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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 Hilland had proved himself as manly and devoted a lover as he had been an ardent and eventually patient suitor.
almost
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From this reading She was happy in his almost unbounded devotion; she would have been less happy had this devotion kept him at her side when his man's part in the world required his presence elsewhere.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Hilland had proved himself as manly and devoted a lover as he had been an ardent and eventually patient suitor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CLOUD IN THE SOUTH The summer heat passed speedily, and the major returned to his cottage invigorated and very complacent over his daughter's prospects.
ardent
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From this reading Hilland had proved himself as manly and devoted a lover as he had been an ardent and eventually patient suitor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hilland had proved himself as manly and devoted a lover as he had been an ardent and eventually patient suitor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was happy in his almost unbounded devotion; she would have been less happy had this devotion kept him at her side when his man's part in the world required his presence elsewhere.
bearing
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From this reading The bubbling, overflowing stream of happiness in Grace's heart deepened into a wide current, bearing her on from day to day toward a future that promised to satisfy every longing of her woman's heart.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hilland had proved himself as manly and devoted a lover as he had been an ardent and eventually patient suitor.
bubblingnounUS /ˈbubbling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The bubbling, overflowing stream of happiness in Grace's heart deepened into a wide current, bearing her on from day to day toward a future that promised to satisfy every longing of her woman's heart.
CLOUD
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From this reading THE CLOUD IN THE SOUTH The summer heat passed speedily, and the major returned to his cottage invigorated and very complacent over his daughter's prospects.
complacent
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From this reading THE CLOUD IN THE SOUTH The summer heat passed speedily, and the major returned to his cottage invigorated and very complacent over his daughter's prospects.
constrained
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From this reading There was, of course, natural regret that Hilland was constrained to spend several months in the West in order to settle up his large interests with a due regard to the rights of others, and yet she would not have it otherwise.
cottage
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From this reading THE CLOUD IN THE SOUTH The summer heat passed speedily, and the major returned to his cottage invigorated and very complacent over his daughter's prospects.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was, of course, natural regret that Hilland was constrained to spend several months in the West in order to settle up his large interests with a due regard to the rights of others, and yet she would not have it otherwise.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The bubbling, overflowing stream of happiness in Grace's heart deepened into a wide current, bearing her on from day to day toward a future that promised to satisfy every longing of her woman's heart.
daughter's
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From this reading THE CLOUD IN THE SOUTH The summer heat passed speedily, and the major returned to his cottage invigorated and very complacent over his daughter's prospects.
day
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From this reading The bubbling, overflowing stream of happiness in Grace's heart deepened into a wide current, bearing her on from day to day toward a future that promised to satisfy every longing of her woman's heart.
deepened
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From this reading The bubbling, overflowing stream of happiness in Grace's heart deepened into a wide current, bearing her on from day to day toward a future that promised to satisfy every longing of her woman's heart.
devoted
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From this reading Hilland had proved himself as manly and devoted a lover as he had been an ardent and eventually patient suitor.
devotion
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From this reading She was happy in his almost unbounded devotion; she would have been less happy had this devotion kept him at her side when his man's part in the world required his presence elsewhere.
due
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From this reading There was, of course, natural regret that Hilland was constrained to spend several months in the West in order to settle up his large interests with a due regard to the rights of others, and yet she would not have it otherwise.
elsewhere
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From this reading She was happy in his almost unbounded devotion; she would have been less happy had this devotion kept him at her side when his man's part in the world required his presence elsewhere.
eventually
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From this reading Hilland had proved himself as manly and devoted a lover as he had been an ardent and eventually patient suitor.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The bubbling, overflowing stream of happiness in Grace's heart deepened into a wide current, bearing her on from day to day toward a future that promised to satisfy every longing of her woman's heart.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The bubbling, overflowing stream of happiness in Grace's heart deepened into a wide current, bearing her on from day to day toward a future that promised to satisfy every longing of her woman's heart.
future
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From this reading The bubbling, overflowing stream of happiness in Grace's heart deepened into a wide current, bearing her on from day to day toward a future that promised to satisfy every longing of her woman's heart.
Grace's
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From this reading The bubbling, overflowing stream of happiness in Grace's heart deepened into a wide current, bearing her on from day to day toward a future that promised to satisfy every longing of her woman's heart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hilland had proved himself as manly and devoted a lover as he had been an ardent and eventually patient suitor.
happiness
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From this reading The bubbling, overflowing stream of happiness in Grace's heart deepened into a wide current, bearing her on from day to day toward a future that promised to satisfy every longing of her woman's heart.
happy
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From this reading She was happy in his almost unbounded devotion; she would have been less happy had this devotion kept him at her side when his man's part in the world required his presence elsewhere.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was, of course, natural regret that Hilland was constrained to spend several months in the West in order to settle up his large interests with a due regard to the rights of others, and yet she would not have it otherwise.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hilland had proved himself as manly and devoted a lover as he had been an ardent and eventually patient suitor.
heart
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From this reading The bubbling, overflowing stream of happiness in Grace's heart deepened into a wide current, bearing her on from day to day toward a future that promised to satisfy every longing of her woman's heart.
heat
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From this reading THE CLOUD IN THE SOUTH The summer heat passed speedily, and the major returned to his cottage invigorated and very complacent over his daughter's prospects.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The bubbling, overflowing stream of happiness in Grace's heart deepened into a wide current, bearing her on from day to day toward a future that promised to satisfy every longing of her woman's heart.
Hilland
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From this reading Hilland had proved himself as manly and devoted a lover as he had been an ardent and eventually patient suitor.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was happy in his almost unbounded devotion; she would have been less happy had this devotion kept him at her side when his man's part in the world required his presence elsewhere.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hilland had proved himself as manly and devoted a lover as he had been an ardent and eventually patient suitor.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CLOUD IN THE SOUTH The summer heat passed speedily, and the major returned to his cottage invigorated and very complacent over his daughter's prospects.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CLOUD IN THE SOUTH The summer heat passed speedily, and the major returned to his cottage invigorated and very complacent over his daughter's prospects.
interests
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From this reading There was, of course, natural regret that Hilland was constrained to spend several months in the West in order to settle up his large interests with a due regard to the rights of others, and yet she would not have it otherwise.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The bubbling, overflowing stream of happiness in Grace's heart deepened into a wide current, bearing her on from day to day toward a future that promised to satisfy every longing of her woman's heart.
invigorated
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From this reading THE CLOUD IN THE SOUTH The summer heat passed speedily, and the major returned to his cottage invigorated and very complacent over his daughter's prospects.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was, of course, natural regret that Hilland was constrained to spend several months in the West in order to settle up his large interests with a due regard to the rights of others, and yet she would not have it otherwise.
kept
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From this reading She was happy in his almost unbounded devotion; she would have been less happy had this devotion kept him at her side when his man's part in the world required his presence elsewhere.
large
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From this reading There was, of course, natural regret that Hilland was constrained to spend several months in the West in order to settle up his large interests with a due regard to the rights of others, and yet she would not have it otherwise.
less
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From this reading She was happy in his almost unbounded devotion; she would have been less happy had this devotion kept him at her side when his man's part in the world required his presence elsewhere.
longing
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From this reading The bubbling, overflowing stream of happiness in Grace's heart deepened into a wide current, bearing her on from day to day toward a future that promised to satisfy every longing of her woman's heart.
lover
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From this reading Hilland had proved himself as manly and devoted a lover as he had been an ardent and eventually patient suitor.
major
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From this reading THE CLOUD IN THE SOUTH The summer heat passed speedily, and the major returned to his cottage invigorated and very complacent over his daughter's prospects.
man's
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From this reading She was happy in his almost unbounded devotion; she would have been less happy had this devotion kept him at her side when his man's part in the world required his presence elsewhere.
manly
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From this reading Hilland had proved himself as manly and devoted a lover as he had been an ardent and eventually patient suitor.
months
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From this reading There was, of course, natural regret that Hilland was constrained to spend several months in the West in order to settle up his large interests with a due regard to the rights of others, and yet she would not have it otherwise.
natural
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From this reading There was, of course, natural regret that Hilland was constrained to spend several months in the West in order to settle up his large interests with a due regard to the rights of others, and yet she would not have it otherwise.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was, of course, natural regret that Hilland was constrained to spend several months in the West in order to settle up his large interests with a due regard to the rights of others, and yet she would not have it otherwise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bubbling, overflowing stream of happiness in Grace's heart deepened into a wide current, bearing her on from day to day toward a future that promised to satisfy every longing of her woman's heart.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The bubbling, overflowing stream of happiness in Grace's heart deepened into a wide current, bearing her on from day to day toward a future that promised to satisfy every longing of her woman's heart.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was, of course, natural regret that Hilland was constrained to spend several months in the West in order to settle up his large interests with a due regard to the rights of others, and yet she would not have it otherwise.
others
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From this reading There was, of course, natural regret that Hilland was constrained to spend several months in the West in order to settle up his large interests with a due regard to the rights of others, and yet she would not have it otherwise.
otherwise
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From this reading There was, of course, natural regret that Hilland was constrained to spend several months in the West in order to settle up his large interests with a due regard to the rights of others, and yet she would not have it otherwise.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE CLOUD IN THE SOUTH The summer heat passed speedily, and the major returned to his cottage invigorated and very complacent over his daughter's prospects.
overflowing
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From this reading The bubbling, overflowing stream of happiness in Grace's heart deepened into a wide current, bearing her on from day to day toward a future that promised to satisfy every longing of her woman's heart.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was happy in his almost unbounded devotion; she would have been less happy had this devotion kept him at her side when his man's part in the world required his presence elsewhere.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CLOUD IN THE SOUTH The summer heat passed speedily, and the major returned to his cottage invigorated and very complacent over his daughter's prospects.
patient
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From this reading Hilland had proved himself as manly and devoted a lover as he had been an ardent and eventually patient suitor.
presence
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From this reading She was happy in his almost unbounded devotion; she would have been less happy had this devotion kept him at her side when his man's part in the world required his presence elsewhere.
promised
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From this reading The bubbling, overflowing stream of happiness in Grace's heart deepened into a wide current, bearing her on from day to day toward a future that promised to satisfy every longing of her woman's heart.
prospects
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From this reading THE CLOUD IN THE SOUTH The summer heat passed speedily, and the major returned to his cottage invigorated and very complacent over his daughter's prospects.
proved
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From this reading Hilland had proved himself as manly and devoted a lover as he had been an ardent and eventually patient suitor.
regard
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From this reading There was, of course, natural regret that Hilland was constrained to spend several months in the West in order to settle up his large interests with a due regard to the rights of others, and yet she would not have it otherwise.
regret
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From this reading There was, of course, natural regret that Hilland was constrained to spend several months in the West in order to settle up his large interests with a due regard to the rights of others, and yet she would not have it otherwise.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was happy in his almost unbounded devotion; she would have been less happy had this devotion kept him at her side when his man's part in the world required his presence elsewhere.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE CLOUD IN THE SOUTH The summer heat passed speedily, and the major returned to his cottage invigorated and very complacent over his daughter's prospects.
rights
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From this reading There was, of course, natural regret that Hilland was constrained to spend several months in the West in order to settle up his large interests with a due regard to the rights of others, and yet she would not have it otherwise.
satisfy
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From this reading The bubbling, overflowing stream of happiness in Grace's heart deepened into a wide current, bearing her on from day to day toward a future that promised to satisfy every longing of her woman's heart.
settle
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From this reading There was, of course, natural regret that Hilland was constrained to spend several months in the West in order to settle up his large interests with a due regard to the rights of others, and yet she would not have it otherwise.
several
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From this reading There was, of course, natural regret that Hilland was constrained to spend several months in the West in order to settle up his large interests with a due regard to the rights of others, and yet she would not have it otherwise.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was, of course, natural regret that Hilland was constrained to spend several months in the West in order to settle up his large interests with a due regard to the rights of others, and yet she would not have it otherwise.
side
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From this reading She was happy in his almost unbounded devotion; she would have been less happy had this devotion kept him at her side when his man's part in the world required his presence elsewhere.
SOUTH
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From this reading THE CLOUD IN THE SOUTH The summer heat passed speedily, and the major returned to his cottage invigorated and very complacent over his daughter's prospects.
speedily
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From this reading THE CLOUD IN THE SOUTH The summer heat passed speedily, and the major returned to his cottage invigorated and very complacent over his daughter's prospects.
spend
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From this reading There was, of course, natural regret that Hilland was constrained to spend several months in the West in order to settle up his large interests with a due regard to the rights of others, and yet she would not have it otherwise.
stream
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From this reading The bubbling, overflowing stream of happiness in Grace's heart deepened into a wide current, bearing her on from day to day toward a future that promised to satisfy every longing of her woman's heart.
suitor
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From this reading Hilland had proved himself as manly and devoted a lover as he had been an ardent and eventually patient suitor.
summer
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From this reading THE CLOUD IN THE SOUTH The summer heat passed speedily, and the major returned to his cottage invigorated and very complacent over his daughter's prospects.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The bubbling, overflowing stream of happiness in Grace's heart deepened into a wide current, bearing her on from day to day toward a future that promised to satisfy every longing of her woman's heart.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CLOUD IN THE SOUTH The summer heat passed speedily, and the major returned to his cottage invigorated and very complacent over his daughter's prospects.
There
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From this reading There was, of course, natural regret that Hilland was constrained to spend several months in the West in order to settle up his large interests with a due regard to the rights of others, and yet she would not have it otherwise.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She was happy in his almost unbounded devotion; she would have been less happy had this devotion kept him at her side when his man's part in the world required his presence elsewhere.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CLOUD IN THE SOUTH The summer heat passed speedily, and the major returned to his cottage invigorated and very complacent over his daughter's prospects.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The bubbling, overflowing stream of happiness in Grace's heart deepened into a wide current, bearing her on from day to day toward a future that promised to satisfy every longing of her woman's heart.
unbounded
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From this reading She was happy in his almost unbounded devotion; she would have been less happy had this devotion kept him at her side when his man's part in the world required his presence elsewhere.
up
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From this reading There was, of course, natural regret that Hilland was constrained to spend several months in the West in order to settle up his large interests with a due regard to the rights of others, and yet she would not have it otherwise.
very
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From this reading THE CLOUD IN THE SOUTH The summer heat passed speedily, and the major returned to his cottage invigorated and very complacent over his daughter's prospects.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was, of course, natural regret that Hilland was constrained to spend several months in the West in order to settle up his large interests with a due regard to the rights of others, and yet she would not have it otherwise.
West
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From this reading There was, of course, natural regret that Hilland was constrained to spend several months in the West in order to settle up his large interests with a due regard to the rights of others, and yet she would not have it otherwise.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She was happy in his almost unbounded devotion; she would have been less happy had this devotion kept him at her side when his man's part in the world required his presence elsewhere.
wide
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From this reading The bubbling, overflowing stream of happiness in Grace's heart deepened into a wide current, bearing her on from day to day toward a future that promised to satisfy every longing of her woman's heart.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was, of course, natural regret that Hilland was constrained to spend several months in the West in order to settle up his large interests with a due regard to the rights of others, and yet she would not have it otherwise.
woman's
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From this reading The bubbling, overflowing stream of happiness in Grace's heart deepened into a wide current, bearing her on from day to day toward a future that promised to satisfy every longing of her woman's heart.
world
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From this reading She was happy in his almost unbounded devotion; she would have been less happy had this devotion kept him at her side when his man's part in the world required his presence elsewhere.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was, of course, natural regret that Hilland was constrained to spend several months in the West in order to settle up his large interests with a due regard to the rights of others, and yet she would not have it otherwise.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading There was, of course, natural regret that Hilland was constrained to spend several months in the West in order to settle up his large interests with a due regard to the rights of others, and yet she would not have it otherwise.
