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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 The Wavering Balance I said that Maggie went home that evening from the Red Deeps with a mental conflict already begun.
affection
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From this reading She might have books, converse, affection; she might hear tidings of the world from which her mind had not yet lost its sense of exile; and it would be a kindness to Philip too, who was pitiable,—clearly not happy.
all
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From this reading Here suddenly was an opening in the rocky wall which shut in the narrow valley of humiliation, where all her prospect was the remote, unfathomed sky; and some of the memory-haunting earthly delights were no longer out of her reach.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Wavering Balance I said that Maggie went home that evening from the Red Deeps with a mental conflict already begun.
always
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From this reading And perhaps here was an opportunity indicated for making her mind more worthy of its highest service; perhaps the noblest, completest devoutness could hardly exist without some width of knowledge; _must_ she always live in this resigned imprisonment?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Here suddenly was an opening in the rocky wall which shut in the narrow valley of humiliation, where all her prospect was the remote, unfathomed sky; and some of the memory-haunting earthly delights were no longer out of her reach.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here suddenly was an opening in the rocky wall which shut in the narrow valley of humiliation, where all her prospect was the remote, unfathomed sky; and some of the memory-haunting earthly delights were no longer out of her reach.
BalancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Wavering Balance I said that Maggie went home that evening from the Red Deeps with a mental conflict already begun.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She might have books, converse, affection; she might hear tidings of the world from which her mind had not yet lost its sense of exile; and it would be a kindness to Philip too, who was pitiable,—clearly not happy.
begun
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From this reading The Wavering Balance I said that Maggie went home that evening from the Red Deeps with a mental conflict already begun.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading She might have books, converse, affection; she might hear tidings of the world from which her mind had not yet lost its sense of exile; and it would be a kindness to Philip too, who was pitiable,—clearly not happy.
clearly
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From this reading You have seen clearly enough, in her interview with Philip, what that conflict was.
completest
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From this reading And perhaps here was an opportunity indicated for making her mind more worthy of its highest service; perhaps the noblest, completest devoutness could hardly exist without some width of knowledge; _must_ she always live in this resigned imprisonment?
conflict
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From this reading The Wavering Balance I said that Maggie went home that evening from the Red Deeps with a mental conflict already begun.
converse
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From this reading She might have books, converse, affection; she might hear tidings of the world from which her mind had not yet lost its sense of exile; and it would be a kindness to Philip too, who was pitiable,—clearly not happy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And perhaps here was an opportunity indicated for making her mind more worthy of its highest service; perhaps the noblest, completest devoutness could hardly exist without some width of knowledge; _must_ she always live in this resigned imprisonment?
Deeps
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From this reading The Wavering Balance I said that Maggie went home that evening from the Red Deeps with a mental conflict already begun.
delights
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From this reading Here suddenly was an opening in the rocky wall which shut in the narrow valley of humiliation, where all her prospect was the remote, unfathomed sky; and some of the memory-haunting earthly delights were no longer out of her reach.
devoutness
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From this reading And perhaps here was an opportunity indicated for making her mind more worthy of its highest service; perhaps the noblest, completest devoutness could hardly exist without some width of knowledge; _must_ she always live in this resigned imprisonment?
earthly
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From this reading Here suddenly was an opening in the rocky wall which shut in the narrow valley of humiliation, where all her prospect was the remote, unfathomed sky; and some of the memory-haunting earthly delights were no longer out of her reach.
enough
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From this reading You have seen clearly enough, in her interview with Philip, what that conflict was.
evening
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From this reading The Wavering Balance I said that Maggie went home that evening from the Red Deeps with a mental conflict already begun.
exile
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From this reading She might have books, converse, affection; she might hear tidings of the world from which her mind had not yet lost its sense of exile; and it would be a kindness to Philip too, who was pitiable,—clearly not happy.
exist
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From this reading And perhaps here was an opportunity indicated for making her mind more worthy of its highest service; perhaps the noblest, completest devoutness could hardly exist without some width of knowledge; _must_ she always live in this resigned imprisonment?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And perhaps here was an opportunity indicated for making her mind more worthy of its highest service; perhaps the noblest, completest devoutness could hardly exist without some width of knowledge; _must_ she always live in this resigned imprisonment?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Wavering Balance I said that Maggie went home that evening from the Red Deeps with a mental conflict already begun.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She might have books, converse, affection; she might hear tidings of the world from which her mind had not yet lost its sense of exile; and it would be a kindness to Philip too, who was pitiable,—clearly not happy.
happy
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From this reading She might have books, converse, affection; she might hear tidings of the world from which her mind had not yet lost its sense of exile; and it would be a kindness to Philip too, who was pitiable,—clearly not happy.
hardly
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From this reading And perhaps here was an opportunity indicated for making her mind more worthy of its highest service; perhaps the noblest, completest devoutness could hardly exist without some width of knowledge; _must_ she always live in this resigned imprisonment?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have seen clearly enough, in her interview with Philip, what that conflict was.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She might have books, converse, affection; she might hear tidings of the world from which her mind had not yet lost its sense of exile; and it would be a kindness to Philip too, who was pitiable,—clearly not happy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You have seen clearly enough, in her interview with Philip, what that conflict was.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here suddenly was an opening in the rocky wall which shut in the narrow valley of humiliation, where all her prospect was the remote, unfathomed sky; and some of the memory-haunting earthly delights were no longer out of her reach.
highest
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From this reading And perhaps here was an opportunity indicated for making her mind more worthy of its highest service; perhaps the noblest, completest devoutness could hardly exist without some width of knowledge; _must_ she always live in this resigned imprisonment?
home
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From this reading The Wavering Balance I said that Maggie went home that evening from the Red Deeps with a mental conflict already begun.
humiliation
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From this reading Here suddenly was an opening in the rocky wall which shut in the narrow valley of humiliation, where all her prospect was the remote, unfathomed sky; and some of the memory-haunting earthly delights were no longer out of her reach.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Wavering Balance I said that Maggie went home that evening from the Red Deeps with a mental conflict already begun.
imprisonment
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From this reading And perhaps here was an opportunity indicated for making her mind more worthy of its highest service; perhaps the noblest, completest devoutness could hardly exist without some width of knowledge; _must_ she always live in this resigned imprisonment?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You have seen clearly enough, in her interview with Philip, what that conflict was.
indicated
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From this reading And perhaps here was an opportunity indicated for making her mind more worthy of its highest service; perhaps the noblest, completest devoutness could hardly exist without some width of knowledge; _must_ she always live in this resigned imprisonment?
interview
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From this reading You have seen clearly enough, in her interview with Philip, what that conflict was.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She might have books, converse, affection; she might hear tidings of the world from which her mind had not yet lost its sense of exile; and it would be a kindness to Philip too, who was pitiable,—clearly not happy.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She might have books, converse, affection; she might hear tidings of the world from which her mind had not yet lost its sense of exile; and it would be a kindness to Philip too, who was pitiable,—clearly not happy.
kindness
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From this reading She might have books, converse, affection; she might hear tidings of the world from which her mind had not yet lost its sense of exile; and it would be a kindness to Philip too, who was pitiable,—clearly not happy.
knowledge
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From this reading And perhaps here was an opportunity indicated for making her mind more worthy of its highest service; perhaps the noblest, completest devoutness could hardly exist without some width of knowledge; _must_ she always live in this resigned imprisonment?
live
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From this reading And perhaps here was an opportunity indicated for making her mind more worthy of its highest service; perhaps the noblest, completest devoutness could hardly exist without some width of knowledge; _must_ she always live in this resigned imprisonment?
longer
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From this reading Here suddenly was an opening in the rocky wall which shut in the narrow valley of humiliation, where all her prospect was the remote, unfathomed sky; and some of the memory-haunting earthly delights were no longer out of her reach.
lost
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From this reading She might have books, converse, affection; she might hear tidings of the world from which her mind had not yet lost its sense of exile; and it would be a kindness to Philip too, who was pitiable,—clearly not happy.
Maggie
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From this reading The Wavering Balance I said that Maggie went home that evening from the Red Deeps with a mental conflict already begun.
making
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From this reading And perhaps here was an opportunity indicated for making her mind more worthy of its highest service; perhaps the noblest, completest devoutness could hardly exist without some width of knowledge; _must_ she always live in this resigned imprisonment?
memory-haunting
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From this reading Here suddenly was an opening in the rocky wall which shut in the narrow valley of humiliation, where all her prospect was the remote, unfathomed sky; and some of the memory-haunting earthly delights were no longer out of her reach.
mental
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From this reading The Wavering Balance I said that Maggie went home that evening from the Red Deeps with a mental conflict already begun.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She might have books, converse, affection; she might hear tidings of the world from which her mind had not yet lost its sense of exile; and it would be a kindness to Philip too, who was pitiable,—clearly not happy.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She might have books, converse, affection; she might hear tidings of the world from which her mind had not yet lost its sense of exile; and it would be a kindness to Philip too, who was pitiable,—clearly not happy.
more
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From this reading And perhaps here was an opportunity indicated for making her mind more worthy of its highest service; perhaps the noblest, completest devoutness could hardly exist without some width of knowledge; _must_ she always live in this resigned imprisonment?
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And perhaps here was an opportunity indicated for making her mind more worthy of its highest service; perhaps the noblest, completest devoutness could hardly exist without some width of knowledge; _must_ she always live in this resigned imprisonment?
narrow
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From this reading Here suddenly was an opening in the rocky wall which shut in the narrow valley of humiliation, where all her prospect was the remote, unfathomed sky; and some of the memory-haunting earthly delights were no longer out of her reach.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Here suddenly was an opening in the rocky wall which shut in the narrow valley of humiliation, where all her prospect was the remote, unfathomed sky; and some of the memory-haunting earthly delights were no longer out of her reach.
noblest
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From this reading And perhaps here was an opportunity indicated for making her mind more worthy of its highest service; perhaps the noblest, completest devoutness could hardly exist without some width of knowledge; _must_ she always live in this resigned imprisonment?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She might have books, converse, affection; she might hear tidings of the world from which her mind had not yet lost its sense of exile; and it would be a kindness to Philip too, who was pitiable,—clearly not happy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here suddenly was an opening in the rocky wall which shut in the narrow valley of humiliation, where all her prospect was the remote, unfathomed sky; and some of the memory-haunting earthly delights were no longer out of her reach.
opening
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From this reading Here suddenly was an opening in the rocky wall which shut in the narrow valley of humiliation, where all her prospect was the remote, unfathomed sky; and some of the memory-haunting earthly delights were no longer out of her reach.
opportunity
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From this reading And perhaps here was an opportunity indicated for making her mind more worthy of its highest service; perhaps the noblest, completest devoutness could hardly exist without some width of knowledge; _must_ she always live in this resigned imprisonment?
out
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From this reading Here suddenly was an opening in the rocky wall which shut in the narrow valley of humiliation, where all her prospect was the remote, unfathomed sky; and some of the memory-haunting earthly delights were no longer out of her reach.
perhaps
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From this reading And perhaps here was an opportunity indicated for making her mind more worthy of its highest service; perhaps the noblest, completest devoutness could hardly exist without some width of knowledge; _must_ she always live in this resigned imprisonment?
Philip
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From this reading You have seen clearly enough, in her interview with Philip, what that conflict was.
pitiable
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From this reading She might have books, converse, affection; she might hear tidings of the world from which her mind had not yet lost its sense of exile; and it would be a kindness to Philip too, who was pitiable,—clearly not happy.
prospect
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From this reading Here suddenly was an opening in the rocky wall which shut in the narrow valley of humiliation, where all her prospect was the remote, unfathomed sky; and some of the memory-haunting earthly delights were no longer out of her reach.
reach
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From this reading Here suddenly was an opening in the rocky wall which shut in the narrow valley of humiliation, where all her prospect was the remote, unfathomed sky; and some of the memory-haunting earthly delights were no longer out of her reach.
Red
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From this reading The Wavering Balance I said that Maggie went home that evening from the Red Deeps with a mental conflict already begun.
remote
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From this reading Here suddenly was an opening in the rocky wall which shut in the narrow valley of humiliation, where all her prospect was the remote, unfathomed sky; and some of the memory-haunting earthly delights were no longer out of her reach.
resigned
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From this reading And perhaps here was an opportunity indicated for making her mind more worthy of its highest service; perhaps the noblest, completest devoutness could hardly exist without some width of knowledge; _must_ she always live in this resigned imprisonment?
rocky
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From this reading Here suddenly was an opening in the rocky wall which shut in the narrow valley of humiliation, where all her prospect was the remote, unfathomed sky; and some of the memory-haunting earthly delights were no longer out of her reach.
said
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From this reading The Wavering Balance I said that Maggie went home that evening from the Red Deeps with a mental conflict already begun.
seen
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From this reading You have seen clearly enough, in her interview with Philip, what that conflict was.
sense
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From this reading She might have books, converse, affection; she might hear tidings of the world from which her mind had not yet lost its sense of exile; and it would be a kindness to Philip too, who was pitiable,—clearly not happy.
service
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From this reading And perhaps here was an opportunity indicated for making her mind more worthy of its highest service; perhaps the noblest, completest devoutness could hardly exist without some width of knowledge; _must_ she always live in this resigned imprisonment?
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She might have books, converse, affection; she might hear tidings of the world from which her mind had not yet lost its sense of exile; and it would be a kindness to Philip too, who was pitiable,—clearly not happy.
shut
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From this reading Here suddenly was an opening in the rocky wall which shut in the narrow valley of humiliation, where all her prospect was the remote, unfathomed sky; and some of the memory-haunting earthly delights were no longer out of her reach.
sky
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From this reading Here suddenly was an opening in the rocky wall which shut in the narrow valley of humiliation, where all her prospect was the remote, unfathomed sky; and some of the memory-haunting earthly delights were no longer out of her reach.
some
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From this reading Here suddenly was an opening in the rocky wall which shut in the narrow valley of humiliation, where all her prospect was the remote, unfathomed sky; and some of the memory-haunting earthly delights were no longer out of her reach.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Here suddenly was an opening in the rocky wall which shut in the narrow valley of humiliation, where all her prospect was the remote, unfathomed sky; and some of the memory-haunting earthly delights were no longer out of her reach.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Wavering Balance I said that Maggie went home that evening from the Red Deeps with a mental conflict already begun.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Wavering Balance I said that Maggie went home that evening from the Red Deeps with a mental conflict already begun.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And perhaps here was an opportunity indicated for making her mind more worthy of its highest service; perhaps the noblest, completest devoutness could hardly exist without some width of knowledge; _must_ she always live in this resigned imprisonment?
tidings
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From this reading She might have books, converse, affection; she might hear tidings of the world from which her mind had not yet lost its sense of exile; and it would be a kindness to Philip too, who was pitiable,—clearly not happy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She might have books, converse, affection; she might hear tidings of the world from which her mind had not yet lost its sense of exile; and it would be a kindness to Philip too, who was pitiable,—clearly not happy.
too
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From this reading She might have books, converse, affection; she might hear tidings of the world from which her mind had not yet lost its sense of exile; and it would be a kindness to Philip too, who was pitiable,—clearly not happy.
unfathomed
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From this reading Here suddenly was an opening in the rocky wall which shut in the narrow valley of humiliation, where all her prospect was the remote, unfathomed sky; and some of the memory-haunting earthly delights were no longer out of her reach.
valley
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From this reading Here suddenly was an opening in the rocky wall which shut in the narrow valley of humiliation, where all her prospect was the remote, unfathomed sky; and some of the memory-haunting earthly delights were no longer out of her reach.
wall
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From this reading Here suddenly was an opening in the rocky wall which shut in the narrow valley of humiliation, where all her prospect was the remote, unfathomed sky; and some of the memory-haunting earthly delights were no longer out of her reach.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You have seen clearly enough, in her interview with Philip, what that conflict was.
Wavering
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From this reading The Wavering Balance I said that Maggie went home that evening from the Red Deeps with a mental conflict already begun.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Wavering Balance I said that Maggie went home that evening from the Red Deeps with a mental conflict already begun.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here suddenly was an opening in the rocky wall which shut in the narrow valley of humiliation, where all her prospect was the remote, unfathomed sky; and some of the memory-haunting earthly delights were no longer out of her reach.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You have seen clearly enough, in her interview with Philip, what that conflict was.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Here suddenly was an opening in the rocky wall which shut in the narrow valley of humiliation, where all her prospect was the remote, unfathomed sky; and some of the memory-haunting earthly delights were no longer out of her reach.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Here suddenly was an opening in the rocky wall which shut in the narrow valley of humiliation, where all her prospect was the remote, unfathomed sky; and some of the memory-haunting earthly delights were no longer out of her reach.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She might have books, converse, affection; she might hear tidings of the world from which her mind had not yet lost its sense of exile; and it would be a kindness to Philip too, who was pitiable,—clearly not happy.
width
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From this reading And perhaps here was an opportunity indicated for making her mind more worthy of its highest service; perhaps the noblest, completest devoutness could hardly exist without some width of knowledge; _must_ she always live in this resigned imprisonment?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Wavering Balance I said that Maggie went home that evening from the Red Deeps with a mental conflict already begun.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And perhaps here was an opportunity indicated for making her mind more worthy of its highest service; perhaps the noblest, completest devoutness could hardly exist without some width of knowledge; _must_ she always live in this resigned imprisonment?
world
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From this reading She might have books, converse, affection; she might hear tidings of the world from which her mind had not yet lost its sense of exile; and it would be a kindness to Philip too, who was pitiable,—clearly not happy.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading And perhaps here was an opportunity indicated for making her mind more worthy of its highest service; perhaps the noblest, completest devoutness could hardly exist without some width of knowledge; _must_ she always live in this resigned imprisonment?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She might have books, converse, affection; she might hear tidings of the world from which her mind had not yet lost its sense of exile; and it would be a kindness to Philip too, who was pitiable,—clearly not happy.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She might have books, converse, affection; she might hear tidings of the world from which her mind had not yet lost its sense of exile; and it would be a kindness to Philip too, who was pitiable,—clearly not happy.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have seen clearly enough, in her interview with Philip, what that conflict was.
