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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 OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
absorbing
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From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
accused
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From this reading For some weeks Tom had been unlike himself, silent, dispirited, and almost morose, giving his mother short answers or none; yet, undoubtedly, it _is_ galling to be accused of a bilious attack when it is your heart that is affected.
affected
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From this reading For some weeks Tom had been unlike himself, silent, dispirited, and almost morose, giving his mother short answers or none; yet, undoubtedly, it _is_ galling to be accused of a bilious attack when it is your heart that is affected.
almost
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From this reading For some weeks Tom had been unlike himself, silent, dispirited, and almost morose, giving his mother short answers or none; yet, undoubtedly, it _is_ galling to be accused of a bilious attack when it is your heart that is affected.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
answers
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From this reading For some weeks Tom had been unlike himself, silent, dispirited, and almost morose, giving his mother short answers or none; yet, undoubtedly, it _is_ galling to be accused of a bilious attack when it is your heart that is affected.
anxieties
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From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
attack
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From this reading For some weeks Tom had been unlike himself, silent, dispirited, and almost morose, giving his mother short answers or none; yet, undoubtedly, it _is_ galling to be accused of a bilious attack when it is your heart that is affected.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For some weeks Tom had been unlike himself, silent, dispirited, and almost morose, giving his mother short answers or none; yet, undoubtedly, it _is_ galling to be accused of a bilious attack when it is your heart that is affected.
bilious
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From this reading For some weeks Tom had been unlike himself, silent, dispirited, and almost morose, giving his mother short answers or none; yet, undoubtedly, it _is_ galling to be accused of a bilious attack when it is your heart that is affected.
boy
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From this reading What had come over her boy?
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her lodger, too, was concerned, for Tom, hitherto sober, now brought with him at times a very strong suggestion of raw whisky!
burthened
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From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What had come over her boy?
concerned
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From this reading Her lodger, too, was concerned, for Tom, hitherto sober, now brought with him at times a very strong suggestion of raw whisky!
Dilly
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From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
dismayed
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From this reading Mrs. Hogben was dismayed.
dispirited
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From this reading For some weeks Tom had been unlike himself, silent, dispirited, and almost morose, giving his mother short answers or none; yet, undoubtedly, it _is_ galling to be accused of a bilious attack when it is your heart that is affected.
fact
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From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some weeks Tom had been unlike himself, silent, dispirited, and almost morose, giving his mother short answers or none; yet, undoubtedly, it _is_ galling to be accused of a bilious attack when it is your heart that is affected.
galling
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From this reading For some weeks Tom had been unlike himself, silent, dispirited, and almost morose, giving his mother short answers or none; yet, undoubtedly, it _is_ galling to be accused of a bilious attack when it is your heart that is affected.
giving
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From this reading For some weeks Tom had been unlike himself, silent, dispirited, and almost morose, giving his mother short answers or none; yet, undoubtedly, it _is_ galling to be accused of a bilious attack when it is your heart that is affected.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For some weeks Tom had been unlike himself, silent, dispirited, and almost morose, giving his mother short answers or none; yet, undoubtedly, it _is_ galling to be accused of a bilious attack when it is your heart that is affected.
hard
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From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
heart
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From this reading For some weeks Tom had been unlike himself, silent, dispirited, and almost morose, giving his mother short answers or none; yet, undoubtedly, it _is_ galling to be accused of a bilious attack when it is your heart that is affected.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What had come over her boy?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her lodger, too, was concerned, for Tom, hitherto sober, now brought with him at times a very strong suggestion of raw whisky!
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For some weeks Tom had been unlike himself, silent, dispirited, and almost morose, giving his mother short answers or none; yet, undoubtedly, it _is_ galling to be accused of a bilious attack when it is your heart that is affected.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
hitherto
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From this reading Her lodger, too, was concerned, for Tom, hitherto sober, now brought with him at times a very strong suggestion of raw whisky!
Hogben
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From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For some weeks Tom had been unlike himself, silent, dispirited, and almost morose, giving his mother short answers or none; yet, undoubtedly, it _is_ galling to be accused of a bilious attack when it is your heart that is affected.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
lodger
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From this reading Her lodger, too, was concerned, for Tom, hitherto sober, now brought with him at times a very strong suggestion of raw whisky!
love-affair
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From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
MATCHMAKER
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From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
morose
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From this reading For some weeks Tom had been unlike himself, silent, dispirited, and almost morose, giving his mother short answers or none; yet, undoubtedly, it _is_ galling to be accused of a bilious attack when it is your heart that is affected.
mother
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From this reading For some weeks Tom had been unlike himself, silent, dispirited, and almost morose, giving his mother short answers or none; yet, undoubtedly, it _is_ galling to be accused of a bilious attack when it is your heart that is affected.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Hogben was dismayed.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading For some weeks Tom had been unlike himself, silent, dispirited, and almost morose, giving his mother short answers or none; yet, undoubtedly, it _is_ galling to be accused of a bilious attack when it is your heart that is affected.
now
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From this reading Her lodger, too, was concerned, for Tom, hitherto sober, now brought with him at times a very strong suggestion of raw whisky!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For some weeks Tom had been unlike himself, silent, dispirited, and almost morose, giving his mother short answers or none; yet, undoubtedly, it _is_ galling to be accused of a bilious attack when it is your heart that is affected.
others
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From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading What had come over her boy?
OWEN
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From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
own
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From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
raw
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From this reading Her lodger, too, was concerned, for Tom, hitherto sober, now brought with him at times a very strong suggestion of raw whisky!
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading For some weeks Tom had been unlike himself, silent, dispirited, and almost morose, giving his mother short answers or none; yet, undoubtedly, it _is_ galling to be accused of a bilious attack when it is your heart that is affected.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
silent
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From this reading For some weeks Tom had been unlike himself, silent, dispirited, and almost morose, giving his mother short answers or none; yet, undoubtedly, it _is_ galling to be accused of a bilious attack when it is your heart that is affected.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by alcohol
From this reading Her lodger, too, was concerned, for Tom, hitherto sober, now brought with him at times a very strong suggestion of raw whisky!
some
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From this reading For some weeks Tom had been unlike himself, silent, dispirited, and almost morose, giving his mother short answers or none; yet, undoubtedly, it _is_ galling to be accused of a bilious attack when it is your heart that is affected.
soul
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From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
strong
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From this reading Her lodger, too, was concerned, for Tom, hitherto sober, now brought with him at times a very strong suggestion of raw whisky!
suggestion
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From this reading Her lodger, too, was concerned, for Tom, hitherto sober, now brought with him at times a very strong suggestion of raw whisky!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
thoughts
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From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
times
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From this reading Her lodger, too, was concerned, for Tom, hitherto sober, now brought with him at times a very strong suggestion of raw whisky!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For some weeks Tom had been unlike himself, silent, dispirited, and almost morose, giving his mother short answers or none; yet, undoubtedly, it _is_ galling to be accused of a bilious attack when it is your heart that is affected.
Tom
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From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
too
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From this reading Her lodger, too, was concerned, for Tom, hitherto sober, now brought with him at times a very strong suggestion of raw whisky!
Topham
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From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
two
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From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
Undoubtedly
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From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
unlike
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From this reading For some weeks Tom had been unlike himself, silent, dispirited, and almost morose, giving his mother short answers or none; yet, undoubtedly, it _is_ galling to be accused of a bilious attack when it is your heart that is affected.
very
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From this reading Her lodger, too, was concerned, for Tom, hitherto sober, now brought with him at times a very strong suggestion of raw whisky!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
weeks
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From this reading For some weeks Tom had been unlike himself, silent, dispirited, and almost morose, giving his mother short answers or none; yet, undoubtedly, it _is_ galling to be accused of a bilious attack when it is your heart that is affected.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had come over her boy?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
whisky
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From this reading Her lodger, too, was concerned, for Tom, hitherto sober, now brought with him at times a very strong suggestion of raw whisky!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
Wynyard
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From this reading OWEN THE MATCHMAKER Undoubtedly it was hard on Wynyard that, at a time when his own love-affair was absorbing his soul and thoughts, he should be burthened with the anxieties of another--in fact, with two others--those of Tom Hogben and Dilly Topham.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading For some weeks Tom had been unlike himself, silent, dispirited, and almost morose, giving his mother short answers or none; yet, undoubtedly, it _is_ galling to be accused of a bilious attack when it is your heart that is affected.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading For some weeks Tom had been unlike himself, silent, dispirited, and almost morose, giving his mother short answers or none; yet, undoubtedly, it _is_ galling to be accused of a bilious attack when it is your heart that is affected.
