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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 He thought of it with a little middle-aged complacency, and a confidence that this vague sentiment would stand the test he was about to apply to it, which did honour to the freshness of his heart.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He thought of it with a little middle-aged complacency, and a confidence that this vague sentiment would stand the test he was about to apply to it, which did honour to the freshness of his heart.
admiration
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From this reading Mr Cavendish thought he had been an object of admiration to Maria Brown, as we have said.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mr Cavendish thought he had been an object of admiration to Maria Brown, as we have said.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He thought of it with a little middle-aged complacency, and a confidence that this vague sentiment would stand the test he was about to apply to it, which did honour to the freshness of his heart.
apply
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From this reading He thought of it with a little middle-aged complacency, and a confidence that this vague sentiment would stand the test he was about to apply to it, which did honour to the freshness of his heart.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr Cavendish thought he had been an object of admiration to Maria Brown, as we have said.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr Cavendish thought he had been an object of admiration to Maria Brown, as we have said.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
Brown
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From this reading Mr Cavendish thought he had been an object of admiration to Maria Brown, as we have said.
caught
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From this reading They looked as people might well look who had been caught in the fact and did not know how to get over it.
Cavendish
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From this reading Mr Cavendish thought he had been an object of admiration to Maria Brown, as we have said.
comparatively
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From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
complacency
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From this reading He thought of it with a little middle-aged complacency, and a confidence that this vague sentiment would stand the test he was about to apply to it, which did honour to the freshness of his heart.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He thought of it with a little middle-aged complacency, and a confidence that this vague sentiment would stand the test he was about to apply to it, which did honour to the freshness of his heart.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He thought of it with a little middle-aged complacency, and a confidence that this vague sentiment would stand the test he was about to apply to it, which did honour to the freshness of his heart.
door
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From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
drawing-room
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From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The two exchanged a guilty look when they saw who their visitor was.
excitement
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From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
expected
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From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
fact
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From this reading They looked as people might well look who had been caught in the fact and did not know how to get over it.
father
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From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
freshness
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From this reading He thought of it with a little middle-aged complacency, and a confidence that this vague sentiment would stand the test he was about to apply to it, which did honour to the freshness of his heart.
get
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From this reading They looked as people might well look who had been caught in the fact and did not know how to get over it.
gloves
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From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
guilty
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From this reading The two exchanged a guilty look when they saw who their visitor was.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr Cavendish thought he had been an object of admiration to Maria Brown, as we have said.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mr Cavendish thought he had been an object of admiration to Maria Brown, as we have said.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr Cavendish thought he had been an object of admiration to Maria Brown, as we have said.
heart
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From this reading He thought of it with a little middle-aged complacency, and a confidence that this vague sentiment would stand the test he was about to apply to it, which did honour to the freshness of his heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
hide
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From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He thought of it with a little middle-aged complacency, and a confidence that this vague sentiment would stand the test he was about to apply to it, which did honour to the freshness of his heart.
honour
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From this reading He thought of it with a little middle-aged complacency, and a confidence that this vague sentiment would stand the test he was about to apply to it, which did honour to the freshness of his heart.
honourable
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From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
how
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From this reading They looked as people might well look who had been caught in the fact and did not know how to get over it.
idea
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From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
indeed
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From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He thought of it with a little middle-aged complacency, and a confidence that this vague sentiment would stand the test he was about to apply to it, which did honour to the freshness of his heart.
knocked
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From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They looked as people might well look who had been caught in the fact and did not know how to get over it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought of it with a little middle-aged complacency, and a confidence that this vague sentiment would stand the test he was about to apply to it, which did honour to the freshness of his heart.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two exchanged a guilty look when they saw who their visitor was.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They looked as people might well look who had been caught in the fact and did not know how to get over it.
made
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From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
Major's
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From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
Maria
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From this reading Mr Cavendish thought he had been an object of admiration to Maria Brown, as we have said.
middle-aged
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From this reading He thought of it with a little middle-aged complacency, and a confidence that this vague sentiment would stand the test he was about to apply to it, which did honour to the freshness of his heart.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They looked as people might well look who had been caught in the fact and did not know how to get over it.
Miss
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From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
Mr
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From this reading Mr Cavendish thought he had been an object of admiration to Maria Brown, as we have said.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They looked as people might well look who had been caught in the fact and did not know how to get over it.
object
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From this reading Mr Cavendish thought he had been an object of admiration to Maria Brown, as we have said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr Cavendish thought he had been an object of admiration to Maria Brown, as we have said.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
out
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From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They looked as people might well look who had been caught in the fact and did not know how to get over it.
people
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From this reading They looked as people might well look who had been caught in the fact and did not know how to get over it.
photography
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From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
said
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From this reading Mr Cavendish thought he had been an object of admiration to Maria Brown, as we have said.
saw
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From this reading The two exchanged a guilty look when they saw who their visitor was.
sentiment
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From this reading He thought of it with a little middle-aged complacency, and a confidence that this vague sentiment would stand the test he was about to apply to it, which did honour to the freshness of his heart.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
stains
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From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
stand
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From this reading He thought of it with a little middle-aged complacency, and a confidence that this vague sentiment would stand the test he was about to apply to it, which did honour to the freshness of his heart.
state
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From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
studio
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From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
test
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From this reading He thought of it with a little middle-aged complacency, and a confidence that this vague sentiment would stand the test he was about to apply to it, which did honour to the freshness of his heart.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He thought of it with a little middle-aged complacency, and a confidence that this vague sentiment would stand the test he was about to apply to it, which did honour to the freshness of his heart.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He thought of it with a little middle-aged complacency, and a confidence that this vague sentiment would stand the test he was about to apply to it, which did honour to the freshness of his heart.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The two exchanged a guilty look when they saw who their visitor was.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The two exchanged a guilty look when they saw who their visitor was.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He thought of it with a little middle-aged complacency, and a confidence that this vague sentiment would stand the test he was about to apply to it, which did honour to the freshness of his heart.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Cavendish thought he had been an object of admiration to Maria Brown, as we have said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr Cavendish thought he had been an object of admiration to Maria Brown, as we have said.
two
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From this reading The two exchanged a guilty look when they saw who their visitor was.
useless
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From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
vague
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From this reading He thought of it with a little middle-aged complacency, and a confidence that this vague sentiment would stand the test he was about to apply to it, which did honour to the freshness of his heart.
visitor
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From this reading The two exchanged a guilty look when they saw who their visitor was.
walking
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From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He thought of it with a little middle-aged complacency, and a confidence that this vague sentiment would stand the test he was about to apply to it, which did honour to the freshness of his heart.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Mr Cavendish thought he had been an object of admiration to Maria Brown, as we have said.
well
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From this reading They looked as people might well look who had been caught in the fact and did not know how to get over it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading With this idea it was Miss Brown he asked for as he knocked at the Major's door; and he found them both in the drawing-room, Maria with gloves on to hide the honourable stains of her photography, which made her comparatively useless when she was out of her "studio"--and her father walking about in a state of excitement, which was, indeed, what Mr Cavendish expected.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He thought of it with a little middle-aged complacency, and a confidence that this vague sentiment would stand the test he was about to apply to it, which did honour to the freshness of his heart.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The two exchanged a guilty look when they saw who their visitor was.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He thought of it with a little middle-aged complacency, and a confidence that this vague sentiment would stand the test he was about to apply to it, which did honour to the freshness of his heart.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He thought of it with a little middle-aged complacency, and a confidence that this vague sentiment would stand the test he was about to apply to it, which did honour to the freshness of his heart.
