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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 had been at a good boarding-house, attending the High School in Colbeam, and spending Saturday and Sunday at Northmoor.
able
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From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
accession
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From this reading Of all the Morton family, perhaps she was the one who had the most profited by the three years that had passed since her uncle's accession to the title.
all
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From this reading Of all the Morton family, perhaps she was the one who had the most profited by the three years that had passed since her uncle's accession to the title.
always
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From this reading The holiday time at Westhaven was always a trial.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Constance Morton was leaning on the rail that divided the gardens at Northmoor from the park, which was still rough and heathery.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Constance Morton was leaning on the rail that divided the gardens at Northmoor from the park, which was still rough and heathery.
attending
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From this reading She had been at a good boarding-house, attending the High School in Colbeam, and spending Saturday and Sunday at Northmoor.
aunt
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From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
beauty
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From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been at a good boarding-house, attending the High School in Colbeam, and spending Saturday and Sunday at Northmoor.
boarding-house
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From this reading She had been at a good boarding-house, attending the High School in Colbeam, and spending Saturday and Sunday at Northmoor.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Of all the Morton family, perhaps she was the one who had the most profited by the three years that had passed since her uncle's accession to the title.
Colbeam
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From this reading She had been at a good boarding-house, attending the High School in Colbeam, and spending Saturday and Sunday at Northmoor.
companions
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From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
Constance
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From this reading Constance Morton was leaning on the rail that divided the gardens at Northmoor from the park, which was still rough and heathery.
country
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From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Constance Morton was leaning on the rail that divided the gardens at Northmoor from the park, which was still rough and heathery.
enjoyed
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From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
family
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From this reading Of all the Morton family, perhaps she was the one who had the most profited by the three years that had passed since her uncle's accession to the title.
felt
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From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
friends
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From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Constance Morton was leaning on the rail that divided the gardens at Northmoor from the park, which was still rough and heathery.
gardens
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From this reading Constance Morton was leaning on the rail that divided the gardens at Northmoor from the park, which was still rough and heathery.
gave
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From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
give
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From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been at a good boarding-house, attending the High School in Colbeam, and spending Saturday and Sunday at Northmoor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of all the Morton family, perhaps she was the one who had the most profited by the three years that had passed since her uncle's accession to the title.
happy
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From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
heart
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From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
heathery
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From this reading Constance Morton was leaning on the rail that divided the gardens at Northmoor from the park, which was still rough and heathery.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Of all the Morton family, perhaps she was the one who had the most profited by the three years that had passed since her uncle's accession to the title.
High
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From this reading She had been at a good boarding-house, attending the High School in Colbeam, and spending Saturday and Sunday at Northmoor.
holiday
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From this reading The holiday time at Westhaven was always a trial.
home
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From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had been at a good boarding-house, attending the High School in Colbeam, and spending Saturday and Sunday at Northmoor.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
kindness
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From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
leaning
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From this reading Constance Morton was leaning on the rail that divided the gardens at Northmoor from the park, which was still rough and heathery.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
liked
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From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
longings
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From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
loved
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From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
made
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From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
Morton
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From this reading Constance Morton was leaning on the rail that divided the gardens at Northmoor from the park, which was still rough and heathery.
most
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From this reading Of all the Morton family, perhaps she was the one who had the most profited by the three years that had passed since her uncle's accession to the title.
Northmoor
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From this reading Constance Morton was leaning on the rail that divided the gardens at Northmoor from the park, which was still rough and heathery.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of all the Morton family, perhaps she was the one who had the most profited by the three years that had passed since her uncle's accession to the title.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Constance Morton was leaning on the rail that divided the gardens at Northmoor from the park, which was still rough and heathery.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of all the Morton family, perhaps she was the one who had the most profited by the three years that had passed since her uncle's accession to the title.
park
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From this reading Constance Morton was leaning on the rail that divided the gardens at Northmoor from the park, which was still rough and heathery.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of all the Morton family, perhaps she was the one who had the most profited by the three years that had passed since her uncle's accession to the title.
perhaps
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From this reading Of all the Morton family, perhaps she was the one who had the most profited by the three years that had passed since her uncle's accession to the title.
profited
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From this reading Of all the Morton family, perhaps she was the one who had the most profited by the three years that had passed since her uncle's accession to the title.
rail
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From this reading Constance Morton was leaning on the rail that divided the gardens at Northmoor from the park, which was still rough and heathery.
religious
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From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
rough
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From this reading Constance Morton was leaning on the rail that divided the gardens at Northmoor from the park, which was still rough and heathery.
satisfying
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From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
Saturday
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From this reading She had been at a good boarding-house, attending the High School in Colbeam, and spending Saturday and Sunday at Northmoor.
School
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From this reading She had been at a good boarding-house, attending the High School in Colbeam, and spending Saturday and Sunday at Northmoor.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of all the Morton family, perhaps she was the one who had the most profited by the three years that had passed since her uncle's accession to the title.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Of all the Morton family, perhaps she was the one who had the most profited by the three years that had passed since her uncle's accession to the title.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
soul
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From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had been at a good boarding-house, attending the High School in Colbeam, and spending Saturday and Sunday at Northmoor.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Constance Morton was leaning on the rail that divided the gardens at Northmoor from the park, which was still rough and heathery.
studies
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From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
Sunday
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From this reading She had been at a good boarding-house, attending the High School in Colbeam, and spending Saturday and Sunday at Northmoor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Constance Morton was leaning on the rail that divided the gardens at Northmoor from the park, which was still rough and heathery.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Constance Morton was leaning on the rail that divided the gardens at Northmoor from the park, which was still rough and heathery.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
three
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From this reading Of all the Morton family, perhaps she was the one who had the most profited by the three years that had passed since her uncle's accession to the title.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The holiday time at Westhaven was always a trial.
title
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From this reading Of all the Morton family, perhaps she was the one who had the most profited by the three years that had passed since her uncle's accession to the title.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of all the Morton family, perhaps she was the one who had the most profited by the three years that had passed since her uncle's accession to the title.
training
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From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
trial
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From this reading The holiday time at Westhaven was always a trial.
true
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From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
uncle
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From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
uncle's
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From this reading Of all the Morton family, perhaps she was the one who had the most profited by the three years that had passed since her uncle's accession to the title.
utmost
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From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
very
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From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Constance Morton was leaning on the rail that divided the gardens at Northmoor from the park, which was still rough and heathery.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
Westhaven
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From this reading The holiday time at Westhaven was always a trial.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Constance Morton was leaning on the rail that divided the gardens at Northmoor from the park, which was still rough and heathery.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Of all the Morton family, perhaps she was the one who had the most profited by the three years that had passed since her uncle's accession to the title.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It had been a happy life, she liked her studies, made friends with her companions, and enjoyed to the very utmost all that Northmoor gave her, in country beauty and liberty, in the kindness of her uncle and aunt, and in the religious training that they were able to give her, satisfying longings of her soul, so that she loved them with all her heart, and felt Northmoor her true home.
years
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From this reading Of all the Morton family, perhaps she was the one who had the most profited by the three years that had passed since her uncle's accession to the title.
