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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 _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Anne’s heart sank lower when she heard the outer door slam, though by the time that she had reached home and had waited, dreading to hear Peter’s step, it was already sufficiently despairing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
Anne's
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From this reading Little Anne’s heart sank lower when she heard the outer door slam, though by the time that she had reached home and had waited, dreading to hear Peter’s step, it was already sufficiently despairing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To make matters worse, Mrs. Berkley had gone to lunch with Joan, leaving Bibiana, Anne’s former nurse, now serving as waitress, to see that the children were comfortable.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
Berkley
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From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
Bibiana
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From this reading To make matters worse, Mrs. Berkley had gone to lunch with Joan, leaving Bibiana, Anne’s former nurse, now serving as waitress, to see that the children were comfortable.
bitterness
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From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Little Anne’s heart sank lower when she heard the outer door slam, though by the time that she had reached home and had waited, dreading to hear Peter’s step, it was already sufficiently despairing.
certain
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From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
chained
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From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
chariot
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From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
children
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From this reading To make matters worse, Mrs. Berkley had gone to lunch with Joan, leaving Bibiana, Anne’s former nurse, now serving as waitress, to see that the children were comfortable.
city
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From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
comfortable
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From this reading To make matters worse, Mrs. Berkley had gone to lunch with Joan, leaving Bibiana, Anne’s former nurse, now serving as waitress, to see that the children were comfortable.
conquest
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From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
defrauded
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From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
despairing
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From this reading Little Anne’s heart sank lower when she heard the outer door slam, though by the time that she had reached home and had waited, dreading to hear Peter’s step, it was already sufficiently despairing.
disgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
door
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From this reading Little Anne’s heart sank lower when she heard the outer door slam, though by the time that she had reached home and had waited, dreading to hear Peter’s step, it was already sufficiently despairing.
dragged
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From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
dreading
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From this reading Little Anne’s heart sank lower when she heard the outer door slam, though by the time that she had reached home and had waited, dreading to hear Peter’s step, it was already sufficiently despairing.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
former
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From this reading To make matters worse, Mrs. Berkley had gone to lunch with Joan, leaving Bibiana, Anne’s former nurse, now serving as waitress, to see that the children were comfortable.
general
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From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
gloriously
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From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
gone
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From this reading To make matters worse, Mrs. Berkley had gone to lunch with Joan, leaving Bibiana, Anne’s former nurse, now serving as waitress, to see that the children were comfortable.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Little Anne’s heart sank lower when she heard the outer door slam, though by the time that she had reached home and had waited, dreading to hear Peter’s step, it was already sufficiently despairing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Anne’s heart sank lower when she heard the outer door slam, though by the time that she had reached home and had waited, dreading to hear Peter’s step, it was already sufficiently despairing.
heard
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From this reading Little Anne’s heart sank lower when she heard the outer door slam, though by the time that she had reached home and had waited, dreading to hear Peter’s step, it was already sufficiently despairing.
heart
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From this reading Little Anne’s heart sank lower when she heard the outer door slam, though by the time that she had reached home and had waited, dreading to hear Peter’s step, it was already sufficiently despairing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
home
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From this reading Little Anne’s heart sank lower when she heard the outer door slam, though by the time that she had reached home and had waited, dreading to hear Peter’s step, it was already sufficiently despairing.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
indeed
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From this reading Children, indeed!
instead
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From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Little Anne’s heart sank lower when she heard the outer door slam, though by the time that she had reached home and had waited, dreading to hear Peter’s step, it was already sufficiently despairing.
Joan
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From this reading To make matters worse, Mrs. Berkley had gone to lunch with Joan, leaving Bibiana, Anne’s former nurse, now serving as waitress, to see that the children were comfortable.
leaving
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From this reading To make matters worse, Mrs. Berkley had gone to lunch with Joan, leaving Bibiana, Anne’s former nurse, now serving as waitress, to see that the children were comfortable.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Anne’s heart sank lower when she heard the outer door slam, though by the time that she had reached home and had waited, dreading to hear Peter’s step, it was already sufficiently despairing.
lower
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From this reading Little Anne’s heart sank lower when she heard the outer door slam, though by the time that she had reached home and had waited, dreading to hear Peter’s step, it was already sufficiently despairing.
lunch
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From this reading To make matters worse, Mrs. Berkley had gone to lunch with Joan, leaving Bibiana, Anne’s former nurse, now serving as waitress, to see that the children were comfortable.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To make matters worse, Mrs. Berkley had gone to lunch with Joan, leaving Bibiana, Anne’s former nurse, now serving as waitress, to see that the children were comfortable.
man
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From this reading Peter was a ruined man.
matters
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From this reading To make matters worse, Mrs. Berkley had gone to lunch with Joan, leaving Bibiana, Anne’s former nurse, now serving as waitress, to see that the children were comfortable.
Mrs
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From this reading To make matters worse, Mrs. Berkley had gone to lunch with Joan, leaving Bibiana, Anne’s former nurse, now serving as waitress, to see that the children were comfortable.
now
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From this reading To make matters worse, Mrs. Berkley had gone to lunch with Joan, leaving Bibiana, Anne’s former nurse, now serving as waitress, to see that the children were comfortable.
nurse
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From this reading To make matters worse, Mrs. Berkley had gone to lunch with Joan, leaving Bibiana, Anne’s former nurse, now serving as waitress, to see that the children were comfortable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
other's
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From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
out
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From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
outer
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From this reading Little Anne’s heart sank lower when she heard the outer door slam, though by the time that she had reached home and had waited, dreading to hear Peter’s step, it was already sufficiently despairing.
Penitential
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From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
Peter
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From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
Peter's
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From this reading Little Anne’s heart sank lower when she heard the outer door slam, though by the time that she had reached home and had waited, dreading to hear Peter’s step, it was already sufficiently despairing.
reached
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From this reading Little Anne’s heart sank lower when she heard the outer door slam, though by the time that she had reached home and had waited, dreading to hear Peter’s step, it was already sufficiently despairing.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
Roman
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From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
ruined
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From this reading Peter was a ruined man.
sank
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From this reading Little Anne’s heart sank lower when she heard the outer door slam, though by the time that she had reached home and had waited, dreading to hear Peter’s step, it was already sufficiently despairing.
Second
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From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
see
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From this reading To make matters worse, Mrs. Berkley had gone to lunch with Joan, leaving Bibiana, Anne’s former nurse, now serving as waitress, to see that the children were comfortable.
serving
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From this reading To make matters worse, Mrs. Berkley had gone to lunch with Joan, leaving Bibiana, Anne’s former nurse, now serving as waitress, to see that the children were comfortable.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Little Anne’s heart sank lower when she heard the outer door slam, though by the time that she had reached home and had waited, dreading to hear Peter’s step, it was already sufficiently despairing.
slam
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From this reading Little Anne’s heart sank lower when she heard the outer door slam, though by the time that she had reached home and had waited, dreading to hear Peter’s step, it was already sufficiently despairing.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Anne’s heart sank lower when she heard the outer door slam, though by the time that she had reached home and had waited, dreading to hear Peter’s step, it was already sufficiently despairing.
striding
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From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
sufficiently
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From this reading Little Anne’s heart sank lower when she heard the outer door slam, though by the time that she had reached home and had waited, dreading to hear Peter’s step, it was already sufficiently despairing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
then
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From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Little Anne’s heart sank lower when she heard the outer door slam, though by the time that she had reached home and had waited, dreading to hear Peter’s step, it was already sufficiently despairing.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Anne’s heart sank lower when she heard the outer door slam, though by the time that she had reached home and had waited, dreading to hear Peter’s step, it was already sufficiently despairing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
triumph
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From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
understood
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From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
waited
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From this reading Little Anne’s heart sank lower when she heard the outer door slam, though by the time that she had reached home and had waited, dreading to hear Peter’s step, it was already sufficiently despairing.
waitress
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From this reading To make matters worse, Mrs. Berkley had gone to lunch with Joan, leaving Bibiana, Anne’s former nurse, now serving as waitress, to see that the children were comfortable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Little Anne’s heart sank lower when she heard the outer door slam, though by the time that she had reached home and had waited, dreading to hear Peter’s step, it was already sufficiently despairing.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To make matters worse, Mrs. Berkley had gone to lunch with Joan, leaving Bibiana, Anne’s former nurse, now serving as waitress, to see that the children were comfortable.
wheels
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From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Little Anne’s heart sank lower when she heard the outer door slam, though by the time that she had reached home and had waited, dreading to hear Peter’s step, it was already sufficiently despairing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To make matters worse, Mrs. Berkley had gone to lunch with Joan, leaving Bibiana, Anne’s former nurse, now serving as waitress, to see that the children were comfortable.
worse
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From this reading To make matters worse, Mrs. Berkley had gone to lunch with Joan, leaving Bibiana, Anne’s former nurse, now serving as waitress, to see that the children were comfortable.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Penitential_ If a Roman general ever went out certain of conquest and returned defrauded of his triumph to be chained to the wheels of a chariot and dragged through the city in disgrace, instead of gloriously striding that chariot, then that general and Peter Berkley the Second would have understood each other’s bitterness.
