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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 When Lancelot reached the banker's a letter was put into his hand; it bore the Whitford postmark, and Mrs. Lavington's handwriting.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I have rolled at my mother's feet with bitter tears, and vain entreaties--and been refused; and yet I have obeyed her after all.
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
all
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From this reading I have rolled at my mother's feet with bitter tears, and vain entreaties--and been refused; and yet I have obeyed her after all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Lancelot reached the banker's a letter was put into his hand; it bore the Whitford postmark, and Mrs. Lavington's handwriting.
Argemone
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From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have rolled at my mother's feet with bitter tears, and vain entreaties--and been refused; and yet I have obeyed her after all.
banker's
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From this reading When Lancelot reached the banker's a letter was put into his hand; it bore the Whitford postmark, and Mrs. Lavington's handwriting.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
beloved
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From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
bitter
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From this reading I have rolled at my mother's feet with bitter tears, and vain entreaties--and been refused; and yet I have obeyed her after all.
bore
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From this reading When Lancelot reached the banker's a letter was put into his hand; it bore the Whitford postmark, and Mrs. Lavington's handwriting.
call
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From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
contained
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From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
crushed
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From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
darling
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From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
driving
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From this reading This one last letter must explain the forced silence which has been driving me mad with fears that you would suspect me.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We must write to each other no more.
entreaties
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From this reading I have rolled at my mother's feet with bitter tears, and vain entreaties--and been refused; and yet I have obeyed her after all.
explain
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From this reading This one last letter must explain the forced silence which has been driving me mad with fears that you would suspect me.
fancy
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From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
fears
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From this reading This one last letter must explain the forced silence which has been driving me mad with fears that you would suspect me.
feet
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From this reading I have rolled at my mother's feet with bitter tears, and vain entreaties--and been refused; and yet I have obeyed her after all.
fickle
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From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
forced
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From this reading This one last letter must explain the forced silence which has been driving me mad with fears that you would suspect me.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
hand
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From this reading When Lancelot reached the banker's a letter was put into his hand; it bore the Whitford postmark, and Mrs. Lavington's handwriting.
handwriting
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From this reading When Lancelot reached the banker's a letter was put into his hand; it bore the Whitford postmark, and Mrs. Lavington's handwriting.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Lancelot reached the banker's a letter was put into his hand; it bore the Whitford postmark, and Mrs. Lavington's handwriting.
how
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From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
husband
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From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Lancelot reached the banker's a letter was put into his hand; it bore the Whitford postmark, and Mrs. Lavington's handwriting.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Lancelot reached the banker's a letter was put into his hand; it bore the Whitford postmark, and Mrs. Lavington's handwriting.
Lancelot
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From this reading When Lancelot reached the banker's a letter was put into his hand; it bore the Whitford postmark, and Mrs. Lavington's handwriting.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
Lavington's
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From this reading When Lancelot reached the banker's a letter was put into his hand; it bore the Whitford postmark, and Mrs. Lavington's handwriting.
letter
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From this reading When Lancelot reached the banker's a letter was put into his hand; it bore the Whitford postmark, and Mrs. Lavington's handwriting.
mad
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From this reading This one last letter must explain the forced silence which has been driving me mad with fears that you would suspect me.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
more
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From this reading We must write to each other no more.
mother's
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From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
Mrs
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From this reading When Lancelot reached the banker's a letter was put into his hand; it bore the Whitford postmark, and Mrs. Lavington's handwriting.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must write to each other no more.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
needless
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From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We must write to each other no more.
obeyed
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From this reading I have rolled at my mother's feet with bitter tears, and vain entreaties--and been refused; and yet I have obeyed her after all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
oh
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From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This one last letter must explain the forced silence which has been driving me mad with fears that you would suspect me.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
other
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From this reading We must write to each other no more.
out
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From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
postmark
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From this reading When Lancelot reached the banker's a letter was put into his hand; it bore the Whitford postmark, and Mrs. Lavington's handwriting.
pride
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From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
proud
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From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
put
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From this reading When Lancelot reached the banker's a letter was put into his hand; it bore the Whitford postmark, and Mrs. Lavington's handwriting.
reached
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From this reading When Lancelot reached the banker's a letter was put into his hand; it bore the Whitford postmark, and Mrs. Lavington's handwriting.
read
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From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
refused
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From this reading I have rolled at my mother's feet with bitter tears, and vain entreaties--and been refused; and yet I have obeyed her after all.
rolled
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From this reading I have rolled at my mother's feet with bitter tears, and vain entreaties--and been refused; and yet I have obeyed her after all.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
say
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From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading This one last letter must explain the forced silence which has been driving me mad with fears that you would suspect me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
suspect
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From this reading This one last letter must explain the forced silence which has been driving me mad with fears that you would suspect me.
tears
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From this reading I have rolled at my mother's feet with bitter tears, and vain entreaties--and been refused; and yet I have obeyed her after all.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Lancelot reached the banker's a letter was put into his hand; it bore the Whitford postmark, and Mrs. Lavington's handwriting.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
tore
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From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
vain
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From this reading I have rolled at my mother's feet with bitter tears, and vain entreaties--and been refused; and yet I have obeyed her after all.
vice
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From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Lancelot reached the banker's a letter was put into his hand; it bore the Whitford postmark, and Mrs. Lavington's handwriting.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must write to each other no more.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Lancelot reached the banker's a letter was put into his hand; it bore the Whitford postmark, and Mrs. Lavington's handwriting.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
Whitford
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From this reading When Lancelot reached the banker's a letter was put into his hand; it bore the Whitford postmark, and Mrs. Lavington's handwriting.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have rolled at my mother's feet with bitter tears, and vain entreaties--and been refused; and yet I have obeyed her after all.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This one last letter must explain the forced silence which has been driving me mad with fears that you would suspect me.
write
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From this reading We must write to each other no more.
writing
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From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
Yes
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From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I have rolled at my mother's feet with bitter tears, and vain entreaties--and been refused; and yet I have obeyed her after all.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He tore it open; it contained a letter from Argemone, which, it is needless to say, he read before her mother's:-- 'My beloved! my husband!--Yes--though you may fancy me fickle and proud--I will call you so to the last; for were I fickle, I could have saved myself the agony of writing this; and as for pride, oh! how that darling vice has been crushed out of me!
