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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 Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
await
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From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
back
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From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
beauty
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From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
bed
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From this reading Victoire came out presently, bidding the page to say her ladyship was ill, confined to her bed with the rheumatism.
best
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From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
bidding
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From this reading Victoire came out presently, bidding the page to say her ladyship was ill, confined to her bed with the rheumatism.
black
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From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
bore
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From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this time the soldiers had reached Castlewood.
came
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From this reading Victoire came out presently, bidding the page to say her ladyship was ill, confined to her bed with the rheumatism.
carry
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From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
casket
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From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
Castlewood
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From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
chamber
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From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
coach
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From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
confined
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From this reading Victoire came out presently, bidding the page to say her ladyship was ill, confined to her bed with the rheumatism.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
dying
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From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
equal
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From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
fancied
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From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
fate
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From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
find
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From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
fly
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From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
gentlewoman
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From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By this time the soldiers had reached Castlewood.
Harry
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From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
ill
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From this reading Victoire came out presently, bidding the page to say her ladyship was ill, confined to her bed with the rheumatism.
Imprisonment
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From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
Isabel
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From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
japan
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From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
lady
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From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
ladyship
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From this reading Victoire came out presently, bidding the page to say her ladyship was ill, confined to her bed with the rheumatism.
ladyship's
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From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
like
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From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
maid
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From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
Mary
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From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
mistress
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From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
neck
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From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
out
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From this reading Victoire came out presently, bidding the page to say her ladyship was ill, confined to her bed with the rheumatism.
page
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From this reading Victoire came out presently, bidding the page to say her ladyship was ill, confined to her bed with the rheumatism.
persuaded
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From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
place
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From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
presently
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From this reading Victoire came out presently, bidding the page to say her ladyship was ill, confined to her bed with the rheumatism.
prudent
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From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
Queen
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From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
reached
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From this reading By this time the soldiers had reached Castlewood.
receive
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From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
resemblance
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From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
rheumatism
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From this reading Victoire came out presently, bidding the page to say her ladyship was ill, confined to her bed with the rheumatism.
said
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From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
say
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From this reading Victoire came out presently, bidding the page to say her ladyship was ill, confined to her bed with the rheumatism.
Scots
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From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
scraggy
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From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
soldiers
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From this reading By this time the soldiers had reached Castlewood.
stroking
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From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
suspected
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From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
taken
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From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time the soldiers had reached Castlewood.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time the soldiers had reached Castlewood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
troops
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From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
Victoire
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From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
Viscountess
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From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
wherein
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From this reading Her gentlewoman, Victoire, persuaded her that her prudent course was, as she could not fly, to receive the troops as though she suspected nothing, and that her chamber was the best place wherein to await them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading So her black japan casket which Harry was to carry to the coach was taken back to her ladyship’s chamber, whither the maid and mistress retired.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess At first my lady was for dying like Mary, Queen of Scots (to whom she fancied she bore a resemblance in beauty), and, stroking her scraggy neck, said, “They will find Isabel of Castlewood is equal to her fate.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Victoire came out presently, bidding the page to say her ladyship was ill, confined to her bed with the rheumatism.
