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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 Instead of this, she had refused some half a dozen subalterns, a civilian twenty years her senior, one major, and a man in the Indian Medical Department.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Therefore her face was white as bone, and in the centre of her forehead was a big silvery scar about the size of a shilling--the mark of a Delhi sore, which is the same as a 'Bagdad date.'
afford
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From this reading She had 'stayed down three hot weathers,' as the saying is, because her brother was in debt and could not afford the expense of her keep at even a cheap hill-station.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
ago
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From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
all
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From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had 'stayed down three hot weathers,' as the saying is, because her brother was in debt and could not afford the expense of her keep at even a cheap hill-station.
Bagdad
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From this reading Therefore her face was white as bone, and in the centre of her forehead was a big silvery scar about the size of a shilling--the mark of a Delhi sore, which is the same as a 'Bagdad date.'
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading She had 'stayed down three hot weathers,' as the saying is, because her brother was in debt and could not afford the expense of her keep at even a cheap hill-station.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
big
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From this reading Therefore her face was white as bone, and in the centre of her forehead was a big silvery scar about the size of a shilling--the mark of a Delhi sore, which is the same as a 'Bagdad date.'
bone
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From this reading Therefore her face was white as bone, and in the centre of her forehead was a big silvery scar about the size of a shilling--the mark of a Delhi sore, which is the same as a 'Bagdad date.'
borrowed
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From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
brother
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From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
centre
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From this reading Therefore her face was white as bone, and in the centre of her forehead was a big silvery scar about the size of a shilling--the mark of a Delhi sore, which is the same as a 'Bagdad date.'
cheap
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From this reading She had 'stayed down three hot weathers,' as the saying is, because her brother was in debt and could not afford the expense of her keep at even a cheap hill-station.
civilian
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From this reading Instead of this, she had refused some half a dozen subalterns, a civilian twenty years her senior, one major, and a man in the Indian Medical Department.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
common
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From this reading This, too, was common property.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had 'stayed down three hot weathers,' as the saying is, because her brother was in debt and could not afford the expense of her keep at even a cheap hill-station.
date
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From this reading Therefore her face was white as bone, and in the centre of her forehead was a big silvery scar about the size of a shilling--the mark of a Delhi sore, which is the same as a 'Bagdad date.'
debt
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From this reading She had 'stayed down three hot weathers,' as the saying is, because her brother was in debt and could not afford the expense of her keep at even a cheap hill-station.
Delhi
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From this reading Therefore her face was white as bone, and in the centre of her forehead was a big silvery scar about the size of a shilling--the mark of a Delhi sore, which is the same as a 'Bagdad date.'
Department
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From this reading Instead of this, she had refused some half a dozen subalterns, a civilian twenty years her senior, one major, and a man in the Indian Medical Department.
down
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From this reading She had 'stayed down three hot weathers,' as the saying is, because her brother was in debt and could not afford the expense of her keep at even a cheap hill-station.
dozen
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From this reading Instead of this, she had refused some half a dozen subalterns, a civilian twenty years her senior, one major, and a man in the Indian Medical Department.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had 'stayed down three hot weathers,' as the saying is, because her brother was in debt and could not afford the expense of her keep at even a cheap hill-station.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
expense
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From this reading She had 'stayed down three hot weathers,' as the saying is, because her brother was in debt and could not afford the expense of her keep at even a cheap hill-station.
face
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From this reading Therefore her face was white as bone, and in the centre of her forehead was a big silvery scar about the size of a shilling--the mark of a Delhi sore, which is the same as a 'Bagdad date.'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
forehead
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From this reading Therefore her face was white as bone, and in the centre of her forehead was a big silvery scar about the size of a shilling--the mark of a Delhi sore, which is the same as a 'Bagdad date.'
four
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From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instead of this, she had refused some half a dozen subalterns, a civilian twenty years her senior, one major, and a man in the Indian Medical Department.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
hill-station
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From this reading She had 'stayed down three hot weathers,' as the saying is, because her brother was in debt and could not afford the expense of her keep at even a cheap hill-station.
hot
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From this reading She had 'stayed down three hot weathers,' as the saying is, because her brother was in debt and could not afford the expense of her keep at even a cheap hill-station.
house
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From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Instead of this, she had refused some half a dozen subalterns, a civilian twenty years her senior, one major, and a man in the Indian Medical Department.
India
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From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
Indian
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From this reading Instead of this, she had refused some half a dozen subalterns, a civilian twenty years her senior, one major, and a man in the Indian Medical Department.
Instead
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From this reading Instead of this, she had refused some half a dozen subalterns, a civilian twenty years her senior, one major, and a man in the Indian Medical Department.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had 'stayed down three hot weathers,' as the saying is, because her brother was in debt and could not afford the expense of her keep at even a cheap hill-station.
keep
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From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
knew
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From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
major
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From this reading Instead of this, she had refused some half a dozen subalterns, a civilian twenty years her senior, one major, and a man in the Indian Medical Department.
man
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From this reading Instead of this, she had refused some half a dozen subalterns, a civilian twenty years her senior, one major, and a man in the Indian Medical Department.
mark
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From this reading Therefore her face was white as bone, and in the centre of her forehead was a big silvery scar about the size of a shilling--the mark of a Delhi sore, which is the same as a 'Bagdad date.'
married
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From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
Martyn
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From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
Medical
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From this reading Instead of this, she had refused some half a dozen subalterns, a civilian twenty years her senior, one major, and a man in the Indian Medical Department.
Miss
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From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
money
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From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had 'stayed down three hot weathers,' as the saying is, because her brother was in debt and could not afford the expense of her keep at even a cheap hill-station.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Instead of this, she had refused some half a dozen subalterns, a civilian twenty years her senior, one major, and a man in the Indian Medical Department.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
out
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From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
pay
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From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
property
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From this reading This, too, was common property.
refused
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From this reading Instead of this, she had refused some half a dozen subalterns, a civilian twenty years her senior, one major, and a man in the Indian Medical Department.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
said
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From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Therefore her face was white as bone, and in the centre of her forehead was a big silvery scar about the size of a shilling--the mark of a Delhi sore, which is the same as a 'Bagdad date.'
saying
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From this reading She had 'stayed down three hot weathers,' as the saying is, because her brother was in debt and could not afford the expense of her keep at even a cheap hill-station.
scar
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From this reading Therefore her face was white as bone, and in the centre of her forehead was a big silvery scar about the size of a shilling--the mark of a Delhi sore, which is the same as a 'Bagdad date.'
Scott
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From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
senior
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From this reading Instead of this, she had refused some half a dozen subalterns, a civilian twenty years her senior, one major, and a man in the Indian Medical Department.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
shilling
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From this reading Therefore her face was white as bone, and in the centre of her forehead was a big silvery scar about the size of a shilling--the mark of a Delhi sore, which is the same as a 'Bagdad date.'
silvery
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From this reading Therefore her face was white as bone, and in the centre of her forehead was a big silvery scar about the size of a shilling--the mark of a Delhi sore, which is the same as a 'Bagdad date.'
size
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From this reading Therefore her face was white as bone, and in the centre of her forehead was a big silvery scar about the size of a shilling--the mark of a Delhi sore, which is the same as a 'Bagdad date.'
some
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From this reading Instead of this, she had refused some half a dozen subalterns, a civilian twenty years her senior, one major, and a man in the Indian Medical Department.
sore
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From this reading Therefore her face was white as bone, and in the centre of her forehead was a big silvery scar about the size of a shilling--the mark of a Delhi sore, which is the same as a 'Bagdad date.'
stayed
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From this reading She had 'stayed down three hot weathers,' as the saying is, because her brother was in debt and could not afford the expense of her keep at even a cheap hill-station.
subalterns
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From this reading Instead of this, she had refused some half a dozen subalterns, a civilian twenty years her senior, one major, and a man in the Indian Medical Department.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore her face was white as bone, and in the centre of her forehead was a big silvery scar about the size of a shilling--the mark of a Delhi sore, which is the same as a 'Bagdad date.'
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Instead of this, she had refused some half a dozen subalterns, a civilian twenty years her senior, one major, and a man in the Indian Medical Department.
three
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From this reading She had 'stayed down three hot weathers,' as the saying is, because her brother was in debt and could not afford the expense of her keep at even a cheap hill-station.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
too
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From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
twenty
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From this reading Instead of this, she had refused some half a dozen subalterns, a civilian twenty years her senior, one major, and a man in the Indian Medical Department.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This, too, was common property.
weathers
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From this reading She had 'stayed down three hot weathers,' as the saying is, because her brother was in debt and could not afford the expense of her keep at even a cheap hill-station.
well
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From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Therefore her face was white as bone, and in the centre of her forehead was a big silvery scar about the size of a shilling--the mark of a Delhi sore, which is the same as a 'Bagdad date.'
white
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From this reading Therefore her face was white as bone, and in the centre of her forehead was a big silvery scar about the size of a shilling--the mark of a Delhi sore, which is the same as a 'Bagdad date.'
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
world
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From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
years
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From this reading Scott knew, too, as well as the rest of the world, that Miss Martyn had come out to India four years before, to keep house for her brother, who, as everyone, again, knew, had borrowed the money to pay for her passage, and that she ought, as all the world said, to have married long ago.
