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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 AN UNMENTIONED NAME As autumn turned to winter, Godfrey's Sundays at Woburn Square firmly re-established themselves as a weekly custom.
all
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From this reading At all events, as the visits became regular, the mauve envelopes arrived less frequently; some consolation lay in that, as one sound buffet may be preferred to a hundred pinches.
amusements
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From this reading She tried to reconcile herself to finding her own amusements for Sunday, and Godfrey, in loyalty, perhaps in penitence, dedicated Saturday's half-holiday to her instead.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNMENTIONED NAME As autumn turned to winter, Godfrey's Sundays at Woburn Square firmly re-established themselves as a weekly custom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
arrived
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From this reading At all events, as the visits became regular, the mauve envelopes arrived less frequently; some consolation lay in that, as one sound buffet may be preferred to a hundred pinches.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AN UNMENTIONED NAME As autumn turned to winter, Godfrey's Sundays at Woburn Square firmly re-established themselves as a weekly custom.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN UNMENTIONED NAME As autumn turned to winter, Godfrey's Sundays at Woburn Square firmly re-established themselves as a weekly custom.
autumn
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From this reading AN UNMENTIONED NAME As autumn turned to winter, Godfrey's Sundays at Woburn Square firmly re-established themselves as a weekly custom.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
became
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From this reading At all events, as the visits became regular, the mauve envelopes arrived less frequently; some consolation lay in that, as one sound buffet may be preferred to a hundred pinches.
buffet
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From this reading At all events, as the visits became regular, the mauve envelopes arrived less frequently; some consolation lay in that, as one sound buffet may be preferred to a hundred pinches.
case
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From this reading Winnie could hardly deny that in the circumstances of the case they constituted a fair compromise.
circumstances
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From this reading Winnie could hardly deny that in the circumstances of the case they constituted a fair compromise.
compromise
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From this reading Winnie could hardly deny that in the circumstances of the case they constituted a fair compromise.
consolation
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From this reading At all events, as the visits became regular, the mauve envelopes arrived less frequently; some consolation lay in that, as one sound buffet may be preferred to a hundred pinches.
constituted
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From this reading Winnie could hardly deny that in the circumstances of the case they constituted a fair compromise.
convictions
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From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Winnie could hardly deny that in the circumstances of the case they constituted a fair compromise.
custom
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From this reading AN UNMENTIONED NAME As autumn turned to winter, Godfrey's Sundays at Woburn Square firmly re-established themselves as a weekly custom.
dedicated
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From this reading She tried to reconcile herself to finding her own amusements for Sunday, and Godfrey, in loyalty, perhaps in penitence, dedicated Saturday's half-holiday to her instead.
deny
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From this reading Winnie could hardly deny that in the circumstances of the case they constituted a fair compromise.
envelopes
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From this reading At all events, as the visits became regular, the mauve envelopes arrived less frequently; some consolation lay in that, as one sound buffet may be preferred to a hundred pinches.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
events
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From this reading At all events, as the visits became regular, the mauve envelopes arrived less frequently; some consolation lay in that, as one sound buffet may be preferred to a hundred pinches.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Winnie could hardly deny that in the circumstances of the case they constituted a fair compromise.
family
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From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
finding
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From this reading She tried to reconcile herself to finding her own amusements for Sunday, and Godfrey, in loyalty, perhaps in penitence, dedicated Saturday's half-holiday to her instead.
firmly
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From this reading AN UNMENTIONED NAME As autumn turned to winter, Godfrey's Sundays at Woburn Square firmly re-established themselves as a weekly custom.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
frequently
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From this reading At all events, as the visits became regular, the mauve envelopes arrived less frequently; some consolation lay in that, as one sound buffet may be preferred to a hundred pinches.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
Godfrey
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From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
Godfrey's
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From this reading AN UNMENTIONED NAME As autumn turned to winter, Godfrey's Sundays at Woburn Square firmly re-established themselves as a weekly custom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
half-holiday
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From this reading She tried to reconcile herself to finding her own amusements for Sunday, and Godfrey, in loyalty, perhaps in penitence, dedicated Saturday's half-holiday to her instead.
hardly
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From this reading Winnie could hardly deny that in the circumstances of the case they constituted a fair compromise.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She tried to reconcile herself to finding her own amusements for Sunday, and Godfrey, in loyalty, perhaps in penitence, dedicated Saturday's half-holiday to her instead.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
hundred
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From this reading At all events, as the visits became regular, the mauve envelopes arrived less frequently; some consolation lay in that, as one sound buffet may be preferred to a hundred pinches.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Winnie could hardly deny that in the circumstances of the case they constituted a fair compromise.
instead
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From this reading She tried to reconcile herself to finding her own amusements for Sunday, and Godfrey, in loyalty, perhaps in penitence, dedicated Saturday's half-holiday to her instead.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
just
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From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
kind
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From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
lay
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From this reading At all events, as the visits became regular, the mauve envelopes arrived less frequently; some consolation lay in that, as one sound buffet may be preferred to a hundred pinches.
less
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From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
loyalty
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From this reading She tried to reconcile herself to finding her own amusements for Sunday, and Godfrey, in loyalty, perhaps in penitence, dedicated Saturday's half-holiday to her instead.
mauve
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From this reading At all events, as the visits became regular, the mauve envelopes arrived less frequently; some consolation lay in that, as one sound buffet may be preferred to a hundred pinches.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading At all events, as the visits became regular, the mauve envelopes arrived less frequently; some consolation lay in that, as one sound buffet may be preferred to a hundred pinches.
NAMEnounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN UNMENTIONED NAME As autumn turned to winter, Godfrey's Sundays at Woburn Square firmly re-established themselves as a weekly custom.
narrow
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From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Winnie could hardly deny that in the circumstances of the case they constituted a fair compromise.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At all events, as the visits became regular, the mauve envelopes arrived less frequently; some consolation lay in that, as one sound buffet may be preferred to a hundred pinches.
own
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From this reading She tried to reconcile herself to finding her own amusements for Sunday, and Godfrey, in loyalty, perhaps in penitence, dedicated Saturday's half-holiday to her instead.
Patch
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From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
penitence
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From this reading She tried to reconcile herself to finding her own amusements for Sunday, and Godfrey, in loyalty, perhaps in penitence, dedicated Saturday's half-holiday to her instead.
perhaps
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From this reading She tried to reconcile herself to finding her own amusements for Sunday, and Godfrey, in loyalty, perhaps in penitence, dedicated Saturday's half-holiday to her instead.
pinches
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From this reading At all events, as the visits became regular, the mauve envelopes arrived less frequently; some consolation lay in that, as one sound buffet may be preferred to a hundred pinches.
possible
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From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
preferred
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From this reading At all events, as the visits became regular, the mauve envelopes arrived less frequently; some consolation lay in that, as one sound buffet may be preferred to a hundred pinches.
proved
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From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
re-established
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From this reading AN UNMENTIONED NAME As autumn turned to winter, Godfrey's Sundays at Woburn Square firmly re-established themselves as a weekly custom.
reconcile
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From this reading She tried to reconcile herself to finding her own amusements for Sunday, and Godfrey, in loyalty, perhaps in penitence, dedicated Saturday's half-holiday to her instead.
regular
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From this reading At all events, as the visits became regular, the mauve envelopes arrived less frequently; some consolation lay in that, as one sound buffet may be preferred to a hundred pinches.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
Saturday's
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From this reading She tried to reconcile herself to finding her own amusements for Sunday, and Godfrey, in loyalty, perhaps in penitence, dedicated Saturday's half-holiday to her instead.
separate
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From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
Shaylor's
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From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
some
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From this reading At all events, as the visits became regular, the mauve envelopes arrived less frequently; some consolation lay in that, as one sound buffet may be preferred to a hundred pinches.
sound
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From this reading At all events, as the visits became regular, the mauve envelopes arrived less frequently; some consolation lay in that, as one sound buffet may be preferred to a hundred pinches.
Square
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From this reading AN UNMENTIONED NAME As autumn turned to winter, Godfrey's Sundays at Woburn Square firmly re-established themselves as a weekly custom.
Sunday
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From this reading She tried to reconcile herself to finding her own amusements for Sunday, and Godfrey, in loyalty, perhaps in penitence, dedicated Saturday's half-holiday to her instead.
Sundays
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From this reading AN UNMENTIONED NAME As autumn turned to winter, Godfrey's Sundays at Woburn Square firmly re-established themselves as a weekly custom.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Winnie could hardly deny that in the circumstances of the case they constituted a fair compromise.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Winnie could hardly deny that in the circumstances of the case they constituted a fair compromise.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading AN UNMENTIONED NAME As autumn turned to winter, Godfrey's Sundays at Woburn Square firmly re-established themselves as a weekly custom.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Winnie could hardly deny that in the circumstances of the case they constituted a fair compromise.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN UNMENTIONED NAME As autumn turned to winter, Godfrey's Sundays at Woburn Square firmly re-established themselves as a weekly custom.
tried
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From this reading She tried to reconcile herself to finding her own amusements for Sunday, and Godfrey, in loyalty, perhaps in penitence, dedicated Saturday's half-holiday to her instead.
turned
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From this reading AN UNMENTIONED NAME As autumn turned to winter, Godfrey's Sundays at Woburn Square firmly re-established themselves as a weekly custom.
UNMENTIONED
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From this reading AN UNMENTIONED NAME As autumn turned to winter, Godfrey's Sundays at Woburn Square firmly re-established themselves as a weekly custom.
visits
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From this reading At all events, as the visits became regular, the mauve envelopes arrived less frequently; some consolation lay in that, as one sound buffet may be preferred to a hundred pinches.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
weekly
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From this reading AN UNMENTIONED NAME As autumn turned to winter, Godfrey's Sundays at Woburn Square firmly re-established themselves as a weekly custom.
Winnie
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From this reading Winnie could hardly deny that in the circumstances of the case they constituted a fair compromise.
winter
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From this reading AN UNMENTIONED NAME As autumn turned to winter, Godfrey's Sundays at Woburn Square firmly re-established themselves as a weekly custom.
Woburn
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From this reading AN UNMENTIONED NAME As autumn turned to winter, Godfrey's Sundays at Woburn Square firmly re-established themselves as a weekly custom.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Woburn Square had a right to its convictions, no less than had Shaylor's Patch; it was not for her to deny that, however narrow she thought the convictions; and it would be neither just nor kind in her, even if it proved possible, to separate Godfrey from his family.
