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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 She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
alteration
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From this reading Seven days glided away, every one marking its course by the henceforth rapid alteration of Edgar Linton’s state.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Catherine we would fain have deluded yet; but her own quick spirit refused to delude her: it divined in secret, and brooded on the dreadful probability, gradually ripening into certainty.
away
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From this reading Seven days glided away, every one marking its course by the henceforth rapid alteration of Edgar Linton’s state.
bear
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From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
become
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From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
bending
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From this reading She grudged each moment that did not find her bending over his pillow, or seated by his side.
brief
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From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
brooded
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From this reading Catherine we would fain have deluded yet; but her own quick spirit refused to delude her: it divined in secret, and brooded on the dreadful probability, gradually ripening into certainty.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Catherine we would fain have deluded yet; but her own quick spirit refused to delude her: it divined in secret, and brooded on the dreadful probability, gradually ripening into certainty.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Seven days glided away, every one marking its course by the henceforth rapid alteration of Edgar Linton’s state.
came
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From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
Catherine
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From this reading Catherine we would fain have deluded yet; but her own quick spirit refused to delude her: it divined in secret, and brooded on the dreadful probability, gradually ripening into certainty.
certainty
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From this reading Catherine we would fain have deluded yet; but her own quick spirit refused to delude her: it divined in secret, and brooded on the dreadful probability, gradually ripening into certainty.
chamber
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From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seven days glided away, every one marking its course by the henceforth rapid alteration of Edgar Linton’s state.
daily
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From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
days
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From this reading Seven days glided away, every one marking its course by the henceforth rapid alteration of Edgar Linton’s state.
delude
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From this reading Catherine we would fain have deluded yet; but her own quick spirit refused to delude her: it divined in secret, and brooded on the dreadful probability, gradually ripening into certainty.
deluded
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From this reading Catherine we would fain have deluded yet; but her own quick spirit refused to delude her: it divined in secret, and brooded on the dreadful probability, gradually ripening into certainty.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She grudged each moment that did not find her bending over his pillow, or seated by his side.
divined
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From this reading Catherine we would fain have deluded yet; but her own quick spirit refused to delude her: it divined in secret, and brooded on the dreadful probability, gradually ripening into certainty.
doors
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From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading Catherine we would fain have deluded yet; but her own quick spirit refused to delude her: it divined in secret, and brooded on the dreadful probability, gradually ripening into certainty.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading She grudged each moment that did not find her bending over his pillow, or seated by his side.
Edgar
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From this reading Seven days glided away, every one marking its course by the henceforth rapid alteration of Edgar Linton’s state.
emulated
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From this reading The havoc that months had previously wrought was now emulated by the inroads of hours.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Seven days glided away, every one marking its course by the henceforth rapid alteration of Edgar Linton’s state.
fain
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From this reading Catherine we would fain have deluded yet; but her own quick spirit refused to delude her: it divined in secret, and brooded on the dreadful probability, gradually ripening into certainty.
father
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From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
find
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From this reading She grudged each moment that did not find her bending over his pillow, or seated by his side.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
glided
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From this reading Seven days glided away, every one marking its course by the henceforth rapid alteration of Edgar Linton’s state.
gradually
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From this reading Catherine we would fain have deluded yet; but her own quick spirit refused to delude her: it divined in secret, and brooded on the dreadful probability, gradually ripening into certainty.
grudged
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From this reading She grudged each moment that did not find her bending over his pillow, or seated by his side.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The havoc that months had previously wrought was now emulated by the inroads of hours.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Catherine we would fain have deluded yet; but her own quick spirit refused to delude her: it divined in secret, and brooded on the dreadful probability, gradually ripening into certainty.
havoc
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From this reading The havoc that months had previously wrought was now emulated by the inroads of hours.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
heart
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From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
henceforth
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From this reading Seven days glided away, every one marking its course by the henceforth rapid alteration of Edgar Linton’s state.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Catherine we would fain have deluded yet; but her own quick spirit refused to delude her: it divined in secret, and brooded on the dreadful probability, gradually ripening into certainty.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
hours
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From this reading The havoc that months had previously wrought was now emulated by the inroads of hours.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Catherine we would fain have deluded yet; but her own quick spirit refused to delude her: it divined in secret, and brooded on the dreadful probability, gradually ripening into certainty.
inroads
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From this reading The havoc that months had previously wrought was now emulated by the inroads of hours.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Catherine we would fain have deluded yet; but her own quick spirit refused to delude her: it divined in secret, and brooded on the dreadful probability, gradually ripening into certainty.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Catherine we would fain have deluded yet; but her own quick spirit refused to delude her: it divined in secret, and brooded on the dreadful probability, gradually ripening into certainty.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Seven days glided away, every one marking its course by the henceforth rapid alteration of Edgar Linton’s state.
library
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From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
Linton's
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marking
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From this reading Seven days glided away, every one marking its course by the henceforth rapid alteration of Edgar Linton’s state.
mention
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From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
mentioned
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From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
moment
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From this reading She grudged each moment that did not find her bending over his pillow, or seated by his side.
months
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From this reading The havoc that months had previously wrought was now emulated by the inroads of hours.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
now
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From this reading The havoc that months had previously wrought was now emulated by the inroads of hours.
obtained
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From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Seven days glided away, every one marking its course by the henceforth rapid alteration of Edgar Linton’s state.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Catherine we would fain have deluded yet; but her own quick spirit refused to delude her: it divined in secret, and brooded on the dreadful probability, gradually ripening into certainty.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Seven days glided away, every one marking its course by the henceforth rapid alteration of Edgar Linton’s state.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She grudged each moment that did not find her bending over his pillow, or seated by his side.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
out
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From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She grudged each moment that did not find her bending over his pillow, or seated by his side.
own
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From this reading Catherine we would fain have deluded yet; but her own quick spirit refused to delude her: it divined in secret, and brooded on the dreadful probability, gradually ripening into certainty.
period
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From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
permission
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From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
pillow
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From this reading She grudged each moment that did not find her bending over his pillow, or seated by his side.
previously
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From this reading The havoc that months had previously wrought was now emulated by the inroads of hours.
probability
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From this reading Catherine we would fain have deluded yet; but her own quick spirit refused to delude her: it divined in secret, and brooded on the dreadful probability, gradually ripening into certainty.
quick
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From this reading Catherine we would fain have deluded yet; but her own quick spirit refused to delude her: it divined in secret, and brooded on the dreadful probability, gradually ripening into certainty.
rapid
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From this reading Seven days glided away, every one marking its course by the henceforth rapid alteration of Edgar Linton’s state.
refused
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From this reading Catherine we would fain have deluded yet; but her own quick spirit refused to delude her: it divined in secret, and brooded on the dreadful probability, gradually ripening into certainty.
ride
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From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
ripening
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From this reading Catherine we would fain have deluded yet; but her own quick spirit refused to delude her: it divined in secret, and brooded on the dreadful probability, gradually ripening into certainty.
round
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From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
seated
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From this reading She grudged each moment that did not find her bending over his pillow, or seated by his side.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Catherine we would fain have deluded yet; but her own quick spirit refused to delude her: it divined in secret, and brooded on the dreadful probability, gradually ripening into certainty.
SevennounUS /ˈsevən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Seven days glided away, every one marking its course by the henceforth rapid alteration of Edgar Linton’s state.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
side
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From this reading She grudged each moment that did not find her bending over his pillow, or seated by his side.
sit
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From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
spirit
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From this reading Catherine we would fain have deluded yet; but her own quick spirit refused to delude her: it divined in secret, and brooded on the dreadful probability, gradually ripening into certainty.
state
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From this reading Seven days glided away, every one marking its course by the henceforth rapid alteration of Edgar Linton’s state.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The havoc that months had previously wrought was now emulated by the inroads of hours.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Seven days glided away, every one marking its course by the henceforth rapid alteration of Edgar Linton’s state.
Thursday
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From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Catherine we would fain have deluded yet; but her own quick spirit refused to delude her: it divined in secret, and brooded on the dreadful probability, gradually ripening into certainty.
up
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From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The havoc that months had previously wrought was now emulated by the inroads of hours.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Catherine we would fain have deluded yet; but her own quick spirit refused to delude her: it divined in secret, and brooded on the dreadful probability, gradually ripening into certainty.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
whole
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From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
world
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From this reading She had not the heart to mention her ride, when Thursday came round; I mentioned it for her, and obtained permission to order her out of doors: for the library, where her father stopped a short time daily—the brief period he could bear to sit up—and his chamber, had become her whole world.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Catherine we would fain have deluded yet; but her own quick spirit refused to delude her: it divined in secret, and brooded on the dreadful probability, gradually ripening into certainty.
wrought
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From this reading The havoc that months had previously wrought was now emulated by the inroads of hours.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Catherine we would fain have deluded yet; but her own quick spirit refused to delude her: it divined in secret, and brooded on the dreadful probability, gradually ripening into certainty.
