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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 The king, although vexed could not repress a smile, and kept her on a month to silence scandal.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And last, la demoiselle de Pisseleu, anxious to obtain her place, brought about her ruin.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to take up the thread again.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The king, although vexed could not repress a smile, and kept her on a month to silence scandal.
ammunition
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From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The king, although vexed could not repress a smile, and kept her on a month to silence scandal.
anxious
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From this reading And last, la demoiselle de Pisseleu, anxious to obtain her place, brought about her ruin.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
attired
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From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Many would have liked to be ruined in the same way, seeing she was taken by a young lord, was happy with him, the fires of love in her being still unquenched.
behold
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From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Many would have liked to be ruined in the same way, seeing she was taken by a young lord, was happy with him, the fires of love in her being still unquenched.
believed
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From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
broideries
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From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And last, la demoiselle de Pisseleu, anxious to obtain her place, brought about her ruin.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to take up the thread again.
buy
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From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Many would have liked to be ruined in the same way, seeing she was taken by a young lord, was happy with him, the fires of love in her being still unquenched.
charmingly
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From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
clerks
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From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
comes
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From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The king, although vexed could not repress a smile, and kept her on a month to silence scandal.
cross
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From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
day
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From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
de
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From this reading And last, la demoiselle de Pisseleu, anxious to obtain her place, brought about her ruin.
demoiselle
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From this reading And last, la demoiselle de Pisseleu, anxious to obtain her place, brought about her ruin.
especially
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From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
fires
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From this reading Many would have liked to be ruined in the same way, seeing she was taken by a young lord, was happy with him, the fires of love in her being still unquenched.
furs
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From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
happy
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From this reading Many would have liked to be ruined in the same way, seeing she was taken by a young lord, was happy with him, the fires of love in her being still unquenched.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Many would have liked to be ruined in the same way, seeing she was taken by a young lord, was happy with him, the fires of love in her being still unquenched.
heavens
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From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The king, although vexed could not repress a smile, and kept her on a month to silence scandal.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Many would have liked to be ruined in the same way, seeing she was taken by a young lord, was happy with him, the fires of love in her being still unquenched.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Many would have liked to be ruined in the same way, seeing she was taken by a young lord, was happy with him, the fires of love in her being still unquenched.
kept
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From this reading The king, although vexed could not repress a smile, and kept her on a month to silence scandal.
king
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From this reading The king, although vexed could not repress a smile, and kept her on a month to silence scandal.
king's
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From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
la
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From this reading And last, la demoiselle de Pisseleu, anxious to obtain her place, brought about her ruin.
laces
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From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And last, la demoiselle de Pisseleu, anxious to obtain her place, brought about her ruin.
liked
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From this reading Many would have liked to be ruined in the same way, seeing she was taken by a young lord, was happy with him, the fires of love in her being still unquenched.
litter
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From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
looking
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From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
lord
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From this reading Many would have liked to be ruined in the same way, seeing she was taken by a young lord, was happy with him, the fires of love in her being still unquenched.
love
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From this reading Many would have liked to be ruined in the same way, seeing she was taken by a young lord, was happy with him, the fires of love in her being still unquenched.
lovely
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From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
man
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From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
Many
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From this reading Many would have liked to be ruined in the same way, seeing she was taken by a young lord, was happy with him, the fires of love in her being still unquenched.
month
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From this reading The king, although vexed could not repress a smile, and kept her on a month to silence scandal.
near
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From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The king, although vexed could not repress a smile, and kept her on a month to silence scandal.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading And last, la demoiselle de Pisseleu, anxious to obtain her place, brought about her ruin.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Many would have liked to be ruined in the same way, seeing she was taken by a young lord, was happy with him, the fires of love in her being still unquenched.
old
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From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The king, although vexed could not repress a smile, and kept her on a month to silence scandal.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
other
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From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
passing
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From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
Pisseleu
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From this reading And last, la demoiselle de Pisseleu, anxious to obtain her place, brought about her ruin.
place
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From this reading And last, la demoiselle de Pisseleu, anxious to obtain her place, brought about her ruin.
repress
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From this reading The king, although vexed could not repress a smile, and kept her on a month to silence scandal.
ruin
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From this reading And last, la demoiselle de Pisseleu, anxious to obtain her place, brought about her ruin.
ruined
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From this reading Many would have liked to be ruined in the same way, seeing she was taken by a young lord, was happy with him, the fires of love in her being still unquenched.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many would have liked to be ruined in the same way, seeing she was taken by a young lord, was happy with him, the fires of love in her being still unquenched.
scandal
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From this reading The king, although vexed could not repress a smile, and kept her on a month to silence scandal.
seeing
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From this reading Many would have liked to be ruined in the same way, seeing she was taken by a young lord, was happy with him, the fires of love in her being still unquenched.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Many would have liked to be ruined in the same way, seeing she was taken by a young lord, was happy with him, the fires of love in her being still unquenched.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The king, although vexed could not repress a smile, and kept her on a month to silence scandal.
smile
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From this reading The king, although vexed could not repress a smile, and kept her on a month to silence scandal.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many would have liked to be ruined in the same way, seeing she was taken by a young lord, was happy with him, the fires of love in her being still unquenched.
sweetheart
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From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to take up the thread again.
taken
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From this reading Many would have liked to be ruined in the same way, seeing she was taken by a young lord, was happy with him, the fires of love in her being still unquenched.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The king, although vexed could not repress a smile, and kept her on a month to silence scandal.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
thread
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From this reading But to take up the thread again.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The king, although vexed could not repress a smile, and kept her on a month to silence scandal.
town
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From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
unquenched
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From this reading Many would have liked to be ruined in the same way, seeing she was taken by a young lord, was happy with him, the fires of love in her being still unquenched.
up
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From this reading But to take up the thread again.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
velvets
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From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
vexed
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From this reading The king, although vexed could not repress a smile, and kept her on a month to silence scandal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Many would have liked to be ruined in the same way, seeing she was taken by a young lord, was happy with him, the fires of love in her being still unquenched.
way
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From this reading Many would have liked to be ruined in the same way, seeing she was taken by a young lord, was happy with him, the fires of love in her being still unquenched.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading One day that the king's sweetheart was passing through the town in her litter to buy laces, furs, velvets, broideries, and other ammunition, and so charmingly attired, and looking so lovely, that anyone, especially the clerks, would have believed the heavens were open above them, behold, her good man, who comes upon her near the old cross.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Many would have liked to be ruined in the same way, seeing she was taken by a young lord, was happy with him, the fires of love in her being still unquenched.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Many would have liked to be ruined in the same way, seeing she was taken by a young lord, was happy with him, the fires of love in her being still unquenched.
young
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From this reading Many would have liked to be ruined in the same way, seeing she was taken by a young lord, was happy with him, the fires of love in her being still unquenched.
