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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 Miss Thorne Goes on a Visit And now began the unpleasant things at Greshamsbury of which we have here told.
absolutely
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From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
all
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From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
allow
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From this reading She had been insulted by him--so at least she said to herself, and so she was prepared to say to others also--and it was not to be borne that a de Courcy should allow her parish doctor to insult her with impunity.
also
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From this reading She had been insulted by him--so at least she said to herself, and so she was prepared to say to others also--and it was not to be borne that a de Courcy should allow her parish doctor to insult her with impunity.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Thorne Goes on a Visit And now began the unpleasant things at Greshamsbury of which we have here told.
any
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From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
Arabella
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From this reading When Lady Arabella walked away from the doctor's house she resolved that, let it cost what it might, there should be war to the knife between her and him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
assume
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From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Thorne Goes on a Visit And now began the unpleasant things at Greshamsbury of which we have here told.
authority
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From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
away
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From this reading When Lady Arabella walked away from the doctor's house she resolved that, let it cost what it might, there should be war to the knife between her and him.
back
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From this reading So resolving, she walked quickly back to her own house.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When Lady Arabella walked away from the doctor's house she resolved that, let it cost what it might, there should be war to the knife between her and him.
become
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From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been insulted by him--so at least she said to herself, and so she was prepared to say to others also--and it was not to be borne that a de Courcy should allow her parish doctor to insult her with impunity.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Thorne Goes on a Visit And now began the unpleasant things at Greshamsbury of which we have here told.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading When Lady Arabella walked away from the doctor's house she resolved that, let it cost what it might, there should be war to the knife between her and him.
borne
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From this reading She had been insulted by him--so at least she said to herself, and so she was prepared to say to others also--and it was not to be borne that a de Courcy should allow her parish doctor to insult her with impunity.
breaking
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From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had been insulted by him--so at least she said to herself, and so she was prepared to say to others also--and it was not to be borne that a de Courcy should allow her parish doctor to insult her with impunity.
cost
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From this reading When Lady Arabella walked away from the doctor's house she resolved that, let it cost what it might, there should be war to the knife between her and him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
Courcy
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From this reading She had been insulted by him--so at least she said to herself, and so she was prepared to say to others also--and it was not to be borne that a de Courcy should allow her parish doctor to insult her with impunity.
de
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From this reading She had been insulted by him--so at least she said to herself, and so she was prepared to say to others also--and it was not to be borne that a de Courcy should allow her parish doctor to insult her with impunity.
dignity
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From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been insulted by him--so at least she said to herself, and so she was prepared to say to others also--and it was not to be borne that a de Courcy should allow her parish doctor to insult her with impunity.
doctor's
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From this reading When Lady Arabella walked away from the doctor's house she resolved that, let it cost what it might, there should be war to the knife between her and him.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
family
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From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
forbid
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From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Lady Arabella walked away from the doctor's house she resolved that, let it cost what it might, there should be war to the knife between her and him.
Goes
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From this reading Miss Thorne Goes on a Visit And now began the unpleasant things at Greshamsbury of which we have here told.
Greshamsbury
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From this reading Miss Thorne Goes on a Visit And now began the unpleasant things at Greshamsbury of which we have here told.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been insulted by him--so at least she said to herself, and so she was prepared to say to others also--and it was not to be borne that a de Courcy should allow her parish doctor to insult her with impunity.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Miss Thorne Goes on a Visit And now began the unpleasant things at Greshamsbury of which we have here told.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Lady Arabella walked away from the doctor's house she resolved that, let it cost what it might, there should be war to the knife between her and him.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Thorne Goes on a Visit And now began the unpleasant things at Greshamsbury of which we have here told.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had been insulted by him--so at least she said to herself, and so she was prepared to say to others also--and it was not to be borne that a de Courcy should allow her parish doctor to insult her with impunity.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Lady Arabella walked away from the doctor's house she resolved that, let it cost what it might, there should be war to the knife between her and him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
hold
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From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
house
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From this reading When Lady Arabella walked away from the doctor's house she resolved that, let it cost what it might, there should be war to the knife between her and him.
husband
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From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
impunity
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From this reading She had been insulted by him--so at least she said to herself, and so she was prepared to say to others also--and it was not to be borne that a de Courcy should allow her parish doctor to insult her with impunity.
insult
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From this reading She had been insulted by him--so at least she said to herself, and so she was prepared to say to others also--and it was not to be borne that a de Courcy should allow her parish doctor to insult her with impunity.
insulted
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From this reading She had been insulted by him--so at least she said to herself, and so she was prepared to say to others also--and it was not to be borne that a de Courcy should allow her parish doctor to insult her with impunity.
intercourse
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From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Lady Arabella walked away from the doctor's house she resolved that, let it cost what it might, there should be war to the knife between her and him.
knife
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From this reading When Lady Arabella walked away from the doctor's house she resolved that, let it cost what it might, there should be war to the knife between her and him.
Lady
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From this reading When Lady Arabella walked away from the doctor's house she resolved that, let it cost what it might, there should be war to the knife between her and him.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been insulted by him--so at least she said to herself, and so she was prepared to say to others also--and it was not to be borne that a de Courcy should allow her parish doctor to insult her with impunity.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading When Lady Arabella walked away from the doctor's house she resolved that, let it cost what it might, there should be war to the knife between her and him.
Mary
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From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
members
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From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When Lady Arabella walked away from the doctor's house she resolved that, let it cost what it might, there should be war to the knife between her and him.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Thorne Goes on a Visit And now began the unpleasant things at Greshamsbury of which we have here told.
mother
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From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
necessary
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From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
neighbour
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From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had been insulted by him--so at least she said to herself, and so she was prepared to say to others also--and it was not to be borne that a de Courcy should allow her parish doctor to insult her with impunity.
now
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From this reading Miss Thorne Goes on a Visit And now began the unpleasant things at Greshamsbury of which we have here told.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Thorne Goes on a Visit And now began the unpleasant things at Greshamsbury of which we have here told.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Miss Thorne Goes on a Visit And now began the unpleasant things at Greshamsbury of which we have here told.
others
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From this reading She had been insulted by him--so at least she said to herself, and so she was prepared to say to others also--and it was not to be borne that a de Courcy should allow her parish doctor to insult her with impunity.
own
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From this reading So resolving, she walked quickly back to her own house.
parish
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From this reading She had been insulted by him--so at least she said to herself, and so she was prepared to say to others also--and it was not to be borne that a de Courcy should allow her parish doctor to insult her with impunity.
prepared
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From this reading She had been insulted by him--so at least she said to herself, and so she was prepared to say to others also--and it was not to be borne that a de Courcy should allow her parish doctor to insult her with impunity.
protect
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From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
quickly
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From this reading So resolving, she walked quickly back to her own house.
regarded
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From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
resolved
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From this reading When Lady Arabella walked away from the doctor's house she resolved that, let it cost what it might, there should be war to the knife between her and him.
resolving
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From this reading So resolving, she walked quickly back to her own house.
said
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From this reading She had been insulted by him--so at least she said to herself, and so she was prepared to say to others also--and it was not to be borne that a de Courcy should allow her parish doctor to insult her with impunity.
say
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From this reading She had been insulted by him--so at least she said to herself, and so she was prepared to say to others also--and it was not to be borne that a de Courcy should allow her parish doctor to insult her with impunity.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Lady Arabella walked away from the doctor's house she resolved that, let it cost what it might, there should be war to the knife between her and him.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading When Lady Arabella walked away from the doctor's house she resolved that, let it cost what it might, there should be war to the knife between her and him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had been insulted by him--so at least she said to herself, and so she was prepared to say to others also--and it was not to be borne that a de Courcy should allow her parish doctor to insult her with impunity.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Lady Arabella walked away from the doctor's house she resolved that, let it cost what it might, there should be war to the knife between her and him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Thorne Goes on a Visit And now began the unpleasant things at Greshamsbury of which we have here told.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
there
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From this reading When Lady Arabella walked away from the doctor's house she resolved that, let it cost what it might, there should be war to the knife between her and him.
things
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From this reading Miss Thorne Goes on a Visit And now began the unpleasant things at Greshamsbury of which we have here told.
Thorne
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From this reading Miss Thorne Goes on a Visit And now began the unpleasant things at Greshamsbury of which we have here told.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Lady Arabella walked away from the doctor's house she resolved that, let it cost what it might, there should be war to the knife between her and him.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Thorne Goes on a Visit And now began the unpleasant things at Greshamsbury of which we have here told.
unmannered
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From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
unpleasant
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From this reading Miss Thorne Goes on a Visit And now began the unpleasant things at Greshamsbury of which we have here told.
use
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From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
Visit
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From this reading Miss Thorne Goes on a Visit And now began the unpleasant things at Greshamsbury of which we have here told.
walked
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From this reading When Lady Arabella walked away from the doctor's house she resolved that, let it cost what it might, there should be war to the knife between her and him.
war
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From this reading When Lady Arabella walked away from the doctor's house she resolved that, let it cost what it might, there should be war to the knife between her and him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had been insulted by him--so at least she said to herself, and so she was prepared to say to others also--and it was not to be borne that a de Courcy should allow her parish doctor to insult her with impunity.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Miss Thorne Goes on a Visit And now began the unpleasant things at Greshamsbury of which we have here told.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When Lady Arabella walked away from the doctor's house she resolved that, let it cost what it might, there should be war to the knife between her and him.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Lady Arabella walked away from the doctor's house she resolved that, let it cost what it might, there should be war to the knife between her and him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Miss Thorne Goes on a Visit And now began the unpleasant things at Greshamsbury of which we have here told.
wife
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From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had been insulted by him--so at least she said to herself, and so she was prepared to say to others also--and it was not to be borne that a de Courcy should allow her parish doctor to insult her with impunity.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
young
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From this reading She would tell her husband with all the dignity that she could assume, that it had now become absolutely necessary that he should protect his wife by breaking entirely with his unmannered neighbour; and, as regarded the young members of her family, she would use the authority of a mother, and absolutely forbid them to hold any intercourse with Mary Thorne.
