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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 The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In after life she never thought of it but with a creepy sensation of horror.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The futile incident, she thought, must be constantly recurring to his mind as it recurred to hers, now that they rode side by side once more along this ill-favoured highway.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
Banbury
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From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The futile incident, she thought, must be constantly recurring to his mind as it recurred to hers, now that they rode side by side once more along this ill-favoured highway.
beautiful
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From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
broad
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From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In after life she never thought of it but with a creepy sensation of horror.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The futile incident, she thought, must be constantly recurring to his mind as it recurred to hers, now that they rode side by side once more along this ill-favoured highway.
compelled
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From this reading She was compelled to traverse ground that was the scene of her lover’s proposal, with the lover whom she had rejected.
constantly
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From this reading The futile incident, she thought, must be constantly recurring to his mind as it recurred to hers, now that they rode side by side once more along this ill-favoured highway.
country
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From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
creepy
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From this reading In after life she never thought of it but with a creepy sensation of horror.
directness
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From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even though he sat silent on his horse, more gloomy than was his wont, she guessed what he was thinking.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
Frances
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From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
futile
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From this reading The futile incident, she thought, must be constantly recurring to his mind as it recurred to hers, now that they rode side by side once more along this ill-favoured highway.
gently
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From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
gloomy
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From this reading Even though he sat silent on his horse, more gloomy than was his wont, she guessed what he was thinking.
ground
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From this reading She was compelled to traverse ground that was the scene of her lover’s proposal, with the lover whom she had rejected.
guessed
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From this reading Even though he sat silent on his horse, more gloomy than was his wont, she guessed what he was thinking.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was compelled to traverse ground that was the scene of her lover’s proposal, with the lover whom she had rejected.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even though he sat silent on his horse, more gloomy than was his wont, she guessed what he was thinking.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was compelled to traverse ground that was the scene of her lover’s proposal, with the lover whom she had rejected.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading The futile incident, she thought, must be constantly recurring to his mind as it recurred to hers, now that they rode side by side once more along this ill-favoured highway.
highway
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From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The futile incident, she thought, must be constantly recurring to his mind as it recurred to hers, now that they rode side by side once more along this ill-favoured highway.
horror
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From this reading In after life she never thought of it but with a creepy sensation of horror.
horse
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From this reading Even though he sat silent on his horse, more gloomy than was his wont, she guessed what he was thinking.
ill-favoured
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From this reading The futile incident, she thought, must be constantly recurring to his mind as it recurred to hers, now that they rode side by side once more along this ill-favoured highway.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
incident
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From this reading The futile incident, she thought, must be constantly recurring to his mind as it recurred to hers, now that they rode side by side once more along this ill-favoured highway.
innocent
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From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
laid
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From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In after life she never thought of it but with a creepy sensation of horror.
lover
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From this reading She was compelled to traverse ground that was the scene of her lover’s proposal, with the lover whom she had rejected.
lover's
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From this reading She was compelled to traverse ground that was the scene of her lover’s proposal, with the lover whom she had rejected.
mildly
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From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
more
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From this reading The futile incident, she thought, must be constantly recurring to his mind as it recurred to hers, now that they rode side by side once more along this ill-favoured highway.
most
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From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The futile incident, she thought, must be constantly recurring to his mind as it recurred to hers, now that they rode side by side once more along this ill-favoured highway.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In after life she never thought of it but with a creepy sensation of horror.
now
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From this reading The futile incident, she thought, must be constantly recurring to his mind as it recurred to hers, now that they rode side by side once more along this ill-favoured highway.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Even though he sat silent on his horse, more gloomy than was his wont, she guessed what he was thinking.
once
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From this reading The futile incident, she thought, must be constantly recurring to his mind as it recurred to hers, now that they rode side by side once more along this ill-favoured highway.
Oxford
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From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
parts
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From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
passing
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From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
path
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From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
peaceful
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From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
perdition
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From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
proposal
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From this reading She was compelled to traverse ground that was the scene of her lover’s proposal, with the lover whom she had rejected.
quiet
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From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
reasonable
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From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
recurred
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From this reading The futile incident, she thought, must be constantly recurring to his mind as it recurred to hers, now that they rode side by side once more along this ill-favoured highway.
recurring
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From this reading The futile incident, she thought, must be constantly recurring to his mind as it recurred to hers, now that they rode side by side once more along this ill-favoured highway.
rejected
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From this reading She was compelled to traverse ground that was the scene of her lover’s proposal, with the lover whom she had rejected.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
road
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From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
rode
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From this reading The futile incident, she thought, must be constantly recurring to his mind as it recurred to hers, now that they rode side by side once more along this ill-favoured highway.
sat
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From this reading Even though he sat silent on his horse, more gloomy than was his wont, she guessed what he was thinking.
scene
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From this reading She was compelled to traverse ground that was the scene of her lover’s proposal, with the lover whom she had rejected.
section
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From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
sensation
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From this reading In after life she never thought of it but with a creepy sensation of horror.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In after life she never thought of it but with a creepy sensation of horror.
side
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From this reading The futile incident, she thought, must be constantly recurring to his mind as it recurred to hers, now that they rode side by side once more along this ill-favoured highway.
silent
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From this reading Even though he sat silent on his horse, more gloomy than was his wont, she guessed what he was thinking.
sweet
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From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Even though he sat silent on his horse, more gloomy than was his wont, she guessed what he was thinking.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was compelled to traverse ground that was the scene of her lover’s proposal, with the lover whom she had rejected.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The futile incident, she thought, must be constantly recurring to his mind as it recurred to hers, now that they rode side by side once more along this ill-favoured highway.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even though he sat silent on his horse, more gloomy than was his wont, she guessed what he was thinking.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
thoroughfares
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From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Even though he sat silent on his horse, more gloomy than was his wont, she guessed what he was thinking.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In after life she never thought of it but with a creepy sensation of horror.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
traverse
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From this reading She was compelled to traverse ground that was the scene of her lover’s proposal, with the lover whom she had rejected.
undulating
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From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
villages
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From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was compelled to traverse ground that was the scene of her lover’s proposal, with the lover whom she had rejected.
Wentworth
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From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Even though he sat silent on his horse, more gloomy than was his wont, she guessed what he was thinking.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was compelled to traverse ground that was the scene of her lover’s proposal, with the lover whom she had rejected.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
wont
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From this reading Even though he sat silent on his horse, more gloomy than was his wont, she guessed what he was thinking.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The road between Oxford and Banbury is the most peaceful of thoroughfares, laid with reasonable directness, gently undulating in parts, passing through quiet villages and a sweet country, mildly beautiful, yet to the mind of Frances Wentworth this innocent highway ever remained, as it were, a section of the broad path to perdition.
