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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 This seemed a strange event after twelve years' stay in Europe for the education of her children, but Westover did not feel authorized to make any comment upon it.
acted
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From this reading He reflected that men had very little wisdom, as far as he knew them, and he questioned whether, after all, the main difference between men and women might not be that women talked their follies and men acted theirs.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This seemed a strange event after twelve years' stay in Europe for the education of her children, but Westover did not feel authorized to make any comment upon it.
all
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From this reading He reflected that men had very little wisdom, as far as he knew them, and he questioned whether, after all, the main difference between men and women might not be that women talked their follies and men acted theirs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He fell rather to thinking how very pleasant both mother and daughter were, and to wondering how much wisdom they had between them.
any
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From this reading This seemed a strange event after twelve years' stay in Europe for the education of her children, but Westover did not feel authorized to make any comment upon it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He reflected that men had very little wisdom, as far as he knew them, and he questioned whether, after all, the main difference between men and women might not be that women talked their follies and men acted theirs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He found himself bent upon knowing more of the girl, and trying to eliminate her mother from the talk, or, at least, to make Genevieve lead in it.
authorized
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From this reading This seemed a strange event after twelve years' stay in Europe for the education of her children, but Westover did not feel authorized to make any comment upon it.
babble
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From this reading Probably Mrs. Vostrand, with all her babble, had done fewer foolish things than her husband, but here Westover felt his judgment disabled by the fact that he had never met her husband; and his mind began to wander to a question of her daughter, whom he had there before him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He reflected that men had very little wisdom, as far as he knew them, and he questioned whether, after all, the main difference between men and women might not be that women talked their follies and men acted theirs.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Probably Mrs. Vostrand, with all her babble, had done fewer foolish things than her husband, but here Westover felt his judgment disabled by the fact that he had never met her husband; and his mind began to wander to a question of her daughter, whom he had there before him.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Probably Mrs. Vostrand, with all her babble, had done fewer foolish things than her husband, but here Westover felt his judgment disabled by the fact that he had never met her husband; and his mind began to wander to a question of her daughter, whom he had there before him.
bent
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From this reading He found himself bent upon knowing more of the girl, and trying to eliminate her mother from the talk, or, at least, to make Genevieve lead in it.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He fell rather to thinking how very pleasant both mother and daughter were, and to wondering how much wisdom they had between them.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He fell rather to thinking how very pleasant both mother and daughter were, and to wondering how much wisdom they had between them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This seemed a strange event after twelve years' stay in Europe for the education of her children, but Westover did not feel authorized to make any comment upon it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Probably Mrs. Vostrand, with all her babble, had done fewer foolish things than her husband, but here Westover felt his judgment disabled by the fact that he had never met her husband; and his mind began to wander to a question of her daughter, whom he had there before him.
children
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From this reading This seemed a strange event after twelve years' stay in Europe for the education of her children, but Westover did not feel authorized to make any comment upon it.
comment
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From this reading This seemed a strange event after twelve years' stay in Europe for the education of her children, but Westover did not feel authorized to make any comment upon it.
daughter
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From this reading He fell rather to thinking how very pleasant both mother and daughter were, and to wondering how much wisdom they had between them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This seemed a strange event after twelve years' stay in Europe for the education of her children, but Westover did not feel authorized to make any comment upon it.
difference
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From this reading He reflected that men had very little wisdom, as far as he knew them, and he questioned whether, after all, the main difference between men and women might not be that women talked their follies and men acted theirs.
disabled
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From this reading Probably Mrs. Vostrand, with all her babble, had done fewer foolish things than her husband, but here Westover felt his judgment disabled by the fact that he had never met her husband; and his mind began to wander to a question of her daughter, whom he had there before him.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Probably Mrs. Vostrand, with all her babble, had done fewer foolish things than her husband, but here Westover felt his judgment disabled by the fact that he had never met her husband; and his mind began to wander to a question of her daughter, whom he had there before him.
education
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From this reading This seemed a strange event after twelve years' stay in Europe for the education of her children, but Westover did not feel authorized to make any comment upon it.
eliminate
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From this reading He found himself bent upon knowing more of the girl, and trying to eliminate her mother from the talk, or, at least, to make Genevieve lead in it.
Europe
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From this reading This seemed a strange event after twelve years' stay in Europe for the education of her children, but Westover did not feel authorized to make any comment upon it.
event
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From this reading This seemed a strange event after twelve years' stay in Europe for the education of her children, but Westover did not feel authorized to make any comment upon it.
fact
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From this reading Probably Mrs. Vostrand, with all her babble, had done fewer foolish things than her husband, but here Westover felt his judgment disabled by the fact that he had never met her husband; and his mind began to wander to a question of her daughter, whom he had there before him.
far
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From this reading He reflected that men had very little wisdom, as far as he knew them, and he questioned whether, after all, the main difference between men and women might not be that women talked their follies and men acted theirs.
feel
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From this reading This seemed a strange event after twelve years' stay in Europe for the education of her children, but Westover did not feel authorized to make any comment upon it.
fell
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From this reading He fell rather to thinking how very pleasant both mother and daughter were, and to wondering how much wisdom they had between them.
felt
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From this reading Probably Mrs. Vostrand, with all her babble, had done fewer foolish things than her husband, but here Westover felt his judgment disabled by the fact that he had never met her husband; and his mind began to wander to a question of her daughter, whom he had there before him.
fewer
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From this reading Probably Mrs. Vostrand, with all her babble, had done fewer foolish things than her husband, but here Westover felt his judgment disabled by the fact that he had never met her husband; and his mind began to wander to a question of her daughter, whom he had there before him.
follies
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From this reading He reflected that men had very little wisdom, as far as he knew them, and he questioned whether, after all, the main difference between men and women might not be that women talked their follies and men acted theirs.
foolish
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From this reading Probably Mrs. Vostrand, with all her babble, had done fewer foolish things than her husband, but here Westover felt his judgment disabled by the fact that he had never met her husband; and his mind began to wander to a question of her daughter, whom he had there before him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This seemed a strange event after twelve years' stay in Europe for the education of her children, but Westover did not feel authorized to make any comment upon it.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found himself bent upon knowing more of the girl, and trying to eliminate her mother from the talk, or, at least, to make Genevieve lead in it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He found himself bent upon knowing more of the girl, and trying to eliminate her mother from the talk, or, at least, to make Genevieve lead in it.
Genevieve
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From this reading He found himself bent upon knowing more of the girl, and trying to eliminate her mother from the talk, or, at least, to make Genevieve lead in it.
girl
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From this reading He found himself bent upon knowing more of the girl, and trying to eliminate her mother from the talk, or, at least, to make Genevieve lead in it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He fell rather to thinking how very pleasant both mother and daughter were, and to wondering how much wisdom they had between them.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He fell rather to thinking how very pleasant both mother and daughter were, and to wondering how much wisdom they had between them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This seemed a strange event after twelve years' stay in Europe for the education of her children, but Westover did not feel authorized to make any comment upon it.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Probably Mrs. Vostrand, with all her babble, had done fewer foolish things than her husband, but here Westover felt his judgment disabled by the fact that he had never met her husband; and his mind began to wander to a question of her daughter, whom he had there before him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Probably Mrs. Vostrand, with all her babble, had done fewer foolish things than her husband, but here Westover felt his judgment disabled by the fact that he had never met her husband; and his mind began to wander to a question of her daughter, whom he had there before him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He found himself bent upon knowing more of the girl, and trying to eliminate her mother from the talk, or, at least, to make Genevieve lead in it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Probably Mrs. Vostrand, with all her babble, had done fewer foolish things than her husband, but here Westover felt his judgment disabled by the fact that he had never met her husband; and his mind began to wander to a question of her daughter, whom he had there before him.
how
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From this reading He fell rather to thinking how very pleasant both mother and daughter were, and to wondering how much wisdom they had between them.
husband
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From this reading Probably Mrs. Vostrand, with all her babble, had done fewer foolish things than her husband, but here Westover felt his judgment disabled by the fact that he had never met her husband; and his mind began to wander to a question of her daughter, whom he had there before him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This seemed a strange event after twelve years' stay in Europe for the education of her children, but Westover did not feel authorized to make any comment upon it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This seemed a strange event after twelve years' stay in Europe for the education of her children, but Westover did not feel authorized to make any comment upon it.
judgment
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From this reading Probably Mrs. Vostrand, with all her babble, had done fewer foolish things than her husband, but here Westover felt his judgment disabled by the fact that he had never met her husband; and his mind began to wander to a question of her daughter, whom he had there before him.
knew
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From this reading He reflected that men had very little wisdom, as far as he knew them, and he questioned whether, after all, the main difference between men and women might not be that women talked their follies and men acted theirs.
knowing
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From this reading He found himself bent upon knowing more of the girl, and trying to eliminate her mother from the talk, or, at least, to make Genevieve lead in it.
lead
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From this reading He found himself bent upon knowing more of the girl, and trying to eliminate her mother from the talk, or, at least, to make Genevieve lead in it.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found himself bent upon knowing more of the girl, and trying to eliminate her mother from the talk, or, at least, to make Genevieve lead in it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He reflected that men had very little wisdom, as far as he knew them, and he questioned whether, after all, the main difference between men and women might not be that women talked their follies and men acted theirs.
main
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From this reading He reflected that men had very little wisdom, as far as he knew them, and he questioned whether, after all, the main difference between men and women might not be that women talked their follies and men acted theirs.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This seemed a strange event after twelve years' stay in Europe for the education of her children, but Westover did not feel authorized to make any comment upon it.
men
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From this reading He reflected that men had very little wisdom, as far as he knew them, and he questioned whether, after all, the main difference between men and women might not be that women talked their follies and men acted theirs.
met
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From this reading Probably Mrs. Vostrand, with all her babble, had done fewer foolish things than her husband, but here Westover felt his judgment disabled by the fact that he had never met her husband; and his mind began to wander to a question of her daughter, whom he had there before him.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He reflected that men had very little wisdom, as far as he knew them, and he questioned whether, after all, the main difference between men and women might not be that women talked their follies and men acted theirs.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Probably Mrs. Vostrand, with all her babble, had done fewer foolish things than her husband, but here Westover felt his judgment disabled by the fact that he had never met her husband; and his mind began to wander to a question of her daughter, whom he had there before him.
more
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From this reading He found himself bent upon knowing more of the girl, and trying to eliminate her mother from the talk, or, at least, to make Genevieve lead in it.
mother
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From this reading He fell rather to thinking how very pleasant both mother and daughter were, and to wondering how much wisdom they had between them.
Mrs
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From this reading Probably Mrs. Vostrand, with all her babble, had done fewer foolish things than her husband, but here Westover felt his judgment disabled by the fact that he had never met her husband; and his mind began to wander to a question of her daughter, whom he had there before him.
much
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From this reading He fell rather to thinking how very pleasant both mother and daughter were, and to wondering how much wisdom they had between them.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Probably Mrs. Vostrand, with all her babble, had done fewer foolish things than her husband, but here Westover felt his judgment disabled by the fact that he had never met her husband; and his mind began to wander to a question of her daughter, whom he had there before him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This seemed a strange event after twelve years' stay in Europe for the education of her children, but Westover did not feel authorized to make any comment upon it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This seemed a strange event after twelve years' stay in Europe for the education of her children, but Westover did not feel authorized to make any comment upon it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He found himself bent upon knowing more of the girl, and trying to eliminate her mother from the talk, or, at least, to make Genevieve lead in it.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He fell rather to thinking how very pleasant both mother and daughter were, and to wondering how much wisdom they had between them.
Probably
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From this reading Probably Mrs. Vostrand, with all her babble, had done fewer foolish things than her husband, but here Westover felt his judgment disabled by the fact that he had never met her husband; and his mind began to wander to a question of her daughter, whom he had there before him.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Probably Mrs. Vostrand, with all her babble, had done fewer foolish things than her husband, but here Westover felt his judgment disabled by the fact that he had never met her husband; and his mind began to wander to a question of her daughter, whom he had there before him.
questioned
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From this reading He reflected that men had very little wisdom, as far as he knew them, and he questioned whether, after all, the main difference between men and women might not be that women talked their follies and men acted theirs.
rather
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From this reading He fell rather to thinking how very pleasant both mother and daughter were, and to wondering how much wisdom they had between them.
reflected
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From this reading He reflected that men had very little wisdom, as far as he knew them, and he questioned whether, after all, the main difference between men and women might not be that women talked their follies and men acted theirs.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This seemed a strange event after twelve years' stay in Europe for the education of her children, but Westover did not feel authorized to make any comment upon it.
stay
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From this reading This seemed a strange event after twelve years' stay in Europe for the education of her children, but Westover did not feel authorized to make any comment upon it.
strange
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From this reading This seemed a strange event after twelve years' stay in Europe for the education of her children, but Westover did not feel authorized to make any comment upon it.
talk
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From this reading He found himself bent upon knowing more of the girl, and trying to eliminate her mother from the talk, or, at least, to make Genevieve lead in it.
talked
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From this reading He reflected that men had very little wisdom, as far as he knew them, and he questioned whether, after all, the main difference between men and women might not be that women talked their follies and men acted theirs.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Probably Mrs. Vostrand, with all her babble, had done fewer foolish things than her husband, but here Westover felt his judgment disabled by the fact that he had never met her husband; and his mind began to wander to a question of her daughter, whom he had there before him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He reflected that men had very little wisdom, as far as he knew them, and he questioned whether, after all, the main difference between men and women might not be that women talked their follies and men acted theirs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This seemed a strange event after twelve years' stay in Europe for the education of her children, but Westover did not feel authorized to make any comment upon it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He reflected that men had very little wisdom, as far as he knew them, and he questioned whether, after all, the main difference between men and women might not be that women talked their follies and men acted theirs.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading He reflected that men had very little wisdom, as far as he knew them, and he questioned whether, after all, the main difference between men and women might not be that women talked their follies and men acted theirs.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He fell rather to thinking how very pleasant both mother and daughter were, and to wondering how much wisdom they had between them.
there
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From this reading Probably Mrs. Vostrand, with all her babble, had done fewer foolish things than her husband, but here Westover felt his judgment disabled by the fact that he had never met her husband; and his mind began to wander to a question of her daughter, whom he had there before him.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He fell rather to thinking how very pleasant both mother and daughter were, and to wondering how much wisdom they had between them.
things
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From this reading Probably Mrs. Vostrand, with all her babble, had done fewer foolish things than her husband, but here Westover felt his judgment disabled by the fact that he had never met her husband; and his mind began to wander to a question of her daughter, whom he had there before him.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He fell rather to thinking how very pleasant both mother and daughter were, and to wondering how much wisdom they had between them.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This seemed a strange event after twelve years' stay in Europe for the education of her children, but Westover did not feel authorized to make any comment upon it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This seemed a strange event after twelve years' stay in Europe for the education of her children, but Westover did not feel authorized to make any comment upon it.
trying
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From this reading He found himself bent upon knowing more of the girl, and trying to eliminate her mother from the talk, or, at least, to make Genevieve lead in it.
twelve
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From this reading This seemed a strange event after twelve years' stay in Europe for the education of her children, but Westover did not feel authorized to make any comment upon it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This seemed a strange event after twelve years' stay in Europe for the education of her children, but Westover did not feel authorized to make any comment upon it.
very
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From this reading He fell rather to thinking how very pleasant both mother and daughter were, and to wondering how much wisdom they had between them.
Vostrand
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From this reading Probably Mrs. Vostrand, with all her babble, had done fewer foolish things than her husband, but here Westover felt his judgment disabled by the fact that he had never met her husband; and his mind began to wander to a question of her daughter, whom he had there before him.
wander
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From this reading Probably Mrs. Vostrand, with all her babble, had done fewer foolish things than her husband, but here Westover felt his judgment disabled by the fact that he had never met her husband; and his mind began to wander to a question of her daughter, whom he had there before him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He fell rather to thinking how very pleasant both mother and daughter were, and to wondering how much wisdom they had between them.
Westover
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From this reading This seemed a strange event after twelve years' stay in Europe for the education of her children, but Westover did not feel authorized to make any comment upon it.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He reflected that men had very little wisdom, as far as he knew them, and he questioned whether, after all, the main difference between men and women might not be that women talked their follies and men acted theirs.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Probably Mrs. Vostrand, with all her babble, had done fewer foolish things than her husband, but here Westover felt his judgment disabled by the fact that he had never met her husband; and his mind began to wander to a question of her daughter, whom he had there before him.
wisdom
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From this reading He fell rather to thinking how very pleasant both mother and daughter were, and to wondering how much wisdom they had between them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Probably Mrs. Vostrand, with all her babble, had done fewer foolish things than her husband, but here Westover felt his judgment disabled by the fact that he had never met her husband; and his mind began to wander to a question of her daughter, whom he had there before him.
women
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From this reading He reflected that men had very little wisdom, as far as he knew them, and he questioned whether, after all, the main difference between men and women might not be that women talked their follies and men acted theirs.
wondering
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From this reading He fell rather to thinking how very pleasant both mother and daughter were, and to wondering how much wisdom they had between them.
years
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From this reading This seemed a strange event after twelve years' stay in Europe for the education of her children, but Westover did not feel authorized to make any comment upon it.
