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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 best masters were engaged, that Anastasie and Delphine might be endowed with all the accomplishments which distinguish a good education.
accomplishments
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From this reading The best masters were engaged, that Anastasie and Delphine might be endowed with all the accomplishments which distinguish a good education.
all
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From this reading With an income of sixty thousand francs, Goriot scarcely spent twelve hundred on himself, and found all his happiness in satisfying the whims of the two girls.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With an income of sixty thousand francs, Goriot scarcely spent twelve hundred on himself, and found all his happiness in satisfying the whims of the two girls.
Anastasie
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From this reading The best masters were engaged, that Anastasie and Delphine might be endowed with all the accomplishments which distinguish a good education.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With an income of sixty thousand francs, Goriot scarcely spent twelve hundred on himself, and found all his happiness in satisfying the whims of the two girls.
angels
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From this reading Goriot had raised the two girls to the level of the angels; and, quite naturally, he himself was left beneath them.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As might have been expected, the two girls were spoiled.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The best masters were engaged, that Anastasie and Delphine might be endowed with all the accomplishments which distinguish a good education.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As might have been expected, the two girls were spoiled.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Goriot had raised the two girls to the level of the angels; and, quite naturally, he himself was left beneath them.
best
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From this reading The best masters were engaged, that Anastasie and Delphine might be endowed with all the accomplishments which distinguish a good education.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
carriage
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From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
chaperon
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From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
Delphine
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From this reading The best masters were engaged, that Anastasie and Delphine might be endowed with all the accomplishments which distinguish a good education.
desires
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From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
distinguish
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From this reading The best masters were engaged, that Anastasie and Delphine might be endowed with all the accomplishments which distinguish a good education.
education
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From this reading The best masters were engaged, that Anastasie and Delphine might be endowed with all the accomplishments which distinguish a good education.
endowed
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From this reading The best masters were engaged, that Anastasie and Delphine might be endowed with all the accomplishments which distinguish a good education.
engaged
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From this reading The best masters were engaged, that Anastasie and Delphine might be endowed with all the accomplishments which distinguish a good education.
expected
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From this reading As might have been expected, the two girls were spoiled.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
extravagant
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From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
father
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From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With an income of sixty thousand francs, Goriot scarcely spent twelve hundred on himself, and found all his happiness in satisfying the whims of the two girls.
francs
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From this reading With an income of sixty thousand francs, Goriot scarcely spent twelve hundred on himself, and found all his happiness in satisfying the whims of the two girls.
girls
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From this reading As might have been expected, the two girls were spoiled.
give
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From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The best masters were engaged, that Anastasie and Delphine might be endowed with all the accomplishments which distinguish a good education.
Goriot
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From this reading With an income of sixty thousand francs, Goriot scarcely spent twelve hundred on himself, and found all his happiness in satisfying the whims of the two girls.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
happiness
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From this reading With an income of sixty thousand francs, Goriot scarcely spent twelve hundred on himself, and found all his happiness in satisfying the whims of the two girls.
hasten
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From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As might have been expected, the two girls were spoiled.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Goriot had raised the two girls to the level of the angels; and, quite naturally, he himself was left beneath them.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading With an income of sixty thousand francs, Goriot scarcely spent twelve hundred on himself, and found all his happiness in satisfying the whims of the two girls.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With an income of sixty thousand francs, Goriot scarcely spent twelve hundred on himself, and found all his happiness in satisfying the whims of the two girls.
hundred
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From this reading With an income of sixty thousand francs, Goriot scarcely spent twelve hundred on himself, and found all his happiness in satisfying the whims of the two girls.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With an income of sixty thousand francs, Goriot scarcely spent twelve hundred on himself, and found all his happiness in satisfying the whims of the two girls.
income
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From this reading With an income of sixty thousand francs, Goriot scarcely spent twelve hundred on himself, and found all his happiness in satisfying the whims of the two girls.
kiss
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From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
learned
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From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Goriot had raised the two girls to the level of the angels; and, quite naturally, he himself was left beneath them.
level
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From this reading Goriot had raised the two girls to the level of the angels; and, quite naturally, he himself was left beneath them.
live
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From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
lived
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From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
lord
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From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
luckily
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From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
masters
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From this reading The best masters were engaged, that Anastasie and Delphine might be endowed with all the accomplishments which distinguish a good education.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading As might have been expected, the two girls were spoiled.
mistress
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From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
most
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From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
naturally
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From this reading Goriot had raised the two girls to the level of the angels; and, quite naturally, he himself was left beneath them.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With an income of sixty thousand francs, Goriot scarcely spent twelve hundred on himself, and found all his happiness in satisfying the whims of the two girls.
old
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From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With an income of sixty thousand francs, Goriot scarcely spent twelve hundred on himself, and found all his happiness in satisfying the whims of the two girls.
only
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From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Goriot had raised the two girls to the level of the angels; and, quite naturally, he himself was left beneath them.
raised
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From this reading Goriot had raised the two girls to the level of the angels; and, quite naturally, he himself was left beneath them.
return
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From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
rich
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From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
ride
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From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
satisfying
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From this reading With an income of sixty thousand francs, Goriot scarcely spent twelve hundred on himself, and found all his happiness in satisfying the whims of the two girls.
scarcely
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From this reading With an income of sixty thousand francs, Goriot scarcely spent twelve hundred on himself, and found all his happiness in satisfying the whims of the two girls.
sense
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From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
sixty
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From this reading With an income of sixty thousand francs, Goriot scarcely spent twelve hundred on himself, and found all his happiness in satisfying the whims of the two girls.
spent
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From this reading With an income of sixty thousand francs, Goriot scarcely spent twelve hundred on himself, and found all his happiness in satisfying the whims of the two girls.
spoiledadjectiveUS /spɔɪld/
given too much comfort or indulgence
From this reading As might have been expected, the two girls were spoiled.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The best masters were engaged, that Anastasie and Delphine might be endowed with all the accomplishments which distinguish a good education.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As might have been expected, the two girls were spoiled.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
thousand
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From this reading With an income of sixty thousand francs, Goriot scarcely spent twelve hundred on himself, and found all his happiness in satisfying the whims of the two girls.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
twelve
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From this reading With an income of sixty thousand francs, Goriot scarcely spent twelve hundred on himself, and found all his happiness in satisfying the whims of the two girls.
two
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From this reading As might have been expected, the two girls were spoiled.
use
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From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As might have been expected, the two girls were spoiled.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The best masters were engaged, that Anastasie and Delphine might be endowed with all the accomplishments which distinguish a good education.
whims
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From this reading With an income of sixty thousand francs, Goriot scarcely spent twelve hundred on himself, and found all his happiness in satisfying the whims of the two girls.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
wish
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From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With an income of sixty thousand francs, Goriot scarcely spent twelve hundred on himself, and found all his happiness in satisfying the whims of the two girls.
woman
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From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They had a chaperon--luckily for them, she was a woman who had good sense and good taste;--they learned to ride; they had a carriage for their use; they lived as the mistress of a rich old lord might live; they had only to express a wish, their father would hasten to give them their most extravagant desires, and asked nothing of them in return but a kiss.
