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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 A PATRON OF CHARITY Lady Sybil Crotin was not a popular woman.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A thin, angular woman, with pale green eyes and straight, tight lips, she had never been beautiful, but five or six years in an uncongenial environment had hardened and wasted her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was conscious that she had married beneath her--more conscious lately that there had been no necessity to make the marriage, and she had grown a little soured.
angular
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From this reading A thin, angular woman, with pale green eyes and straight, tight lips, she had never been beautiful, but five or six years in an uncongenial environment had hardened and wasted her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She made a point of spending at least six months of the year away from Yorkshire, and came back with protest at her lot written visibly upon her face.
away
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From this reading She made a point of spending at least six months of the year away from Yorkshire, and came back with protest at her lot written visibly upon her face.
back
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From this reading She made a point of spending at least six months of the year away from Yorkshire, and came back with protest at her lot written visibly upon her face.
beautiful
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From this reading A thin, angular woman, with pale green eyes and straight, tight lips, she had never been beautiful, but five or six years in an uncongenial environment had hardened and wasted her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was conscious that she had married beneath her--more conscious lately that there had been no necessity to make the marriage, and she had grown a little soured.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading She was conscious that she had married beneath her--more conscious lately that there had been no necessity to make the marriage, and she had grown a little soured.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A thin, angular woman, with pale green eyes and straight, tight lips, she had never been beautiful, but five or six years in an uncongenial environment had hardened and wasted her.
came
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From this reading She made a point of spending at least six months of the year away from Yorkshire, and came back with protest at her lot written visibly upon her face.
castle
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From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
CHARITY
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From this reading A PATRON OF CHARITY Lady Sybil Crotin was not a popular woman.
conscious
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From this reading She was conscious that she had married beneath her--more conscious lately that there had been no necessity to make the marriage, and she had grown a little soured.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
Crotin
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From this reading A PATRON OF CHARITY Lady Sybil Crotin was not a popular woman.
described
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From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
despised
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From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
environment
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From this reading A thin, angular woman, with pale green eyes and straight, tight lips, she had never been beautiful, but five or six years in an uncongenial environment had hardened and wasted her.
eyes
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From this reading A thin, angular woman, with pale green eyes and straight, tight lips, she had never been beautiful, but five or six years in an uncongenial environment had hardened and wasted her.
face
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From this reading She made a point of spending at least six months of the year away from Yorkshire, and came back with protest at her lot written visibly upon her face.
feminine
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From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
feudal
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From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
five
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From this reading A thin, angular woman, with pale green eyes and straight, tight lips, she had never been beautiful, but five or six years in an uncongenial environment had hardened and wasted her.
flamboyant
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From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
friends
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From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She made a point of spending at least six months of the year away from Yorkshire, and came back with protest at her lot written visibly upon her face.
green
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From this reading A thin, angular woman, with pale green eyes and straight, tight lips, she had never been beautiful, but five or six years in an uncongenial environment had hardened and wasted her.
grown
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From this reading She was conscious that she had married beneath her--more conscious lately that there had been no necessity to make the marriage, and she had grown a little soured.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was conscious that she had married beneath her--more conscious lately that there had been no necessity to make the marriage, and she had grown a little soured.
hardened
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From this reading A thin, angular woman, with pale green eyes and straight, tight lips, she had never been beautiful, but five or six years in an uncongenial environment had hardened and wasted her.
hated
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From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was conscious that she had married beneath her--more conscious lately that there had been no necessity to make the marriage, and she had grown a little soured.
home
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From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
homely
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From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
horror
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From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
husband's
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From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A thin, angular woman, with pale green eyes and straight, tight lips, she had never been beautiful, but five or six years in an uncongenial environment had hardened and wasted her.
Lady
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From this reading A PATRON OF CHARITY Lady Sybil Crotin was not a popular woman.
lately
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From this reading She was conscious that she had married beneath her--more conscious lately that there had been no necessity to make the marriage, and she had grown a little soured.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She made a point of spending at least six months of the year away from Yorkshire, and came back with protest at her lot written visibly upon her face.
lips
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From this reading A thin, angular woman, with pale green eyes and straight, tight lips, she had never been beautiful, but five or six years in an uncongenial environment had hardened and wasted her.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was conscious that she had married beneath her--more conscious lately that there had been no necessity to make the marriage, and she had grown a little soured.
loathed
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From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
local
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From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
lord
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From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
lot
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From this reading She made a point of spending at least six months of the year away from Yorkshire, and came back with protest at her lot written visibly upon her face.
made
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From this reading She made a point of spending at least six months of the year away from Yorkshire, and came back with protest at her lot written visibly upon her face.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was conscious that she had married beneath her--more conscious lately that there had been no necessity to make the marriage, and she had grown a little soured.
marriage
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From this reading She was conscious that she had married beneath her--more conscious lately that there had been no necessity to make the marriage, and she had grown a little soured.
married
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From this reading She was conscious that she had married beneath her--more conscious lately that there had been no necessity to make the marriage, and she had grown a little soured.
master's
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From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
millionaires
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From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
mix
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From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
months
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From this reading She made a point of spending at least six months of the year away from Yorkshire, and came back with protest at her lot written visibly upon her face.
more
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From this reading She was conscious that she had married beneath her--more conscious lately that there had been no necessity to make the marriage, and she had grown a little soured.
necessity
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From this reading She was conscious that she had married beneath her--more conscious lately that there had been no necessity to make the marriage, and she had grown a little soured.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She was conscious that she had married beneath her--more conscious lately that there had been no necessity to make the marriage, and she had grown a little soured.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A PATRON OF CHARITY Lady Sybil Crotin was not a popular woman.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PATRON OF CHARITY Lady Sybil Crotin was not a popular woman.
openly
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From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A thin, angular woman, with pale green eyes and straight, tight lips, she had never been beautiful, but five or six years in an uncongenial environment had hardened and wasted her.
pale
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From this reading A thin, angular woman, with pale green eyes and straight, tight lips, she had never been beautiful, but five or six years in an uncongenial environment had hardened and wasted her.
PATRON
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From this reading A PATRON OF CHARITY Lady Sybil Crotin was not a popular woman.
picture-palace
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From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading She made a point of spending at least six months of the year away from Yorkshire, and came back with protest at her lot written visibly upon her face.
popular
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From this reading A PATRON OF CHARITY Lady Sybil Crotin was not a popular woman.
professed
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From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
protest
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From this reading She made a point of spending at least six months of the year away from Yorkshire, and came back with protest at her lot written visibly upon her face.
relatives
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From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was conscious that she had married beneath her--more conscious lately that there had been no necessity to make the marriage, and she had grown a little soured.
six
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From this reading She made a point of spending at least six months of the year away from Yorkshire, and came back with protest at her lot written visibly upon her face.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
soured
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From this reading She was conscious that she had married beneath her--more conscious lately that there had been no necessity to make the marriage, and she had grown a little soured.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She made a point of spending at least six months of the year away from Yorkshire, and came back with protest at her lot written visibly upon her face.
straight
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From this reading A thin, angular woman, with pale green eyes and straight, tight lips, she had never been beautiful, but five or six years in an uncongenial environment had hardened and wasted her.
surrounded
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From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
Sybil
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From this reading A PATRON OF CHARITY Lady Sybil Crotin was not a popular woman.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was conscious that she had married beneath her--more conscious lately that there had been no necessity to make the marriage, and she had grown a little soured.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was conscious that she had married beneath her--more conscious lately that there had been no necessity to make the marriage, and she had grown a little soured.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
there
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From this reading She was conscious that she had married beneath her--more conscious lately that there had been no necessity to make the marriage, and she had grown a little soured.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading A thin, angular woman, with pale green eyes and straight, tight lips, she had never been beautiful, but five or six years in an uncongenial environment had hardened and wasted her.
tight
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From this reading A thin, angular woman, with pale green eyes and straight, tight lips, she had never been beautiful, but five or six years in an uncongenial environment had hardened and wasted her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was conscious that she had married beneath her--more conscious lately that there had been no necessity to make the marriage, and she had grown a little soured.
uncongenial
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From this reading A thin, angular woman, with pale green eyes and straight, tight lips, she had never been beautiful, but five or six years in an uncongenial environment had hardened and wasted her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She made a point of spending at least six months of the year away from Yorkshire, and came back with protest at her lot written visibly upon her face.
visibly
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From this reading She made a point of spending at least six months of the year away from Yorkshire, and came back with protest at her lot written visibly upon her face.
vulgarities
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From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A PATRON OF CHARITY Lady Sybil Crotin was not a popular woman.
wasted
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From this reading A thin, angular woman, with pale green eyes and straight, tight lips, she had never been beautiful, but five or six years in an uncongenial environment had hardened and wasted her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
wives
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From this reading She could never mix with the homely wives of local millionaires; she professed a horror of the vulgarities with which she was surrounded, hated and loathed her lord and master's flamboyant home, which she described as something between a feudal castle and a picture-palace; and openly despised her husband's friends and their feminine relatives.
woman
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From this reading A PATRON OF CHARITY Lady Sybil Crotin was not a popular woman.
written
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From this reading She made a point of spending at least six months of the year away from Yorkshire, and came back with protest at her lot written visibly upon her face.
year
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From this reading She made a point of spending at least six months of the year away from Yorkshire, and came back with protest at her lot written visibly upon her face.
years
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From this reading A thin, angular woman, with pale green eyes and straight, tight lips, she had never been beautiful, but five or six years in an uncongenial environment had hardened and wasted her.
Yorkshire
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From this reading She made a point of spending at least six months of the year away from Yorkshire, and came back with protest at her lot written visibly upon her face.
