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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 BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
accustomed
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From this reading They affectionately welcomed Mr. Harnden when he came; after he had stoked the fires of his faith, and they had darned his socks and mended his shirts, they gave him the accustomed encouraging and loving Godspeed when he went away again under a full head of optimism.
admitted
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From this reading His wife and daughter had never admitted anything of the sort, even to each other.
affairs
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From this reading His detractors said that he was in the habit of coming home when affairs were in such a bad way with him that he could not stay anywhere else.
affectionately
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From this reading They affectionately welcomed Mr. Harnden when he came; after he had stoked the fires of his faith, and they had darned his socks and mended his shirts, they gave him the accustomed encouraging and loving Godspeed when he went away again under a full head of optimism.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They affectionately welcomed Mr. Harnden when he came; after he had stoked the fires of his faith, and they had darned his socks and mended his shirts, they gave him the accustomed encouraging and loving Godspeed when he went away again under a full head of optimism.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They affectionately welcomed Mr. Harnden when he came; after he had stoked the fires of his faith, and they had darned his socks and mended his shirts, they gave him the accustomed encouraging and loving Godspeed when he went away again under a full head of optimism.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His wife and daughter had never admitted anything of the sort, even to each other.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading His wife and daughter had never admitted anything of the sort, even to each other.
anywhere
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From this reading His detractors said that he was in the habit of coming home when affairs were in such a bad way with him that he could not stay anywhere else.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
away
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From this reading Then away he would go!
bad
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From this reading His detractors said that he was in the habit of coming home when affairs were in such a bad way with him that he could not stay anywhere else.
BLOODnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
came
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From this reading They affectionately welcomed Mr. Harnden when he came; after he had stoked the fires of his faith, and they had darned his socks and mended his shirts, they gave him the accustomed encouraging and loving Godspeed when he went away again under a full head of optimism.
coming
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From this reading His detractors said that he was in the habit of coming home when affairs were in such a bad way with him that he could not stay anywhere else.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His detractors said that he was in the habit of coming home when affairs were in such a bad way with him that he could not stay anywhere else.
darned
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From this reading They affectionately welcomed Mr. Harnden when he came; after he had stoked the fires of his faith, and they had darned his socks and mended his shirts, they gave him the accustomed encouraging and loving Godspeed when he went away again under a full head of optimism.
daughter
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From this reading His wife and daughter had never admitted anything of the sort, even to each other.
detractors
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From this reading His detractors said that he was in the habit of coming home when affairs were in such a bad way with him that he could not stay anywhere else.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading His wife and daughter had never admitted anything of the sort, even to each other.
Egypt
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From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
else
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From this reading His detractors said that he was in the habit of coming home when affairs were in such a bad way with him that he could not stay anywhere else.
emphasized
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From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
encouraging
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From this reading They affectionately welcomed Mr. Harnden when he came; after he had stoked the fires of his faith, and they had darned his socks and mended his shirts, they gave him the accustomed encouraging and loving Godspeed when he went away again under a full head of optimism.
energetic
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From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His wife and daughter had never admitted anything of the sort, even to each other.
faith
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From this reading They affectionately welcomed Mr. Harnden when he came; after he had stoked the fires of his faith, and they had darned his socks and mended his shirts, they gave him the accustomed encouraging and loving Godspeed when he went away again under a full head of optimism.
fires
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From this reading They affectionately welcomed Mr. Harnden when he came; after he had stoked the fires of his faith, and they had darned his socks and mended his shirts, they gave him the accustomed encouraging and loving Godspeed when he went away again under a full head of optimism.
full
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From this reading They affectionately welcomed Mr. Harnden when he came; after he had stoked the fires of his faith, and they had darned his socks and mended his shirts, they gave him the accustomed encouraging and loving Godspeed when he went away again under a full head of optimism.
gave
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From this reading They affectionately welcomed Mr. Harnden when he came; after he had stoked the fires of his faith, and they had darned his socks and mended his shirts, they gave him the accustomed encouraging and loving Godspeed when he went away again under a full head of optimism.
go
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From this reading Then away he would go!
Godspeed
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From this reading They affectionately welcomed Mr. Harnden when he came; after he had stoked the fires of his faith, and they had darned his socks and mended his shirts, they gave him the accustomed encouraging and loving Godspeed when he went away again under a full head of optimism.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
habit
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From this reading His detractors said that he was in the habit of coming home when affairs were in such a bad way with him that he could not stay anywhere else.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
Harnden
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From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
head
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From this reading They affectionately welcomed Mr. Harnden when he came; after he had stoked the fires of his faith, and they had darned his socks and mended his shirts, they gave him the accustomed encouraging and loving Godspeed when he went away again under a full head of optimism.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His detractors said that he was in the habit of coming home when affairs were in such a bad way with him that he could not stay anywhere else.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His detractors said that he was in the habit of coming home when affairs were in such a bad way with him that he could not stay anywhere else.
home
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From this reading His detractors said that he was in the habit of coming home when affairs were in such a bad way with him that he could not stay anywhere else.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
indicated
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From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
jest
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From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
jumper
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From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
jumping-off
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From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
landscape
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From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
ledge
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From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
loving
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From this reading They affectionately welcomed Mr. Harnden when he came; after he had stoked the fires of his faith, and they had darned his socks and mended his shirts, they gave him the accustomed encouraging and loving Godspeed when he went away again under a full head of optimism.
mended
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From this reading They affectionately welcomed Mr. Harnden when he came; after he had stoked the fires of his faith, and they had darned his socks and mended his shirts, they gave him the accustomed encouraging and loving Godspeed when he went away again under a full head of optimism.
most
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From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
Mr
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From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His wife and daughter had never admitted anything of the sort, even to each other.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
optimism
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From this reading They affectionately welcomed Mr. Harnden when he came; after he had stoked the fires of his faith, and they had darned his socks and mended his shirts, they gave him the accustomed encouraging and loving Godspeed when he went away again under a full head of optimism.
other
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From this reading His wife and daughter had never admitted anything of the sort, even to each other.
OUT
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From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
outcroppings
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From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
past
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From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
place
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From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
pointing
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From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
referred
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From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
regularly
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From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
sag
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From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
said
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From this reading His detractors said that he was in the habit of coming home when affairs were in such a bad way with him that he could not stay anywhere else.
shirts
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From this reading They affectionately welcomed Mr. Harnden when he came; after he had stoked the fires of his faith, and they had darned his socks and mended his shirts, they gave him the accustomed encouraging and loving Godspeed when he went away again under a full head of optimism.
socks
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From this reading They affectionately welcomed Mr. Harnden when he came; after he had stoked the fires of his faith, and they had darned his socks and mended his shirts, they gave him the accustomed encouraging and loving Godspeed when he went away again under a full head of optimism.
sort
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From this reading His wife and daughter had never admitted anything of the sort, even to each other.
stay
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From this reading His detractors said that he was in the habit of coming home when affairs were in such a bad way with him that he could not stay anywhere else.
stoked
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From this reading They affectionately welcomed Mr. Harnden when he came; after he had stoked the fires of his faith, and they had darned his socks and mended his shirts, they gave him the accustomed encouraging and loving Godspeed when he went away again under a full head of optimism.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading His detractors said that he was in the habit of coming home when affairs were in such a bad way with him that he could not stay anywhere else.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
Then
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From this reading Then away he would go!
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They affectionately welcomed Mr. Harnden when he came; after he had stoked the fires of his faith, and they had darned his socks and mended his shirts, they gave him the accustomed encouraging and loving Godspeed when he went away again under a full head of optimism.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
TURNIPS
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From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His detractors said that he was in the habit of coming home when affairs were in such a bad way with him that he could not stay anywhere else.
way
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From this reading His detractors said that he was in the habit of coming home when affairs were in such a bad way with him that he could not stay anywhere else.
weight
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From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
welcomed
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From this reading They affectionately welcomed Mr. Harnden when he came; after he had stoked the fires of his faith, and they had darned his socks and mended his shirts, they gave him the accustomed encouraging and loving Godspeed when he went away again under a full head of optimism.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They affectionately welcomed Mr. Harnden when he came; after he had stoked the fires of his faith, and they had darned his socks and mended his shirts, they gave him the accustomed encouraging and loving Godspeed when he went away again under a full head of optimism.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His detractors said that he was in the habit of coming home when affairs were in such a bad way with him that he could not stay anywhere else.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading His detractors said that he was in the habit of coming home when affairs were in such a bad way with him that he could not stay anywhere else.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
wife
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From this reading His wife and daughter had never admitted anything of the sort, even to each other.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His detractors said that he was in the habit of coming home when affairs were in such a bad way with him that he could not stay anywhere else.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading BLOOD OUT OF TURNIPS In the past Mr. Harnden had regularly referred to Egypt as a good jumping-off place; he emphasized the jest by pointing to the ledge outcroppings which indicated that the landscape would not sag under the weight of the most energetic jumper.
