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1818
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From this reading From 1818 till 1823, having no official occupation, Baron Hulot had gone on active service to womankind.
1823
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From this reading From 1818 till 1823, having no official occupation, Baron Hulot had gone on active service to womankind.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thus, for twelve years the Baroness had filled the part in her household of _prima donna assoluta_, without a rival.
active
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From this reading From 1818 till 1823, having no official occupation, Baron Hulot had gone on active service to womankind.
affection
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From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In short, she treated her Hector as a mother treats a spoilt child.
assoluta
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From this reading Thus, for twelve years the Baroness had filled the part in her household of _prima donna assoluta_, without a rival.
Baron
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From this reading From 1818 till 1823, having no official occupation, Baron Hulot had gone on active service to womankind.
Baroness
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From this reading Thus, for twelve years the Baroness had filled the part in her household of _prima donna assoluta_, without a rival.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
boast
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From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
child
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From this reading In short, she treated her Hector as a mother treats a spoilt child.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
dated
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From this reading Madame Hulot dated her Hector’s first infidelities from the grand _finale_ of the Empire.
donna
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From this reading Thus, for twelve years the Baroness had filled the part in her household of _prima donna assoluta_, without a rival.
ears
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From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
Empire
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From this reading Madame Hulot dated her Hector’s first infidelities from the grand _finale_ of the Empire.
eyes
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From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
feel
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From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
filled
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From this reading Thus, for twelve years the Baroness had filled the part in her household of _prima donna assoluta_, without a rival.
finale
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From this reading Madame Hulot dated her Hector’s first infidelities from the grand _finale_ of the Empire.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame Hulot dated her Hector’s first infidelities from the grand _finale_ of the Empire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thus, for twelve years the Baroness had filled the part in her household of _prima donna assoluta_, without a rival.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From 1818 till 1823, having no official occupation, Baron Hulot had gone on active service to womankind.
gentle
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From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
gone
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From this reading From 1818 till 1823, having no official occupation, Baron Hulot had gone on active service to womankind.
grand
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From this reading Madame Hulot dated her Hector’s first infidelities from the grand _finale_ of the Empire.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From 1818 till 1823, having no official occupation, Baron Hulot had gone on active service to womankind.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading From 1818 till 1823, having no official occupation, Baron Hulot had gone on active service to womankind.
Hector
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From this reading In short, she treated her Hector as a mother treats a spoilt child.
Hector's
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From this reading Madame Hulot dated her Hector’s first infidelities from the grand _finale_ of the Empire.
helpmates
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From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame Hulot dated her Hector’s first infidelities from the grand _finale_ of the Empire.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
home
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From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
hours
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From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
household
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From this reading Thus, for twelve years the Baroness had filled the part in her household of _prima donna assoluta_, without a rival.
Hulot
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From this reading From 1818 till 1823, having no official occupation, Baron Hulot had gone on active service to womankind.
husband's
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From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
husbands
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From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thus, for twelve years the Baroness had filled the part in her household of _prima donna assoluta_, without a rival.
infidelities
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From this reading Madame Hulot dated her Hector’s first infidelities from the grand _finale_ of the Empire.
inveterate
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From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
knew
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From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
Madame
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From this reading Madame Hulot dated her Hector’s first infidelities from the grand _finale_ of the Empire.
mother
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From this reading In short, she treated her Hector as a mother treats a spoilt child.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading From 1818 till 1823, having no official occupation, Baron Hulot had gone on active service to womankind.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
occupation
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From this reading From 1818 till 1823, having no official occupation, Baron Hulot had gone on active service to womankind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Madame Hulot dated her Hector’s first infidelities from the grand _finale_ of the Empire.
official
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From this reading From 1818 till 1823, having no official occupation, Baron Hulot had gone on active service to womankind.
old-fashioned
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From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From 1818 till 1823, having no official occupation, Baron Hulot had gone on active service to womankind.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus, for twelve years the Baroness had filled the part in her household of _prima donna assoluta_, without a rival.
prima
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From this reading Thus, for twelve years the Baroness had filled the part in her household of _prima donna assoluta_, without a rival.
proceedings
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From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
reproof
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From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
resigned
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From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
rival
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From this reading Thus, for twelve years the Baroness had filled the part in her household of _prima donna assoluta_, without a rival.
service
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From this reading From 1818 till 1823, having no official occupation, Baron Hulot had gone on active service to womankind.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading In short, she treated her Hector as a mother treats a spoilt child.
shut
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From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
spoilt
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From this reading In short, she treated her Hector as a mother treats a spoilt child.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
subsist
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From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Madame Hulot dated her Hector’s first infidelities from the grand _finale_ of the Empire.
Thus
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From this reading Thus, for twelve years the Baroness had filled the part in her household of _prima donna assoluta_, without a rival.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading From 1818 till 1823, having no official occupation, Baron Hulot had gone on active service to womankind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From 1818 till 1823, having no official occupation, Baron Hulot had gone on active service to womankind.
treated
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From this reading In short, she treated her Hector as a mother treats a spoilt child.
treats
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From this reading In short, she treated her Hector as a mother treats a spoilt child.
twelve
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From this reading Thus, for twelve years the Baroness had filled the part in her household of _prima donna assoluta_, without a rival.
two
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From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
virtuous
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From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Thus, for twelve years the Baroness had filled the part in her household of _prima donna assoluta_, without a rival.
wives
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From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
womankind
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From this reading From 1818 till 1823, having no official occupation, Baron Hulot had gone on active service to womankind.
word
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From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She still could boast of the old-fashioned, inveterate affection which husbands feel for wives who are resigned to be gentle and virtuous helpmates; she knew that if she had a rival, that rival would not subsist for two hours under a word of reproof from herself; but she shut her eyes, she stopped her ears, she would know nothing of her husband’s proceedings outside his home.
years
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From this reading Thus, for twelve years the Baroness had filled the part in her household of _prima donna assoluta_, without a rival.
