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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 On the morning after her journey down from London, Mrs. Warricombe awoke with the conviction that she had caught a cold.
account
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From this reading At such seasons she was wont to regard herself with a mildly despondent compassion, to feel that her family and her friends held her of slight account; she spoke in a tone of conscious resignation, often with a forgiving smile.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the morning after her journey down from London, Mrs. Warricombe awoke with the conviction that she had caught a cold.
ailments
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From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'You are hoarse, mother,' Sidwell said to her, when they met at breakfast.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At such seasons she was wont to regard herself with a mildly despondent compassion, to feel that her family and her friends held her of slight account; she spoke in a tone of conscious resignation, often with a forgiving smile.
attentions
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From this reading When the girls redoubled their attentions, and soothed her with gentle words, she would close her eyes and sigh, seeming to remind them that they would know her value when she was no more.
awoke
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From this reading On the morning after her journey down from London, Mrs. Warricombe awoke with the conviction that she had caught a cold.
breakfast
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From this reading 'You are hoarse, mother,' Sidwell said to her, when they met at breakfast.
broke
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From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
caught
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From this reading On the morning after her journey down from London, Mrs. Warricombe awoke with the conviction that she had caught a cold.
children
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From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
close
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From this reading When the girls redoubled their attentions, and soothed her with gentle words, she would close her eyes and sigh, seeming to remind them that they would know her value when she was no more.
cold
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From this reading On the morning after her journey down from London, Mrs. Warricombe awoke with the conviction that she had caught a cold.
compassion
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From this reading At such seasons she was wont to regard herself with a mildly despondent compassion, to feel that her family and her friends held her of slight account; she spoke in a tone of conscious resignation, often with a forgiving smile.
conscious
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From this reading At such seasons she was wont to regard herself with a mildly despondent compassion, to feel that her family and her friends held her of slight account; she spoke in a tone of conscious resignation, often with a forgiving smile.
conviction
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From this reading On the morning after her journey down from London, Mrs. Warricombe awoke with the conviction that she had caught a cold.
despondent
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From this reading At such seasons she was wont to regard herself with a mildly despondent compassion, to feel that her family and her friends held her of slight account; she spoke in a tone of conscious resignation, often with a forgiving smile.
disorder
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From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
down
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From this reading On the morning after her journey down from London, Mrs. Warricombe awoke with the conviction that she had caught a cold.
enjoying
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From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
excellent
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From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
eyes
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From this reading When the girls redoubled their attentions, and soothed her with gentle words, she would close her eyes and sigh, seeming to remind them that they would know her value when she was no more.
family
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From this reading At such seasons she was wont to regard herself with a mildly despondent compassion, to feel that her family and her friends held her of slight account; she spoke in a tone of conscious resignation, often with a forgiving smile.
feel
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From this reading At such seasons she was wont to regard herself with a mildly despondent compassion, to feel that her family and her friends held her of slight account; she spoke in a tone of conscious resignation, often with a forgiving smile.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
forgiving
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From this reading At such seasons she was wont to regard herself with a mildly despondent compassion, to feel that her family and her friends held her of slight account; she spoke in a tone of conscious resignation, often with a forgiving smile.
friends
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From this reading At such seasons she was wont to regard herself with a mildly despondent compassion, to feel that her family and her friends held her of slight account; she spoke in a tone of conscious resignation, often with a forgiving smile.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the morning after her journey down from London, Mrs. Warricombe awoke with the conviction that she had caught a cold.
general
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From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
gentle
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From this reading When the girls redoubled their attentions, and soothed her with gentle words, she would close her eyes and sigh, seeming to remind them that they would know her value when she was no more.
girls
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From this reading When the girls redoubled their attentions, and soothed her with gentle words, she would close her eyes and sigh, seeming to remind them that they would know her value when she was no more.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the morning after her journey down from London, Mrs. Warricombe awoke with the conviction that she had caught a cold.
health
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From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
held
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From this reading At such seasons she was wont to regard herself with a mildly despondent compassion, to feel that her family and her friends held her of slight account; she spoke in a tone of conscious resignation, often with a forgiving smile.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the morning after her journey down from London, Mrs. Warricombe awoke with the conviction that she had caught a cold.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading At such seasons she was wont to regard herself with a mildly despondent compassion, to feel that her family and her friends held her of slight account; she spoke in a tone of conscious resignation, often with a forgiving smile.
hoarse
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From this reading 'You are hoarse, mother,' Sidwell said to her, when they met at breakfast.
imaginary
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From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
importance
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From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
invested
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From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the morning after her journey down from London, Mrs. Warricombe awoke with the conviction that she had caught a cold.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the girls redoubled their attentions, and soothed her with gentle words, she would close her eyes and sigh, seeming to remind them that they would know her value when she was no more.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
London
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From this reading On the morning after her journey down from London, Mrs. Warricombe awoke with the conviction that she had caught a cold.
made
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From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
met
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From this reading 'You are hoarse, mother,' Sidwell said to her, when they met at breakfast.
mildly
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From this reading At such seasons she was wont to regard herself with a mildly despondent compassion, to feel that her family and her friends held her of slight account; she spoke in a tone of conscious resignation, often with a forgiving smile.
more
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From this reading When the girls redoubled their attentions, and soothed her with gentle words, she would close her eyes and sigh, seeming to remind them that they would know her value when she was no more.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning after her journey down from London, Mrs. Warricombe awoke with the conviction that she had caught a cold.
most
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From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
mother
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From this reading 'You are hoarse, mother,' Sidwell said to her, when they met at breakfast.
Mrs
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From this reading On the morning after her journey down from London, Mrs. Warricombe awoke with the conviction that she had caught a cold.
much
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From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
nurse
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From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
often
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From this reading At such seasons she was wont to regard herself with a mildly despondent compassion, to feel that her family and her friends held her of slight account; she spoke in a tone of conscious resignation, often with a forgiving smile.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morning after her journey down from London, Mrs. Warricombe awoke with the conviction that she had caught a cold.
redoubled
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From this reading When the girls redoubled their attentions, and soothed her with gentle words, she would close her eyes and sigh, seeming to remind them that they would know her value when she was no more.
regard
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From this reading At such seasons she was wont to regard herself with a mildly despondent compassion, to feel that her family and her friends held her of slight account; she spoke in a tone of conscious resignation, often with a forgiving smile.
remind
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From this reading When the girls redoubled their attentions, and soothed her with gentle words, she would close her eyes and sigh, seeming to remind them that they would know her value when she was no more.
resignation
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From this reading At such seasons she was wont to regard herself with a mildly despondent compassion, to feel that her family and her friends held her of slight account; she spoke in a tone of conscious resignation, often with a forgiving smile.
routine
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From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
said
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From this reading 'You are hoarse, mother,' Sidwell said to her, when they met at breakfast.
seasons
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From this reading At such seasons she was wont to regard herself with a mildly despondent compassion, to feel that her family and her friends held her of slight account; she spoke in a tone of conscious resignation, often with a forgiving smile.
seeming
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From this reading When the girls redoubled their attentions, and soothed her with gentle words, she would close her eyes and sigh, seeming to remind them that they would know her value when she was no more.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the morning after her journey down from London, Mrs. Warricombe awoke with the conviction that she had caught a cold.
Sidwell
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From this reading 'You are hoarse, mother,' Sidwell said to her, when they met at breakfast.
sigh
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From this reading When the girls redoubled their attentions, and soothed her with gentle words, she would close her eyes and sigh, seeming to remind them that they would know her value when she was no more.
slight
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From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
smile
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From this reading At such seasons she was wont to regard herself with a mildly despondent compassion, to feel that her family and her friends held her of slight account; she spoke in a tone of conscious resignation, often with a forgiving smile.
some
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From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
soothed
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From this reading When the girls redoubled their attentions, and soothed her with gentle words, she would close her eyes and sigh, seeming to remind them that they would know her value when she was no more.
spoke
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From this reading At such seasons she was wont to regard herself with a mildly despondent compassion, to feel that her family and her friends held her of slight account; she spoke in a tone of conscious resignation, often with a forgiving smile.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At such seasons she was wont to regard herself with a mildly despondent compassion, to feel that her family and her friends held her of slight account; she spoke in a tone of conscious resignation, often with a forgiving smile.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the morning after her journey down from London, Mrs. Warricombe awoke with the conviction that she had caught a cold.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the morning after her journey down from London, Mrs. Warricombe awoke with the conviction that she had caught a cold.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When the girls redoubled their attentions, and soothed her with gentle words, she would close her eyes and sigh, seeming to remind them that they would know her value when she was no more.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When the girls redoubled their attentions, and soothed her with gentle words, she would close her eyes and sigh, seeming to remind them that they would know her value when she was no more.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the girls redoubled their attentions, and soothed her with gentle words, she would close her eyes and sigh, seeming to remind them that they would know her value when she was no more.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
tone
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From this reading At such seasons she was wont to regard herself with a mildly despondent compassion, to feel that her family and her friends held her of slight account; she spoke in a tone of conscious resignation, often with a forgiving smile.
value
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From this reading When the girls redoubled their attentions, and soothed her with gentle words, she would close her eyes and sigh, seeming to remind them that they would know her value when she was no more.
Warricombe
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From this reading On the morning after her journey down from London, Mrs. Warricombe awoke with the conviction that she had caught a cold.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her health was in general excellent, and she had no disposition to nurse imaginary ailments, but when some slight disorder broke the routine of her life she made the most of it, enjoying--much as children do--the importance with which for the time it invested her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the morning after her journey down from London, Mrs. Warricombe awoke with the conviction that she had caught a cold.
wont
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From this reading At such seasons she was wont to regard herself with a mildly despondent compassion, to feel that her family and her friends held her of slight account; she spoke in a tone of conscious resignation, often with a forgiving smile.
words
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From this reading When the girls redoubled their attentions, and soothed her with gentle words, she would close her eyes and sigh, seeming to remind them that they would know her value when she was no more.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When the girls redoubled their attentions, and soothed her with gentle words, she would close her eyes and sigh, seeming to remind them that they would know her value when she was no more.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You are hoarse, mother,' Sidwell said to her, when they met at breakfast.
