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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 Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
admitted
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From this reading HOPES AND FEARS Launce Keymer was radiant as he opened the side door which admitted him to the grounds of Vale View.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Of course he was quite aware that the wills which the spinsters had caused to be drawn up in favour of their niece made no provision for her in the event of her marriage, and would only benefit her after the demise of one or both of them.
all
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From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOPES AND FEARS Launce Keymer was radiant as he opened the side door which admitted him to the grounds of Vale View.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HOPES AND FEARS Launce Keymer was radiant as he opened the side door which admitted him to the grounds of Vale View.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
aware
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From this reading Of course he was quite aware that the wills which the spinsters had caused to be drawn up in favour of their niece made no provision for her in the event of her marriage, and would only benefit her after the demise of one or both of them.
back
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From this reading He had got back those compromising letters, which had been the bugbear of his life ever since he had won Ethel’s promise to become his wife.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was nothing now to hinder him from pressing forward his suit with Ethel, and it should be owing to no lukewarmness on his part if they were not married before the end of summer.
become
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From this reading He had got back those compromising letters, which had been the bugbear of his life ever since he had won Ethel’s promise to become his wife.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had got back those compromising letters, which had been the bugbear of his life ever since he had won Ethel’s promise to become his wife.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There was nothing now to hinder him from pressing forward his suit with Ethel, and it should be owing to no lukewarmness on his part if they were not married before the end of summer.
benefit
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From this reading Of course he was quite aware that the wills which the spinsters had caused to be drawn up in favour of their niece made no provision for her in the event of her marriage, and would only benefit her after the demise of one or both of them.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
Blair
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From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Of course he was quite aware that the wills which the spinsters had caused to be drawn up in favour of their niece made no provision for her in the event of her marriage, and would only benefit her after the demise of one or both of them.
bugbear
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From this reading He had got back those compromising letters, which had been the bugbear of his life ever since he had won Ethel’s promise to become his wife.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
cared
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From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
caused
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From this reading Of course he was quite aware that the wills which the spinsters had caused to be drawn up in favour of their niece made no provision for her in the event of her marriage, and would only benefit her after the demise of one or both of them.
compromising
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From this reading He had got back those compromising letters, which had been the bugbear of his life ever since he had won Ethel’s promise to become his wife.
content
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From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course he was quite aware that the wills which the spinsters had caused to be drawn up in favour of their niece made no provision for her in the event of her marriage, and would only benefit her after the demise of one or both of them.
demise
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From this reading Of course he was quite aware that the wills which the spinsters had caused to be drawn up in favour of their niece made no provision for her in the event of her marriage, and would only benefit her after the demise of one or both of them.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
door
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From this reading HOPES AND FEARS Launce Keymer was radiant as he opened the side door which admitted him to the grounds of Vale View.
doubt
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From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
drawn
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From this reading Of course he was quite aware that the wills which the spinsters had caused to be drawn up in favour of their niece made no provision for her in the event of her marriage, and would only benefit her after the demise of one or both of them.
end
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From this reading There was nothing now to hinder him from pressing forward his suit with Ethel, and it should be owing to no lukewarmness on his part if they were not married before the end of summer.
Ethel
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From this reading There was nothing now to hinder him from pressing forward his suit with Ethel, and it should be owing to no lukewarmness on his part if they were not married before the end of summer.
Ethel's
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From this reading He had got back those compromising letters, which had been the bugbear of his life ever since he had won Ethel’s promise to become his wife.
event
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From this reading Of course he was quite aware that the wills which the spinsters had caused to be drawn up in favour of their niece made no provision for her in the event of her marriage, and would only benefit her after the demise of one or both of them.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had got back those compromising letters, which had been the bugbear of his life ever since he had won Ethel’s promise to become his wife.
favour
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From this reading Of course he was quite aware that the wills which the spinsters had caused to be drawn up in favour of their niece made no provision for her in the event of her marriage, and would only benefit her after the demise of one or both of them.
FEARS
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From this reading HOPES AND FEARS Launce Keymer was radiant as he opened the side door which admitted him to the grounds of Vale View.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was nothing now to hinder him from pressing forward his suit with Ethel, and it should be owing to no lukewarmness on his part if they were not married before the end of summer.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was nothing now to hinder him from pressing forward his suit with Ethel, and it should be owing to no lukewarmness on his part if they were not married before the end of summer.
girl
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From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
got
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From this reading He had got back those compromising letters, which had been the bugbear of his life ever since he had won Ethel’s promise to become his wife.
grounds
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From this reading HOPES AND FEARS Launce Keymer was radiant as he opened the side door which admitted him to the grounds of Vale View.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had got back those compromising letters, which had been the bugbear of his life ever since he had won Ethel’s promise to become his wife.
harm
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From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOPES AND FEARS Launce Keymer was radiant as he opened the side door which admitted him to the grounds of Vale View.
heart's
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From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
Hetty
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From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOPES AND FEARS Launce Keymer was radiant as he opened the side door which admitted him to the grounds of Vale View.
hinder
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From this reading There was nothing now to hinder him from pressing forward his suit with Ethel, and it should be owing to no lukewarmness on his part if they were not married before the end of summer.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had got back those compromising letters, which had been the bugbear of his life ever since he had won Ethel’s promise to become his wife.
HOPES
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From this reading HOPES AND FEARS Launce Keymer was radiant as he opened the side door which admitted him to the grounds of Vale View.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was nothing now to hinder him from pressing forward his suit with Ethel, and it should be owing to no lukewarmness on his part if they were not married before the end of summer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
Keymer
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From this reading HOPES AND FEARS Launce Keymer was radiant as he opened the side door which admitted him to the grounds of Vale View.
Launce
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From this reading HOPES AND FEARS Launce Keymer was radiant as he opened the side door which admitted him to the grounds of Vale View.
letters
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From this reading He had got back those compromising letters, which had been the bugbear of his life ever since he had won Ethel’s promise to become his wife.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had got back those compromising letters, which had been the bugbear of his life ever since he had won Ethel’s promise to become his wife.
longer
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From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
lukewarmness
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From this reading There was nothing now to hinder him from pressing forward his suit with Ethel, and it should be owing to no lukewarmness on his part if they were not married before the end of summer.
made
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From this reading Of course he was quite aware that the wills which the spinsters had caused to be drawn up in favour of their niece made no provision for her in the event of her marriage, and would only benefit her after the demise of one or both of them.
marriage
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From this reading Of course he was quite aware that the wills which the spinsters had caused to be drawn up in favour of their niece made no provision for her in the event of her marriage, and would only benefit her after the demise of one or both of them.
married
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From this reading There was nothing now to hinder him from pressing forward his suit with Ethel, and it should be owing to no lukewarmness on his part if they were not married before the end of summer.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
niece
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From this reading Of course he was quite aware that the wills which the spinsters had caused to be drawn up in favour of their niece made no provision for her in the event of her marriage, and would only benefit her after the demise of one or both of them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing now to hinder him from pressing forward his suit with Ethel, and it should be owing to no lukewarmness on his part if they were not married before the end of summer.
now
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From this reading There was nothing now to hinder him from pressing forward his suit with Ethel, and it should be owing to no lukewarmness on his part if they were not married before the end of summer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOPES AND FEARS Launce Keymer was radiant as he opened the side door which admitted him to the grounds of Vale View.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was nothing now to hinder him from pressing forward his suit with Ethel, and it should be owing to no lukewarmness on his part if they were not married before the end of summer.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of course he was quite aware that the wills which the spinsters had caused to be drawn up in favour of their niece made no provision for her in the event of her marriage, and would only benefit her after the demise of one or both of them.
only
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From this reading Of course he was quite aware that the wills which the spinsters had caused to be drawn up in favour of their niece made no provision for her in the event of her marriage, and would only benefit her after the demise of one or both of them.
opened
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From this reading HOPES AND FEARS Launce Keymer was radiant as he opened the side door which admitted him to the grounds of Vale View.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Of course he was quite aware that the wills which the spinsters had caused to be drawn up in favour of their niece made no provision for her in the event of her marriage, and would only benefit her after the demise of one or both of them.
owing
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From this reading There was nothing now to hinder him from pressing forward his suit with Ethel, and it should be owing to no lukewarmness on his part if they were not married before the end of summer.
own
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From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was nothing now to hinder him from pressing forward his suit with Ethel, and it should be owing to no lukewarmness on his part if they were not married before the end of summer.
power
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From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
pressing
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From this reading There was nothing now to hinder him from pressing forward his suit with Ethel, and it should be owing to no lukewarmness on his part if they were not married before the end of summer.
promise
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From this reading He had got back those compromising letters, which had been the bugbear of his life ever since he had won Ethel’s promise to become his wife.
provision
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From this reading Of course he was quite aware that the wills which the spinsters had caused to be drawn up in favour of their niece made no provision for her in the event of her marriage, and would only benefit her after the demise of one or both of them.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course he was quite aware that the wills which the spinsters had caused to be drawn up in favour of their niece made no provision for her in the event of her marriage, and would only benefit her after the demise of one or both of them.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading HOPES AND FEARS Launce Keymer was radiant as he opened the side door which admitted him to the grounds of Vale View.
rave
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From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading There was nothing now to hinder him from pressing forward his suit with Ethel, and it should be owing to no lukewarmness on his part if they were not married before the end of summer.
side
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From this reading HOPES AND FEARS Launce Keymer was radiant as he opened the side door which admitted him to the grounds of Vale View.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had got back those compromising letters, which had been the bugbear of his life ever since he had won Ethel’s promise to become his wife.
spinsters
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From this reading Of course he was quite aware that the wills which the spinsters had caused to be drawn up in favour of their niece made no provision for her in the event of her marriage, and would only benefit her after the demise of one or both of them.
storm
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From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
suit
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From this reading There was nothing now to hinder him from pressing forward his suit with Ethel, and it should be owing to no lukewarmness on his part if they were not married before the end of summer.
summer
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From this reading There was nothing now to hinder him from pressing forward his suit with Ethel, and it should be owing to no lukewarmness on his part if they were not married before the end of summer.
temper
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From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOPES AND FEARS Launce Keymer was radiant as he opened the side door which admitted him to the grounds of Vale View.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Of course he was quite aware that the wills which the spinsters had caused to be drawn up in favour of their niece made no provision for her in the event of her marriage, and would only benefit her after the demise of one or both of them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Of course he was quite aware that the wills which the spinsters had caused to be drawn up in favour of their niece made no provision for her in the event of her marriage, and would only benefit her after the demise of one or both of them.
There
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From this reading There was nothing now to hinder him from pressing forward his suit with Ethel, and it should be owing to no lukewarmness on his part if they were not married before the end of summer.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was nothing now to hinder him from pressing forward his suit with Ethel, and it should be owing to no lukewarmness on his part if they were not married before the end of summer.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He had got back those compromising letters, which had been the bugbear of his life ever since he had won Ethel’s promise to become his wife.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOPES AND FEARS Launce Keymer was radiant as he opened the side door which admitted him to the grounds of Vale View.
up
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From this reading Of course he was quite aware that the wills which the spinsters had caused to be drawn up in favour of their niece made no provision for her in the event of her marriage, and would only benefit her after the demise of one or both of them.
Vale
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From this reading HOPES AND FEARS Launce Keymer was radiant as he opened the side door which admitted him to the grounds of Vale View.
View
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From this reading HOPES AND FEARS Launce Keymer was radiant as he opened the side door which admitted him to the grounds of Vale View.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOPES AND FEARS Launce Keymer was radiant as he opened the side door which admitted him to the grounds of Vale View.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was nothing now to hinder him from pressing forward his suit with Ethel, and it should be owing to no lukewarmness on his part if they were not married before the end of summer.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading HOPES AND FEARS Launce Keymer was radiant as he opened the side door which admitted him to the grounds of Vale View.
wife
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From this reading He had got back those compromising letters, which had been the bugbear of his life ever since he had won Ethel’s promise to become his wife.
wills
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From this reading Of course he was quite aware that the wills which the spinsters had caused to be drawn up in favour of their niece made no provision for her in the event of her marriage, and would only benefit her after the demise of one or both of them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
won
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From this reading He had got back those compromising letters, which had been the bugbear of his life ever since he had won Ethel’s promise to become his wife.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Hetty Blair might rave and storm to her heart’s content, as no doubt she would do, for she was a girl with a temper of her own, but it was no longer in her power to harm him, and beyond that he cared not at all.
