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11
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From this reading That from the bishop was simply a request that Mr Quiverful would wait upon his lordship the next morning at 11 A.M.; and that from the lady was as simply a request that Mrs Quiverful would do the same by her, though it was couched in somewhat longer and more grandiloquent phraseology.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That from the bishop was simply a request that Mr Quiverful would wait upon his lordship the next morning at 11 A.M.; and that from the lady was as simply a request that Mrs Quiverful would do the same by her, though it was couched in somewhat longer and more grandiloquent phraseology.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MR AND MRS QUIVERFUL ARE MADE HAPPY.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MR AND MRS QUIVERFUL ARE MADE HAPPY.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as the departure of the horses left the bishop's stable-groom free for other services, that humble denizen of the diocese started on the bishop's own pony with the two despatches.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That from the bishop was simply a request that Mr Quiverful would wait upon his lordship the next morning at 11 A.M.; and that from the lady was as simply a request that Mrs Quiverful would do the same by her, though it was couched in somewhat longer and more grandiloquent phraseology.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
bishop
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From this reading That from the bishop was simply a request that Mr Quiverful would wait upon his lordship the next morning at 11 A.M.; and that from the lady was as simply a request that Mrs Quiverful would do the same by her, though it was couched in somewhat longer and more grandiloquent phraseology.
bishop's
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From this reading As soon as the departure of the horses left the bishop's stable-groom free for other services, that humble denizen of the diocese started on the bishop's own pony with the two despatches.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
careful
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From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
caused
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From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
couched
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From this reading That from the bishop was simply a request that Mr Quiverful would wait upon his lordship the next morning at 11 A.M.; and that from the lady was as simply a request that Mrs Quiverful would do the same by her, though it was couched in somewhat longer and more grandiloquent phraseology.
denizen
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From this reading As soon as the departure of the horses left the bishop's stable-groom free for other services, that humble denizen of the diocese started on the bishop's own pony with the two despatches.
departure
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From this reading As soon as the departure of the horses left the bishop's stable-groom free for other services, that humble denizen of the diocese started on the bishop's own pony with the two despatches.
despatches
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From this reading As soon as the departure of the horses left the bishop's stable-groom free for other services, that humble denizen of the diocese started on the bishop's own pony with the two despatches.
diocese
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From this reading As soon as the departure of the horses left the bishop's stable-groom free for other services, that humble denizen of the diocese started on the bishop's own pony with the two despatches.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading That from the bishop was simply a request that Mr Quiverful would wait upon his lordship the next morning at 11 A.M.; and that from the lady was as simply a request that Mrs Quiverful would do the same by her, though it was couched in somewhat longer and more grandiloquent phraseology.
ENCOURAGED
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From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading As soon as the departure of the horses left the bishop's stable-groom free for other services, that humble denizen of the diocese started on the bishop's own pony with the two despatches.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That from the bishop was simply a request that Mr Quiverful would wait upon his lordship the next morning at 11 A.M.; and that from the lady was as simply a request that Mrs Quiverful would do the same by her, though it was couched in somewhat longer and more grandiloquent phraseology.
grandiloquent
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From this reading That from the bishop was simply a request that Mr Quiverful would wait upon his lordship the next morning at 11 A.M.; and that from the lady was as simply a request that Mrs Quiverful would do the same by her, though it was couched in somewhat longer and more grandiloquent phraseology.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We have had so many letters lately that we will spare ourselves these.
HAPPY
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From this reading MR AND MRS QUIVERFUL ARE MADE HAPPY.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have had so many letters lately that we will spare ourselves these.
hearth
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From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That from the bishop was simply a request that Mr Quiverful would wait upon his lordship the next morning at 11 A.M.; and that from the lady was as simply a request that Mrs Quiverful would do the same by her, though it was couched in somewhat longer and more grandiloquent phraseology.
horses
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From this reading As soon as the departure of the horses left the bishop's stable-groom free for other services, that humble denizen of the diocese started on the bishop's own pony with the two despatches.
humble
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From this reading As soon as the departure of the horses left the bishop's stable-groom free for other services, that humble denizen of the diocese started on the bishop's own pony with the two despatches.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That from the bishop was simply a request that Mr Quiverful would wait upon his lordship the next morning at 11 A.M.; and that from the lady was as simply a request that Mrs Quiverful would do the same by her, though it was couched in somewhat longer and more grandiloquent phraseology.
inhabitants
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From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
lady
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From this reading That from the bishop was simply a request that Mr Quiverful would wait upon his lordship the next morning at 11 A.M.; and that from the lady was as simply a request that Mrs Quiverful would do the same by her, though it was couched in somewhat longer and more grandiloquent phraseology.
lately
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From this reading We have had so many letters lately that we will spare ourselves these.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as the departure of the horses left the bishop's stable-groom free for other services, that humble denizen of the diocese started on the bishop's own pony with the two despatches.
letters
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From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
longer
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From this reading That from the bishop was simply a request that Mr Quiverful would wait upon his lordship the next morning at 11 A.M.; and that from the lady was as simply a request that Mrs Quiverful would do the same by her, though it was couched in somewhat longer and more grandiloquent phraseology.
lord
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From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
lordship
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From this reading That from the bishop was simply a request that Mr Quiverful would wait upon his lordship the next morning at 11 A.M.; and that from the lady was as simply a request that Mrs Quiverful would do the same by her, though it was couched in somewhat longer and more grandiloquent phraseology.
M
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From this reading That from the bishop was simply a request that Mr Quiverful would wait upon his lordship the next morning at 11 A.M.; and that from the lady was as simply a request that Mrs Quiverful would do the same by her, though it was couched in somewhat longer and more grandiloquent phraseology.
MADE
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From this reading MR AND MRS QUIVERFUL ARE MADE HAPPY.
many
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From this reading We have had so many letters lately that we will spare ourselves these.
more
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From this reading That from the bishop was simply a request that Mr Quiverful would wait upon his lordship the next morning at 11 A.M.; and that from the lady was as simply a request that Mrs Quiverful would do the same by her, though it was couched in somewhat longer and more grandiloquent phraseology.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That from the bishop was simply a request that Mr Quiverful would wait upon his lordship the next morning at 11 A.M.; and that from the lady was as simply a request that Mrs Quiverful would do the same by her, though it was couched in somewhat longer and more grandiloquent phraseology.
MR
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From this reading MR AND MRS QUIVERFUL ARE MADE HAPPY.
MRS
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From this reading MR AND MRS QUIVERFUL ARE MADE HAPPY.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That from the bishop was simply a request that Mr Quiverful would wait upon his lordship the next morning at 11 A.M.; and that from the lady was as simply a request that Mrs Quiverful would do the same by her, though it was couched in somewhat longer and more grandiloquent phraseology.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As soon as the departure of the horses left the bishop's stable-groom free for other services, that humble denizen of the diocese started on the bishop's own pony with the two despatches.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
other
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From this reading As soon as the departure of the horses left the bishop's stable-groom free for other services, that humble denizen of the diocese started on the bishop's own pony with the two despatches.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We have had so many letters lately that we will spare ourselves these.
own
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From this reading As soon as the departure of the horses left the bishop's stable-groom free for other services, that humble denizen of the diocese started on the bishop's own pony with the two despatches.
phraseology
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From this reading That from the bishop was simply a request that Mr Quiverful would wait upon his lordship the next morning at 11 A.M.; and that from the lady was as simply a request that Mrs Quiverful would do the same by her, though it was couched in somewhat longer and more grandiloquent phraseology.
pony
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From this reading As soon as the departure of the horses left the bishop's stable-groom free for other services, that humble denizen of the diocese started on the bishop's own pony with the two despatches.
PRESS
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From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
Proudie
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From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
Puddingdale
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From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
QUIVERFUL
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From this reading MR AND MRS QUIVERFUL ARE MADE HAPPY.
request
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From this reading That from the bishop was simply a request that Mr Quiverful would wait upon his lordship the next morning at 11 A.M.; and that from the lady was as simply a request that Mrs Quiverful would do the same by her, though it was couched in somewhat longer and more grandiloquent phraseology.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That from the bishop was simply a request that Mr Quiverful would wait upon his lordship the next morning at 11 A.M.; and that from the lady was as simply a request that Mrs Quiverful would do the same by her, though it was couched in somewhat longer and more grandiloquent phraseology.
services
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From this reading As soon as the departure of the horses left the bishop's stable-groom free for other services, that humble denizen of the diocese started on the bishop's own pony with the two despatches.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
simply
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From this reading That from the bishop was simply a request that Mr Quiverful would wait upon his lordship the next morning at 11 A.M.; and that from the lady was as simply a request that Mrs Quiverful would do the same by her, though it was couched in somewhat longer and more grandiloquent phraseology.
SLOPE
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From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We have had so many letters lately that we will spare ourselves these.
somewhat
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From this reading That from the bishop was simply a request that Mr Quiverful would wait upon his lordship the next morning at 11 A.M.; and that from the lady was as simply a request that Mrs Quiverful would do the same by her, though it was couched in somewhat longer and more grandiloquent phraseology.
soon
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From this reading As soon as the departure of the horses left the bishop's stable-groom free for other services, that humble denizen of the diocese started on the bishop's own pony with the two despatches.
soul
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From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
spare
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From this reading We have had so many letters lately that we will spare ourselves these.
stable-groom
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From this reading As soon as the departure of the horses left the bishop's stable-groom free for other services, that humble denizen of the diocese started on the bishop's own pony with the two despatches.
started
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From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As soon as the departure of the horses left the bishop's stable-groom free for other services, that humble denizen of the diocese started on the bishop's own pony with the two despatches.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading We have had so many letters lately that we will spare ourselves these.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading That from the bishop was simply a request that Mr Quiverful would wait upon his lordship the next morning at 11 A.M.; and that from the lady was as simply a request that Mrs Quiverful would do the same by her, though it was couched in somewhat longer and more grandiloquent phraseology.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
two
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From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
Ullathorne
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From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading That from the bishop was simply a request that Mr Quiverful would wait upon his lordship the next morning at 11 A.M.; and that from the lady was as simply a request that Mrs Quiverful would do the same by her, though it was couched in somewhat longer and more grandiloquent phraseology.
vicarage
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From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
wait
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From this reading That from the bishop was simply a request that Mr Quiverful would wait upon his lordship the next morning at 11 A.M.; and that from the lady was as simply a request that Mrs Quiverful would do the same by her, though it was couched in somewhat longer and more grandiloquent phraseology.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That from the bishop was simply a request that Mr Quiverful would wait upon his lordship the next morning at 11 A.M.; and that from the lady was as simply a request that Mrs Quiverful would do the same by her, though it was couched in somewhat longer and more grandiloquent phraseology.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have had so many letters lately that we will spare ourselves these.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We have had so many letters lately that we will spare ourselves these.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As soon as the departure of the horses left the bishop's stable-groom free for other services, that humble denizen of the diocese started on the bishop's own pony with the two despatches.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That from the bishop was simply a request that Mr Quiverful would wait upon his lordship the next morning at 11 A.M.; and that from the lady was as simply a request that Mrs Quiverful would do the same by her, though it was couched in somewhat longer and more grandiloquent phraseology.
written
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From this reading MR SLOPE ENCOURAGED BY THE PRESS Before she started for Ullathorne, Mrs Proudie, careful soul, caused two letters to be written, one by herself and one by her lord, to the inhabitants of Puddingdale vicarage, which made happy the hearth of those within it.
