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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 Decidedly he was a coward, with all his brawn and inches; for he dared not protest straight-forwardly that all was not settled.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was not until mid-day that he suddenly became a brave man--about five minutes after the arrival of Deborah Pennycuick.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was not until mid-day that he suddenly became a brave man--about five minutes after the arrival of Deborah Pennycuick.
all
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From this reading Decidedly he was a coward, with all his brawn and inches; for he dared not protest straight-forwardly that all was not settled.
aloft
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From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
also
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From this reading He certainly told himself that he did not know what to do, but he also told himself that he would be a fool to do practically the same thing that he had done before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Decidedly he was a coward, with all his brawn and inches; for he dared not protest straight-forwardly that all was not settled.
arms
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From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
arrival
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From this reading It was not until mid-day that he suddenly became a brave man--about five minutes after the arrival of Deborah Pennycuick.
baby
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From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He certainly told himself that he did not know what to do, but he also told himself that he would be a fool to do practically the same thing that he had done before.
bearing
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From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
became
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From this reading It was not until mid-day that he suddenly became a brave man--about five minutes after the arrival of Deborah Pennycuick.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He certainly told himself that he did not know what to do, but he also told himself that he would be a fool to do practically the same thing that he had done before.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
brave
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From this reading It was not until mid-day that he suddenly became a brave man--about five minutes after the arrival of Deborah Pennycuick.
brawn
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From this reading Decidedly he was a coward, with all his brawn and inches; for he dared not protest straight-forwardly that all was not settled.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He certainly told himself that he did not know what to do, but he also told himself that he would be a fool to do practically the same thing that he had done before.
certainly
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From this reading He certainly told himself that he did not know what to do, but he also told himself that he would be a fool to do practically the same thing that he had done before.
clear
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From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
clearly
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From this reading He passed a sleepless night, poor fellow, cogitating the matter; and in the morning, when the moon was gone, saw clearly himself where the path of prudence lay.
cogitating
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From this reading He passed a sleepless night, poor fellow, cogitating the matter; and in the morning, when the moon was gone, saw clearly himself where the path of prudence lay.
courage
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From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
coward
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From this reading Decidedly he was a coward, with all his brawn and inches; for he dared not protest straight-forwardly that all was not settled.
dared
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From this reading Decidedly he was a coward, with all his brawn and inches; for he dared not protest straight-forwardly that all was not settled.
Deborah
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From this reading It was not until mid-day that he suddenly became a brave man--about five minutes after the arrival of Deborah Pennycuick.
Decidedly
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From this reading Decidedly he was a coward, with all his brawn and inches; for he dared not protest straight-forwardly that all was not settled.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He certainly told himself that he did not know what to do, but he also told himself that he would be a fool to do practically the same thing that he had done before.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He certainly told himself that he did not know what to do, but he also told himself that he would be a fool to do practically the same thing that he had done before.
dog-chain
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From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He certainly told himself that he did not know what to do, but he also told himself that he would be a fool to do practically the same thing that he had done before.
dragging
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From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
enthusiasm
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From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
fellow
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From this reading He passed a sleepless night, poor fellow, cogitating the matter; and in the morning, when the moon was gone, saw clearly himself where the path of prudence lay.
five
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From this reading It was not until mid-day that he suddenly became a brave man--about five minutes after the arrival of Deborah Pennycuick.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He certainly told himself that he did not know what to do, but he also told himself that he would be a fool to do practically the same thing that he had done before.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Decidedly he was a coward, with all his brawn and inches; for he dared not protest straight-forwardly that all was not settled.
gone
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From this reading He passed a sleepless night, poor fellow, cogitating the matter; and in the morning, when the moon was gone, saw clearly himself where the path of prudence lay.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He certainly told himself that he did not know what to do, but he also told himself that he would be a fool to do practically the same thing that he had done before.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Decidedly he was a coward, with all his brawn and inches; for he dared not protest straight-forwardly that all was not settled.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He certainly told himself that he did not know what to do, but he also told himself that he would be a fool to do practically the same thing that he had done before.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Decidedly he was a coward, with all his brawn and inches; for he dared not protest straight-forwardly that all was not settled.
imagination
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From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He passed a sleepless night, poor fellow, cogitating the matter; and in the morning, when the moon was gone, saw clearly himself where the path of prudence lay.
inches
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From this reading Decidedly he was a coward, with all his brawn and inches; for he dared not protest straight-forwardly that all was not settled.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He certainly told himself that he did not know what to do, but he also told himself that he would be a fool to do practically the same thing that he had done before.
lacked
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From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
lay
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From this reading He passed a sleepless night, poor fellow, cogitating the matter; and in the morning, when the moon was gone, saw clearly himself where the path of prudence lay.
laying
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From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
man
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From this reading It was not until mid-day that he suddenly became a brave man--about five minutes after the arrival of Deborah Pennycuick.
marching
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From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
matter
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From this reading He passed a sleepless night, poor fellow, cogitating the matter; and in the morning, when the moon was gone, saw clearly himself where the path of prudence lay.
mid-day
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From this reading It was not until mid-day that he suddenly became a brave man--about five minutes after the arrival of Deborah Pennycuick.
minutes
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From this reading It was not until mid-day that he suddenly became a brave man--about five minutes after the arrival of Deborah Pennycuick.
Miss
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From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
moon
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From this reading He passed a sleepless night, poor fellow, cogitating the matter; and in the morning, when the moon was gone, saw clearly himself where the path of prudence lay.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He passed a sleepless night, poor fellow, cogitating the matter; and in the morning, when the moon was gone, saw clearly himself where the path of prudence lay.
night
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From this reading He passed a sleepless night, poor fellow, cogitating the matter; and in the morning, when the moon was gone, saw clearly himself where the path of prudence lay.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Decidedly he was a coward, with all his brawn and inches; for he dared not protest straight-forwardly that all was not settled.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He passed a sleepless night, poor fellow, cogitating the matter; and in the morning, when the moon was gone, saw clearly himself where the path of prudence lay.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
out
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From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
own
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From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He passed a sleepless night, poor fellow, cogitating the matter; and in the morning, when the moon was gone, saw clearly himself where the path of prudence lay.
path
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From this reading He passed a sleepless night, poor fellow, cogitating the matter; and in the morning, when the moon was gone, saw clearly himself where the path of prudence lay.
Pennycuick
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From this reading It was not until mid-day that he suddenly became a brave man--about five minutes after the arrival of Deborah Pennycuick.
pictured
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From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He passed a sleepless night, poor fellow, cogitating the matter; and in the morning, when the moon was gone, saw clearly himself where the path of prudence lay.
practically
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From this reading He certainly told himself that he did not know what to do, but he also told himself that he would be a fool to do practically the same thing that he had done before.
presently
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From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
protest
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From this reading Decidedly he was a coward, with all his brawn and inches; for he dared not protest straight-forwardly that all was not settled.
prudence
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From this reading He passed a sleepless night, poor fellow, cogitating the matter; and in the morning, when the moon was gone, saw clearly himself where the path of prudence lay.
road
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From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He certainly told himself that he did not know what to do, but he also told himself that he would be a fool to do practically the same thing that he had done before.
saw
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From this reading He passed a sleepless night, poor fellow, cogitating the matter; and in the morning, when the moon was gone, saw clearly himself where the path of prudence lay.
settled
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From this reading Decidedly he was a coward, with all his brawn and inches; for he dared not protest straight-forwardly that all was not settled.
sleepless
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From this reading He passed a sleepless night, poor fellow, cogitating the matter; and in the morning, when the moon was gone, saw clearly himself where the path of prudence lay.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
straight-forwardly
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From this reading Decidedly he was a coward, with all his brawn and inches; for he dared not protest straight-forwardly that all was not settled.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was not until mid-day that he suddenly became a brave man--about five minutes after the arrival of Deborah Pennycuick.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Decidedly he was a coward, with all his brawn and inches; for he dared not protest straight-forwardly that all was not settled.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He certainly told himself that he did not know what to do, but he also told himself that he would be a fool to do practically the same thing that he had done before.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He certainly told himself that he did not know what to do, but he also told himself that he would be a fool to do practically the same thing that he had done before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He certainly told himself that he did not know what to do, but he also told himself that he would be a fool to do practically the same thing that he had done before.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He certainly told himself that he did not know what to do, but he also told himself that he would be a fool to do practically the same thing that he had done before.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not until mid-day that he suddenly became a brave man--about five minutes after the arrival of Deborah Pennycuick.
Urquhart
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From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Decidedly he was a coward, with all his brawn and inches; for he dared not protest straight-forwardly that all was not settled.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He certainly told himself that he did not know what to do, but he also told himself that he would be a fool to do practically the same thing that he had done before.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He passed a sleepless night, poor fellow, cogitating the matter; and in the morning, when the moon was gone, saw clearly himself where the path of prudence lay.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He passed a sleepless night, poor fellow, cogitating the matter; and in the morning, when the moon was gone, saw clearly himself where the path of prudence lay.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Still he lacked courage to make it clear to Miss Urquhart, even while he saw her laying out, with enthusiasm, that road of her own which his terrified imagination pictured her marching along presently, bearing the baby aloft in her arms, and dragging him on a dog-chain behind her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Decidedly he was a coward, with all his brawn and inches; for he dared not protest straight-forwardly that all was not settled.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He certainly told himself that he did not know what to do, but he also told himself that he would be a fool to do practically the same thing that he had done before.
