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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 DIANE DE CASTRO Diane de Castro, whose acquaintance we made when she was yet a mere child, was now almost eighteen years old.
acquaintance
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From this reading DIANE DE CASTRO Diane de Castro, whose acquaintance we made when she was yet a mere child, was now almost eighteen years old.
affection
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From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
all
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From this reading Her beauty had fulfilled all its promise, and had developed in regularity and charm at the same time; the predominant expression of her sweet and lovely face was one of childlike openness and honesty.
almost
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From this reading DIANE DE CASTRO Diane de Castro, whose acquaintance we made when she was yet a mere child, was now almost eighteen years old.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her beauty had fulfilled all its promise, and had developed in regularity and charm at the same time; the predominant expression of her sweet and lovely face was one of childlike openness and honesty.
asked
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From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her beauty had fulfilled all its promise, and had developed in regularity and charm at the same time; the predominant expression of her sweet and lovely face was one of childlike openness and honesty.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
beauty
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From this reading Her beauty had fulfilled all its promise, and had developed in regularity and charm at the same time; the predominant expression of her sweet and lovely face was one of childlike openness and honesty.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was not yet thirteen when the Duc de Castro, whom she had never seen since the day she was married to him, had been killed at the siege of Hesdin.
CASTRO
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From this reading DIANE DE CASTRO Diane de Castro, whose acquaintance we made when she was yet a mere child, was now almost eighteen years old.
character
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From this reading Diane de Castro in character and in mind was still the child whom we first knew.
charm
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From this reading Her beauty had fulfilled all its promise, and had developed in regularity and charm at the same time; the predominant expression of her sweet and lovely face was one of childlike openness and honesty.
child
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From this reading DIANE DE CASTRO Diane de Castro, whose acquaintance we made when she was yet a mere child, was now almost eighteen years old.
child-widow
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From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
childlike
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From this reading Her beauty had fulfilled all its promise, and had developed in regularity and charm at the same time; the predominant expression of her sweet and lovely face was one of childlike openness and honesty.
companions
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From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
convent
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From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
customs
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From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
day
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From this reading She was not yet thirteen when the Duc de Castro, whom she had never seen since the day she was married to him, had been killed at the siege of Hesdin.
DE
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From this reading DIANE DE CASTRO Diane de Castro, whose acquaintance we made when she was yet a mere child, was now almost eighteen years old.
developed
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From this reading Her beauty had fulfilled all its promise, and had developed in regularity and charm at the same time; the predominant expression of her sweet and lovely face was one of childlike openness and honesty.
DIANE
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From this reading DIANE DE CASTRO Diane de Castro, whose acquaintance we made when she was yet a mere child, was now almost eighteen years old.
disposition
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From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
Duc
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From this reading She was not yet thirteen when the Duc de Castro, whom she had never seen since the day she was married to him, had been killed at the siege of Hesdin.
eighteen
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From this reading DIANE DE CASTRO Diane de Castro, whose acquaintance we made when she was yet a mere child, was now almost eighteen years old.
expression
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From this reading Her beauty had fulfilled all its promise, and had developed in regularity and charm at the same time; the predominant expression of her sweet and lovely face was one of childlike openness and honesty.
face
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From this reading Her beauty had fulfilled all its promise, and had developed in regularity and charm at the same time; the predominant expression of her sweet and lovely face was one of childlike openness and honesty.
father's
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From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
Filles-Dieu
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From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
first
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From this reading Diane de Castro in character and in mind was still the child whom we first knew.
found
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From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
fulfilled
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From this reading Her beauty had fulfilled all its promise, and had developed in regularity and charm at the same time; the predominant expression of her sweet and lovely face was one of childlike openness and honesty.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her beauty had fulfilled all its promise, and had developed in regularity and charm at the same time; the predominant expression of her sweet and lovely face was one of childlike openness and honesty.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her beauty had fulfilled all its promise, and had developed in regularity and charm at the same time; the predominant expression of her sweet and lovely face was one of childlike openness and honesty.
Hesdin
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From this reading She was not yet thirteen when the Duc de Castro, whom she had never seen since the day she was married to him, had been killed at the siege of Hesdin.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was not yet thirteen when the Duc de Castro, whom she had never seen since the day she was married to him, had been killed at the siege of Hesdin.
honesty
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From this reading Her beauty had fulfilled all its promise, and had developed in regularity and charm at the same time; the predominant expression of her sweet and lovely face was one of childlike openness and honesty.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her beauty had fulfilled all its promise, and had developed in regularity and charm at the same time; the predominant expression of her sweet and lovely face was one of childlike openness and honesty.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Her beauty had fulfilled all its promise, and had developed in regularity and charm at the same time; the predominant expression of her sweet and lovely face was one of childlike openness and honesty.
killed
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From this reading She was not yet thirteen when the Duc de Castro, whom she had never seen since the day she was married to him, had been killed at the siege of Hesdin.
kind
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From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
king
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From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
knew
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From this reading Diane de Castro in character and in mind was still the child whom we first knew.
lovely
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From this reading Her beauty had fulfilled all its promise, and had developed in regularity and charm at the same time; the predominant expression of her sweet and lovely face was one of childlike openness and honesty.
made
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From this reading DIANE DE CASTRO Diane de Castro, whose acquaintance we made when she was yet a mere child, was now almost eighteen years old.
make
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From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
married
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From this reading She was not yet thirteen when the Duc de Castro, whom she had never seen since the day she was married to him, had been killed at the siege of Hesdin.
mere
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From this reading DIANE DE CASTRO Diane de Castro, whose acquaintance we made when she was yet a mere child, was now almost eighteen years old.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Diane de Castro in character and in mind was still the child whom we first knew.
mourning
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From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
never
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From this reading She was not yet thirteen when the Duc de Castro, whom she had never seen since the day she was married to him, had been killed at the siege of Hesdin.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not yet thirteen when the Duc de Castro, whom she had never seen since the day she was married to him, had been killed at the siege of Hesdin.
now
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From this reading DIANE DE CASTRO Diane de Castro, whose acquaintance we made when she was yet a mere child, was now almost eighteen years old.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her beauty had fulfilled all its promise, and had developed in regularity and charm at the same time; the predominant expression of her sweet and lovely face was one of childlike openness and honesty.
old
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From this reading DIANE DE CASTRO Diane de Castro, whose acquaintance we made when she was yet a mere child, was now almost eighteen years old.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her beauty had fulfilled all its promise, and had developed in regularity and charm at the same time; the predominant expression of her sweet and lovely face was one of childlike openness and honesty.
openness
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From this reading Her beauty had fulfilled all its promise, and had developed in regularity and charm at the same time; the predominant expression of her sweet and lovely face was one of childlike openness and honesty.
other
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From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
Paris
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From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
pass
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From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
period
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From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
permission
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From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
pleasant
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From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
predominant
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From this reading Her beauty had fulfilled all its promise, and had developed in regularity and charm at the same time; the predominant expression of her sweet and lovely face was one of childlike openness and honesty.
promise
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From this reading Her beauty had fulfilled all its promise, and had developed in regularity and charm at the same time; the predominant expression of her sweet and lovely face was one of childlike openness and honesty.
ready
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From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
regularity
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From this reading Her beauty had fulfilled all its promise, and had developed in regularity and charm at the same time; the predominant expression of her sweet and lovely face was one of childlike openness and honesty.
remain
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From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Her beauty had fulfilled all its promise, and had developed in regularity and charm at the same time; the predominant expression of her sweet and lovely face was one of childlike openness and honesty.
seen
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From this reading She was not yet thirteen when the Duc de Castro, whom she had never seen since the day she was married to him, had been killed at the siege of Hesdin.
sent
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From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DIANE DE CASTRO Diane de Castro, whose acquaintance we made when she was yet a mere child, was now almost eighteen years old.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
siege
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From this reading She was not yet thirteen when the Duc de Castro, whom she had never seen since the day she was married to him, had been killed at the siege of Hesdin.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She was not yet thirteen when the Duc de Castro, whom she had never seen since the day she was married to him, had been killed at the siege of Hesdin.
sisters
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From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
some
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From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
still
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From this reading Diane de Castro in character and in mind was still the child whom we first knew.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
sweet
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From this reading Her beauty had fulfilled all its promise, and had developed in regularity and charm at the same time; the predominant expression of her sweet and lovely face was one of childlike openness and honesty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her beauty had fulfilled all its promise, and had developed in regularity and charm at the same time; the predominant expression of her sweet and lovely face was one of childlike openness and honesty.
there
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From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
thirteen
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From this reading She was not yet thirteen when the Duc de Castro, whom she had never seen since the day she was married to him, had been killed at the siege of Hesdin.
time
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From this reading Her beauty had fulfilled all its promise, and had developed in regularity and charm at the same time; the predominant expression of her sweet and lovely face was one of childlike openness and honesty.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was not yet thirteen when the Duc de Castro, whom she had never seen since the day she was married to him, had been killed at the siege of Hesdin.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
warm
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From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DIANE DE CASTRO Diane de Castro, whose acquaintance we made when she was yet a mere child, was now almost eighteen years old.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading DIANE DE CASTRO Diane de Castro, whose acquaintance we made when she was yet a mere child, was now almost eighteen years old.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading DIANE DE CASTRO Diane de Castro, whose acquaintance we made when she was yet a mere child, was now almost eighteen years old.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Diane de Castro in character and in mind was still the child whom we first knew.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading DIANE DE CASTRO Diane de Castro, whose acquaintance we made when she was yet a mere child, was now almost eighteen years old.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The king had sent the child-widow to pass her mourning period at the convent of the Filles-Dieu at Paris; and Diane had found such warm affection and such pleasant customs there that she had asked her father's permission to remain with the kind sisters and her companions until he should be ready to make some other disposition of her.
years
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From this reading DIANE DE CASTRO Diane de Castro, whose acquaintance we made when she was yet a mere child, was now almost eighteen years old.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading DIANE DE CASTRO Diane de Castro, whose acquaintance we made when she was yet a mere child, was now almost eighteen years old.
