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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 first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
advance
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From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The slip between the cup and the lip came in two ways.
arrival
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From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
attached
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From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The slip between the cup and the lip came in two ways.
Border
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From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.
came
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From this reading The slip between the cup and the lip came in two ways.
certainly
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From this reading It was not much certainly.
compared
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From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.
countryside
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From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.
cup
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From this reading The slip between the cup and the lip came in two ways.
day
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From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.
death
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From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
difference
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From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.
Dirom
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From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.
Eric
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From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
expectation
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From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.
extravagance
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From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
fact
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From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.
fallen
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From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
families
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From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.
family
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From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.
farms
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From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.
few
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From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
Fred
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From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
get
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From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
house
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From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The slip between the cup and the lip came in two ways.
India
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From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
inheritance
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From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.
known
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From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.
leave
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From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
lip
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From this reading The slip between the cup and the lip came in two ways.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.
made
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From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.
marriage
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From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
money
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From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.
more
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From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.
much
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From this reading It was not much certainly.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
old
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From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.
only
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From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
peel
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From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.
piece
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From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
possession
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From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
possessions
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From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.
present
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From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
Ronald
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From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
sister
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From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
slip
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From this reading The slip between the cup and the lip came in two ways.
stepmother
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From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.
succession
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From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
sufficiently
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From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.
Sutherland
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From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The slip between the cup and the lip came in two ways.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
tower
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From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.
two
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From this reading The slip between the cup and the lip came in two ways.
uncle
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From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
very
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From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
ways
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From this reading The slip between the cup and the lip came in two ways.
well
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From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.
