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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 MONTH or five weeks went by at Rosham almost without incident.
abeyance
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
accident
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From this reading By degrees Henry regained the use of his injured limb, though it was now evident that he would carry the traces of his accident to the grave in the shape of a pronounced limp.
all
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From this reading In all other respects he was bodily as well as ever he had been, though he remained much troubled in mind.
almost
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From this reading A MONTH or five weeks went by at Rosham almost without incident.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INTERLUDE.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In all other respects he was bodily as well as ever he had been, though he remained much troubled in mind.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A MONTH or five weeks went by at Rosham almost without incident.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In all other respects he was bodily as well as ever he had been, though he remained much troubled in mind.
bodily
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From this reading In all other respects he was bodily as well as ever he had been, though he remained much troubled in mind.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A MONTH or five weeks went by at Rosham almost without incident.
carry
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From this reading By degrees Henry regained the use of his injured limb, though it was now evident that he would carry the traces of his accident to the grave in the shape of a pronounced limp.
claims
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
degrees
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From this reading By degrees Henry regained the use of his injured limb, though it was now evident that he would carry the traces of his accident to the grave in the shape of a pronounced limp.
due
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
Ellen's
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
even
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
ever
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From this reading In all other respects he was bodily as well as ever he had been, though he remained much troubled in mind.
evident
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From this reading By degrees Henry regained the use of his injured limb, though it was now evident that he would carry the traces of his accident to the grave in the shape of a pronounced limp.
expenses
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
five
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From this reading A MONTH or five weeks went by at Rosham almost without incident.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
funds
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
grave
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From this reading By degrees Henry regained the use of his injured limb, though it was now evident that he would carry the traces of his accident to the grave in the shape of a pronounced limp.
Graves's
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By degrees Henry regained the use of his injured limb, though it was now evident that he would carry the traces of his accident to the grave in the shape of a pronounced limp.
Henry
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From this reading By degrees Henry regained the use of his injured limb, though it was now evident that he would carry the traces of his accident to the grave in the shape of a pronounced limp.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By degrees Henry regained the use of his injured limb, though it was now evident that he would carry the traces of his accident to the grave in the shape of a pronounced limp.
household
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
immediate
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
incident
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From this reading A MONTH or five weeks went by at Rosham almost without incident.
injured
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From this reading By degrees Henry regained the use of his injured limb, though it was now evident that he would carry the traces of his accident to the grave in the shape of a pronounced limp.
interest
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
INTERLUDE
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From this reading AN INTERLUDE.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By degrees Henry regained the use of his injured limb, though it was now evident that he would carry the traces of his accident to the grave in the shape of a pronounced limp.
jewels
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
Lady
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
limb
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From this reading By degrees Henry regained the use of his injured limb, though it was now evident that he would carry the traces of his accident to the grave in the shape of a pronounced limp.
limp
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From this reading By degrees Henry regained the use of his injured limb, though it was now evident that he would carry the traces of his accident to the grave in the shape of a pronounced limp.
meet
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading In all other respects he was bodily as well as ever he had been, though he remained much troubled in mind.
moderate
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
moment
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
money
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
MONTH
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From this reading A MONTH or five weeks went by at Rosham almost without incident.
mortgages
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
most
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
much
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From this reading In all other respects he was bodily as well as ever he had been, though he remained much troubled in mind.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
now
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From this reading By degrees Henry regained the use of his injured limb, though it was now evident that he would carry the traces of his accident to the grave in the shape of a pronounced limp.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A MONTH or five weeks went by at Rosham almost without incident.
other
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From this reading In all other respects he was bodily as well as ever he had been, though he remained much troubled in mind.
pay
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
payment
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
pressed
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
pronounced
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From this reading By degrees Henry regained the use of his injured limb, though it was now evident that he would carry the traces of his accident to the grave in the shape of a pronounced limp.
provide
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
provided
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
regained
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From this reading By degrees Henry regained the use of his injured limb, though it was now evident that he would carry the traces of his accident to the grave in the shape of a pronounced limp.
remained
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From this reading In all other respects he was bodily as well as ever he had been, though he remained much troubled in mind.
respects
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From this reading In all other respects he was bodily as well as ever he had been, though he remained much troubled in mind.
Rosham
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From this reading A MONTH or five weeks went by at Rosham almost without incident.
sale
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
scale
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
seeing
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
shape
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From this reading By degrees Henry regained the use of his injured limb, though it was now evident that he would carry the traces of his accident to the grave in the shape of a pronounced limp.
sufficient
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading By degrees Henry regained the use of his injured limb, though it was now evident that he would carry the traces of his accident to the grave in the shape of a pronounced limp.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
traces
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From this reading By degrees Henry regained the use of his injured limb, though it was now evident that he would carry the traces of his accident to the grave in the shape of a pronounced limp.
troubled
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From this reading In all other respects he was bodily as well as ever he had been, though he remained much troubled in mind.
troubles
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
trousseau
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From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
use
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From this reading By degrees Henry regained the use of his injured limb, though it was now evident that he would carry the traces of his accident to the grave in the shape of a pronounced limp.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
weeks
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From this reading A MONTH or five weeks went by at Rosham almost without incident.
well
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From this reading In all other respects he was bodily as well as ever he had been, though he remained much troubled in mind.
went
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From this reading A MONTH or five weeks went by at Rosham almost without incident.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For the moment money troubles were in abeyance, seeing that the payment of the interest due on the mortgages was not pressed, and the sale of Lady Graves’s jewels had provided sufficient funds to meet the most immediate claims, to pay household expenses, and even to provide for Ellen’s trousseau upon a moderate scale.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A MONTH or five weeks went by at Rosham almost without incident.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading By degrees Henry regained the use of his injured limb, though it was now evident that he would carry the traces of his accident to the grave in the shape of a pronounced limp.
