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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 When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SIR WILLIAM AND HIS WIFE.
any
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From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
away
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From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
back
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From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
blush
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From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
bouquet
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From this reading "Come," he said, heaping them on the seat by her side, "let us gather up a bouquet for the breakfast-table.
breakfast-table
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From this reading "Come," he said, heaping them on the seat by her side, "let us gather up a bouquet for the breakfast-table.
bringing
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From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Come," he said, heaping them on the seat by her side, "let us gather up a bouquet for the breakfast-table.
came
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From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
cast
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From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
character
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From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
child
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From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come," he said, heaping them on the seat by her side, "let us gather up a bouquet for the breakfast-table.
darted
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From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
dew
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From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
down
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From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
dreamily
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From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
Elizabeth
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From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
faint
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From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
fate
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From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
flowers
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From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Come," he said, heaping them on the seat by her side, "let us gather up a bouquet for the breakfast-table.
fresh
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From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
gather
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From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
gathered
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From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
gave
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From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
harvest
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From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
heaping
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From this reading "Come," he said, heaping them on the seat by her side, "let us gather up a bouquet for the breakfast-table.
hearts
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From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SIR WILLIAM AND HIS WIFE.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Come," he said, heaping them on the seat by her side, "let us gather up a bouquet for the breakfast-table.
Lovel
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From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
made
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From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
night's
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From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
Norman
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From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
off
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From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Come," he said, heaping them on the seat by her side, "let us gather up a bouquet for the breakfast-table.
ones
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From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
other
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From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
out
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From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
own
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From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
Parris
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From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
plucked
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From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
portico
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From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
Probably
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From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
rained
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From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
rich
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From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
roses
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From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
rudely
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From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
said
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From this reading "Come," he said, heaping them on the seat by her side, "let us gather up a bouquet for the breakfast-table.
sank
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From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
sat
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From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
scattered
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From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
seat
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From this reading "Come," he said, heaping them on the seat by her side, "let us gather up a bouquet for the breakfast-table.
second
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From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
side
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From this reading "Come," he said, heaping them on the seat by her side, "let us gather up a bouquet for the breakfast-table.
SIR
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From this reading SIR WILLIAM AND HIS WIFE.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
type
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From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
unmindful
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From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
up
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From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come," he said, heaping them on the seat by her side, "let us gather up a bouquet for the breakfast-table.
watching
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From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
wet
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From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Norman Lovel darted off to gather up the roses he had plucked, and so rudely scattered, she sank down, watching him dreamily as he cast them away a second time, and gathered fresh ones, unmindful, poor child, that this might be a type of his character, and those poor flowers of her own fate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
WIFE
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From this reading SIR WILLIAM AND HIS WIFE.
WILLIAM
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From this reading SIR WILLIAM AND HIS WIFE.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He came back, bringing a rich harvest of blush roses--he never gave any other to Elizabeth--with both hands wet with the dew which rained out of their hearts.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Probably Elizabeth Parris would not have sat down in the portico, but the night's watching had made her faint.
