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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 "Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw;" oblivious to both past and present, recognising none of us, and taking no notice of anybody, except now and then of Edwin's little daughter, baby Louise.
all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw;" oblivious to both past and present, recognising none of us, and taking no notice of anybody, except now and then of Edwin's little daughter, baby Louise.
any
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From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading "Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw;" oblivious to both past and present, recognising none of us, and taking no notice of anybody, except now and then of Edwin's little daughter, baby Louise.
baby
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From this reading "Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw;" oblivious to both past and present, recognising none of us, and taking no notice of anybody, except now and then of Edwin's little daughter, baby Louise.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For nearly three years Lady Caroline lived in our house--if that miserable existence of hers could be called living--bedridden, fallen into second childhood:
bedridden
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From this reading For nearly three years Lady Caroline lived in our house--if that miserable existence of hers could be called living--bedridden, fallen into second childhood:
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw;" oblivious to both past and present, recognising none of us, and taking no notice of anybody, except now and then of Edwin's little daughter, baby Louise.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in process of time the gossip ceased of itself; and when, one summer day, a small decent funeral moved out of our garden gate to Enderley churchyard, all the comment was:
called
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From this reading For nearly three years Lady Caroline lived in our house--if that miserable existence of hers could be called living--bedridden, fallen into second childhood:
Caroline
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ceased
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childhood
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churchyard
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comment
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conduct
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From this reading We knew that all our neighbours talked us over, making far more than a nine days' wonder of the "very extraordinary conduct" of Mr. and Mrs. Halifax.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For nearly three years Lady Caroline lived in our house--if that miserable existence of hers could be called living--bedridden, fallen into second childhood:
daughter
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daughters
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From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
day
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days
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decent
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Edwin's
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Enderley
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From this reading But in process of time the gossip ceased of itself; and when, one summer day, a small decent funeral moved out of our garden gate to Enderley churchyard, all the comment was:
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading "Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw;" oblivious to both past and present, recognising none of us, and taking no notice of anybody, except now and then of Edwin's little daughter, baby Louise.
existence
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extraordinary
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From this reading We knew that all our neighbours talked us over, making far more than a nine days' wonder of the "very extraordinary conduct" of Mr. and Mrs. Halifax.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
fallen
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From this reading For nearly three years Lady Caroline lived in our house--if that miserable existence of hers could be called living--bedridden, fallen into second childhood:
far
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From this reading We knew that all our neighbours talked us over, making far more than a nine days' wonder of the "very extraordinary conduct" of Mr. and Mrs. Halifax.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For nearly three years Lady Caroline lived in our house--if that miserable existence of hers could be called living--bedridden, fallen into second childhood:
funeral
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From this reading But in process of time the gossip ceased of itself; and when, one summer day, a small decent funeral moved out of our garden gate to Enderley churchyard, all the comment was:
garden
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gate
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goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
gossip
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Halifax
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hardly
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From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading For nearly three years Lady Caroline lived in our house--if that miserable existence of hers could be called living--bedridden, fallen into second childhood:
hesitated
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From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
house
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From this reading For nearly three years Lady Caroline lived in our house--if that miserable existence of hers could be called living--bedridden, fallen into second childhood:
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For nearly three years Lady Caroline lived in our house--if that miserable existence of hers could be called living--bedridden, fallen into second childhood:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For nearly three years Lady Caroline lived in our house--if that miserable existence of hers could be called living--bedridden, fallen into second childhood:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For nearly three years Lady Caroline lived in our house--if that miserable existence of hers could be called living--bedridden, fallen into second childhood:
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading But in process of time the gossip ceased of itself; and when, one summer day, a small decent funeral moved out of our garden gate to Enderley churchyard, all the comment was:
knew
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Lady
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From this reading For nearly three years Lady Caroline lived in our house--if that miserable existence of hers could be called living--bedridden, fallen into second childhood:
lay
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From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw;" oblivious to both past and present, recognising none of us, and taking no notice of anybody, except now and then of Edwin's little daughter, baby Louise.
lived
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From this reading For nearly three years Lady Caroline lived in our house--if that miserable existence of hers could be called living--bedridden, fallen into second childhood:
living
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From this reading For nearly three years Lady Caroline lived in our house--if that miserable existence of hers could be called living--bedridden, fallen into second childhood:
Louise
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From this reading "Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw;" oblivious to both past and present, recognising none of us, and taking no notice of anybody, except now and then of Edwin's little daughter, baby Louise.
making
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miserable
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From this reading For nearly three years Lady Caroline lived in our house--if that miserable existence of hers could be called living--bedridden, fallen into second childhood:
more
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moved
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Mr
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Mrs
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nearly
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From this reading For nearly three years Lady Caroline lived in our house--if that miserable existence of hers could be called living--bedridden, fallen into second childhood:
neighbours
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nine
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From this reading We knew that all our neighbours talked us over, making far more than a nine days' wonder of the "very extraordinary conduct" of Mr. and Mrs. Halifax.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw;" oblivious to both past and present, recognising none of us, and taking no notice of anybody, except now and then of Edwin's little daughter, baby Louise.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw;" oblivious to both past and present, recognising none of us, and taking no notice of anybody, except now and then of Edwin's little daughter, baby Louise.
notice
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now
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From this reading "Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw;" oblivious to both past and present, recognising none of us, and taking no notice of anybody, except now and then of Edwin's little daughter, baby Louise.
oblivious
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From this reading "Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw;" oblivious to both past and present, recognising none of us, and taking no notice of anybody, except now and then of Edwin's little daughter, baby Louise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For nearly three years Lady Caroline lived in our house--if that miserable existence of hers could be called living--bedridden, fallen into second childhood:
Oldtower
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From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But in process of time the gossip ceased of itself; and when, one summer day, a small decent funeral moved out of our garden gate to Enderley churchyard, all the comment was:
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading For nearly three years Lady Caroline lived in our house--if that miserable existence of hers could be called living--bedridden, fallen into second childhood:
out
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From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We knew that all our neighbours talked us over, making far more than a nine days' wonder of the "very extraordinary conduct" of Mr. and Mrs. Halifax.
past
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From this reading "Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw;" oblivious to both past and present, recognising none of us, and taking no notice of anybody, except now and then of Edwin's little daughter, baby Louise.
PleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw;" oblivious to both past and present, recognising none of us, and taking no notice of anybody, except now and then of Edwin's little daughter, baby Louise.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
present
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From this reading "Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw;" oblivious to both past and present, recognising none of us, and taking no notice of anybody, except now and then of Edwin's little daughter, baby Louise.
process
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From this reading But in process of time the gossip ceased of itself; and when, one summer day, a small decent funeral moved out of our garden gate to Enderley churchyard, all the comment was:
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
rattle
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From this reading "Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw;" oblivious to both past and present, recognising none of us, and taking no notice of anybody, except now and then of Edwin's little daughter, baby Louise.
recognising
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From this reading "Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw;" oblivious to both past and present, recognising none of us, and taking no notice of anybody, except now and then of Edwin's little daughter, baby Louise.
roof
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From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
second
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From this reading For nearly three years Lady Caroline lived in our house--if that miserable existence of hers could be called living--bedridden, fallen into second childhood:
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
small
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From this reading But in process of time the gossip ceased of itself; and when, one summer day, a small decent funeral moved out of our garden gate to Enderley churchyard, all the comment was:
straw
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From this reading "Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw;" oblivious to both past and present, recognising none of us, and taking no notice of anybody, except now and then of Edwin's little daughter, baby Louise.
suffered
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From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
summer
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tainted
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From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
taking
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From this reading "Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw;" oblivious to both past and present, recognising none of us, and taking no notice of anybody, except now and then of Edwin's little daughter, baby Louise.
talked
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From this reading We knew that all our neighbours talked us over, making far more than a nine days' wonder of the "very extraordinary conduct" of Mr. and Mrs. Halifax.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We knew that all our neighbours talked us over, making far more than a nine days' wonder of the "very extraordinary conduct" of Mr. and Mrs. Halifax.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For nearly three years Lady Caroline lived in our house--if that miserable existence of hers could be called living--bedridden, fallen into second childhood:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We knew that all our neighbours talked us over, making far more than a nine days' wonder of the "very extraordinary conduct" of Mr. and Mrs. Halifax.
then
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From this reading "Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw;" oblivious to both past and present, recognising none of us, and taking no notice of anybody, except now and then of Edwin's little daughter, baby Louise.
three
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From this reading For nearly three years Lady Caroline lived in our house--if that miserable existence of hers could be called living--bedridden, fallen into second childhood:
tickled
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From this reading "Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw;" oblivious to both past and present, recognising none of us, and taking no notice of anybody, except now and then of Edwin's little daughter, baby Louise.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in process of time the gossip ceased of itself; and when, one summer day, a small decent funeral moved out of our garden gate to Enderley churchyard, all the comment was:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw;" oblivious to both past and present, recognising none of us, and taking no notice of anybody, except now and then of Edwin's little daughter, baby Louise.
tribe
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From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw;" oblivious to both past and present, recognising none of us, and taking no notice of anybody, except now and then of Edwin's little daughter, baby Louise.
very
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From this reading We knew that all our neighbours talked us over, making far more than a nine days' wonder of the "very extraordinary conduct" of Mr. and Mrs. Halifax.
visit
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From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But in process of time the gossip ceased of itself; and when, one summer day, a small decent funeral moved out of our garden gate to Enderley churchyard, all the comment was:
way
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From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We knew that all our neighbours talked us over, making far more than a nine days' wonder of the "very extraordinary conduct" of Mr. and Mrs. Halifax.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But in process of time the gossip ceased of itself; and when, one summer day, a small decent funeral moved out of our garden gate to Enderley churchyard, all the comment was:
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw;" oblivious to both past and present, recognising none of us, and taking no notice of anybody, except now and then of Edwin's little daughter, baby Louise.
woman
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From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
womanhood
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From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
wonder
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From this reading We knew that all our neighbours talked us over, making far more than a nine days' wonder of the "very extraordinary conduct" of Mr. and Mrs. Halifax.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
wreck
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From this reading That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
years
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From this reading For nearly three years Lady Caroline lived in our house--if that miserable existence of hers could be called living--bedridden, fallen into second childhood:
