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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 CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
activities
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From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
approached
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From this reading The Squire kissed them in turn--they approached him first as in duty bound.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Squire kissed them in turn--they approached him first as in duty bound.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Frank, the sailor, the youngest son, had been seven at the time the twins were born, and Dick a young man at Cambridge.
availed
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From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Frank, the sailor, the youngest son, had been seven at the time the twins were born, and Dick a young man at Cambridge.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
belated
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From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frank, the sailor, the youngest son, had been seven at the time the twins were born, and Dick a young man at Cambridge.
bound
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From this reading The Squire kissed them in turn--they approached him first as in duty bound.
Cambridge
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From this reading Frank, the sailor, the youngest son, had been seven at the time the twins were born, and Dick a young man at Cambridge.
came
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From this reading Released from their schoolroom, they now came rushing into the hall, and threw themselves on to their parents and their sister with loud cries of welcome.
Clinton
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From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
CLINTONS
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From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
cries
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From this reading Released from their schoolroom, they now came rushing into the hall, and threw themselves on to their parents and their sister with loud cries of welcome.
curb
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From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
damp
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From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
Dick
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From this reading Frank, the sailor, the youngest son, had been seven at the time the twins were born, and Dick a young man at Cambridge.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading The Squire kissed them in turn--they approached him first as in duty bound.
family
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From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Squire kissed them in turn--they approached him first as in duty bound.
Frank
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From this reading Frank, the sailor, the youngest son, had been seven at the time the twins were born, and Dick a young man at Cambridge.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Released from their schoolroom, they now came rushing into the hall, and threw themselves on to their parents and their sister with loud cries of welcome.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
hall
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From this reading Released from their schoolroom, they now came rushing into the hall, and threw themselves on to their parents and their sister with loud cries of welcome.
healthy
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From this reading Joan and Nancy were still the pets of the household, strong and healthy pets, and unruly within the limits permitted them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Squire kissed them in turn--they approached him first as in duty bound.
household
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From this reading Joan and Nancy were still the pets of the household, strong and healthy pets, and unruly within the limits permitted them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Squire kissed them in turn--they approached him first as in duty bound.
interests
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From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Released from their schoolroom, they now came rushing into the hall, and threw themselves on to their parents and their sister with loud cries of welcome.
Joan
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From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
kissed
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From this reading The Squire kissed them in turn--they approached him first as in duty bound.
limits
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From this reading Joan and Nancy were still the pets of the household, strong and healthy pets, and unruly within the limits permitted them.
loud
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From this reading Released from their schoolroom, they now came rushing into the hall, and threw themselves on to their parents and their sister with loud cries of welcome.
made
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From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
man
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From this reading Frank, the sailor, the youngest son, had been seven at the time the twins were born, and Dick a young man at Cambridge.
men
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From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
Mrs
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From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
Nancy
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From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
now
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From this reading Released from their schoolroom, they now came rushing into the hall, and threw themselves on to their parents and their sister with loud cries of welcome.
occupations
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From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
OLD
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From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Released from their schoolroom, they now came rushing into the hall, and threw themselves on to their parents and their sister with loud cries of welcome.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
parents
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From this reading Released from their schoolroom, they now came rushing into the hall, and threw themselves on to their parents and their sister with loud cries of welcome.
permitted
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From this reading Joan and Nancy were still the pets of the household, strong and healthy pets, and unruly within the limits permitted them.
pets
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From this reading Joan and Nancy were still the pets of the household, strong and healthy pets, and unruly within the limits permitted them.
present
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From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
Released
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From this reading Released from their schoolroom, they now came rushing into the hall, and threw themselves on to their parents and their sister with loud cries of welcome.
rushing
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From this reading Released from their schoolroom, they now came rushing into the hall, and threw themselves on to their parents and their sister with loud cries of welcome.
sailor
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From this reading Frank, the sailor, the youngest son, had been seven at the time the twins were born, and Dick a young man at Cambridge.
schoolroom
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From this reading Released from their schoolroom, they now came rushing into the hall, and threw themselves on to their parents and their sister with loud cries of welcome.
seven
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From this reading Frank, the sailor, the youngest son, had been seven at the time the twins were born, and Dick a young man at Cambridge.
simultaneous
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From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
sister
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From this reading Released from their schoolroom, they now came rushing into the hall, and threw themselves on to their parents and their sister with loud cries of welcome.
somewhat
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From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
son
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From this reading Frank, the sailor, the youngest son, had been seven at the time the twins were born, and Dick a young man at Cambridge.
spirits
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From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
Squire
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From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joan and Nancy were still the pets of the household, strong and healthy pets, and unruly within the limits permitted them.
strictly
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From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
strong
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From this reading Joan and Nancy were still the pets of the household, strong and healthy pets, and unruly within the limits permitted them.
subordinated
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From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Released from their schoolroom, they now came rushing into the hall, and threw themselves on to their parents and their sister with loud cries of welcome.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Joan and Nancy were still the pets of the household, strong and healthy pets, and unruly within the limits permitted them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Released from their schoolroom, they now came rushing into the hall, and threw themselves on to their parents and their sister with loud cries of welcome.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Released from their schoolroom, they now came rushing into the hall, and threw themselves on to their parents and their sister with loud cries of welcome.
thirteen
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From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
threw
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From this reading Released from their schoolroom, they now came rushing into the hall, and threw themselves on to their parents and their sister with loud cries of welcome.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frank, the sailor, the youngest son, had been seven at the time the twins were born, and Dick a young man at Cambridge.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
tradition
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From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
turn
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From this reading The Squire kissed them in turn--they approached him first as in duty bound.
twins
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From this reading Frank, the sailor, the youngest son, had been seven at the time the twins were born, and Dick a young man at Cambridge.
unruly
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From this reading Joan and Nancy were still the pets of the household, strong and healthy pets, and unruly within the limits permitted them.
welcome
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From this reading Released from their schoolroom, they now came rushing into the hall, and threw themselves on to their parents and their sister with loud cries of welcome.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
whereby
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From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Released from their schoolroom, they now came rushing into the hall, and threw themselves on to their parents and their sister with loud cries of welcome.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Joan and Nancy were still the pets of the household, strong and healthy pets, and unruly within the limits permitted them.
women
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From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
years
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From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
YOUNG
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From this reading CLINTONS YOUNG AND OLD The family tradition of the Clintons, whereby the interests and occupations of the women were strictly subordinated to those of the men, had not yet availed to damp the spirits or curb the activities of Joan and Nancy, of whom Mrs. Clinton had made a simultaneous and somewhat belated present to the Squire thirteen years before.
youngest
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From this reading Frank, the sailor, the youngest son, had been seven at the time the twins were born, and Dick a young man at Cambridge.
