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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 Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Her step-mother, though still hinting that the girl knew what she was about when she was in such a hurry to come away from a poor parish, seemed very well satisfied to have matters so arranged, and rather proud than otherwise of belonging to Ellen.
all
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From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
always
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From this reading Her father began to smile upon her, though he muttered complaints of there being so many changes always going on that none of them ever knew when they were settled.
amply
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From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
AMUSEMENTS
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AMUSEMENTS.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
arranged
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From this reading Her step-mother, though still hinting that the girl knew what she was about when she was in such a hurry to come away from a poor parish, seemed very well satisfied to have matters so arranged, and rather proud than otherwise of belonging to Ellen.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
away
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From this reading Her step-mother, though still hinting that the girl knew what she was about when she was in such a hurry to come away from a poor parish, seemed very well satisfied to have matters so arranged, and rather proud than otherwise of belonging to Ellen.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
began
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From this reading Her father began to smile upon her, though he muttered complaints of there being so many changes always going on that none of them ever knew when they were settled.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Her father began to smile upon her, though he muttered complaints of there being so many changes always going on that none of them ever knew when they were settled.
belonging
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From this reading Her step-mother, though still hinting that the girl knew what she was about when she was in such a hurry to come away from a poor parish, seemed very well satisfied to have matters so arranged, and rather proud than otherwise of belonging to Ellen.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
changes
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From this reading Her father began to smile upon her, though he muttered complaints of there being so many changes always going on that none of them ever knew when they were settled.
CHRISTMAS
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From this reading CHRISTMAS AMUSEMENTS.
come
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From this reading Her step-mother, though still hinting that the girl knew what she was about when she was in such a hurry to come away from a poor parish, seemed very well satisfied to have matters so arranged, and rather proud than otherwise of belonging to Ellen.
comforts
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From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
complaints
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From this reading Her father began to smile upon her, though he muttered complaints of there being so many changes always going on that none of them ever knew when they were settled.
convenient
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From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
day
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From this reading Ellen’s wedding day drew near.
drew
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From this reading Ellen’s wedding day drew near.
dwelling
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From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
Ellen
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From this reading Her step-mother, though still hinting that the girl knew what she was about when she was in such a hurry to come away from a poor parish, seemed very well satisfied to have matters so arranged, and rather proud than otherwise of belonging to Ellen.
Ellen's
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From this reading Ellen’s wedding day drew near.
erect
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From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
ever
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From this reading Her father began to smile upon her, though he muttered complaints of there being so many changes always going on that none of them ever knew when they were settled.
father
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From this reading Her father began to smile upon her, though he muttered complaints of there being so many changes always going on that none of them ever knew when they were settled.
fear
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From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
fit
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From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
Frank
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From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her step-mother, though still hinting that the girl knew what she was about when she was in such a hurry to come away from a poor parish, seemed very well satisfied to have matters so arranged, and rather proud than otherwise of belonging to Ellen.
girl
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From this reading Her step-mother, though still hinting that the girl knew what she was about when she was in such a hurry to come away from a poor parish, seemed very well satisfied to have matters so arranged, and rather proud than otherwise of belonging to Ellen.
going
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From this reading Her father began to smile upon her, though he muttered complaints of there being so many changes always going on that none of them ever knew when they were settled.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
Harry
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From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her step-mother, though still hinting that the girl knew what she was about when she was in such a hurry to come away from a poor parish, seemed very well satisfied to have matters so arranged, and rather proud than otherwise of belonging to Ellen.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her father began to smile upon her, though he muttered complaints of there being so many changes always going on that none of them ever knew when they were settled.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
hinting
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From this reading Her step-mother, though still hinting that the girl knew what she was about when she was in such a hurry to come away from a poor parish, seemed very well satisfied to have matters so arranged, and rather proud than otherwise of belonging to Ellen.
hours
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From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
hurry
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From this reading Her step-mother, though still hinting that the girl knew what she was about when she was in such a hurry to come away from a poor parish, seemed very well satisfied to have matters so arranged, and rather proud than otherwise of belonging to Ellen.
husband
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From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her step-mother, though still hinting that the girl knew what she was about when she was in such a hurry to come away from a poor parish, seemed very well satisfied to have matters so arranged, and rather proud than otherwise of belonging to Ellen.
knew
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From this reading Her father began to smile upon her, though he muttered complaints of there being so many changes always going on that none of them ever knew when they were settled.
life
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From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
many
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From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
matters
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From this reading Her step-mother, though still hinting that the girl knew what she was about when she was in such a hurry to come away from a poor parish, seemed very well satisfied to have matters so arranged, and rather proud than otherwise of belonging to Ellen.
Moore
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From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading Her father began to smile upon her, though he muttered complaints of there being so many changes always going on that none of them ever knew when they were settled.
near
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From this reading Ellen’s wedding day drew near.
necessaries
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From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Her father began to smile upon her, though he muttered complaints of there being so many changes always going on that none of them ever knew when they were settled.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her father began to smile upon her, though he muttered complaints of there being so many changes always going on that none of them ever knew when they were settled.
otherwise
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From this reading Her step-mother, though still hinting that the girl knew what she was about when she was in such a hurry to come away from a poor parish, seemed very well satisfied to have matters so arranged, and rather proud than otherwise of belonging to Ellen.
parish
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From this reading Her step-mother, though still hinting that the girl knew what she was about when she was in such a hurry to come away from a poor parish, seemed very well satisfied to have matters so arranged, and rather proud than otherwise of belonging to Ellen.
poor
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From this reading Her step-mother, though still hinting that the girl knew what she was about when she was in such a hurry to come away from a poor parish, seemed very well satisfied to have matters so arranged, and rather proud than otherwise of belonging to Ellen.
proud
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From this reading Her step-mother, though still hinting that the girl knew what she was about when she was in such a hurry to come away from a poor parish, seemed very well satisfied to have matters so arranged, and rather proud than otherwise of belonging to Ellen.
rather
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From this reading Her step-mother, though still hinting that the girl knew what she was about when she was in such a hurry to come away from a poor parish, seemed very well satisfied to have matters so arranged, and rather proud than otherwise of belonging to Ellen.
satisfied
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From this reading Her step-mother, though still hinting that the girl knew what she was about when she was in such a hurry to come away from a poor parish, seemed very well satisfied to have matters so arranged, and rather proud than otherwise of belonging to Ellen.
seemed
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From this reading Her step-mother, though still hinting that the girl knew what she was about when she was in such a hurry to come away from a poor parish, seemed very well satisfied to have matters so arranged, and rather proud than otherwise of belonging to Ellen.
settled
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From this reading Her father began to smile upon her, though he muttered complaints of there being so many changes always going on that none of them ever knew when they were settled.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
smile
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From this reading Her father began to smile upon her, though he muttered complaints of there being so many changes always going on that none of them ever knew when they were settled.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her father began to smile upon her, though he muttered complaints of there being so many changes always going on that none of them ever knew when they were settled.
spare
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From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
step-mother
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From this reading Her step-mother, though still hinting that the girl knew what she was about when she was in such a hurry to come away from a poor parish, seemed very well satisfied to have matters so arranged, and rather proud than otherwise of belonging to Ellen.
still
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From this reading Her step-mother, though still hinting that the girl knew what she was about when she was in such a hurry to come away from a poor parish, seemed very well satisfied to have matters so arranged, and rather proud than otherwise of belonging to Ellen.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Her step-mother, though still hinting that the girl knew what she was about when she was in such a hurry to come away from a poor parish, seemed very well satisfied to have matters so arranged, and rather proud than otherwise of belonging to Ellen.
supplied
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From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Her step-mother, though still hinting that the girl knew what she was about when she was in such a hurry to come away from a poor parish, seemed very well satisfied to have matters so arranged, and rather proud than otherwise of belonging to Ellen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Her father began to smile upon her, though he muttered complaints of there being so many changes always going on that none of them ever knew when they were settled.
there
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From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her father began to smile upon her, though he muttered complaints of there being so many changes always going on that none of them ever knew when they were settled.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Her father began to smile upon her, though he muttered complaints of there being so many changes always going on that none of them ever knew when they were settled.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
together
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From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
toiled
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From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
up
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From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her father began to smile upon her, though he muttered complaints of there being so many changes always going on that none of them ever knew when they were settled.
very
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From this reading Her step-mother, though still hinting that the girl knew what she was about when she was in such a hurry to come away from a poor parish, seemed very well satisfied to have matters so arranged, and rather proud than otherwise of belonging to Ellen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
wedding
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From this reading Ellen’s wedding day drew near.
well
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From this reading Her step-mother, though still hinting that the girl knew what she was about when she was in such a hurry to come away from a poor parish, seemed very well satisfied to have matters so arranged, and rather proud than otherwise of belonging to Ellen.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her father began to smile upon her, though he muttered complaints of there being so many changes always going on that none of them ever knew when they were settled.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Her step-mother, though still hinting that the girl knew what she was about when she was in such a hurry to come away from a poor parish, seemed very well satisfied to have matters so arranged, and rather proud than otherwise of belonging to Ellen.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Her father began to smile upon her, though he muttered complaints of there being so many changes always going on that none of them ever knew when they were settled.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Frank and Harry Moore had toiled together at spare hours to erect and fit up a convenient dwelling; and there was no fear whatever but that she and her husband would be amply supplied with all the necessaries and many of the comforts of life.
