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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 First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
all
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From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Edith had succeeded at last in marrying her only love, which was a poor marriage for an Earl’s daughter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
any
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From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
Apart
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From this reading Apart from these painful struggles with her children which were quite new to Lady Car, there were many things that pained her in her residence at the Towers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Apart from these painful struggles with her children which were quite new to Lady Car, there were many things that pained her in her residence at the Towers.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They had, indeed, finally, both of them, made poor marriages; but what a contrast between them!
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading They had, indeed, finally, both of them, made poor marriages; but what a contrast between them!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had, indeed, finally, both of them, made poor marriages; but what a contrast between them!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
candid
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From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
Car
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From this reading Apart from these painful struggles with her children which were quite new to Lady Car, there were many things that pained her in her residence at the Towers.
carefully
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From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
Carry
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From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
Carry's
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From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
cheerful
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From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
children
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From this reading Apart from these painful struggles with her children which were quite new to Lady Car, there were many things that pained her in her residence at the Towers.
choice
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From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
chosen
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From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
companion
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From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
complication
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From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
contrast
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From this reading They had, indeed, finally, both of them, made poor marriages; but what a contrast between them!
daughter
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From this reading Edith had succeeded at last in marrying her only love, which was a poor marriage for an Earl’s daughter.
dearest
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From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
discord
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From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
Earl's
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From this reading Edith had succeeded at last in marrying her only love, which was a poor marriage for an Earl’s daughter.
Edith
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From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
existence
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From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
family
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From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
father
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From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
finally
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From this reading They had, indeed, finally, both of them, made poor marriages; but what a contrast between them!
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
friend
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From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Apart from these painful struggles with her children which were quite new to Lady Car, there were many things that pained her in her residence at the Towers.
frugal
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From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
given
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From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
happy
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From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
head
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From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Apart from these painful struggles with her children which were quite new to Lady Car, there were many things that pained her in her residence at the Towers.
humiliation
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From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
husband
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From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
ignobly
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From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Apart from these painful struggles with her children which were quite new to Lady Car, there were many things that pained her in her residence at the Towers.
indeed
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From this reading They had, indeed, finally, both of them, made poor marriages; but what a contrast between them!
Lady
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From this reading Apart from these painful struggles with her children which were quite new to Lady Car, there were many things that pained her in her residence at the Towers.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Edith had succeeded at last in marrying her only love, which was a poor marriage for an Earl’s daughter.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
living
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From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
love
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From this reading Edith had succeeded at last in marrying her only love, which was a poor marriage for an Earl’s daughter.
made
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From this reading They had, indeed, finally, both of them, made poor marriages; but what a contrast between them!
many
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From this reading Apart from these painful struggles with her children which were quite new to Lady Car, there were many things that pained her in her residence at the Towers.
margin
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From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
marriage
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From this reading Edith had succeeded at last in marrying her only love, which was a poor marriage for an Earl’s daughter.
marriages
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From this reading They had, indeed, finally, both of them, made poor marriages; but what a contrast between them!
marrying
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From this reading Edith had succeeded at last in marrying her only love, which was a poor marriage for an Earl’s daughter.
money
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From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
more
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From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
nearest
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From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
neighbour
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From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
new
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From this reading Apart from these painful struggles with her children which were quite new to Lady Car, there were many things that pained her in her residence at the Towers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
only
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From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
ordered
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From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
pained
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From this reading Apart from these painful struggles with her children which were quite new to Lady Car, there were many things that pained her in her residence at the Towers.
painful
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From this reading Apart from these painful struggles with her children which were quite new to Lady Car, there were many things that pained her in her residence at the Towers.
pleasure
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From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
plenitude
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From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Apart from these painful struggles with her children which were quite new to Lady Car, there were many things that pained her in her residence at the Towers.
rankle
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From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
recollection
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From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
residence
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From this reading Apart from these painful struggles with her children which were quite new to Lady Car, there were many things that pained her in her residence at the Towers.
result
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From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
show
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From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
sister
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From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
struggle
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From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
struggles
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From this reading Apart from these painful struggles with her children which were quite new to Lady Car, there were many things that pained her in her residence at the Towers.
succeeded
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From this reading Edith had succeeded at last in marrying her only love, which was a poor marriage for an Earl’s daughter.
successful
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From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Apart from these painful struggles with her children which were quite new to Lady Car, there were many things that pained her in her residence at the Towers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Apart from these painful struggles with her children which were quite new to Lady Car, there were many things that pained her in her residence at the Towers.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had, indeed, finally, both of them, made poor marriages; but what a contrast between them!
there
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From this reading Apart from these painful struggles with her children which were quite new to Lady Car, there were many things that pained her in her residence at the Towers.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Apart from these painful struggles with her children which were quite new to Lady Car, there were many things that pained her in her residence at the Towers.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had, indeed, finally, both of them, made poor marriages; but what a contrast between them!
things
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From this reading Apart from these painful struggles with her children which were quite new to Lady Car, there were many things that pained her in her residence at the Towers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Apart from these painful struggles with her children which were quite new to Lady Car, there were many things that pained her in her residence at the Towers.
Torrance's
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From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
Towers
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From this reading Apart from these painful struggles with her children which were quite new to Lady Car, there were many things that pained her in her residence at the Towers.
trembling
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From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
troubles
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From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Apart from these painful struggles with her children which were quite new to Lady Car, there were many things that pained her in her residence at the Towers.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They had, indeed, finally, both of them, made poor marriages; but what a contrast between them!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Apart from these painful struggles with her children which were quite new to Lady Car, there were many things that pained her in her residence at the Towers.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading First of all there was her nearest neighbour, her dearest friend, her only sister Edith; the dearest companion of her life, who had stood by her in all her troubles, and to whom she had given a trembling support in her struggle, more successful than poor Carry’s against the husband her father had chosen for her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Apart from these painful struggles with her children which were quite new to Lady Car, there were many things that pained her in her residence at the Towers.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Carry living ignobly with the husband of her choice upon Torrance’s money, the result of her humiliation; while Edith was at the head of a happy, frugal family, carefully ordered, with little margin for show or pleasure, but yet in all the plenitude of cheerful life, without a recollection to rankle, or any discord or complication in all her candid existence.
