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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 SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
abuse
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From this reading She had always had servants at her beck and call, whom she could abuse illogically and treat with an utter inconsequence inherent in her nature.
always
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From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
amour
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had always had servants at her beck and call, whom she could abuse illogically and treat with an utter inconsequence inherent in her nature.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had always had servants at her beck and call, whom she could abuse illogically and treat with an utter inconsequence inherent in her nature.
anger
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From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
Anna
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
beck
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From this reading She had always had servants at her beck and call, whom she could abuse illogically and treat with an utter inconsequence inherent in her nature.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
bien
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
bourgeois
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From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
breakfast-table
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From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
call
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From this reading She had always had servants at her beck and call, whom she could abuse illogically and treat with an utter inconsequence inherent in her nature.
careless
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From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
child
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From this reading She had been the spoilt child of a ponderous, thick-skinned father and a very suburban mother, who, out of her unexpected prosperity, could deny her daughter nothing.
Clapham
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From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
Common
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From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
compass
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
daughter
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From this reading She had been the spoilt child of a ponderous, thick-skinned father and a very suburban mother, who, out of her unexpected prosperity, could deny her daughter nothing.
de
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
death
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From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
deny
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From this reading She had been the spoilt child of a ponderous, thick-skinned father and a very suburban mother, who, out of her unexpected prosperity, could deny her daughter nothing.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
excuser
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
fait
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
father
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From this reading She had been the spoilt child of a ponderous, thick-skinned father and a very suburban mother, who, out of her unexpected prosperity, could deny her daughter nothing.
faut
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
Hethbridge
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
House
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From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
ipronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
il
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
illogically
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From this reading She had always had servants at her beck and call, whom she could abuse illogically and treat with an utter inconsequence inherent in her nature.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
inconsequence
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From this reading She had always had servants at her beck and call, whom she could abuse illogically and treat with an utter inconsequence inherent in her nature.
inherent
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From this reading She had always had servants at her beck and call, whom she could abuse illogically and treat with an utter inconsequence inherent in her nature.
Jaggery
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From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
L'amour
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
laden
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From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
love
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
loved
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
mais
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
Michael
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
Miss
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
mother
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From this reading She had been the spoilt child of a ponderous, thick-skinned father and a very suburban mother, who, out of her unexpected prosperity, could deny her daughter nothing.
nature
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
news
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From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She had been the spoilt child of a ponderous, thick-skinned father and a very suburban mother, who, out of her unexpected prosperity, could deny her daughter nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
out
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From this reading She had been the spoilt child of a ponderous, thick-skinned father and a very suburban mother, who, out of her unexpected prosperity, could deny her daughter nothing.
ponderous
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From this reading She had been the spoilt child of a ponderous, thick-skinned father and a very suburban mother, who, out of her unexpected prosperity, could deny her daughter nothing.
profusely
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From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
prosperity
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From this reading She had been the spoilt child of a ponderous, thick-skinned father and a very suburban mother, who, out of her unexpected prosperity, could deny her daughter nothing.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑspərəs/
successful and without serious problems
From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
qu'il
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
reached
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From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
scornful
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From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
servants
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From this reading She had always had servants at her beck and call, whom she could abuse illogically and treat with an utter inconsequence inherent in her nature.
Seymour
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had always had servants at her beck and call, whom she could abuse illogically and treat with an utter inconsequence inherent in her nature.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
solidly
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From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
spoilt
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From this reading She had been the spoilt child of a ponderous, thick-skinned father and a very suburban mother, who, out of her unexpected prosperity, could deny her daughter nothing.
SUBURBAN
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
suited
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From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
sûr
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
thick-skinned
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From this reading She had been the spoilt child of a ponderous, thick-skinned father and a very suburban mother, who, out of her unexpected prosperity, could deny her daughter nothing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
tout
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
treat
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From this reading She had always had servants at her beck and call, whom she could abuse illogically and treat with an utter inconsequence inherent in her nature.
turn
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From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
unexpected
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From this reading She had been the spoilt child of a ponderous, thick-skinned father and a very suburban mother, who, out of her unexpected prosperity, could deny her daughter nothing.
utter
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From this reading She had always had servants at her beck and call, whom she could abuse illogically and treat with an utter inconsequence inherent in her nature.
very
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From this reading She had been the spoilt child of a ponderous, thick-skinned father and a very suburban mother, who, out of her unexpected prosperity, could deny her daughter nothing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
way
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From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
wealthy
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From this reading Life had always been prosperous for her, in a bourgeois, solidly wealthy way, entirely suited to her turn of mind.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When the news of his death reached her, at the profusely laden breakfast-table at Jaggery House, Clapham Common, her first feeling was one of scornful anger towards a Providence which could be so careless.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She had been the spoilt child of a ponderous, thick-skinned father and a very suburban mother, who, out of her unexpected prosperity, could deny her daughter nothing.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had always had servants at her beck and call, whom she could abuse illogically and treat with an utter inconsequence inherent in her nature.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
y
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
être
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From this reading SUBURBAN _L'amour fait tout excuser, mais il faut être bien sûr qu'il y a de i amour._ Miss Anna Hethbridge loved Seymour Michael with as great a love as her nature could compass.
