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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 a heart that not only wound itself round that of those she loved but entered into it, and made its home there, and she loved Henri de Courcelles with all the strength and passion of which she was capable.
all
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From this reading The marvellous instinct of love made her _feel_ his presence, before she perceived it, and this instinct, common to all human nature, was deeply engrafted in that of Liz Fellows.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The marvellous instinct of love made her _feel_ his presence, before she perceived it, and this instinct, common to all human nature, was deeply engrafted in that of Liz Fellows.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Their attachment had commenced more than a year before, when she and her father had brought De Courcelles through a dangerous illness, and Liz had nursed him into convalescence with the tenderest care, and the young man had rewarded her devotion with a confession of love, which she believed to be as genuine as her own.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Before he rose from his bed of sickness Henri de Courcelles had pledged himself to marry Liz Fellows, and at the time perhaps had honestly wished to do so.
attachment
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From this reading Their attachment had commenced more than a year before, when she and her father had brought De Courcelles through a dangerous illness, and Liz had nursed him into convalescence with the tenderest care, and the young man had rewarded her devotion with a confession of love, which she believed to be as genuine as her own.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Their attachment had commenced more than a year before, when she and her father had brought De Courcelles through a dangerous illness, and Liz had nursed him into convalescence with the tenderest care, and the young man had rewarded her devotion with a confession of love, which she believed to be as genuine as her own.
bed
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From this reading Before he rose from his bed of sickness Henri de Courcelles had pledged himself to marry Liz Fellows, and at the time perhaps had honestly wished to do so.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before she turned her head to greet him, Liz knew _who_ had entered the bungalow.
believed
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From this reading Their attachment had commenced more than a year before, when she and her father had brought De Courcelles through a dangerous illness, and Liz had nursed him into convalescence with the tenderest care, and the young man had rewarded her devotion with a confession of love, which she believed to be as genuine as her own.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Their attachment had commenced more than a year before, when she and her father had brought De Courcelles through a dangerous illness, and Liz had nursed him into convalescence with the tenderest care, and the young man had rewarded her devotion with a confession of love, which she believed to be as genuine as her own.
bungalow
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From this reading Before she turned her head to greet him, Liz knew _who_ had entered the bungalow.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had a heart that not only wound itself round that of those she loved but entered into it, and made its home there, and she loved Henri de Courcelles with all the strength and passion of which she was capable.
capable
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From this reading She had a heart that not only wound itself round that of those she loved but entered into it, and made its home there, and she loved Henri de Courcelles with all the strength and passion of which she was capable.
care
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From this reading Their attachment had commenced more than a year before, when she and her father had brought De Courcelles through a dangerous illness, and Liz had nursed him into convalescence with the tenderest care, and the young man had rewarded her devotion with a confession of love, which she believed to be as genuine as her own.
commenced
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From this reading Their attachment had commenced more than a year before, when she and her father had brought De Courcelles through a dangerous illness, and Liz had nursed him into convalescence with the tenderest care, and the young man had rewarded her devotion with a confession of love, which she believed to be as genuine as her own.
common
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From this reading The marvellous instinct of love made her _feel_ his presence, before she perceived it, and this instinct, common to all human nature, was deeply engrafted in that of Liz Fellows.
confession
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From this reading Their attachment had commenced more than a year before, when she and her father had brought De Courcelles through a dangerous illness, and Liz had nursed him into convalescence with the tenderest care, and the young man had rewarded her devotion with a confession of love, which she believed to be as genuine as her own.
convalescence
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From this reading Their attachment had commenced more than a year before, when she and her father had brought De Courcelles through a dangerous illness, and Liz had nursed him into convalescence with the tenderest care, and the young man had rewarded her devotion with a confession of love, which she believed to be as genuine as her own.
Courcelles
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From this reading She had a heart that not only wound itself round that of those she loved but entered into it, and made its home there, and she loved Henri de Courcelles with all the strength and passion of which she was capable.
dangerous
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From this reading Their attachment had commenced more than a year before, when she and her father had brought De Courcelles through a dangerous illness, and Liz had nursed him into convalescence with the tenderest care, and the young man had rewarded her devotion with a confession of love, which she believed to be as genuine as her own.
de
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From this reading She had a heart that not only wound itself round that of those she loved but entered into it, and made its home there, and she loved Henri de Courcelles with all the strength and passion of which she was capable.
deeply
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From this reading The marvellous instinct of love made her _feel_ his presence, before she perceived it, and this instinct, common to all human nature, was deeply engrafted in that of Liz Fellows.
devotion
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From this reading Their attachment had commenced more than a year before, when she and her father had brought De Courcelles through a dangerous illness, and Liz had nursed him into convalescence with the tenderest care, and the young man had rewarded her devotion with a confession of love, which she believed to be as genuine as her own.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Before he rose from his bed of sickness Henri de Courcelles had pledged himself to marry Liz Fellows, and at the time perhaps had honestly wished to do so.
engrafted
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From this reading The marvellous instinct of love made her _feel_ his presence, before she perceived it, and this instinct, common to all human nature, was deeply engrafted in that of Liz Fellows.
entered
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From this reading Before she turned her head to greet him, Liz knew _who_ had entered the bungalow.
father
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From this reading Their attachment had commenced more than a year before, when she and her father had brought De Courcelles through a dangerous illness, and Liz had nursed him into convalescence with the tenderest care, and the young man had rewarded her devotion with a confession of love, which she believed to be as genuine as her own.
feel
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From this reading The marvellous instinct of love made her _feel_ his presence, before she perceived it, and this instinct, common to all human nature, was deeply engrafted in that of Liz Fellows.
Fellows
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From this reading The marvellous instinct of love made her _feel_ his presence, before she perceived it, and this instinct, common to all human nature, was deeply engrafted in that of Liz Fellows.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Before he rose from his bed of sickness Henri de Courcelles had pledged himself to marry Liz Fellows, and at the time perhaps had honestly wished to do so.
genuine
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From this reading Their attachment had commenced more than a year before, when she and her father had brought De Courcelles through a dangerous illness, and Liz had nursed him into convalescence with the tenderest care, and the young man had rewarded her devotion with a confession of love, which she believed to be as genuine as her own.
greet
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From this reading Before she turned her head to greet him, Liz knew _who_ had entered the bungalow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before she turned her head to greet him, Liz knew _who_ had entered the bungalow.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before he rose from his bed of sickness Henri de Courcelles had pledged himself to marry Liz Fellows, and at the time perhaps had honestly wished to do so.
head
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From this reading Before she turned her head to greet him, Liz knew _who_ had entered the bungalow.
heart
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From this reading She had a heart that not only wound itself round that of those she loved but entered into it, and made its home there, and she loved Henri de Courcelles with all the strength and passion of which she was capable.
Henri
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From this reading She had a heart that not only wound itself round that of those she loved but entered into it, and made its home there, and she loved Henri de Courcelles with all the strength and passion of which she was capable.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Before she turned her head to greet him, Liz knew _who_ had entered the bungalow.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before she turned her head to greet him, Liz knew _who_ had entered the bungalow.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Before he rose from his bed of sickness Henri de Courcelles had pledged himself to marry Liz Fellows, and at the time perhaps had honestly wished to do so.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The marvellous instinct of love made her _feel_ his presence, before she perceived it, and this instinct, common to all human nature, was deeply engrafted in that of Liz Fellows.
home
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From this reading She had a heart that not only wound itself round that of those she loved but entered into it, and made its home there, and she loved Henri de Courcelles with all the strength and passion of which she was capable.
honestly
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From this reading Before he rose from his bed of sickness Henri de Courcelles had pledged himself to marry Liz Fellows, and at the time perhaps had honestly wished to do so.
human
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From this reading The marvellous instinct of love made her _feel_ his presence, before she perceived it, and this instinct, common to all human nature, was deeply engrafted in that of Liz Fellows.
illness
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From this reading Their attachment had commenced more than a year before, when she and her father had brought De Courcelles through a dangerous illness, and Liz had nursed him into convalescence with the tenderest care, and the young man had rewarded her devotion with a confession of love, which she believed to be as genuine as her own.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The marvellous instinct of love made her _feel_ his presence, before she perceived it, and this instinct, common to all human nature, was deeply engrafted in that of Liz Fellows.
instinct
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From this reading The marvellous instinct of love made her _feel_ his presence, before she perceived it, and this instinct, common to all human nature, was deeply engrafted in that of Liz Fellows.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had a heart that not only wound itself round that of those she loved but entered into it, and made its home there, and she loved Henri de Courcelles with all the strength and passion of which she was capable.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The marvellous instinct of love made her _feel_ his presence, before she perceived it, and this instinct, common to all human nature, was deeply engrafted in that of Liz Fellows.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She had a heart that not only wound itself round that of those she loved but entered into it, and made its home there, and she loved Henri de Courcelles with all the strength and passion of which she was capable.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had a heart that not only wound itself round that of those she loved but entered into it, and made its home there, and she loved Henri de Courcelles with all the strength and passion of which she was capable.
knew
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From this reading Before she turned her head to greet him, Liz knew _who_ had entered the bungalow.
Liz
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From this reading Before she turned her head to greet him, Liz knew _who_ had entered the bungalow.
love
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From this reading The marvellous instinct of love made her _feel_ his presence, before she perceived it, and this instinct, common to all human nature, was deeply engrafted in that of Liz Fellows.
loved
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From this reading She had a heart that not only wound itself round that of those she loved but entered into it, and made its home there, and she loved Henri de Courcelles with all the strength and passion of which she was capable.
made
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From this reading The marvellous instinct of love made her _feel_ his presence, before she perceived it, and this instinct, common to all human nature, was deeply engrafted in that of Liz Fellows.
man
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From this reading Their attachment had commenced more than a year before, when she and her father had brought De Courcelles through a dangerous illness, and Liz had nursed him into convalescence with the tenderest care, and the young man had rewarded her devotion with a confession of love, which she believed to be as genuine as her own.
marry
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From this reading Before he rose from his bed of sickness Henri de Courcelles had pledged himself to marry Liz Fellows, and at the time perhaps had honestly wished to do so.
marvellous
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From this reading The marvellous instinct of love made her _feel_ his presence, before she perceived it, and this instinct, common to all human nature, was deeply engrafted in that of Liz Fellows.
more
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From this reading Their attachment had commenced more than a year before, when she and her father had brought De Courcelles through a dangerous illness, and Liz had nursed him into convalescence with the tenderest care, and the young man had rewarded her devotion with a confession of love, which she believed to be as genuine as her own.
nature
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From this reading The marvellous instinct of love made her _feel_ his presence, before she perceived it, and this instinct, common to all human nature, was deeply engrafted in that of Liz Fellows.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had a heart that not only wound itself round that of those she loved but entered into it, and made its home there, and she loved Henri de Courcelles with all the strength and passion of which she was capable.
nursed
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From this reading Their attachment had commenced more than a year before, when she and her father had brought De Courcelles through a dangerous illness, and Liz had nursed him into convalescence with the tenderest care, and the young man had rewarded her devotion with a confession of love, which she believed to be as genuine as her own.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The marvellous instinct of love made her _feel_ his presence, before she perceived it, and this instinct, common to all human nature, was deeply engrafted in that of Liz Fellows.
only
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From this reading She had a heart that not only wound itself round that of those she loved but entered into it, and made its home there, and she loved Henri de Courcelles with all the strength and passion of which she was capable.
own
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From this reading Their attachment had commenced more than a year before, when she and her father had brought De Courcelles through a dangerous illness, and Liz had nursed him into convalescence with the tenderest care, and the young man had rewarded her devotion with a confession of love, which she believed to be as genuine as her own.
passion
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From this reading She had a heart that not only wound itself round that of those she loved but entered into it, and made its home there, and she loved Henri de Courcelles with all the strength and passion of which she was capable.
perceived
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From this reading The marvellous instinct of love made her _feel_ his presence, before she perceived it, and this instinct, common to all human nature, was deeply engrafted in that of Liz Fellows.
perhaps
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From this reading Before he rose from his bed of sickness Henri de Courcelles had pledged himself to marry Liz Fellows, and at the time perhaps had honestly wished to do so.
pledged
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From this reading Before he rose from his bed of sickness Henri de Courcelles had pledged himself to marry Liz Fellows, and at the time perhaps had honestly wished to do so.
presence
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From this reading The marvellous instinct of love made her _feel_ his presence, before she perceived it, and this instinct, common to all human nature, was deeply engrafted in that of Liz Fellows.
rewarded
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From this reading Their attachment had commenced more than a year before, when she and her father had brought De Courcelles through a dangerous illness, and Liz had nursed him into convalescence with the tenderest care, and the young man had rewarded her devotion with a confession of love, which she believed to be as genuine as her own.
rose
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From this reading Before he rose from his bed of sickness Henri de Courcelles had pledged himself to marry Liz Fellows, and at the time perhaps had honestly wished to do so.
round
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From this reading She had a heart that not only wound itself round that of those she loved but entered into it, and made its home there, and she loved Henri de Courcelles with all the strength and passion of which she was capable.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before she turned her head to greet him, Liz knew _who_ had entered the bungalow.
sickness
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From this reading Before he rose from his bed of sickness Henri de Courcelles had pledged himself to marry Liz Fellows, and at the time perhaps had honestly wished to do so.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Before he rose from his bed of sickness Henri de Courcelles had pledged himself to marry Liz Fellows, and at the time perhaps had honestly wished to do so.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had a heart that not only wound itself round that of those she loved but entered into it, and made its home there, and she loved Henri de Courcelles with all the strength and passion of which she was capable.
tenderest
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From this reading Their attachment had commenced more than a year before, when she and her father had brought De Courcelles through a dangerous illness, and Liz had nursed him into convalescence with the tenderest care, and the young man had rewarded her devotion with a confession of love, which she believed to be as genuine as her own.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Their attachment had commenced more than a year before, when she and her father had brought De Courcelles through a dangerous illness, and Liz had nursed him into convalescence with the tenderest care, and the young man had rewarded her devotion with a confession of love, which she believed to be as genuine as her own.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The marvellous instinct of love made her _feel_ his presence, before she perceived it, and this instinct, common to all human nature, was deeply engrafted in that of Liz Fellows.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before she turned her head to greet him, Liz knew _who_ had entered the bungalow.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their attachment had commenced more than a year before, when she and her father had brought De Courcelles through a dangerous illness, and Liz had nursed him into convalescence with the tenderest care, and the young man had rewarded her devotion with a confession of love, which she believed to be as genuine as her own.
there
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From this reading She had a heart that not only wound itself round that of those she loved but entered into it, and made its home there, and she loved Henri de Courcelles with all the strength and passion of which she was capable.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The marvellous instinct of love made her _feel_ his presence, before she perceived it, and this instinct, common to all human nature, was deeply engrafted in that of Liz Fellows.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She had a heart that not only wound itself round that of those she loved but entered into it, and made its home there, and she loved Henri de Courcelles with all the strength and passion of which she was capable.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Their attachment had commenced more than a year before, when she and her father had brought De Courcelles through a dangerous illness, and Liz had nursed him into convalescence with the tenderest care, and the young man had rewarded her devotion with a confession of love, which she believed to be as genuine as her own.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before he rose from his bed of sickness Henri de Courcelles had pledged himself to marry Liz Fellows, and at the time perhaps had honestly wished to do so.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before she turned her head to greet him, Liz knew _who_ had entered the bungalow.
turned
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From this reading Before she turned her head to greet him, Liz knew _who_ had entered the bungalow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The marvellous instinct of love made her _feel_ his presence, before she perceived it, and this instinct, common to all human nature, was deeply engrafted in that of Liz Fellows.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Their attachment had commenced more than a year before, when she and her father had brought De Courcelles through a dangerous illness, and Liz had nursed him into convalescence with the tenderest care, and the young man had rewarded her devotion with a confession of love, which she believed to be as genuine as her own.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had a heart that not only wound itself round that of those she loved but entered into it, and made its home there, and she loved Henri de Courcelles with all the strength and passion of which she was capable.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Before she turned her head to greet him, Liz knew _who_ had entered the bungalow.
wished
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From this reading Before he rose from his bed of sickness Henri de Courcelles had pledged himself to marry Liz Fellows, and at the time perhaps had honestly wished to do so.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had a heart that not only wound itself round that of those she loved but entered into it, and made its home there, and she loved Henri de Courcelles with all the strength and passion of which she was capable.
wound
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From this reading She had a heart that not only wound itself round that of those she loved but entered into it, and made its home there, and she loved Henri de Courcelles with all the strength and passion of which she was capable.
year
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From this reading Their attachment had commenced more than a year before, when she and her father had brought De Courcelles through a dangerous illness, and Liz had nursed him into convalescence with the tenderest care, and the young man had rewarded her devotion with a confession of love, which she believed to be as genuine as her own.
young
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From this reading Their attachment had commenced more than a year before, when she and her father had brought De Courcelles through a dangerous illness, and Liz had nursed him into convalescence with the tenderest care, and the young man had rewarded her devotion with a confession of love, which she believed to be as genuine as her own.
