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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 ELLA'S CRUMB OF COMFORT Ella walked up Meeting Street in a frame of mind differing widely from the complacent mood in which she sought Mrs. Willoughby's residence.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In matters purely personal, and related closely to our own interests, we are prone to give almost a superstitious significance to events which come about naturally enough.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
agreeably
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From this reading It was not at all strange that Houghton should have been strongly and agreeably impressed by Ella from the first; and that he should happen to call at the same hour that she did, would have been regarded by her as a very ordinary coincidence, had not the case been her own.
all
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From this reading It was not at all strange that Houghton should have been strongly and agreeably impressed by Ella from the first; and that he should happen to call at the same hour that she did, would have been regarded by her as a very ordinary coincidence, had not the case been her own.
almost
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From this reading In matters purely personal, and related closely to our own interests, we are prone to give almost a superstitious significance to events which come about naturally enough.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In matters purely personal, and related closely to our own interests, we are prone to give almost a superstitious significance to events which come about naturally enough.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was not at all strange that Houghton should have been strongly and agreeably impressed by Ella from the first; and that he should happen to call at the same hour that she did, would have been regarded by her as a very ordinary coincidence, had not the case been her own.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was not at all strange that Houghton should have been strongly and agreeably impressed by Ella from the first; and that he should happen to call at the same hour that she did, would have been regarded by her as a very ordinary coincidence, had not the case been her own.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was not at all strange that Houghton should have been strongly and agreeably impressed by Ella from the first; and that he should happen to call at the same hour that she did, would have been regarded by her as a very ordinary coincidence, had not the case been her own.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was not at all strange that Houghton should have been strongly and agreeably impressed by Ella from the first; and that he should happen to call at the same hour that she did, would have been regarded by her as a very ordinary coincidence, had not the case been her own.
call
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From this reading It was not at all strange that Houghton should have been strongly and agreeably impressed by Ella from the first; and that he should happen to call at the same hour that she did, would have been regarded by her as a very ordinary coincidence, had not the case been her own.
case
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From this reading It was not at all strange that Houghton should have been strongly and agreeably impressed by Ella from the first; and that he should happen to call at the same hour that she did, would have been regarded by her as a very ordinary coincidence, had not the case been her own.
closely
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From this reading In matters purely personal, and related closely to our own interests, we are prone to give almost a superstitious significance to events which come about naturally enough.
coincidence
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From this reading It was not at all strange that Houghton should have been strongly and agreeably impressed by Ella from the first; and that he should happen to call at the same hour that she did, would have been regarded by her as a very ordinary coincidence, had not the case been her own.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In matters purely personal, and related closely to our own interests, we are prone to give almost a superstitious significance to events which come about naturally enough.
COMFORT
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From this reading ELLA'S CRUMB OF COMFORT Ella walked up Meeting Street in a frame of mind differing widely from the complacent mood in which she sought Mrs. Willoughby's residence.
complacent
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From this reading ELLA'S CRUMB OF COMFORT Ella walked up Meeting Street in a frame of mind differing widely from the complacent mood in which she sought Mrs. Willoughby's residence.
CRUMB
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From this reading ELLA'S CRUMB OF COMFORT Ella walked up Meeting Street in a frame of mind differing widely from the complacent mood in which she sought Mrs. Willoughby's residence.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did it mean?
differing
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From this reading ELLA'S CRUMB OF COMFORT Ella walked up Meeting Street in a frame of mind differing widely from the complacent mood in which she sought Mrs. Willoughby's residence.
Ella
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From this reading ELLA'S CRUMB OF COMFORT Ella walked up Meeting Street in a frame of mind differing widely from the complacent mood in which she sought Mrs. Willoughby's residence.
ELLA'S
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From this reading ELLA'S CRUMB OF COMFORT Ella walked up Meeting Street in a frame of mind differing widely from the complacent mood in which she sought Mrs. Willoughby's residence.
enough
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From this reading In matters purely personal, and related closely to our own interests, we are prone to give almost a superstitious significance to events which come about naturally enough.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
events
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From this reading In matters purely personal, and related closely to our own interests, we are prone to give almost a superstitious significance to events which come about naturally enough.
expectation
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From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not at all strange that Houghton should have been strongly and agreeably impressed by Ella from the first; and that he should happen to call at the same hour that she did, would have been regarded by her as a very ordinary coincidence, had not the case been her own.
frame
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From this reading ELLA'S CRUMB OF COMFORT Ella walked up Meeting Street in a frame of mind differing widely from the complacent mood in which she sought Mrs. Willoughby's residence.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ELLA'S CRUMB OF COMFORT Ella walked up Meeting Street in a frame of mind differing widely from the complacent mood in which she sought Mrs. Willoughby's residence.
give
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From this reading In matters purely personal, and related closely to our own interests, we are prone to give almost a superstitious significance to events which come about naturally enough.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
happen
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From this reading It was not at all strange that Houghton should have been strongly and agreeably impressed by Ella from the first; and that he should happen to call at the same hour that she did, would have been regarded by her as a very ordinary coincidence, had not the case been her own.
happened
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From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not at all strange that Houghton should have been strongly and agreeably impressed by Ella from the first; and that he should happen to call at the same hour that she did, would have been regarded by her as a very ordinary coincidence, had not the case been her own.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
Houghton
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From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
hour
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From this reading It was not at all strange that Houghton should have been strongly and agreeably impressed by Ella from the first; and that he should happen to call at the same hour that she did, would have been regarded by her as a very ordinary coincidence, had not the case been her own.
impressed
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From this reading It was not at all strange that Houghton should have been strongly and agreeably impressed by Ella from the first; and that he should happen to call at the same hour that she did, would have been regarded by her as a very ordinary coincidence, had not the case been her own.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ELLA'S CRUMB OF COMFORT Ella walked up Meeting Street in a frame of mind differing widely from the complacent mood in which she sought Mrs. Willoughby's residence.
intention
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From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
interests
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From this reading In matters purely personal, and related closely to our own interests, we are prone to give almost a superstitious significance to events which come about naturally enough.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
matters
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From this reading In matters purely personal, and related closely to our own interests, we are prone to give almost a superstitious significance to events which come about naturally enough.
mean
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From this reading What did it mean?
Meeting
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From this reading ELLA'S CRUMB OF COMFORT Ella walked up Meeting Street in a frame of mind differing widely from the complacent mood in which she sought Mrs. Willoughby's residence.
met
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From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ELLA'S CRUMB OF COMFORT Ella walked up Meeting Street in a frame of mind differing widely from the complacent mood in which she sought Mrs. Willoughby's residence.
mood
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From this reading ELLA'S CRUMB OF COMFORT Ella walked up Meeting Street in a frame of mind differing widely from the complacent mood in which she sought Mrs. Willoughby's residence.
more
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From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
Mr
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From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
Mrs
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From this reading ELLA'S CRUMB OF COMFORT Ella walked up Meeting Street in a frame of mind differing widely from the complacent mood in which she sought Mrs. Willoughby's residence.
naturally
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From this reading In matters purely personal, and related closely to our own interests, we are prone to give almost a superstitious significance to events which come about naturally enough.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not at all strange that Houghton should have been strongly and agreeably impressed by Ella from the first; and that he should happen to call at the same hour that she did, would have been regarded by her as a very ordinary coincidence, had not the case been her own.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ELLA'S CRUMB OF COMFORT Ella walked up Meeting Street in a frame of mind differing widely from the complacent mood in which she sought Mrs. Willoughby's residence.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
once
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From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
ordinary
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From this reading It was not at all strange that Houghton should have been strongly and agreeably impressed by Ella from the first; and that he should happen to call at the same hour that she did, would have been regarded by her as a very ordinary coincidence, had not the case been her own.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In matters purely personal, and related closely to our own interests, we are prone to give almost a superstitious significance to events which come about naturally enough.
own
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From this reading In matters purely personal, and related closely to our own interests, we are prone to give almost a superstitious significance to events which come about naturally enough.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
perplexed
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From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
personal
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From this reading In matters purely personal, and related closely to our own interests, we are prone to give almost a superstitious significance to events which come about naturally enough.
prone
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From this reading In matters purely personal, and related closely to our own interests, we are prone to give almost a superstitious significance to events which come about naturally enough.
purely
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From this reading In matters purely personal, and related closely to our own interests, we are prone to give almost a superstitious significance to events which come about naturally enough.
regarded
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From this reading It was not at all strange that Houghton should have been strongly and agreeably impressed by Ella from the first; and that he should happen to call at the same hour that she did, would have been regarded by her as a very ordinary coincidence, had not the case been her own.
related
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From this reading In matters purely personal, and related closely to our own interests, we are prone to give almost a superstitious significance to events which come about naturally enough.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
residence
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From this reading ELLA'S CRUMB OF COMFORT Ella walked up Meeting Street in a frame of mind differing widely from the complacent mood in which she sought Mrs. Willoughby's residence.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not at all strange that Houghton should have been strongly and agreeably impressed by Ella from the first; and that he should happen to call at the same hour that she did, would have been regarded by her as a very ordinary coincidence, had not the case been her own.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ELLA'S CRUMB OF COMFORT Ella walked up Meeting Street in a frame of mind differing widely from the complacent mood in which she sought Mrs. Willoughby's residence.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
significance
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From this reading In matters purely personal, and related closely to our own interests, we are prone to give almost a superstitious significance to events which come about naturally enough.
slightest
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From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
sought
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From this reading ELLA'S CRUMB OF COMFORT Ella walked up Meeting Street in a frame of mind differing widely from the complacent mood in which she sought Mrs. Willoughby's residence.
strange
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From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
Street
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From this reading ELLA'S CRUMB OF COMFORT Ella walked up Meeting Street in a frame of mind differing widely from the complacent mood in which she sought Mrs. Willoughby's residence.
strongly
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From this reading It was not at all strange that Houghton should have been strongly and agreeably impressed by Ella from the first; and that he should happen to call at the same hour that she did, would have been regarded by her as a very ordinary coincidence, had not the case been her own.
superstitious
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From this reading In matters purely personal, and related closely to our own interests, we are prone to give almost a superstitious significance to events which come about naturally enough.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ELLA'S CRUMB OF COMFORT Ella walked up Meeting Street in a frame of mind differing widely from the complacent mood in which she sought Mrs. Willoughby's residence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
troubled
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From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
unexpected
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From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
up
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From this reading ELLA'S CRUMB OF COMFORT Ella walked up Meeting Street in a frame of mind differing widely from the complacent mood in which she sought Mrs. Willoughby's residence.
very
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From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
walked
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From this reading ELLA'S CRUMB OF COMFORT Ella walked up Meeting Street in a frame of mind differing widely from the complacent mood in which she sought Mrs. Willoughby's residence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In matters purely personal, and related closely to our own interests, we are prone to give almost a superstitious significance to events which come about naturally enough.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did it mean?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ELLA'S CRUMB OF COMFORT Ella walked up Meeting Street in a frame of mind differing widely from the complacent mood in which she sought Mrs. Willoughby's residence.
widely
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From this reading ELLA'S CRUMB OF COMFORT Ella walked up Meeting Street in a frame of mind differing widely from the complacent mood in which she sought Mrs. Willoughby's residence.
Willoughby's
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From this reading ELLA'S CRUMB OF COMFORT Ella walked up Meeting Street in a frame of mind differing widely from the complacent mood in which she sought Mrs. Willoughby's residence.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The unexpected had again happened, and to her it seemed so strange, so very remarkable, that she should have met Mr. Houghton once more without the slightest intention, or even expectation, on her part, that she was perplexed and troubled.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was not at all strange that Houghton should have been strongly and agreeably impressed by Ella from the first; and that he should happen to call at the same hour that she did, would have been regarded by her as a very ordinary coincidence, had not the case been her own.
