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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 There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
all
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From this reading She could imagine Mrs Clay to have said, that “now Miss Anne was come, she could not suppose herself at all wanted;” for Elizabeth was replying in a sort of whisper, “That must not be any reason, indeed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
AnnenounUS /æn/
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
any
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From this reading She could imagine Mrs Clay to have said, that “now Miss Anne was come, she could not suppose herself at all wanted;” for Elizabeth was replying in a sort of whisper, “That must not be any reason, indeed.
ascertain
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From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
assure
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From this reading I assure you I feel it none.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She could imagine Mrs Clay to have said, that “now Miss Anne was come, she could not suppose herself at all wanted;” for Elizabeth was replying in a sort of whisper, “That must not be any reason, indeed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
breakfast
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From this reading On going down to breakfast the next morning, she found there had just been a decent pretence on the lady’s side of meaning to leave them.
Clay
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From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could imagine Mrs Clay to have said, that “now Miss Anne was come, she could not suppose herself at all wanted;” for Elizabeth was replying in a sort of whisper, “That must not be any reason, indeed.
compared
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From this reading She is nothing to me, compared with you;” and she was in full time to hear her father say, “My dear madam, this must not be.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could imagine Mrs Clay to have said, that “now Miss Anne was come, she could not suppose herself at all wanted;” for Elizabeth was replying in a sort of whisper, “That must not be any reason, indeed.
dear
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From this reading She is nothing to me, compared with you;” and she was in full time to hear her father say, “My dear madam, this must not be.
decent
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From this reading On going down to breakfast the next morning, she found there had just been a decent pretence on the lady’s side of meaning to leave them.
down
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From this reading On going down to breakfast the next morning, she found there had just been a decent pretence on the lady’s side of meaning to leave them.
easy
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From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
Elizabeth
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From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
Elliot's
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From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
family
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From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
far
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From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
father
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From this reading She is nothing to me, compared with you;” and she was in full time to hear her father say, “My dear madam, this must not be.
father's
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From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
feel
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From this reading I assure you I feel it none.
few
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From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She could imagine Mrs Clay to have said, that “now Miss Anne was come, she could not suppose herself at all wanted;” for Elizabeth was replying in a sort of whisper, “That must not be any reason, indeed.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On going down to breakfast the next morning, she found there had just been a decent pretence on the lady’s side of meaning to leave them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
full
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From this reading She is nothing to me, compared with you;” and she was in full time to hear her father say, “My dear madam, this must not be.
going
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From this reading On going down to breakfast the next morning, she found there had just been a decent pretence on the lady’s side of meaning to leave them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is nothing to me, compared with you;” and she was in full time to hear her father say, “My dear madam, this must not be.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She could imagine Mrs Clay to have said, that “now Miss Anne was come, she could not suppose herself at all wanted;” for Elizabeth was replying in a sort of whisper, “That must not be any reason, indeed.
home
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From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
hours
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From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I assure you I feel it none.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She could imagine Mrs Clay to have said, that “now Miss Anne was come, she could not suppose herself at all wanted;” for Elizabeth was replying in a sort of whisper, “That must not be any reason, indeed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
indeed
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From this reading She could imagine Mrs Clay to have said, that “now Miss Anne was come, she could not suppose herself at all wanted;” for Elizabeth was replying in a sort of whisper, “That must not be any reason, indeed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is nothing to me, compared with you;” and she was in full time to hear her father say, “My dear madam, this must not be.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
just
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From this reading On going down to breakfast the next morning, she found there had just been a decent pretence on the lady’s side of meaning to leave them.
lady's
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From this reading On going down to breakfast the next morning, she found there had just been a decent pretence on the lady’s side of meaning to leave them.
leave
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From this reading On going down to breakfast the next morning, she found there had just been a decent pretence on the lady’s side of meaning to leave them.
love
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From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
madam
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From this reading She is nothing to me, compared with you;” and she was in full time to hear her father say, “My dear madam, this must not be.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She is nothing to me, compared with you;” and she was in full time to hear her father say, “My dear madam, this must not be.
meaning
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From this reading On going down to breakfast the next morning, she found there had just been a decent pretence on the lady’s side of meaning to leave them.
Miss
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From this reading She could imagine Mrs Clay to have said, that “now Miss Anne was come, she could not suppose herself at all wanted;” for Elizabeth was replying in a sort of whisper, “That must not be any reason, indeed.
more
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From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On going down to breakfast the next morning, she found there had just been a decent pretence on the lady’s side of meaning to leave them.
Mr
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From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
Mrs
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From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She could imagine Mrs Clay to have said, that “now Miss Anne was come, she could not suppose herself at all wanted;” for Elizabeth was replying in a sort of whisper, “That must not be any reason, indeed.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She is nothing to me, compared with you;” and she was in full time to hear her father say, “My dear madam, this must not be.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On going down to breakfast the next morning, she found there had just been a decent pretence on the lady’s side of meaning to leave them.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading I assure you I feel it none.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She is nothing to me, compared with you;” and she was in full time to hear her father say, “My dear madam, this must not be.
now
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From this reading She could imagine Mrs Clay to have said, that “now Miss Anne was come, she could not suppose herself at all wanted;” for Elizabeth was replying in a sort of whisper, “That must not be any reason, indeed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On going down to breakfast the next morning, she found there had just been a decent pretence on the lady’s side of meaning to leave them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
pretence
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From this reading On going down to breakfast the next morning, she found there had just been a decent pretence on the lady’s side of meaning to leave them.
reason
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From this reading She could imagine Mrs Clay to have said, that “now Miss Anne was come, she could not suppose herself at all wanted;” for Elizabeth was replying in a sort of whisper, “That must not be any reason, indeed.
replying
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From this reading She could imagine Mrs Clay to have said, that “now Miss Anne was come, she could not suppose herself at all wanted;” for Elizabeth was replying in a sort of whisper, “That must not be any reason, indeed.
returning
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From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
said
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From this reading She could imagine Mrs Clay to have said, that “now Miss Anne was come, she could not suppose herself at all wanted;” for Elizabeth was replying in a sort of whisper, “That must not be any reason, indeed.
say
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From this reading She is nothing to me, compared with you;” and she was in full time to hear her father say, “My dear madam, this must not be.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
side
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From this reading On going down to breakfast the next morning, she found there had just been a decent pretence on the lady’s side of meaning to leave them.
sort
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From this reading She could imagine Mrs Clay to have said, that “now Miss Anne was come, she could not suppose herself at all wanted;” for Elizabeth was replying in a sort of whisper, “That must not be any reason, indeed.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She could imagine Mrs Clay to have said, that “now Miss Anne was come, she could not suppose herself at all wanted;” for Elizabeth was replying in a sort of whisper, “That must not be any reason, indeed.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
thankful
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From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She could imagine Mrs Clay to have said, that “now Miss Anne was come, she could not suppose herself at all wanted;” for Elizabeth was replying in a sort of whisper, “That must not be any reason, indeed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On going down to breakfast the next morning, she found there had just been a decent pretence on the lady’s side of meaning to leave them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On going down to breakfast the next morning, she found there had just been a decent pretence on the lady’s side of meaning to leave them.
There
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From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She is nothing to me, compared with you;” and she was in full time to hear her father say, “My dear madam, this must not be.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is nothing to me, compared with you;” and she was in full time to hear her father say, “My dear madam, this must not be.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
very
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From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
wanted
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From this reading She could imagine Mrs Clay to have said, that “now Miss Anne was come, she could not suppose herself at all wanted;” for Elizabeth was replying in a sort of whisper, “That must not be any reason, indeed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
whisper
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From this reading She could imagine Mrs Clay to have said, that “now Miss Anne was come, she could not suppose herself at all wanted;” for Elizabeth was replying in a sort of whisper, “That must not be any reason, indeed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was one point which Anne, on returning to her family, would have been more thankful to ascertain even than Mr Elliot’s being in love with Elizabeth, which was, her father’s not being in love with Mrs Clay; and she was very far from easy about it, when she had been at home a few hours.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I assure you I feel it none.
