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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 They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
adapted
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From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
all
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From this reading To be sure, there were circumstances in which such a visit would have seemed, of all things, the most kind, but not, perhaps, with persons so little in sympathy as Catherine Vernon and Mrs. John.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Catherine Vernon had come to see with her own eyes that her guests or tenants had arrived, and that they were comfortable.
any
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From this reading She would have been more indignant than any one at such a suggestion; but human motives are very subtle, and, no doubt, though she was not in the least aware of it, this was true.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She would have been more indignant than any one at such a suggestion; but human motives are very subtle, and, no doubt, though she was not in the least aware of it, this was true.
arrived
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From this reading Catherine Vernon had come to see with her own eyes that her guests or tenants had arrived, and that they were comfortable.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To be sure, there were circumstances in which such a visit would have seemed, of all things, the most kind, but not, perhaps, with persons so little in sympathy as Catherine Vernon and Mrs. John.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
aware
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From this reading She would have been more indignant than any one at such a suggestion; but human motives are very subtle, and, no doubt, though she was not in the least aware of it, this was true.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be sure, there were circumstances in which such a visit would have seemed, of all things, the most kind, but not, perhaps, with persons so little in sympathy as Catherine Vernon and Mrs. John.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
benefactor
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From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
call
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From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
cap
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From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
Catherine
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From this reading Catherine Vernon had come to see with her own eyes that her guests or tenants had arrived, and that they were comfortable.
ceremony
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From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
circumstances
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From this reading To be sure, there were circumstances in which such a visit would have seemed, of all things, the most kind, but not, perhaps, with persons so little in sympathy as Catherine Vernon and Mrs. John.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Catherine Vernon had come to see with her own eyes that her guests or tenants had arrived, and that they were comfortable.
comfortable
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From this reading Catherine Vernon had come to see with her own eyes that her guests or tenants had arrived, and that they were comfortable.
doubt
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From this reading She would have been more indignant than any one at such a suggestion; but human motives are very subtle, and, no doubt, though she was not in the least aware of it, this was true.
easy
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From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
eyes
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From this reading Catherine Vernon had come to see with her own eyes that her guests or tenants had arrived, and that they were comfortable.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
guests
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From this reading Catherine Vernon had come to see with her own eyes that her guests or tenants had arrived, and that they were comfortable.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Catherine Vernon had come to see with her own eyes that her guests or tenants had arrived, and that they were comfortable.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Catherine Vernon had come to see with her own eyes that her guests or tenants had arrived, and that they were comfortable.
hour
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From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
human
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From this reading She would have been more indignant than any one at such a suggestion; but human motives are very subtle, and, no doubt, though she was not in the least aware of it, this was true.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
indignant
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From this reading She would have been more indignant than any one at such a suggestion; but human motives are very subtle, and, no doubt, though she was not in the least aware of it, this was true.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She would have been more indignant than any one at such a suggestion; but human motives are very subtle, and, no doubt, though she was not in the least aware of it, this was true.
John
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From this reading To be sure, there were circumstances in which such a visit would have seemed, of all things, the most kind, but not, perhaps, with persons so little in sympathy as Catherine Vernon and Mrs. John.
justified
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From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
kind
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From this reading To be sure, there were circumstances in which such a visit would have seemed, of all things, the most kind, but not, perhaps, with persons so little in sympathy as Catherine Vernon and Mrs. John.
knew
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From this reading She knew she had been substantially kind.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would have been more indignant than any one at such a suggestion; but human motives are very subtle, and, no doubt, though she was not in the least aware of it, this was true.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure, there were circumstances in which such a visit would have seemed, of all things, the most kind, but not, perhaps, with persons so little in sympathy as Catherine Vernon and Mrs. John.
made
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From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
more
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From this reading She would have been more indignant than any one at such a suggestion; but human motives are very subtle, and, no doubt, though she was not in the least aware of it, this was true.
most
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From this reading To be sure, there were circumstances in which such a visit would have seemed, of all things, the most kind, but not, perhaps, with persons so little in sympathy as Catherine Vernon and Mrs. John.
motives
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From this reading She would have been more indignant than any one at such a suggestion; but human motives are very subtle, and, no doubt, though she was not in the least aware of it, this was true.
Mrs
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From this reading To be sure, there were circumstances in which such a visit would have seemed, of all things, the most kind, but not, perhaps, with persons so little in sympathy as Catherine Vernon and Mrs. John.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She would have been more indignant than any one at such a suggestion; but human motives are very subtle, and, no doubt, though she was not in the least aware of it, this was true.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She would have been more indignant than any one at such a suggestion; but human motives are very subtle, and, no doubt, though she was not in the least aware of it, this was true.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Catherine Vernon had come to see with her own eyes that her guests or tenants had arrived, and that they were comfortable.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
own
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From this reading Catherine Vernon had come to see with her own eyes that her guests or tenants had arrived, and that they were comfortable.
perhaps
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From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
persons
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From this reading To be sure, there were circumstances in which such a visit would have seemed, of all things, the most kind, but not, perhaps, with persons so little in sympathy as Catherine Vernon and Mrs. John.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
relations
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From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
scarcely
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From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
see
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From this reading Catherine Vernon had come to see with her own eyes that her guests or tenants had arrived, and that they were comfortable.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure, there were circumstances in which such a visit would have seemed, of all things, the most kind, but not, perhaps, with persons so little in sympathy as Catherine Vernon and Mrs. John.
shawl
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From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
substantially
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From this reading She knew she had been substantially kind.
subtle
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From this reading She would have been more indignant than any one at such a suggestion; but human motives are very subtle, and, no doubt, though she was not in the least aware of it, this was true.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She would have been more indignant than any one at such a suggestion; but human motives are very subtle, and, no doubt, though she was not in the least aware of it, this was true.
suggestion
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From this reading She would have been more indignant than any one at such a suggestion; but human motives are very subtle, and, no doubt, though she was not in the least aware of it, this was true.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure, there were circumstances in which such a visit would have seemed, of all things, the most kind, but not, perhaps, with persons so little in sympathy as Catherine Vernon and Mrs. John.
sympathy
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From this reading To be sure, there were circumstances in which such a visit would have seemed, of all things, the most kind, but not, perhaps, with persons so little in sympathy as Catherine Vernon and Mrs. John.
tenants
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From this reading Catherine Vernon had come to see with her own eyes that her guests or tenants had arrived, and that they were comfortable.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She would have been more indignant than any one at such a suggestion; but human motives are very subtle, and, no doubt, though she was not in the least aware of it, this was true.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Catherine Vernon had come to see with her own eyes that her guests or tenants had arrived, and that they were comfortable.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
there
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From this reading To be sure, there were circumstances in which such a visit would have seemed, of all things, the most kind, but not, perhaps, with persons so little in sympathy as Catherine Vernon and Mrs. John.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Catherine Vernon had come to see with her own eyes that her guests or tenants had arrived, and that they were comfortable.
things
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From this reading To be sure, there were circumstances in which such a visit would have seemed, of all things, the most kind, but not, perhaps, with persons so little in sympathy as Catherine Vernon and Mrs. John.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She would have been more indignant than any one at such a suggestion; but human motives are very subtle, and, no doubt, though she was not in the least aware of it, this was true.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She would have been more indignant than any one at such a suggestion; but human motives are very subtle, and, no doubt, though she was not in the least aware of it, this was true.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Catherine Vernon had come to see with her own eyes that her guests or tenants had arrived, and that they were comfortable.
true
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From this reading She would have been more indignant than any one at such a suggestion; but human motives are very subtle, and, no doubt, though she was not in the least aware of it, this was true.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
Vernon
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From this reading Catherine Vernon had come to see with her own eyes that her guests or tenants had arrived, and that they were comfortable.
very
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From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
visit
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From this reading To be sure, there were circumstances in which such a visit would have seemed, of all things, the most kind, but not, perhaps, with persons so little in sympathy as Catherine Vernon and Mrs. John.
visits
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From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
want
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From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She would have been more indignant than any one at such a suggestion; but human motives are very subtle, and, no doubt, though she was not in the least aware of it, this was true.
way
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From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Catherine Vernon had come to see with her own eyes that her guests or tenants had arrived, and that they were comfortable.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Catherine Vernon had come to see with her own eyes that her guests or tenants had arrived, and that they were comfortable.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They were relations, which justified the want of ceremony; but, perhaps, if they had not been poor, and she had not been their benefactor, she would scarcely, in so very easy a way, with a shawl over her cap, and at an hour not adapted for visits, have made the first call upon them.
