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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 TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
accepted
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From this reading Now and then he accepted Mrs. Bolton's formal invitations to dine with her, and those few acquaintances who were considered worthy to visit at Bolton Villa.
acquaintances
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From this reading Now and then he accepted Mrs. Bolton's formal invitations to dine with her, and those few acquaintances who were considered worthy to visit at Bolton Villa.
act
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From this reading On the first occasion he had gone with a faint hope that she had thought over his advice, and resolved to act upon it.
advice
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From this reading On the first occasion he had gone with a faint hope that she had thought over his advice, and resolved to act upon it.
all
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From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
Ann
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From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
anxiety
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From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now and then he accepted Mrs. Bolton's formal invitations to dine with her, and those few acquaintances who were considered worthy to visit at Bolton Villa.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But there had been no such result of his solemn warning, which had been so painful to him to deliver.
Bolton
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From this reading Now and then he accepted Mrs. Bolton's formal invitations to dine with her, and those few acquaintances who were considered worthy to visit at Bolton Villa.
Bolton's
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From this reading Now and then he accepted Mrs. Bolton's formal invitations to dine with her, and those few acquaintances who were considered worthy to visit at Bolton Villa.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
Chantrey's
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From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
circle
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From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
considered
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From this reading Now and then he accepted Mrs. Bolton's formal invitations to dine with her, and those few acquaintances who were considered worthy to visit at Bolton Villa.
curse
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From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
David
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From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
deliver
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From this reading But there had been no such result of his solemn warning, which had been so painful to him to deliver.
destroying
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From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
dine
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From this reading Now and then he accepted Mrs. Bolton's formal invitations to dine with her, and those few acquaintances who were considered worthy to visit at Bolton Villa.
downfall
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From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
faint
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From this reading On the first occasion he had gone with a faint hope that she had thought over his advice, and resolved to act upon it.
fellow-being
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From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
few
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From this reading Now and then he accepted Mrs. Bolton's formal invitations to dine with her, and those few acquaintances who were considered worthy to visit at Bolton Villa.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the first occasion he had gone with a faint hope that she had thought over his advice, and resolved to act upon it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a miserable time for Mr. Warden.
formal
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From this reading Now and then he accepted Mrs. Bolton's formal invitations to dine with her, and those few acquaintances who were considered worthy to visit at Bolton Villa.
gone
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From this reading On the first occasion he had gone with a faint hope that she had thought over his advice, and resolved to act upon it.
gradual
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From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
grief
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From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the first occasion he had gone with a faint hope that she had thought over his advice, and resolved to act upon it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now and then he accepted Mrs. Bolton's formal invitations to dine with her, and those few acquaintances who were considered worthy to visit at Bolton Villa.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now and then he accepted Mrs. Bolton's formal invitations to dine with her, and those few acquaintances who were considered worthy to visit at Bolton Villa.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But there had been no such result of his solemn warning, which had been so painful to him to deliver.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the first occasion he had gone with a faint hope that she had thought over his advice, and resolved to act upon it.
Holland
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From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
hope
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From this reading On the first occasion he had gone with a faint hope that she had thought over his advice, and resolved to act upon it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
invitations
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From this reading Now and then he accepted Mrs. Bolton's formal invitations to dine with her, and those few acquaintances who were considered worthy to visit at Bolton Villa.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a miserable time for Mr. Warden.
kinship
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From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
miserable
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From this reading It was a miserable time for Mr. Warden.
more
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From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
Mr
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From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
Mrs
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From this reading Now and then he accepted Mrs. Bolton's formal invitations to dine with her, and those few acquaintances who were considered worthy to visit at Bolton Villa.
nearest
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From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
Now
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From this reading Now and then he accepted Mrs. Bolton's formal invitations to dine with her, and those few acquaintances who were considered worthy to visit at Bolton Villa.
occasion
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From this reading On the first occasion he had gone with a faint hope that she had thought over his advice, and resolved to act upon it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the first occasion he had gone with a faint hope that she had thought over his advice, and resolved to act upon it.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On the first occasion he had gone with a faint hope that she had thought over his advice, and resolved to act upon it.
painful
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From this reading But there had been no such result of his solemn warning, which had been so painful to him to deliver.
Perhaps
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From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
persons
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From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
resolved
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From this reading On the first occasion he had gone with a faint hope that she had thought over his advice, and resolved to act upon it.
result
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From this reading But there had been no such result of his solemn warning, which had been so painful to him to deliver.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the first occasion he had gone with a faint hope that she had thought over his advice, and resolved to act upon it.
slow
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From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But there had been no such result of his solemn warning, which had been so painful to him to deliver.
solemn
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From this reading But there had been no such result of his solemn warning, which had been so painful to him to deliver.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But there had been no such result of his solemn warning, which had been so painful to him to deliver.
suffered
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From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
surrounds
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From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
TALK
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From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
then
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From this reading Now and then he accepted Mrs. Bolton's formal invitations to dine with her, and those few acquaintances who were considered worthy to visit at Bolton Villa.
there
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From this reading But there had been no such result of his solemn warning, which had been so painful to him to deliver.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Now and then he accepted Mrs. Bolton's formal invitations to dine with her, and those few acquaintances who were considered worthy to visit at Bolton Villa.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the first occasion he had gone with a faint hope that she had thought over his advice, and resolved to act upon it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a miserable time for Mr. Warden.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now and then he accepted Mrs. Bolton's formal invitations to dine with her, and those few acquaintances who were considered worthy to visit at Bolton Villa.
TOWN'S
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From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
two
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From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading On the first occasion he had gone with a faint hope that she had thought over his advice, and resolved to act upon it.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
Villa
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From this reading Now and then he accepted Mrs. Bolton's formal invitations to dine with her, and those few acquaintances who were considered worthy to visit at Bolton Villa.
visit
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From this reading Now and then he accepted Mrs. Bolton's formal invitations to dine with her, and those few acquaintances who were considered worthy to visit at Bolton Villa.
WardennounUS /ˈwɔːr.dən/
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
warning
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From this reading But there had been no such result of his solemn warning, which had been so painful to him to deliver.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
watching
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From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now and then he accepted Mrs. Bolton's formal invitations to dine with her, and those few acquaintances who were considered worthy to visit at Bolton Villa.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Now and then he accepted Mrs. Bolton's formal invitations to dine with her, and those few acquaintances who were considered worthy to visit at Bolton Villa.
wife
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From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now and then he accepted Mrs. Bolton's formal invitations to dine with her, and those few acquaintances who were considered worthy to visit at Bolton Villa.
witnessing
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From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
working
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From this reading TOWN'S TALK Perhaps no two persons, outside that nearest circle of kinship which surrounds us all, ever suffered more grief and anxiety in witnessing the slow but sure downfall of a fellow-being, than did Mr. Warden and Ann Holland while watching the gradual working of the curse that was destroying David Chantrey's wife.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Now and then he accepted Mrs. Bolton's formal invitations to dine with her, and those few acquaintances who were considered worthy to visit at Bolton Villa.
