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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 The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
acquired
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From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
all
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From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
arrangements
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From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
assume
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From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Meanwhile we shall have time to review what had been happening during the previous week at Mrs. Lockhart’s.
bank
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From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Meanwhile we shall have time to review what had been happening during the previous week at Mrs. Lockhart’s.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Their reception on this occasion was much more cordial and confident than it had been the day before.
Bendibow
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From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
calling
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From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
care
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From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
chance
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From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
charge
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From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
confident
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From this reading Their reception on this occasion was much more cordial and confident than it had been the day before.
cordialnounUS /cordial/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their reception on this occasion was much more cordial and confident than it had been the day before.
day
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From this reading Their reception on this occasion was much more cordial and confident than it had been the day before.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Meanwhile we shall have time to review what had been happening during the previous week at Mrs. Lockhart’s.
family
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From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Philip Lancaster and Mr. Grant, having passed their first night at the “Plough and Harrow,” returned to the widow’s with their luggage the next morning.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
Francis
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From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
gallant
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From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
gave
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From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
Grant
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From this reading Philip Lancaster and Mr. Grant, having passed their first night at the “Plough and Harrow,” returned to the widow’s with their luggage the next morning.
Grant's
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From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
gratitude
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From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
grave
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From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Meanwhile we shall have time to review what had been happening during the previous week at Mrs. Lockhart’s.
happening
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From this reading Meanwhile we shall have time to review what had been happening during the previous week at Mrs. Lockhart’s.
Harrow
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From this reading Philip Lancaster and Mr. Grant, having passed their first night at the “Plough and Harrow,” returned to the widow’s with their luggage the next morning.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Meanwhile we shall have time to review what had been happening during the previous week at Mrs. Lockhart’s.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Philip Lancaster and Mr. Grant, having passed their first night at the “Plough and Harrow,” returned to the widow’s with their luggage the next morning.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
interest
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From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
investment
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From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Their reception on this occasion was much more cordial and confident than it had been the day before.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
Lancaster
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From this reading Philip Lancaster and Mr. Grant, having passed their first night at the “Plough and Harrow,” returned to the widow’s with their luggage the next morning.
lien
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From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
Lockhart's
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From this reading Meanwhile we shall have time to review what had been happening during the previous week at Mrs. Lockhart’s.
luggage
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From this reading Philip Lancaster and Mr. Grant, having passed their first night at the “Plough and Harrow,” returned to the widow’s with their luggage the next morning.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile we shall have time to review what had been happening during the previous week at Mrs. Lockhart’s.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
more
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From this reading Their reception on this occasion was much more cordial and confident than it had been the day before.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Philip Lancaster and Mr. Grant, having passed their first night at the “Plough and Harrow,” returned to the widow’s with their luggage the next morning.
Mr
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From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
Mrs
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From this reading Meanwhile we shall have time to review what had been happening during the previous week at Mrs. Lockhart’s.
much
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From this reading Their reception on this occasion was much more cordial and confident than it had been the day before.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Philip Lancaster and Mr. Grant, having passed their first night at the “Plough and Harrow,” returned to the widow’s with their luggage the next morning.
night
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From this reading Philip Lancaster and Mr. Grant, having passed their first night at the “Plough and Harrow,” returned to the widow’s with their luggage the next morning.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
object
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From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
occasion
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From this reading Their reception on this occasion was much more cordial and confident than it had been the day before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
old
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From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Their reception on this occasion was much more cordial and confident than it had been the day before.
otherwise
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From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Philip Lancaster and Mr. Grant, having passed their first night at the “Plough and Harrow,” returned to the widow’s with their luggage the next morning.
Philip
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From this reading Philip Lancaster and Mr. Grant, having passed their first night at the “Plough and Harrow,” returned to the widow’s with their luggage the next morning.
Plough
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From this reading Philip Lancaster and Mr. Grant, having passed their first night at the “Plough and Harrow,” returned to the widow’s with their luggage the next morning.
present
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From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
previous
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From this reading Meanwhile we shall have time to review what had been happening during the previous week at Mrs. Lockhart’s.
property
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From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
reception
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From this reading Their reception on this occasion was much more cordial and confident than it had been the day before.
relations
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From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
rescued
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From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Philip Lancaster and Mr. Grant, having passed their first night at the “Plough and Harrow,” returned to the widow’s with their luggage the next morning.
review
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From this reading Meanwhile we shall have time to review what had been happening during the previous week at Mrs. Lockhart’s.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Meanwhile we shall have time to review what had been happening during the previous week at Mrs. Lockhart’s.
Sir
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From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
soldier
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From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Their reception on this occasion was much more cordial and confident than it had been the day before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Philip Lancaster and Mr. Grant, having passed their first night at the “Plough and Harrow,” returned to the widow’s with their luggage the next morning.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Their reception on this occasion was much more cordial and confident than it had been the day before.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile we shall have time to review what had been happening during the previous week at Mrs. Lockhart’s.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
two
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From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
unmarked
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From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
week
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From this reading Meanwhile we shall have time to review what had been happening during the previous week at Mrs. Lockhart’s.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Meanwhile we shall have time to review what had been happening during the previous week at Mrs. Lockhart’s.
whereby
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From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
widow's
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From this reading Philip Lancaster and Mr. Grant, having passed their first night at the “Plough and Harrow,” returned to the widow’s with their luggage the next morning.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We may assume, for the present, that Mr. Grant’s object in calling upon Sir Francis Bendibow was to make arrangements whereby the bank might charge itself with the investment and care of his property.
women
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From this reading The chance which had brought Lancaster into relations with the family of the gallant old soldier, whose body he had rescued from an unmarked grave, gave him a lien upon the interest and gratitude of the two women such as he might not otherwise have acquired at all.
