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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 MOONLIGHT INTERVIEW Mrs. Archibald retired to her cabin, but she did not feel in the least like going to bed.
all
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From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
any
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From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
Archibald
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From this reading A MOONLIGHT INTERVIEW Mrs. Archibald retired to her cabin, but she did not feel in the least like going to bed.
Arthur
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From this reading Now, reason as she would, Mrs. Archibald could not banish from her mind the belief that Arthur Raybold would come to their camp some time during the next day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now, reason as she would, Mrs. Archibald could not banish from her mind the belief that Arthur Raybold would come to their camp some time during the next day.
asleep
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From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
avoid
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From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
banish
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From this reading Now, reason as she would, Mrs. Archibald could not banish from her mind the belief that Arthur Raybold would come to their camp some time during the next day.
beauty
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From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
bed
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From this reading A MOONLIGHT INTERVIEW Mrs. Archibald retired to her cabin, but she did not feel in the least like going to bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
belief
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From this reading Now, reason as she would, Mrs. Archibald could not banish from her mind the belief that Arthur Raybold would come to their camp some time during the next day.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A MOONLIGHT INTERVIEW Mrs. Archibald retired to her cabin, but she did not feel in the least like going to bed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
cabin
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From this reading A MOONLIGHT INTERVIEW Mrs. Archibald retired to her cabin, but she did not feel in the least like going to bed.
camp
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From this reading Now, reason as she would, Mrs. Archibald could not banish from her mind the belief that Arthur Raybold would come to their camp some time during the next day.
camp-fire
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From this reading In fact, not having heard otherwise, she supposed he had come to the camp-fire that night.
chief
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From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, reason as she would, Mrs. Archibald could not banish from her mind the belief that Arthur Raybold would come to their camp some time during the next day.
cot
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From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Now, reason as she would, Mrs. Archibald could not banish from her mind the belief that Arthur Raybold would come to their camp some time during the next day.
day
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From this reading Now, reason as she would, Mrs. Archibald could not banish from her mind the belief that Arthur Raybold would come to their camp some time during the next day.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A MOONLIGHT INTERVIEW Mrs. Archibald retired to her cabin, but she did not feel in the least like going to bed.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Now, reason as she would, Mrs. Archibald could not banish from her mind the belief that Arthur Raybold would come to their camp some time during the next day.
fact
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From this reading In fact, not having heard otherwise, she supposed he had come to the camp-fire that night.
feel
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From this reading A MOONLIGHT INTERVIEW Mrs. Archibald retired to her cabin, but she did not feel in the least like going to bed.
forced
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From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now, reason as she would, Mrs. Archibald could not banish from her mind the belief that Arthur Raybold would come to their camp some time during the next day.
gave
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From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
going
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From this reading A MOONLIGHT INTERVIEW Mrs. Archibald retired to her cabin, but she did not feel in the least like going to bed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
harassed
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From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading In fact, not having heard otherwise, she supposed he had come to the camp-fire that night.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
heard
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From this reading In fact, not having heard otherwise, she supposed he had come to the camp-fire that night.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A MOONLIGHT INTERVIEW Mrs. Archibald retired to her cabin, but she did not feel in the least like going to bed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
husband
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From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
husband's
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From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MOONLIGHT INTERVIEW Mrs. Archibald retired to her cabin, but she did not feel in the least like going to bed.
INTERVIEW
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From this reading A MOONLIGHT INTERVIEW Mrs. Archibald retired to her cabin, but she did not feel in the least like going to bed.
intimated
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From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MOONLIGHT INTERVIEW Mrs. Archibald retired to her cabin, but she did not feel in the least like going to bed.
like
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From this reading A MOONLIGHT INTERVIEW Mrs. Archibald retired to her cabin, but she did not feel in the least like going to bed.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
looking
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From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
many
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From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
meet
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From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
moon-lighted
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From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
MOONLIGHT
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From this reading A MOONLIGHT INTERVIEW Mrs. Archibald retired to her cabin, but she did not feel in the least like going to bed.
Mrs
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From this reading A MOONLIGHT INTERVIEW Mrs. Archibald retired to her cabin, but she did not feel in the least like going to bed.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, reason as she would, Mrs. Archibald could not banish from her mind the belief that Arthur Raybold would come to their camp some time during the next day.
night
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From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A MOONLIGHT INTERVIEW Mrs. Archibald retired to her cabin, but she did not feel in the least like going to bed.
noticed
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From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
Now
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From this reading Now, reason as she would, Mrs. Archibald could not banish from her mind the belief that Arthur Raybold would come to their camp some time during the next day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
otherwise
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From this reading In fact, not having heard otherwise, she supposed he had come to the camp-fire that night.
out
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From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
pleasure
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From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
Raybold
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From this reading Now, reason as she would, Mrs. Archibald could not banish from her mind the belief that Arthur Raybold would come to their camp some time during the next day.
ready
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From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
reason
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From this reading Now, reason as she would, Mrs. Archibald could not banish from her mind the belief that Arthur Raybold would come to their camp some time during the next day.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading A MOONLIGHT INTERVIEW Mrs. Archibald retired to her cabin, but she did not feel in the least like going to bed.
said
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From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
sat
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From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
scene
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From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
sentence
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From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A MOONLIGHT INTERVIEW Mrs. Archibald retired to her cabin, but she did not feel in the least like going to bed.
side
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From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
some
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From this reading Now, reason as she would, Mrs. Archibald could not banish from her mind the belief that Arthur Raybold would come to their camp some time during the next day.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
supposed
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From this reading In fact, not having heard otherwise, she supposed he had come to the camp-fire that night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MOONLIGHT INTERVIEW Mrs. Archibald retired to her cabin, but she did not feel in the least like going to bed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Now, reason as she would, Mrs. Archibald could not banish from her mind the belief that Arthur Raybold would come to their camp some time during the next day.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
things
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From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MOONLIGHT INTERVIEW Mrs. Archibald retired to her cabin, but she did not feel in the least like going to bed.
troubled
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From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
try
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From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
unfinished
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From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
unpleasant
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From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
unpleasantness
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From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
window
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From this reading Her husband had long been asleep in his cot, and she still sat by the side of the little window looking out upon the moon-lighted scene; but the beauty of the night, if she noticed it at all, gave her no pleasure.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her mind was harassed and troubled by many things, chief among which was her husband's unfinished sentence in which he had said that he would try to avoid any unpleasantness, but at the same time had intimated that if the unpleasant thing were forced upon him he was ready to meet it.
