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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 IX A NEW ACQUAINTANCE When my mind is set free from doubt and fully settled upon any course, I am capable of much good nature and seeming simplicity.
able
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From this reading I was therefore able to maintain my own at the breakfast-table with some success, so that the meal passed off without any of the disagreeable experiences of the night before.
ACQUAINTANCE
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From this reading IX A NEW ACQUAINTANCE When my mind is set free from doubt and fully settled upon any course, I am capable of much good nature and seeming simplicity.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am a slow eater, but I felt forced to hurry through the meal or be left eating alone at the end.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading IX A NEW ACQUAINTANCE When my mind is set free from doubt and fully settled upon any course, I am capable of much good nature and seeming simplicity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IX A NEW ACQUAINTANCE When my mind is set free from doubt and fully settled upon any course, I am capable of much good nature and seeming simplicity.
any
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From this reading IX A NEW ACQUAINTANCE When my mind is set free from doubt and fully settled upon any course, I am capable of much good nature and seeming simplicity.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was therefore able to maintain my own at the breakfast-table with some success, so that the meal passed off without any of the disagreeable experiences of the night before.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I am a slow eater, but I felt forced to hurry through the meal or be left eating alone at the end.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I was therefore able to maintain my own at the breakfast-table with some success, so that the meal passed off without any of the disagreeable experiences of the night before.
boisterous
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From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
break
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From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
breakfast-table
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From this reading I was therefore able to maintain my own at the breakfast-table with some success, so that the meal passed off without any of the disagreeable experiences of the night before.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am a slow eater, but I felt forced to hurry through the meal or be left eating alone at the end.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
calm
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From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
capable
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From this reading IX A NEW ACQUAINTANCE When my mind is set free from doubt and fully settled upon any course, I am capable of much good nature and seeming simplicity.
chance
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From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
coffee-urn
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From this reading Perhaps the fact that Loreen presided at the coffee-urn instead of Lucetta had something to do with this.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IX A NEW ACQUAINTANCE When my mind is set free from doubt and fully settled upon any course, I am capable of much good nature and seeming simplicity.
decorous
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From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
disagreeable
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From this reading I was therefore able to maintain my own at the breakfast-table with some success, so that the meal passed off without any of the disagreeable experiences of the night before.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Perhaps the fact that Loreen presided at the coffee-urn instead of Lucetta had something to do with this.
doubt
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From this reading IX A NEW ACQUAINTANCE When my mind is set free from doubt and fully settled upon any course, I am capable of much good nature and seeming simplicity.
eater
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From this reading I am a slow eater, but I felt forced to hurry through the meal or be left eating alone at the end.
eating
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From this reading I am a slow eater, but I felt forced to hurry through the meal or be left eating alone at the end.
end
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From this reading I am a slow eater, but I felt forced to hurry through the meal or be left eating alone at the end.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
excitable
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From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
experiences
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From this reading I was therefore able to maintain my own at the breakfast-table with some success, so that the meal passed off without any of the disagreeable experiences of the night before.
fact
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From this reading Perhaps the fact that Loreen presided at the coffee-urn instead of Lucetta had something to do with this.
felt
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From this reading I am a slow eater, but I felt forced to hurry through the meal or be left eating alone at the end.
forced
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From this reading I am a slow eater, but I felt forced to hurry through the meal or be left eating alone at the end.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading IX A NEW ACQUAINTANCE When my mind is set free from doubt and fully settled upon any course, I am capable of much good nature and seeming simplicity.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IX A NEW ACQUAINTANCE When my mind is set free from doubt and fully settled upon any course, I am capable of much good nature and seeming simplicity.
fully
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From this reading IX A NEW ACQUAINTANCE When my mind is set free from doubt and fully settled upon any course, I am capable of much good nature and seeming simplicity.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IX A NEW ACQUAINTANCE When my mind is set free from doubt and fully settled upon any course, I am capable of much good nature and seeming simplicity.
guffaws
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From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Perhaps the fact that Loreen presided at the coffee-urn instead of Lucetta had something to do with this.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
hurry
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From this reading I am a slow eater, but I felt forced to hurry through the meal or be left eating alone at the end.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IX A NEW ACQUAINTANCE When my mind is set free from doubt and fully settled upon any course, I am capable of much good nature and seeming simplicity.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
instead
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From this reading Perhaps the fact that Loreen presided at the coffee-urn instead of Lucetta had something to do with this.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IX A NEW ACQUAINTANCE When my mind is set free from doubt and fully settled upon any course, I am capable of much good nature and seeming simplicity.
IX
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From this reading IX A NEW ACQUAINTANCE When my mind is set free from doubt and fully settled upon any course, I am capable of much good nature and seeming simplicity.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am a slow eater, but I felt forced to hurry through the meal or be left eating alone at the end.
less
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From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
liable
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From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
looks
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From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
Loreen
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From this reading Perhaps the fact that Loreen presided at the coffee-urn instead of Lucetta had something to do with this.
Lucetta
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From this reading Perhaps the fact that Loreen presided at the coffee-urn instead of Lucetta had something to do with this.
maintain
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From this reading I was therefore able to maintain my own at the breakfast-table with some success, so that the meal passed off without any of the disagreeable experiences of the night before.
meal
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From this reading I was therefore able to maintain my own at the breakfast-table with some success, so that the meal passed off without any of the disagreeable experiences of the night before.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IX A NEW ACQUAINTANCE When my mind is set free from doubt and fully settled upon any course, I am capable of much good nature and seeming simplicity.
much
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From this reading IX A NEW ACQUAINTANCE When my mind is set free from doubt and fully settled upon any course, I am capable of much good nature and seeming simplicity.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IX A NEW ACQUAINTANCE When my mind is set free from doubt and fully settled upon any course, I am capable of much good nature and seeming simplicity.
nature
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From this reading IX A NEW ACQUAINTANCE When my mind is set free from doubt and fully settled upon any course, I am capable of much good nature and seeming simplicity.
NEW
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From this reading IX A NEW ACQUAINTANCE When my mind is set free from doubt and fully settled upon any course, I am capable of much good nature and seeming simplicity.
night
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From this reading I was therefore able to maintain my own at the breakfast-table with some success, so that the meal passed off without any of the disagreeable experiences of the night before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IX A NEW ACQUAINTANCE When my mind is set free from doubt and fully settled upon any course, I am capable of much good nature and seeming simplicity.
off
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From this reading I was therefore able to maintain my own at the breakfast-table with some success, so that the meal passed off without any of the disagreeable experiences of the night before.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
only
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From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I am a slow eater, but I felt forced to hurry through the meal or be left eating alone at the end.
out
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From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
outbursts
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From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
own
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From this reading I was therefore able to maintain my own at the breakfast-table with some success, so that the meal passed off without any of the disagreeable experiences of the night before.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was therefore able to maintain my own at the breakfast-table with some success, so that the meal passed off without any of the disagreeable experiences of the night before.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps the fact that Loreen presided at the coffee-urn instead of Lucetta had something to do with this.
presided
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From this reading Perhaps the fact that Loreen presided at the coffee-urn instead of Lucetta had something to do with this.
put
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From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
restraint
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From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
rude
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From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
seeming
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From this reading IX A NEW ACQUAINTANCE When my mind is set free from doubt and fully settled upon any course, I am capable of much good nature and seeming simplicity.
set
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From this reading IX A NEW ACQUAINTANCE When my mind is set free from doubt and fully settled upon any course, I am capable of much good nature and seeming simplicity.
settled
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From this reading IX A NEW ACQUAINTANCE When my mind is set free from doubt and fully settled upon any course, I am capable of much good nature and seeming simplicity.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
simplicity
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From this reading IX A NEW ACQUAINTANCE When my mind is set free from doubt and fully settled upon any course, I am capable of much good nature and seeming simplicity.
slow
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From this reading I am a slow eater, but I felt forced to hurry through the meal or be left eating alone at the end.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was therefore able to maintain my own at the breakfast-table with some success, so that the meal passed off without any of the disagreeable experiences of the night before.
some
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From this reading I was therefore able to maintain my own at the breakfast-table with some success, so that the meal passed off without any of the disagreeable experiences of the night before.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Perhaps the fact that Loreen presided at the coffee-urn instead of Lucetta had something to do with this.
startle
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From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
success
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From this reading I was therefore able to maintain my own at the breakfast-table with some success, so that the meal passed off without any of the disagreeable experiences of the night before.
suffered
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From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was therefore able to maintain my own at the breakfast-table with some success, so that the meal passed off without any of the disagreeable experiences of the night before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was therefore able to maintain my own at the breakfast-table with some success, so that the meal passed off without any of the disagreeable experiences of the night before.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading I was therefore able to maintain my own at the breakfast-table with some success, so that the meal passed off without any of the disagreeable experiences of the night before.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Perhaps the fact that Loreen presided at the coffee-urn instead of Lucetta had something to do with this.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am a slow eater, but I felt forced to hurry through the meal or be left eating alone at the end.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was therefore able to maintain my own at the breakfast-table with some success, so that the meal passed off without any of the disagreeable experiences of the night before.
too
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From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading IX A NEW ACQUAINTANCE When my mind is set free from doubt and fully settled upon any course, I am capable of much good nature and seeming simplicity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was therefore able to maintain my own at the breakfast-table with some success, so that the meal passed off without any of the disagreeable experiences of the night before.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading IX A NEW ACQUAINTANCE When my mind is set free from doubt and fully settled upon any course, I am capable of much good nature and seeming simplicity.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
William
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From this reading Her calm, even looks seemed to put some restraint upon the boisterous outbursts to which William was only too liable, while her less excitable nature suffered less if by any chance he did break out and startle the decorous silence by one of his rude guffaws.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was therefore able to maintain my own at the breakfast-table with some success, so that the meal passed off without any of the disagreeable experiences of the night before.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I was therefore able to maintain my own at the breakfast-table with some success, so that the meal passed off without any of the disagreeable experiences of the night before.
