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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 She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
affair
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From this reading And out upon all this it was that Skelmersdale wandered, being troubled in his earlier love affair, and as he says, ‘not caring _where_ he went.’
all
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From this reading And out upon all this it was that Skelmersdale wandered, being troubled in his earlier love affair, and as he says, ‘not caring _where_ he went.’
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And out upon all this it was that Skelmersdale wandered, being troubled in his earlier love affair, and as he says, ‘not caring _where_ he went.’
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And out upon all this it was that Skelmersdale wandered, being troubled in his earlier love affair, and as he says, ‘not caring _where_ he went.’
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The quarrel that had upset him was some trivial matter enough between himself and the girl at Clapton Hill to whom he was engaged.
beautiful
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From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And out upon all this it was that Skelmersdale wandered, being troubled in his earlier love affair, and as he says, ‘not caring _where_ he went.’
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The quarrel that had upset him was some trivial matter enough between himself and the girl at Clapton Hill to whom he was engaged.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And there he sat down to think it over, and so, sulking and grieving, was overtaken by sleep.
caring
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From this reading And out upon all this it was that Skelmersdale wandered, being troubled in his earlier love affair, and as he says, ‘not caring _where_ he went.’
Clapton
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From this reading The quarrel that had upset him was some trivial matter enough between himself and the girl at Clapton Hill to whom he was engaged.
criticism
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From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
daughter
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From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
doubt
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From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
down
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From this reading And there he sat down to think it over, and so, sulking and grieving, was overtaken by sleep.
dull
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From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
earlier
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From this reading And out upon all this it was that Skelmersdale wandered, being troubled in his earlier love affair, and as he says, ‘not caring _where_ he went.’
edge
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From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
engaged
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From this reading The quarrel that had upset him was some trivial matter enough between himself and the girl at Clapton Hill to whom he was engaged.
enough
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From this reading The quarrel that had upset him was some trivial matter enough between himself and the girl at Clapton Hill to whom he was engaged.
excellent
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From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
fairies
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From this reading And so he fell into the fairies’ power.
farmer's
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From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
fell
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From this reading And so he fell into the fairies’ power.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
girl
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From this reading The quarrel that had upset him was some trivial matter enough between himself and the girl at Clapton Hill to whom he was engaged.
grieving
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From this reading And there he sat down to think it over, and so, sulking and grieving, was overtaken by sleep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The quarrel that had upset him was some trivial matter enough between himself and the girl at Clapton Hill to whom he was engaged.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And out upon all this it was that Skelmersdale wandered, being troubled in his earlier love affair, and as he says, ‘not caring _where_ he went.’
Hill
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From this reading The quarrel that had upset him was some trivial matter enough between himself and the girl at Clapton Hill to whom he was engaged.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The quarrel that had upset him was some trivial matter enough between himself and the girl at Clapton Hill to whom he was engaged.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The quarrel that had upset him was some trivial matter enough between himself and the girl at Clapton Hill to whom he was engaged.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And out upon all this it was that Skelmersdale wandered, being troubled in his earlier love affair, and as he says, ‘not caring _where_ he went.’
hunger
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From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And out upon all this it was that Skelmersdale wandered, being troubled in his earlier love affair, and as he says, ‘not caring _where_ he went.’
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And so he fell into the fairies’ power.
intolerantly
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From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
irrational
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From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And out upon all this it was that Skelmersdale wandered, being troubled in his earlier love affair, and as he says, ‘not caring _where_ he went.’
jealousy
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From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
just
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From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
keen
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From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
love
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From this reading And out upon all this it was that Skelmersdale wandered, being troubled in his earlier love affair, and as he says, ‘not caring _where_ he went.’
lover
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From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
match
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From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
matter
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From this reading The quarrel that had upset him was some trivial matter enough between himself and the girl at Clapton Hill to whom he was engaged.
mercifully
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From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
most
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From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
mutual
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From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And out upon all this it was that Skelmersdale wandered, being troubled in his earlier love affair, and as he says, ‘not caring _where_ he went.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
out
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From this reading And out upon all this it was that Skelmersdale wandered, being troubled in his earlier love affair, and as he says, ‘not caring _where_ he went.’
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And there he sat down to think it over, and so, sulking and grieving, was overtaken by sleep.
overtaken
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From this reading And there he sat down to think it over, and so, sulking and grieving, was overtaken by sleep.
perfection
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From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
power
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From this reading And so he fell into the fairies’ power.
presently
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From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading The quarrel that had upset him was some trivial matter enough between himself and the girl at Clapton Hill to whom he was engaged.
respectable
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From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
said
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From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
sat
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From this reading And there he sat down to think it over, and so, sulking and grieving, was overtaken by sleep.
says
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From this reading And out upon all this it was that Skelmersdale wandered, being troubled in his earlier love affair, and as he says, ‘not caring _where_ he went.’
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
Skelmersdale
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From this reading And out upon all this it was that Skelmersdale wandered, being troubled in his earlier love affair, and as he says, ‘not caring _where_ he went.’
sleep
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From this reading And there he sat down to think it over, and so, sulking and grieving, was overtaken by sleep.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And there he sat down to think it over, and so, sulking and grieving, was overtaken by sleep.
some
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From this reading The quarrel that had upset him was some trivial matter enough between himself and the girl at Clapton Hill to whom he was engaged.
sulking
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From this reading And there he sat down to think it over, and so, sulking and grieving, was overtaken by sleep.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And out upon all this it was that Skelmersdale wandered, being troubled in his earlier love affair, and as he says, ‘not caring _where_ he went.’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And so he fell into the fairies’ power.
there
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From this reading And there he sat down to think it over, and so, sulking and grieving, was overtaken by sleep.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And there he sat down to think it over, and so, sulking and grieving, was overtaken by sleep.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And out upon all this it was that Skelmersdale wandered, being troubled in his earlier love affair, and as he says, ‘not caring _where_ he went.’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And there he sat down to think it over, and so, sulking and grieving, was overtaken by sleep.
trivial
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From this reading The quarrel that had upset him was some trivial matter enough between himself and the girl at Clapton Hill to whom he was engaged.
troubled
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From this reading And out upon all this it was that Skelmersdale wandered, being troubled in his earlier love affair, and as he says, ‘not caring _where_ he went.’
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And out upon all this it was that Skelmersdale wandered, being troubled in his earlier love affair, and as he says, ‘not caring _where_ he went.’
upset
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From this reading The quarrel that had upset him was some trivial matter enough between himself and the girl at Clapton Hill to whom he was engaged.
very
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From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
wandered
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From this reading And out upon all this it was that Skelmersdale wandered, being troubled in his earlier love affair, and as he says, ‘not caring _where_ he went.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And out upon all this it was that Skelmersdale wandered, being troubled in his earlier love affair, and as he says, ‘not caring _where_ he went.’
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And out upon all this it was that Skelmersdale wandered, being troubled in his earlier love affair, and as he says, ‘not caring _where_ he went.’
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And out upon all this it was that Skelmersdale wandered, being troubled in his earlier love affair, and as he says, ‘not caring _where_ he went.’
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The quarrel that had upset him was some trivial matter enough between himself and the girl at Clapton Hill to whom he was engaged.
wisdom
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From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
young
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From this reading She was a farmer’s daughter, said Skelmersdale, and ‘very respectable,’ and no doubt an excellent match for him; but both girl and lover were very young and with just that mutual jealousy, that intolerantly keen edge of criticism, that irrational hunger for a beautiful perfection, that life and wisdom do presently and most mercifully dull.
