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Chapter XIII

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THE WILL [Part II].
FOR the next year all went prosperously with the inmates of Number Nine.
John's business increased more and more, and became altogether that of a builder.
The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.
This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.
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Opposite neighbours

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE WILL [Part II].
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FOR the next year all went prosperously with the inmates of Number Nine.
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John's business increased more and more, and became altogether that of a builder.
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The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.
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This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.”

Either determiner US /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading “The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.”

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “FOR the next year all went prosperously with the inmates of Number Nine.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE WILL [Part II].”

Terrible noun US /ˈterrible/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.”

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “FOR the next year all went prosperously with the inmates of Number Nine.”

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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 John's business increased more and more, and became altogether that of a builder.

acquaintances

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From this reading This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.

acquisition

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From this reading This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.

Agnes

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From this reading This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.

all

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From this reading FOR the next year all went prosperously with the inmates of Number Nine.

altogether

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From this reading John's business increased more and more, and became altogether that of a builder.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading John's business increased more and more, and became altogether that of a builder.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

became

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From this reading John's business increased more and more, and became altogether that of a builder.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

buggy

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From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

builder

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From this reading John's business increased more and more, and became altogether that of a builder.

business

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From this reading John's business increased more and more, and became altogether that of a builder.

contracts

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From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

establishment

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From this reading This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.

eyesore

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From this reading This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.

FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading FOR the next year all went prosperously with the inmates of Number Nine.

four

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From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.

habit

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From this reading This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

hire

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From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

horse

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From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

II

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From this reading THE WILL [Part II].

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

income

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From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

increased

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From this reading John's business increased more and more, and became altogether that of a builder.

increasing

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From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

inmates

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From this reading FOR the next year all went prosperously with the inmates of Number Nine.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

Joe

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From this reading This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.

John's

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From this reading John's business increased more and more, and became altogether that of a builder.

justified

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From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

keep

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From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

looking

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From this reading This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.

more

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From this reading John's business increased more and more, and became altogether that of a builder.

much

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From this reading This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.

necessity

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From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.

new

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From this reading This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading FOR the next year all went prosperously with the inmates of Number Nine.

Nine

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From this reading FOR the next year all went prosperously with the inmates of Number Nine.

Number

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From this reading FOR the next year all went prosperously with the inmates of Number Nine.

obliged

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From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading FOR the next year all went prosperously with the inmates of Number Nine.

once

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From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

PartnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE WILL [Part II].

persuaded

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From this reading This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.

places

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From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

prosperously

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From this reading FOR the next year all went prosperously with the inmates of Number Nine.

purchasing

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From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

rested

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From this reading This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.

splendid

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From this reading This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.

taken

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From this reading This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.

terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading John's business increased more and more, and became altogether that of a builder.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE WILL [Part II].

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

three

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From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

useful

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From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading FOR the next year all went prosperously with the inmates of Number Nine.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The number of his contracts, and the necessity of being, as it were, in three or four places at once, obliged him either to hire a horse or to keep one; and he thought his increasing income justified him in purchasing a useful horse and buggy.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading This establishment was a terrible eyesore to Agnes, who had the habit of looking at every new acquisition of her acquaintances as so much taken from herself; and she never rested till she persuaded Joe into purchasing a much more splendid establishment.

WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading THE WILL [Part II].

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading FOR the next year all went prosperously with the inmates of Number Nine.

year

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From this reading FOR the next year all went prosperously with the inmates of Number Nine.