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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 Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
advantage
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From this reading She had been deeply shocked by Lord Erpingham’s sudden death: they had not been congenial minds, but the great have an advantage denied to the less wealthy orders.
allow
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From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EVENING WITH CONSTANCE.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
apart
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From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
bring
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From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had been deeply shocked by Lord Erpingham’s sudden death: they had not been congenial minds, but the great have an advantage denied to the less wealthy orders.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
coldest
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From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
common
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From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
companionships
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From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
compelled
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From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
congenial
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From this reading She had been deeply shocked by Lord Erpingham’s sudden death: they had not been congenial minds, but the great have an advantage denied to the less wealthy orders.
CONSTANCE
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From this reading AN EVENING WITH CONSTANCE.
Constances's
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From this reading Constances’s heart was in her eyes when she saw Godolphin that evening.
constant
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From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
courtesy
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From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
custom
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From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
death
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From this reading She had been deeply shocked by Lord Erpingham’s sudden death: they had not been congenial minds, but the great have an advantage denied to the less wealthy orders.
deeply
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From this reading She had been deeply shocked by Lord Erpingham’s sudden death: they had not been congenial minds, but the great have an advantage denied to the less wealthy orders.
denied
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From this reading She had been deeply shocked by Lord Erpingham’s sudden death: they had not been congenial minds, but the great have an advantage denied to the less wealthy orders.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
embarrassment
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From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
Erpingham's
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From this reading She had been deeply shocked by Lord Erpingham’s sudden death: they had not been congenial minds, but the great have an advantage denied to the less wealthy orders.
establishments
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From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
EVENING
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From this reading AN EVENING WITH CONSTANCE.
eyes
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From this reading Constances’s heart was in her eyes when she saw Godolphin that evening.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
former
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From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
Godolphin
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From this reading Constances’s heart was in her eyes when she saw Godolphin that evening.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been deeply shocked by Lord Erpingham’s sudden death: they had not been congenial minds, but the great have an advantage denied to the less wealthy orders.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
hatred
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From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had been deeply shocked by Lord Erpingham’s sudden death: they had not been congenial minds, but the great have an advantage denied to the less wealthy orders.
heart
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From this reading Constances’s heart was in her eyes when she saw Godolphin that evening.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Constances’s heart was in her eyes when she saw Godolphin that evening.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
hours
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From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
husband
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From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Constances’s heart was in her eyes when she saw Godolphin that evening.
indifference
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From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
induces
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From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
invite
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From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
less
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From this reading She had been deeply shocked by Lord Erpingham’s sudden death: they had not been congenial minds, but the great have an advantage denied to the less wealthy orders.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
Lord
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From this reading She had been deeply shocked by Lord Erpingham’s sudden death: they had not been congenial minds, but the great have an advantage denied to the less wealthy orders.
measure
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From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
meeting
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From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
minds
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From this reading She had been deeply shocked by Lord Erpingham’s sudden death: they had not been congenial minds, but the great have an advantage denied to the less wealthy orders.
more
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From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
necessity
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From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
observed
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From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
orders
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From this reading She had been deeply shocked by Lord Erpingham’s sudden death: they had not been congenial minds, but the great have an advantage denied to the less wealthy orders.
other
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From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
pain
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From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
pass
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From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
pleasure
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From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
pursuits
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From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
Saville
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From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
saw
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From this reading Constances’s heart was in her eyes when she saw Godolphin that evening.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Constances’s heart was in her eyes when she saw Godolphin that evening.
shocked
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From this reading She had been deeply shocked by Lord Erpingham’s sudden death: they had not been congenial minds, but the great have an advantage denied to the less wealthy orders.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been deeply shocked by Lord Erpingham’s sudden death: they had not been congenial minds, but the great have an advantage denied to the less wealthy orders.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Constances’s heart was in her eyes when she saw Godolphin that evening.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had been deeply shocked by Lord Erpingham’s sudden death: they had not been congenial minds, but the great have an advantage denied to the less wealthy orders.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
there
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From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been deeply shocked by Lord Erpingham’s sudden death: they had not been congenial minds, but the great have an advantage denied to the less wealthy orders.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
true
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From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Constances’s heart was in her eyes when she saw Godolphin that evening.
wealthy
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From this reading She had been deeply shocked by Lord Erpingham’s sudden death: they had not been congenial minds, but the great have an advantage denied to the less wealthy orders.
weary
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From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Constances’s heart was in her eyes when she saw Godolphin that evening.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She had, it is true, as Saville observed, been compelled by common courtesy to invite him; and although there was an embarrassment in their meeting, who shall imagine that it did not bring to Constance more of pleasure than pain?
wife
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From this reading Among the former, a husband and wife need not weary each other with constant companionships; different establishments, different hours, different pursuits, allow them to pass life in great measure apart, so that there is no necessity for hatred, and indifference is the coldest feeling which custom induces.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AN EVENING WITH CONSTANCE.
