if the letter had given no offence.
speeches
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From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
spirits
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From this reading Later in the afternoon, to raise his spirits, he took his skates and went to Wickens’s pond, where, it being Saturday, he found the ice crowded with the Alton students and their half-holiday visitors.
stared
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From this reading Fairholme, describing circles with his habitual air of compressed hardihood, stopped and stared with indignant surprise as Smilash lurched past him.
state
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From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fairholme, describing circles with his habitual air of compressed hardihood, stopped and stared with indignant surprise as Smilash lurched past him.
students
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From this reading Later in the afternoon, to raise his spirits, he took his skates and went to Wickens’s pond, where, it being Saturday, he found the ice crowded with the Alton students and their half-holiday visitors.
surprise
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From this reading Fairholme, describing circles with his habitual air of compressed hardihood, stopped and stared with indignant surprise as Smilash lurched past him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Next day Smilash obtained from his wife a promise that she would behave towards Agatha as if the letter had given no offence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next day Smilash obtained from his wife a promise that she would behave towards Agatha as if the letter had given no offence.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
Then
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From this reading Then his countenance changed; he walked back to Lyvern, and thence to the chalet, like a man pursued by disgust and remorse.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading Then his countenance changed; he walked back to Lyvern, and thence to the chalet, like a man pursued by disgust and remorse.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Later in the afternoon, to raise his spirits, he took his skates and went to Wickens’s pond, where, it being Saturday, he found the ice crowded with the Alton students and their half-holiday visitors.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Next day Smilash obtained from his wife a promise that she would behave towards Agatha as if the letter had given no offence.
twelve
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From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
visitors
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From this reading Later in the afternoon, to raise his spirits, he took his skates and went to Wickens’s pond, where, it being Saturday, he found the ice crowded with the Alton students and their half-holiday visitors.
walked
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From this reading Then his countenance changed; he walked back to Lyvern, and thence to the chalet, like a man pursued by disgust and remorse.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Later in the afternoon, to raise his spirits, he took his skates and went to Wickens’s pond, where, it being Saturday, he found the ice crowded with the Alton students and their half-holiday visitors.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Later in the afternoon, to raise his spirits, he took his skates and went to Wickens’s pond, where, it being Saturday, he found the ice crowded with the Alton students and their half-holiday visitors.
Wickens's
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From this reading Later in the afternoon, to raise his spirits, he took his skates and went to Wickens’s pond, where, it being Saturday, he found the ice crowded with the Alton students and their half-holiday visitors.
wife
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From this reading Next day Smilash obtained from his wife a promise that she would behave towards Agatha as if the letter had given no offence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Henrietta pleaded as movingly as she could for an immediate return to their domestic state, but he put her off with endearing speeches, promised nothing but eternal affection, and sent her back to London by the twelve o’clock express.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Next day Smilash obtained from his wife a promise that she would behave towards Agatha as if the letter had given no offence.
