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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 He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
advent
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From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
all
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From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
allowed
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From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
arms
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From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
Augusta
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From this reading He came down to dinner, but Lady Augusta Minch was very shy of him.
back
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From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
bed
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From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
Bigwood
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From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
button-hole
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From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
came
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From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
ces
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From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
chill
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From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
console
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From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
dames
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From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
day
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From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
decorated
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From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
dinner
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From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
doesn't
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From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
Dora
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From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
down
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From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
dress
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From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
early
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From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
feverish
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From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
fire
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From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
flower
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From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
flushed
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From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
Forbes
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From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
friend
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From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
gone
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From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
Guy
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From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
he's
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From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
I'm
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From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
indeed
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From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
inevitable
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From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
Lady
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From this reading He came down to dinner, but Lady Augusta Minch was very shy of him.
lay
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From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
mean
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From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
Minch
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From this reading He came down to dinner, but Lady Augusta Minch was very shy of him.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
Mrs
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From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
much
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From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
pain
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From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
put
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From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
rare
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From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
recovered
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From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
result
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From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
room
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From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
see
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From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
send
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From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
shy
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From this reading He came down to dinner, but Lady Augusta Minch was very shy of him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
To-day
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From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
tried
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From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
troubled
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From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
up
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From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
very
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From this reading He came down to dinner, but Lady Augusta Minch was very shy of him.
Walsingham
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From this reading To-day he’s in great pain, and the advent of ces dames—I mean of Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes—doesn’t at all console me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He came down to dinner, but Lady Augusta Minch was very shy of him.
way
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From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
Wimbush
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From this reading I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs. Wimbush came up to see him, with the inevitable result that when I returned I found him under arms and flushed and feverish, though decorated with the rare flower she had brought him for his button-hole.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner.
wrote
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From this reading “It has _not_ been recovered,” I wrote early the next day, “and I’m moreover much troubled about our friend.
