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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 We left the Black Baronet in a frame of mind by no means to be envied by our readers.
able
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From this reading In this state of mind, however, he was better able to reflect upon the distressing occurrence that had happened.
accommodated
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From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
all
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From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --Sir Thomas Gourlay Charged Home by the Stranger with the Removal and Disappearance of his Brother's Son.
Baronet
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From this reading We left the Black Baronet in a frame of mind by no means to be envied by our readers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We left the Black Baronet in a frame of mind by no means to be envied by our readers.
bethought
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From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
better
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From this reading In this state of mind, however, he was better able to reflect upon the distressing occurrence that had happened.
Black
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From this reading We left the Black Baronet in a frame of mind by no means to be envied by our readers.
Brother's
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From this reading --Sir Thomas Gourlay Charged Home by the Stranger with the Removal and Disappearance of his Brother's Son.
burst
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From this reading The disappearance of his daughter and her maid had stunned and so completely prostrated him, that he had not sufficient energy even for a burst of his usual dark and overbearing resentment.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading --Sir Thomas Gourlay Charged Home by the Stranger with the Removal and Disappearance of his Brother's Son.
Charged
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From this reading --Sir Thomas Gourlay Charged Home by the Stranger with the Removal and Disappearance of his Brother's Son.
circumstances
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From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
complacent
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From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
completely
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From this reading The disappearance of his daughter and her maid had stunned and so completely prostrated him, that he had not sufficient energy even for a burst of his usual dark and overbearing resentment.
conduct
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From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
contemplated
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From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
dark
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From this reading The disappearance of his daughter and her maid had stunned and so completely prostrated him, that he had not sufficient energy even for a burst of his usual dark and overbearing resentment.
daughter
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From this reading The disappearance of his daughter and her maid had stunned and so completely prostrated him, that he had not sufficient energy even for a burst of his usual dark and overbearing resentment.
delicacy
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From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
Disappearance
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From this reading --Sir Thomas Gourlay Charged Home by the Stranger with the Removal and Disappearance of his Brother's Son.
distressing
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From this reading In this state of mind, however, he was better able to reflect upon the distressing occurrence that had happened.
Dunroe
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From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
energy
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From this reading The disappearance of his daughter and her maid had stunned and so completely prostrated him, that he had not sufficient energy even for a burst of his usual dark and overbearing resentment.
envied
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From this reading We left the Black Baronet in a frame of mind by no means to be envied by our readers.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The disappearance of his daughter and her maid had stunned and so completely prostrated him, that he had not sufficient energy even for a burst of his usual dark and overbearing resentment.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The disappearance of his daughter and her maid had stunned and so completely prostrated him, that he had not sufficient energy even for a burst of his usual dark and overbearing resentment.
frame
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From this reading We left the Black Baronet in a frame of mind by no means to be envied by our readers.
Gourlay
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From this reading --Sir Thomas Gourlay Charged Home by the Stranger with the Removal and Disappearance of his Brother's Son.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The disappearance of his daughter and her maid had stunned and so completely prostrated him, that he had not sufficient energy even for a burst of his usual dark and overbearing resentment.
happened
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From this reading In this state of mind, however, he was better able to reflect upon the distressing occurrence that had happened.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The disappearance of his daughter and her maid had stunned and so completely prostrated him, that he had not sufficient energy even for a burst of his usual dark and overbearing resentment.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The disappearance of his daughter and her maid had stunned and so completely prostrated him, that he had not sufficient energy even for a burst of his usual dark and overbearing resentment.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The disappearance of his daughter and her maid had stunned and so completely prostrated him, that he had not sufficient energy even for a burst of his usual dark and overbearing resentment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading --Sir Thomas Gourlay Charged Home by the Stranger with the Removal and Disappearance of his Brother's Son.
Home
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From this reading --Sir Thomas Gourlay Charged Home by the Stranger with the Removal and Disappearance of his Brother's Son.
honor
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From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading In this state of mind, however, he was better able to reflect upon the distressing occurrence that had happened.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We left the Black Baronet in a frame of mind by no means to be envied by our readers.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We left the Black Baronet in a frame of mind by no means to be envied by our readers.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
Lord
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From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
Lucy's
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From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
maid
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From this reading The disappearance of his daughter and her maid had stunned and so completely prostrated him, that he had not sufficient energy even for a burst of his usual dark and overbearing resentment.
means
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From this reading We left the Black Baronet in a frame of mind by no means to be envied by our readers.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We left the Black Baronet in a frame of mind by no means to be envied by our readers.
most
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From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We left the Black Baronet in a frame of mind by no means to be envied by our readers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The disappearance of his daughter and her maid had stunned and so completely prostrated him, that he had not sufficient energy even for a burst of his usual dark and overbearing resentment.
obedience
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From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
occurrence
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From this reading In this state of mind, however, he was better able to reflect upon the distressing occurrence that had happened.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --Sir Thomas Gourlay Charged Home by the Stranger with the Removal and Disappearance of his Brother's Son.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We left the Black Baronet in a frame of mind by no means to be envied by our readers.
overbearing
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From this reading The disappearance of his daughter and her maid had stunned and so completely prostrated him, that he had not sufficient energy even for a burst of his usual dark and overbearing resentment.
propriety
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From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
prostrated
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From this reading The disappearance of his daughter and her maid had stunned and so completely prostrated him, that he had not sufficient energy even for a burst of his usual dark and overbearing resentment.
readers
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From this reading We left the Black Baronet in a frame of mind by no means to be envied by our readers.
reflect
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From this reading In this state of mind, however, he was better able to reflect upon the distressing occurrence that had happened.
Removal
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From this reading --Sir Thomas Gourlay Charged Home by the Stranger with the Removal and Disappearance of his Brother's Son.
resentment
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From this reading The disappearance of his daughter and her maid had stunned and so completely prostrated him, that he had not sufficient energy even for a burst of his usual dark and overbearing resentment.
self-respect
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From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
sense
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From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
singular
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From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
Sir
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From this reading --Sir Thomas Gourlay Charged Home by the Stranger with the Removal and Disappearance of his Brother's Son.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The disappearance of his daughter and her maid had stunned and so completely prostrated him, that he had not sufficient energy even for a burst of his usual dark and overbearing resentment.
Son
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From this reading --Sir Thomas Gourlay Charged Home by the Stranger with the Removal and Disappearance of his Brother's Son.
spirit
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From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
state
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From this reading In this state of mind, however, he was better able to reflect upon the distressing occurrence that had happened.
Stranger
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From this reading --Sir Thomas Gourlay Charged Home by the Stranger with the Removal and Disappearance of his Brother's Son.
stunned
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From this reading The disappearance of his daughter and her maid had stunned and so completely prostrated him, that he had not sufficient energy even for a burst of his usual dark and overbearing resentment.
sufficient
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From this reading The disappearance of his daughter and her maid had stunned and so completely prostrated him, that he had not sufficient energy even for a burst of his usual dark and overbearing resentment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The disappearance of his daughter and her maid had stunned and so completely prostrated him, that he had not sufficient energy even for a burst of his usual dark and overbearing resentment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --Sir Thomas Gourlay Charged Home by the Stranger with the Removal and Disappearance of his Brother's Son.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this state of mind, however, he was better able to reflect upon the distressing occurrence that had happened.
Thomas
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From this reading --Sir Thomas Gourlay Charged Home by the Stranger with the Removal and Disappearance of his Brother's Son.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We left the Black Baronet in a frame of mind by no means to be envied by our readers.
trying
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From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
uniform
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From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
union
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From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In this state of mind, however, he was better able to reflect upon the distressing occurrence that had happened.
usual
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From this reading The disappearance of his daughter and her maid had stunned and so completely prostrated him, that he had not sufficient energy even for a burst of his usual dark and overbearing resentment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In this state of mind, however, he was better able to reflect upon the distressing occurrence that had happened.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We left the Black Baronet in a frame of mind by no means to be envied by our readers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
whole
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From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
wishes
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From this reading He bethought him of Lucy's delicacy, of her sense of honor, her uniform propriety of conduct, her singular self-respect, and after all, of the complacent spirit of obedience with which, in everything but her contemplated union with Lord Dunroe, she had, during her whole life, and under the most trying circumstances, accommodated herself to his wishes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading --Sir Thomas Gourlay Charged Home by the Stranger with the Removal and Disappearance of his Brother's Son.
