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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 Linda Tressel, before she had gone to bed on that night which she had passed at Augsburg, had written a short note which was to be delivered, if such delivery should be possible, to Ludovic Valcarm.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The condition of her lover had, of course, been an added trouble to those which were more especially her own.
alive
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From this reading During the last three or four hours which she had passed with him in the train her tenderness for him had been numbed by her own sufferings, and she had allowed herself for a while to think that he was not sufficiently alive to the great sacrifice she was making on his behalf.
allowed
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From this reading During the last three or four hours which she had passed with him in the train her tenderness for him had been numbed by her own sufferings, and she had allowed herself for a while to think that he was not sufficiently alive to the great sacrifice she was making on his behalf.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The condition of her lover had, of course, been an added trouble to those which were more especially her own.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During the last three or four hours which she had passed with him in the train her tenderness for him had been numbed by her own sufferings, and she had allowed herself for a while to think that he was not sufficiently alive to the great sacrifice she was making on his behalf.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But when he was removed from her, and had been taken, as she well knew, to the prison of the city, something of the softness of her love returned to her, and she tried to persuade herself that she owed to him that duty which a wife would owe.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Linda Tressel, before she had gone to bed on that night which she had passed at Augsburg, had written a short note which was to be delivered, if such delivery should be possible, to Ludovic Valcarm.
Augsburg
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From this reading Linda Tressel, before she had gone to bed on that night which she had passed at Augsburg, had written a short note which was to be delivered, if such delivery should be possible, to Ludovic Valcarm.
back
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From this reading When she spoke to Fanny on the subject, she declared that even if it were possible to her she would not go back to Ludovic.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Linda Tressel, before she had gone to bed on that night which she had passed at Augsburg, had written a short note which was to be delivered, if such delivery should be possible, to Ludovic Valcarm.
bed
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From this reading Linda Tressel, before she had gone to bed on that night which she had passed at Augsburg, had written a short note which was to be delivered, if such delivery should be possible, to Ludovic Valcarm.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The condition of her lover had, of course, been an added trouble to those which were more especially her own.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Linda Tressel, before she had gone to bed on that night which she had passed at Augsburg, had written a short note which was to be delivered, if such delivery should be possible, to Ludovic Valcarm.
behalf
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From this reading During the last three or four hours which she had passed with him in the train her tenderness for him had been numbed by her own sufferings, and she had allowed herself for a while to think that he was not sufficiently alive to the great sacrifice she was making on his behalf.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when he was removed from her, and had been taken, as she well knew, to the prison of the city, something of the softness of her love returned to her, and she tried to persuade herself that she owed to him that duty which a wife would owe.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading During the last three or four hours which she had passed with him in the train her tenderness for him had been numbed by her own sufferings, and she had allowed herself for a while to think that he was not sufficiently alive to the great sacrifice she was making on his behalf.
city
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From this reading But when he was removed from her, and had been taken, as she well knew, to the prison of the city, something of the softness of her love returned to her, and she tried to persuade herself that she owed to him that duty which a wife would owe.
condition
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From this reading The condition of her lover had, of course, been an added trouble to those which were more especially her own.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The condition of her lover had, of course, been an added trouble to those which were more especially her own.
declared
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From this reading When she spoke to Fanny on the subject, she declared that even if it were possible to her she would not go back to Ludovic.
delivered
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From this reading Linda Tressel, before she had gone to bed on that night which she had passed at Augsburg, had written a short note which was to be delivered, if such delivery should be possible, to Ludovic Valcarm.
delivery
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From this reading Linda Tressel, before she had gone to bed on that night which she had passed at Augsburg, had written a short note which was to be delivered, if such delivery should be possible, to Ludovic Valcarm.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the last three or four hours which she had passed with him in the train her tenderness for him had been numbed by her own sufferings, and she had allowed herself for a while to think that he was not sufficiently alive to the great sacrifice she was making on his behalf.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading But when he was removed from her, and had been taken, as she well knew, to the prison of the city, something of the softness of her love returned to her, and she tried to persuade herself that she owed to him that duty which a wife would owe.
especially
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From this reading The condition of her lover had, of course, been an added trouble to those which were more especially her own.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she spoke to Fanny on the subject, she declared that even if it were possible to her she would not go back to Ludovic.
Fanny
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From this reading When she spoke to Fanny on the subject, she declared that even if it were possible to her she would not go back to Ludovic.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading During the last three or four hours which she had passed with him in the train her tenderness for him had been numbed by her own sufferings, and she had allowed herself for a while to think that he was not sufficiently alive to the great sacrifice she was making on his behalf.
four
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From this reading During the last three or four hours which she had passed with him in the train her tenderness for him had been numbed by her own sufferings, and she had allowed herself for a while to think that he was not sufficiently alive to the great sacrifice she was making on his behalf.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But when he was removed from her, and had been taken, as she well knew, to the prison of the city, something of the softness of her love returned to her, and she tried to persuade herself that she owed to him that duty which a wife would owe.
go
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From this reading When she spoke to Fanny on the subject, she declared that even if it were possible to her she would not go back to Ludovic.
gone
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From this reading Linda Tressel, before she had gone to bed on that night which she had passed at Augsburg, had written a short note which was to be delivered, if such delivery should be possible, to Ludovic Valcarm.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the last three or four hours which she had passed with him in the train her tenderness for him had been numbed by her own sufferings, and she had allowed herself for a while to think that he was not sufficiently alive to the great sacrifice she was making on his behalf.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Linda Tressel, before she had gone to bed on that night which she had passed at Augsburg, had written a short note which was to be delivered, if such delivery should be possible, to Ludovic Valcarm.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During the last three or four hours which she had passed with him in the train her tenderness for him had been numbed by her own sufferings, and she had allowed herself for a while to think that he was not sufficiently alive to the great sacrifice she was making on his behalf.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The condition of her lover had, of course, been an added trouble to those which were more especially her own.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading During the last three or four hours which she had passed with him in the train her tenderness for him had been numbed by her own sufferings, and she had allowed herself for a while to think that he was not sufficiently alive to the great sacrifice she was making on his behalf.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading During the last three or four hours which she had passed with him in the train her tenderness for him had been numbed by her own sufferings, and she had allowed herself for a while to think that he was not sufficiently alive to the great sacrifice she was making on his behalf.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading During the last three or four hours which she had passed with him in the train her tenderness for him had been numbed by her own sufferings, and she had allowed herself for a while to think that he was not sufficiently alive to the great sacrifice she was making on his behalf.
hours
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From this reading During the last three or four hours which she had passed with him in the train her tenderness for him had been numbed by her own sufferings, and she had allowed herself for a while to think that he was not sufficiently alive to the great sacrifice she was making on his behalf.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Linda Tressel, before she had gone to bed on that night which she had passed at Augsburg, had written a short note which was to be delivered, if such delivery should be possible, to Ludovic Valcarm.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During the last three or four hours which she had passed with him in the train her tenderness for him had been numbed by her own sufferings, and she had allowed herself for a while to think that he was not sufficiently alive to the great sacrifice she was making on his behalf.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When she spoke to Fanny on the subject, she declared that even if it were possible to her she would not go back to Ludovic.
knew
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From this reading But when he was removed from her, and had been taken, as she well knew, to the prison of the city, something of the softness of her love returned to her, and she tried to persuade herself that she owed to him that duty which a wife would owe.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the last three or four hours which she had passed with him in the train her tenderness for him had been numbed by her own sufferings, and she had allowed herself for a while to think that he was not sufficiently alive to the great sacrifice she was making on his behalf.
Linda
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From this reading Linda Tressel, before she had gone to bed on that night which she had passed at Augsburg, had written a short note which was to be delivered, if such delivery should be possible, to Ludovic Valcarm.
love
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From this reading But when he was removed from her, and had been taken, as she well knew, to the prison of the city, something of the softness of her love returned to her, and she tried to persuade herself that she owed to him that duty which a wife would owe.
lover
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From this reading The condition of her lover had, of course, been an added trouble to those which were more especially her own.
Ludovic
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From this reading Linda Tressel, before she had gone to bed on that night which she had passed at Augsburg, had written a short note which was to be delivered, if such delivery should be possible, to Ludovic Valcarm.
making
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From this reading During the last three or four hours which she had passed with him in the train her tenderness for him had been numbed by her own sufferings, and she had allowed herself for a while to think that he was not sufficiently alive to the great sacrifice she was making on his behalf.
more
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From this reading The condition of her lover had, of course, been an added trouble to those which were more especially her own.
night
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From this reading Linda Tressel, before she had gone to bed on that night which she had passed at Augsburg, had written a short note which was to be delivered, if such delivery should be possible, to Ludovic Valcarm.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading During the last three or four hours which she had passed with him in the train her tenderness for him had been numbed by her own sufferings, and she had allowed herself for a while to think that he was not sufficiently alive to the great sacrifice she was making on his behalf.
note
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From this reading Linda Tressel, before she had gone to bed on that night which she had passed at Augsburg, had written a short note which was to be delivered, if such delivery should be possible, to Ludovic Valcarm.
numbed
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From this reading During the last three or four hours which she had passed with him in the train her tenderness for him had been numbed by her own sufferings, and she had allowed herself for a while to think that he was not sufficiently alive to the great sacrifice she was making on his behalf.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The condition of her lover had, of course, been an added trouble to those which were more especially her own.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Linda Tressel, before she had gone to bed on that night which she had passed at Augsburg, had written a short note which was to be delivered, if such delivery should be possible, to Ludovic Valcarm.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading During the last three or four hours which she had passed with him in the train her tenderness for him had been numbed by her own sufferings, and she had allowed herself for a while to think that he was not sufficiently alive to the great sacrifice she was making on his behalf.
owe
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From this reading But when he was removed from her, and had been taken, as she well knew, to the prison of the city, something of the softness of her love returned to her, and she tried to persuade herself that she owed to him that duty which a wife would owe.
owed
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From this reading But when he was removed from her, and had been taken, as she well knew, to the prison of the city, something of the softness of her love returned to her, and she tried to persuade herself that she owed to him that duty which a wife would owe.
own
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From this reading The condition of her lover had, of course, been an added trouble to those which were more especially her own.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Linda Tressel, before she had gone to bed on that night which she had passed at Augsburg, had written a short note which was to be delivered, if such delivery should be possible, to Ludovic Valcarm.
persuade
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From this reading But when he was removed from her, and had been taken, as she well knew, to the prison of the city, something of the softness of her love returned to her, and she tried to persuade herself that she owed to him that duty which a wife would owe.
possible
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From this reading Linda Tressel, before she had gone to bed on that night which she had passed at Augsburg, had written a short note which was to be delivered, if such delivery should be possible, to Ludovic Valcarm.
prison
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From this reading But when he was removed from her, and had been taken, as she well knew, to the prison of the city, something of the softness of her love returned to her, and she tried to persuade herself that she owed to him that duty which a wife would owe.
removed
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From this reading But when he was removed from her, and had been taken, as she well knew, to the prison of the city, something of the softness of her love returned to her, and she tried to persuade herself that she owed to him that duty which a wife would owe.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But when he was removed from her, and had been taken, as she well knew, to the prison of the city, something of the softness of her love returned to her, and she tried to persuade herself that she owed to him that duty which a wife would owe.
sacrifice
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From this reading During the last three or four hours which she had passed with him in the train her tenderness for him had been numbed by her own sufferings, and she had allowed herself for a while to think that he was not sufficiently alive to the great sacrifice she was making on his behalf.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Linda Tressel, before she had gone to bed on that night which she had passed at Augsburg, had written a short note which was to be delivered, if such delivery should be possible, to Ludovic Valcarm.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Linda Tressel, before she had gone to bed on that night which she had passed at Augsburg, had written a short note which was to be delivered, if such delivery should be possible, to Ludovic Valcarm.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Linda Tressel, before she had gone to bed on that night which she had passed at Augsburg, had written a short note which was to be delivered, if such delivery should be possible, to Ludovic Valcarm.
softness
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From this reading But when he was removed from her, and had been taken, as she well knew, to the prison of the city, something of the softness of her love returned to her, and she tried to persuade herself that she owed to him that duty which a wife would owe.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But when he was removed from her, and had been taken, as she well knew, to the prison of the city, something of the softness of her love returned to her, and she tried to persuade herself that she owed to him that duty which a wife would owe.
spoke
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From this reading When she spoke to Fanny on the subject, she declared that even if it were possible to her she would not go back to Ludovic.
subject
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From this reading When she spoke to Fanny on the subject, she declared that even if it were possible to her she would not go back to Ludovic.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Linda Tressel, before she had gone to bed on that night which she had passed at Augsburg, had written a short note which was to be delivered, if such delivery should be possible, to Ludovic Valcarm.
sufferings
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From this reading During the last three or four hours which she had passed with him in the train her tenderness for him had been numbed by her own sufferings, and she had allowed herself for a while to think that he was not sufficiently alive to the great sacrifice she was making on his behalf.
sufficiently
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From this reading During the last three or four hours which she had passed with him in the train her tenderness for him had been numbed by her own sufferings, and she had allowed herself for a while to think that he was not sufficiently alive to the great sacrifice she was making on his behalf.
taken
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From this reading But when he was removed from her, and had been taken, as she well knew, to the prison of the city, something of the softness of her love returned to her, and she tried to persuade herself that she owed to him that duty which a wife would owe.
tenderness
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From this reading During the last three or four hours which she had passed with him in the train her tenderness for him had been numbed by her own sufferings, and she had allowed herself for a while to think that he was not sufficiently alive to the great sacrifice she was making on his behalf.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Linda Tressel, before she had gone to bed on that night which she had passed at Augsburg, had written a short note which was to be delivered, if such delivery should be possible, to Ludovic Valcarm.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The condition of her lover had, of course, been an added trouble to those which were more especially her own.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the last three or four hours which she had passed with him in the train her tenderness for him had been numbed by her own sufferings, and she had allowed herself for a while to think that he was not sufficiently alive to the great sacrifice she was making on his behalf.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The condition of her lover had, of course, been an added trouble to those which were more especially her own.
three
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From this reading During the last three or four hours which she had passed with him in the train her tenderness for him had been numbed by her own sufferings, and she had allowed herself for a while to think that he was not sufficiently alive to the great sacrifice she was making on his behalf.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Linda Tressel, before she had gone to bed on that night which she had passed at Augsburg, had written a short note which was to be delivered, if such delivery should be possible, to Ludovic Valcarm.
train
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From this reading During the last three or four hours which she had passed with him in the train her tenderness for him had been numbed by her own sufferings, and she had allowed herself for a while to think that he was not sufficiently alive to the great sacrifice she was making on his behalf.
Tressel
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From this reading Linda Tressel, before she had gone to bed on that night which she had passed at Augsburg, had written a short note which was to be delivered, if such delivery should be possible, to Ludovic Valcarm.
tried
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From this reading But when he was removed from her, and had been taken, as she well knew, to the prison of the city, something of the softness of her love returned to her, and she tried to persuade herself that she owed to him that duty which a wife would owe.
trouble
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From this reading The condition of her lover had, of course, been an added trouble to those which were more especially her own.
Valcarm
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From this reading Linda Tressel, before she had gone to bed on that night which she had passed at Augsburg, had written a short note which was to be delivered, if such delivery should be possible, to Ludovic Valcarm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Linda Tressel, before she had gone to bed on that night which she had passed at Augsburg, had written a short note which was to be delivered, if such delivery should be possible, to Ludovic Valcarm.
well
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From this reading But when he was removed from her, and had been taken, as she well knew, to the prison of the city, something of the softness of her love returned to her, and she tried to persuade herself that she owed to him that duty which a wife would owe.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The condition of her lover had, of course, been an added trouble to those which were more especially her own.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when he was removed from her, and had been taken, as she well knew, to the prison of the city, something of the softness of her love returned to her, and she tried to persuade herself that she owed to him that duty which a wife would owe.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Linda Tressel, before she had gone to bed on that night which she had passed at Augsburg, had written a short note which was to be delivered, if such delivery should be possible, to Ludovic Valcarm.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading During the last three or four hours which she had passed with him in the train her tenderness for him had been numbed by her own sufferings, and she had allowed herself for a while to think that he was not sufficiently alive to the great sacrifice she was making on his behalf.
wife
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From this reading But when he was removed from her, and had been taken, as she well knew, to the prison of the city, something of the softness of her love returned to her, and she tried to persuade herself that she owed to him that duty which a wife would owe.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading During the last three or four hours which she had passed with him in the train her tenderness for him had been numbed by her own sufferings, and she had allowed herself for a while to think that he was not sufficiently alive to the great sacrifice she was making on his behalf.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But when he was removed from her, and had been taken, as she well knew, to the prison of the city, something of the softness of her love returned to her, and she tried to persuade herself that she owed to him that duty which a wife would owe.
written
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From this reading Linda Tressel, before she had gone to bed on that night which she had passed at Augsburg, had written a short note which was to be delivered, if such delivery should be possible, to Ludovic Valcarm.
