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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 A new subject of interest was, however, arising for them in the neighbours who were shortly expected to arrive at Broom Hill, a house which had lately been built in a hamlet about a mile and a half from the New Court.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A new subject of interest was, however, arising for them in the neighbours who were shortly expected to arrive at Broom Hill, a house which had lately been built in a hamlet about a mile and a half from the New Court.
advise
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From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading SOON after Easter, Claude went to Oxford.
air
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From this reading ‘The deeds we do, the words we say, Into still air they seem to fleet; We count them past, But they shall last.’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
arising
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From this reading A new subject of interest was, however, arising for them in the neighbours who were shortly expected to arrive at Broom Hill, a house which had lately been built in a hamlet about a mile and a half from the New Court.
arrive
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From this reading A new subject of interest was, however, arising for them in the neighbours who were shortly expected to arrive at Broom Hill, a house which had lately been built in a hamlet about a mile and a half from the New Court.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
barrister
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From this reading These new comers were the family of a barrister of the name of Weston, who had taken the house for the sake of his wife, her health having been much injured by her grief at the loss of two daughters in the scarlet fever.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A new subject of interest was, however, arising for them in the neighbours who were shortly expected to arrive at Broom Hill, a house which had lately been built in a hamlet about a mile and a half from the New Court.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
Broom
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From this reading A new subject of interest was, however, arising for them in the neighbours who were shortly expected to arrive at Broom Hill, a house which had lately been built in a hamlet about a mile and a half from the New Court.
built
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From this reading A new subject of interest was, however, arising for them in the neighbours who were shortly expected to arrive at Broom Hill, a house which had lately been built in a hamlet about a mile and a half from the New Court.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘The deeds we do, the words we say, Into still air they seem to fleet; We count them past, But they shall last.’
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
carve
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From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
Claude
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From this reading SOON after Easter, Claude went to Oxford.
comers
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From this reading These new comers were the family of a barrister of the name of Weston, who had taken the house for the sake of his wife, her health having been much injured by her grief at the loss of two daughters in the scarlet fever.
count
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From this reading ‘The deeds we do, the words we say, Into still air they seem to fleet; We count them past, But they shall last.’
Court
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From this reading A new subject of interest was, however, arising for them in the neighbours who were shortly expected to arrive at Broom Hill, a house which had lately been built in a hamlet about a mile and a half from the New Court.
criticise
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From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
daughters
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From this reading These new comers were the family of a barrister of the name of Weston, who had taken the house for the sake of his wife, her health having been much injured by her grief at the loss of two daughters in the scarlet fever.
deeds
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From this reading ‘The deeds we do, the words we say, Into still air they seem to fleet; We count them past, But they shall last.’
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘The deeds we do, the words we say, Into still air they seem to fleet; We count them past, But they shall last.’
drawings
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From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
Easter
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From this reading SOON after Easter, Claude went to Oxford.
escort
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From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
expected
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From this reading A new subject of interest was, however, arising for them in the neighbours who were shortly expected to arrive at Broom Hill, a house which had lately been built in a hamlet about a mile and a half from the New Court.
family
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From this reading These new comers were the family of a barrister of the name of Weston, who had taken the house for the sake of his wife, her health having been much injured by her grief at the loss of two daughters in the scarlet fever.
fever
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From this reading These new comers were the family of a barrister of the name of Weston, who had taken the house for the sake of his wife, her health having been much injured by her grief at the loss of two daughters in the scarlet fever.
fleet
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From this reading ‘The deeds we do, the words we say, Into still air they seem to fleet; We count them past, But they shall last.’
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A new subject of interest was, however, arising for them in the neighbours who were shortly expected to arrive at Broom Hill, a house which had lately been built in a hamlet about a mile and a half from the New Court.
grief
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From this reading These new comers were the family of a barrister of the name of Weston, who had taken the house for the sake of his wife, her health having been much injured by her grief at the loss of two daughters in the scarlet fever.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A new subject of interest was, however, arising for them in the neighbours who were shortly expected to arrive at Broom Hill, a house which had lately been built in a hamlet about a mile and a half from the New Court.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A new subject of interest was, however, arising for them in the neighbours who were shortly expected to arrive at Broom Hill, a house which had lately been built in a hamlet about a mile and a half from the New Court.
hamlet
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From this reading A new subject of interest was, however, arising for them in the neighbours who were shortly expected to arrive at Broom Hill, a house which had lately been built in a hamlet about a mile and a half from the New Court.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading These new comers were the family of a barrister of the name of Weston, who had taken the house for the sake of his wife, her health having been much injured by her grief at the loss of two daughters in the scarlet fever.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
health
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From this reading These new comers were the family of a barrister of the name of Weston, who had taken the house for the sake of his wife, her health having been much injured by her grief at the loss of two daughters in the scarlet fever.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading These new comers were the family of a barrister of the name of Weston, who had taken the house for the sake of his wife, her health having been much injured by her grief at the loss of two daughters in the scarlet fever.
Hill
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From this reading A new subject of interest was, however, arising for them in the neighbours who were shortly expected to arrive at Broom Hill, a house which had lately been built in a hamlet about a mile and a half from the New Court.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
house
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From this reading A new subject of interest was, however, arising for them in the neighbours who were shortly expected to arrive at Broom Hill, a house which had lately been built in a hamlet about a mile and a half from the New Court.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading A new subject of interest was, however, arising for them in the neighbours who were shortly expected to arrive at Broom Hill, a house which had lately been built in a hamlet about a mile and a half from the New Court.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A new subject of interest was, however, arising for them in the neighbours who were shortly expected to arrive at Broom Hill, a house which had lately been built in a hamlet about a mile and a half from the New Court.
injured
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From this reading These new comers were the family of a barrister of the name of Weston, who had taken the house for the sake of his wife, her health having been much injured by her grief at the loss of two daughters in the scarlet fever.
interest
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From this reading A new subject of interest was, however, arising for them in the neighbours who were shortly expected to arrive at Broom Hill, a house which had lately been built in a hamlet about a mile and a half from the New Court.
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ‘The deeds we do, the words we say, Into still air they seem to fleet; We count them past, But they shall last.’
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘The deeds we do, the words we say, Into still air they seem to fleet; We count them past, But they shall last.’
lately
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From this reading A new subject of interest was, however, arising for them in the neighbours who were shortly expected to arrive at Broom Hill, a house which had lately been built in a hamlet about a mile and a half from the New Court.
Lily's
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From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
loss
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From this reading These new comers were the family of a barrister of the name of Weston, who had taken the house for the sake of his wife, her health having been much injured by her grief at the loss of two daughters in the scarlet fever.
luncheon
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From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
mile
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From this reading A new subject of interest was, however, arising for them in the neighbours who were shortly expected to arrive at Broom Hill, a house which had lately been built in a hamlet about a mile and a half from the New Court.
missed
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From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
much
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From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
music
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From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These new comers were the family of a barrister of the name of Weston, who had taken the house for the sake of his wife, her health having been much injured by her grief at the loss of two daughters in the scarlet fever.
neighbours
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From this reading A new subject of interest was, however, arising for them in the neighbours who were shortly expected to arrive at Broom Hill, a house which had lately been built in a hamlet about a mile and a half from the New Court.
new
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From this reading A new subject of interest was, however, arising for them in the neighbours who were shortly expected to arrive at Broom Hill, a house which had lately been built in a hamlet about a mile and a half from the New Court.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A new subject of interest was, however, arising for them in the neighbours who were shortly expected to arrive at Broom Hill, a house which had lately been built in a hamlet about a mile and a half from the New Court.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
Oxford
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From this reading SOON after Easter, Claude went to Oxford.
past
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From this reading ‘The deeds we do, the words we say, Into still air they seem to fleet; We count them past, But they shall last.’
respecting
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From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
rode
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From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
sake
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From this reading These new comers were the family of a barrister of the name of Weston, who had taken the house for the sake of his wife, her health having been much injured by her grief at the loss of two daughters in the scarlet fever.
say
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From this reading ‘The deeds we do, the words we say, Into still air they seem to fleet; We count them past, But they shall last.’
scarlet
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From this reading These new comers were the family of a barrister of the name of Weston, who had taken the house for the sake of his wife, her health having been much injured by her grief at the loss of two daughters in the scarlet fever.
seem
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From this reading ‘The deeds we do, the words we say, Into still air they seem to fleet; We count them past, But they shall last.’
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ‘The deeds we do, the words we say, Into still air they seem to fleet; We count them past, But they shall last.’
shortly
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From this reading A new subject of interest was, however, arising for them in the neighbours who were shortly expected to arrive at Broom Hill, a house which had lately been built in a hamlet about a mile and a half from the New Court.
sisters
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From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
SOON
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From this reading SOON after Easter, Claude went to Oxford.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘The deeds we do, the words we say, Into still air they seem to fleet; We count them past, But they shall last.’
subject
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From this reading A new subject of interest was, however, arising for them in the neighbours who were shortly expected to arrive at Broom Hill, a house which had lately been built in a hamlet about a mile and a half from the New Court.
taken
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From this reading These new comers were the family of a barrister of the name of Weston, who had taken the house for the sake of his wife, her health having been much injured by her grief at the loss of two daughters in the scarlet fever.
talk
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From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘The deeds we do, the words we say, Into still air they seem to fleet; We count them past, But they shall last.’
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ‘The deeds we do, the words we say, Into still air they seem to fleet; We count them past, But they shall last.’
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These new comers were the family of a barrister of the name of Weston, who had taken the house for the sake of his wife, her health having been much injured by her grief at the loss of two daughters in the scarlet fever.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘The deeds we do, the words we say, Into still air they seem to fleet; We count them past, But they shall last.’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘The deeds we do, the words we say, Into still air they seem to fleet; We count them past, But they shall last.’
two
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From this reading These new comers were the family of a barrister of the name of Weston, who had taken the house for the sake of his wife, her health having been much injured by her grief at the loss of two daughters in the scarlet fever.
verses
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From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
walked
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From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
wanted
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From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘The deeds we do, the words we say, Into still air they seem to fleet; We count them past, But they shall last.’
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SOON after Easter, Claude went to Oxford.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A new subject of interest was, however, arising for them in the neighbours who were shortly expected to arrive at Broom Hill, a house which had lately been built in a hamlet about a mile and a half from the New Court.
Weston
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From this reading These new comers were the family of a barrister of the name of Weston, who had taken the house for the sake of his wife, her health having been much injured by her grief at the loss of two daughters in the scarlet fever.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A new subject of interest was, however, arising for them in the neighbours who were shortly expected to arrive at Broom Hill, a house which had lately been built in a hamlet about a mile and a half from the New Court.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was much missed by his sisters, who wanted him to carve for them at luncheon, to escort them when they rode or walked, to hear their music, talk over their books, advise respecting their drawings, and criticise Lily’s verses.
wife
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From this reading These new comers were the family of a barrister of the name of Weston, who had taken the house for the sake of his wife, her health having been much injured by her grief at the loss of two daughters in the scarlet fever.
words
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From this reading ‘The deeds we do, the words we say, Into still air they seem to fleet; We count them past, But they shall last.’
