adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
adoptverbUS /əˈdɑːpt/
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
affectationnounUS /ˌæfekˈteɪʃən/
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
From this reading I was still compelled to meet him--meet him, too, with an affectation of good feeling and good humor, which I soon found it, of all things in the world, the most difficult even to pretend.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I was still compelled to meet him--meet him, too, with an affectation of good feeling and good humor, which I soon found it, of all things in the world, the most difficult even to pretend.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I was still compelled to meet him--meet him, too, with an affectation of good feeling and good humor, which I soon found it, of all things in the world, the most difficult even to pretend.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From this time my intercourse with William Edgerton was, on my part, one of the most painful and difficult constraint.
angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading How much would I have given could he only have provoked me to anger on any ground--could he have given me an occasion for difference of any sort or to any degree--anything which could have justified a mutual falling off from the old intimacy!
anxiouslyadverbUS /ˈæŋkʃəsli/
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading How much would I have given could he only have provoked me to anger on any ground--could he have given me an occasion for difference of any sort or to any degree--anything which could have justified a mutual falling off from the old intimacy!
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading How much would I have given could he only have provoked me to anger on any ground--could he have given me an occasion for difference of any sort or to any degree--anything which could have justified a mutual falling off from the old intimacy!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
CHANGESnounUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒəz/
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading CHANGES OF HOME.
compelledverbUS /kəmˈpeld/
inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something
From this reading I was still compelled to meet him--meet him, too, with an affectation of good feeling and good humor, which I soon found it, of all things in the world, the most difficult even to pretend.
constraintnounUS /kənˈstreɪnt/
the state of being physically constrained
From this reading From this time my intercourse with William Edgerton was, on my part, one of the most painful and difficult constraint.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
degreenounUS /dɪˈɡriː/
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading How much would I have given could he only have provoked me to anger on any ground--could he have given me an occasion for difference of any sort or to any degree--anything which could have justified a mutual falling off from the old intimacy!
desiredadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪərd/
wanted intensely
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
differencenounUS /ˈdɪfərəns/
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading How much would I have given could he only have provoked me to anger on any ground--could he have given me an occasion for difference of any sort or to any degree--anything which could have justified a mutual falling off from the old intimacy!
difficultadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfəkəlt/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading From this time my intercourse with William Edgerton was, on my part, one of the most painful and difficult constraint.
distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
dueadjectiveUS /duː/
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
Edgerton
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From this reading From this time my intercourse with William Edgerton was, on my part, one of the most painful and difficult constraint.
estrangementnounUS /ɪˈstreɪndʒmənt/
separation resulting from hostility
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading I was still compelled to meet him--meet him, too, with an affectation of good feeling and good humor, which I soon found it, of all things in the world, the most difficult even to pretend.
fallingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlɪŋ/
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading How much would I have given could he only have provoked me to anger on any ground--could he have given me an occasion for difference of any sort or to any degree--anything which could have justified a mutual falling off from the old intimacy!
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading I was still compelled to meet him--meet him, too, with an affectation of good feeling and good humor, which I soon found it, of all things in the world, the most difficult even to pretend.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading I was still compelled to meet him--meet him, too, with an affectation of good feeling and good humor, which I soon found it, of all things in the world, the most difficult even to pretend.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From this time my intercourse with William Edgerton was, on my part, one of the most painful and difficult constraint.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading How much would I have given could he only have provoked me to anger on any ground--could he have given me an occasion for difference of any sort or to any degree--anything which could have justified a mutual falling off from the old intimacy!
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I was still compelled to meet him--meet him, too, with an affectation of good feeling and good humor, which I soon found it, of all things in the world, the most difficult even to pretend.
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading How much would I have given could he only have provoked me to anger on any ground--could he have given me an occasion for difference of any sort or to any degree--anything which could have justified a mutual falling off from the old intimacy!
groundsnounUS /ɡraʊndz/
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How much would I have given could he only have provoked me to anger on any ground--could he have given me an occasion for difference of any sort or to any degree--anything which could have justified a mutual falling off from the old intimacy!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How much would I have given could he only have provoked me to anger on any ground--could he have given me an occasion for difference of any sort or to any degree--anything which could have justified a mutual falling off from the old intimacy!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
HOMEnounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading CHANGES OF HOME.
How
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From this reading How much would I have given could he only have provoked me to anger on any ground--could he have given me an occasion for difference of any sort or to any degree--anything which could have justified a mutual falling off from the old intimacy!
humornounUS /ˈhjuːmər/
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading I was still compelled to meet him--meet him, too, with an affectation of good feeling and good humor, which I soon found it, of all things in the world, the most difficult even to pretend.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
indifferencenounUS /ˌɪnˈdɪfərəns/
unbiased impartial unconcern
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
intercoursenounUS /ˈɪntərkɔːrs/
communication between individuals
From this reading From this time my intercourse with William Edgerton was, on my part, one of the most painful and difficult constraint.
intimacynounUS /ˈɪntəməsi/
close or warm friendship
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was still compelled to meet him--meet him, too, with an affectation of good feeling and good humor, which I soon found it, of all things in the world, the most difficult even to pretend.
justifiedadjectiveUS /ˈdʒʌstəfaɪd/
having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
From this reading How much would I have given could he only have provoked me to anger on any ground--could he have given me an occasion for difference of any sort or to any degree--anything which could have justified a mutual falling off from the old intimacy!
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
maintainedadjectiveUS /meɪnˈteɪnd/
kept in good condition
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading I was still compelled to meet him--meet him, too, with an affectation of good feeling and good humor, which I soon found it, of all things in the world, the most difficult even to pretend.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading From this time my intercourse with William Edgerton was, on my part, one of the most painful and difficult constraint.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading How much would I have given could he only have provoked me to anger on any ground--could he have given me an occasion for difference of any sort or to any degree--anything which could have justified a mutual falling off from the old intimacy!
mutualadjectiveUS /ˈmjuːtʃuːəl/
common to or shared by two or more parties
From this reading How much would I have given could he only have provoked me to anger on any ground--could he have given me an occasion for difference of any sort or to any degree--anything which could have justified a mutual falling off from the old intimacy!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading From this time my intercourse with William Edgerton was, on my part, one of the most painful and difficult constraint.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
obligationsnounUS /ˌɑːbləˈɡeɪʃənz/
plural of “obligation” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
occasionnounUS /əˈkeɪʒən/
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading How much would I have given could he only have provoked me to anger on any ground--could he have given me an occasion for difference of any sort or to any degree--anything which could have justified a mutual falling off from the old intimacy!
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHANGES OF HOME.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading How much would I have given could he only have provoked me to anger on any ground--could he have given me an occasion for difference of any sort or to any degree--anything which could have justified a mutual falling off from the old intimacy!
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading How much would I have given could he only have provoked me to anger on any ground--could he have given me an occasion for difference of any sort or to any degree--anything which could have justified a mutual falling off from the old intimacy!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From this time my intercourse with William Edgerton was, on my part, one of the most painful and difficult constraint.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From this time my intercourse with William Edgerton was, on my part, one of the most painful and difficult constraint.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading How much would I have given could he only have provoked me to anger on any ground--could he have given me an occasion for difference of any sort or to any degree--anything which could have justified a mutual falling off from the old intimacy!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading How much would I have given could he only have provoked me to anger on any ground--could he have given me an occasion for difference of any sort or to any degree--anything which could have justified a mutual falling off from the old intimacy!
painfuladjectiveUS /ˈpeɪnfəl/
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading From this time my intercourse with William Edgerton was, on my part, one of the most painful and difficult constraint.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading From this time my intercourse with William Edgerton was, on my part, one of the most painful and difficult constraint.
pretendverbUS /priˈtend/
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading I was still compelled to meet him--meet him, too, with an affectation of good feeling and good humor, which I soon found it, of all things in the world, the most difficult even to pretend.
produceverbUS /prəˈduːs/
bring forth or yield
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
provokedadjectiveUS /prəˈvoʊkt/
incited, especially deliberately, to anger
From this reading How much would I have given could he only have provoked me to anger on any ground--could he have given me an occasion for difference of any sort or to any degree--anything which could have justified a mutual falling off from the old intimacy!
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry dispute
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
regardingverbUS /rɪˈɡɑːrdɪŋ/
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
reproachnounUS /riˈproʊtʃ/
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
reservenounUS /rɪˈzɜːrv/
formality and propriety of manner
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
resultnounUS /rɪˈzʌlt/
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading I was still compelled to meet him--meet him, too, with an affectation of good feeling and good humor, which I soon found it, of all things in the world, the most difficult even to pretend.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading How much would I have given could he only have provoked me to anger on any ground--could he have given me an occasion for difference of any sort or to any degree--anything which could have justified a mutual falling off from the old intimacy!
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading I was still compelled to meet him--meet him, too, with an affectation of good feeling and good humor, which I soon found it, of all things in the world, the most difficult even to pretend.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From this time my intercourse with William Edgerton was, on my part, one of the most painful and difficult constraint.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I was still compelled to meet him--meet him, too, with an affectation of good feeling and good humor, which I soon found it, of all things in the world, the most difficult even to pretend.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From this time my intercourse with William Edgerton was, on my part, one of the most painful and difficult constraint.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading From this time my intercourse with William Edgerton was, on my part, one of the most painful and difficult constraint.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I was still compelled to meet him--meet him, too, with an affectation of good feeling and good humor, which I soon found it, of all things in the world, the most difficult even to pretend.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From this time my intercourse with William Edgerton was, on my part, one of the most painful and difficult constraint.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had nothing to reproach him with; no grounds whatever for quarrel; and could not, in his case--regarding the long intimacy which I had maintained with himself and father, and the obligations which were due from me to both--adopt such a manner of reserve and distance as to produce the result of indifference and estrangement which I now anxiously desired.
William
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From this reading From this time my intercourse with William Edgerton was, on my part, one of the most painful and difficult constraint.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading From this time my intercourse with William Edgerton was, on my part, one of the most painful and difficult constraint.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I was still compelled to meet him--meet him, too, with an affectation of good feeling and good humor, which I soon found it, of all things in the world, the most difficult even to pretend.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading How much would I have given could he only have provoked me to anger on any ground--could he have given me an occasion for difference of any sort or to any degree--anything which could have justified a mutual falling off from the old intimacy!
