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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 When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
Alderneys
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From this reading “But that can’t be done here, though there are half a score of beautiful Alderneys standing on the Home farm only just to supply the house--and such a dairy, my dear!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “But that can’t be done here, though there are half a score of beautiful Alderneys standing on the Home farm only just to supply the house--and such a dairy, my dear!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
bath
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From this reading She was tired and chilled, and went at once to a hot bath and her bed, whither her mother brought her a cup of boiling milk with two spoonsful of Cognac in it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It ought by rights to be milked on to the brandy,” said that good lady.
beautiful
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From this reading “But that can’t be done here, though there are half a score of beautiful Alderneys standing on the Home farm only just to supply the house--and such a dairy, my dear!
bed
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From this reading She was tired and chilled, and went at once to a hot bath and her bed, whither her mother brought her a cup of boiling milk with two spoonsful of Cognac in it.
boiling
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From this reading She was tired and chilled, and went at once to a hot bath and her bed, whither her mother brought her a cup of boiling milk with two spoonsful of Cognac in it.
brandynounUS /ˈbrændi/
a strong alcoholic drink distilled from wine
From this reading “It ought by rights to be milked on to the brandy,” said that good lady.
brother
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From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was tired and chilled, and went at once to a hot bath and her bed, whither her mother brought her a cup of boiling milk with two spoonsful of Cognac in it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
can't
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From this reading “But that can’t be done here, though there are half a score of beautiful Alderneys standing on the Home farm only just to supply the house--and such a dairy, my dear!
chilled
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From this reading She was tired and chilled, and went at once to a hot bath and her bed, whither her mother brought her a cup of boiling milk with two spoonsful of Cognac in it.
Chiny
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From this reading Chiny the walls is, and marble the floors.
Cognac
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From this reading She was tired and chilled, and went at once to a hot bath and her bed, whither her mother brought her a cup of boiling milk with two spoonsful of Cognac in it.
cup
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From this reading She was tired and chilled, and went at once to a hot bath and her bed, whither her mother brought her a cup of boiling milk with two spoonsful of Cognac in it.
dairy
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From this reading “But that can’t be done here, though there are half a score of beautiful Alderneys standing on the Home farm only just to supply the house--and such a dairy, my dear!
dangerous
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From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
dear
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From this reading “But that can’t be done here, though there are half a score of beautiful Alderneys standing on the Home farm only just to supply the house--and such a dairy, my dear!
detention
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From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But that can’t be done here, though there are half a score of beautiful Alderneys standing on the Home farm only just to supply the house--and such a dairy, my dear!
dreary
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From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
drive
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From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
farm
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From this reading “But that can’t be done here, though there are half a score of beautiful Alderneys standing on the Home farm only just to supply the house--and such a dairy, my dear!
floors
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From this reading Chiny the walls is, and marble the floors.
fourteen
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From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
frozen
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From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It ought by rights to be milked on to the brandy,” said that good lady.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But that can’t be done here, though there are half a score of beautiful Alderneys standing on the Home farm only just to supply the house--and such a dairy, my dear!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But that can’t be done here, though there are half a score of beautiful Alderneys standing on the Home farm only just to supply the house--and such a dairy, my dear!
Home
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From this reading “But that can’t be done here, though there are half a score of beautiful Alderneys standing on the Home farm only just to supply the house--and such a dairy, my dear!
hot
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From this reading She was tired and chilled, and went at once to a hot bath and her bed, whither her mother brought her a cup of boiling milk with two spoonsful of Cognac in it.
house
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From this reading “But that can’t be done here, though there are half a score of beautiful Alderneys standing on the Home farm only just to supply the house--and such a dairy, my dear!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was tired and chilled, and went at once to a hot bath and her bed, whither her mother brought her a cup of boiling milk with two spoonsful of Cognac in it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Chiny the walls is, and marble the floors.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was tired and chilled, and went at once to a hot bath and her bed, whither her mother brought her a cup of boiling milk with two spoonsful of Cognac in it.
just
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From this reading “But that can’t be done here, though there are half a score of beautiful Alderneys standing on the Home farm only just to supply the house--and such a dairy, my dear!
Kenilworth's
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From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
Lady
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From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
late
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From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
marble
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From this reading Chiny the walls is, and marble the floors.
meeting
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From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
miles
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From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
milk
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From this reading She was tired and chilled, and went at once to a hot bath and her bed, whither her mother brought her a cup of boiling milk with two spoonsful of Cognac in it.
milked
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From this reading “It ought by rights to be milked on to the brandy,” said that good lady.
mother
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From this reading She was tired and chilled, and went at once to a hot bath and her bed, whither her mother brought her a cup of boiling milk with two spoonsful of Cognac in it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But that can’t be done here, though there are half a score of beautiful Alderneys standing on the Home farm only just to supply the house--and such a dairy, my dear!
night
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From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “It ought by rights to be milked on to the brandy,” said that good lady.
once
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From this reading She was tired and chilled, and went at once to a hot bath and her bed, whither her mother brought her a cup of boiling milk with two spoonsful of Cognac in it.
only
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From this reading “But that can’t be done here, though there are half a score of beautiful Alderneys standing on the Home farm only just to supply the house--and such a dairy, my dear!
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “It ought by rights to be milked on to the brandy,” said that good lady.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
pace
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From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
parents
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From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
reached
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From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
rights
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From this reading “It ought by rights to be milked on to the brandy,” said that good lady.
roads
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From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
Royal
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From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
said
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From this reading “It ought by rights to be milked on to the brandy,” said that good lady.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But that can’t be done here, though there are half a score of beautiful Alderneys standing on the Home farm only just to supply the house--and such a dairy, my dear!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
snow-drift
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From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
spoonsful
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From this reading She was tired and chilled, and went at once to a hot bath and her bed, whither her mother brought her a cup of boiling milk with two spoonsful of Cognac in it.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But that can’t be done here, though there are half a score of beautiful Alderneys standing on the Home farm only just to supply the house--and such a dairy, my dear!
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “But that can’t be done here, though there are half a score of beautiful Alderneys standing on the Home farm only just to supply the house--and such a dairy, my dear!
supply
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From this reading “But that can’t be done here, though there are half a score of beautiful Alderneys standing on the Home farm only just to supply the house--and such a dairy, my dear!
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
there
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From this reading “But that can’t be done here, though there are half a score of beautiful Alderneys standing on the Home farm only just to supply the house--and such a dairy, my dear!
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “But that can’t be done here, though there are half a score of beautiful Alderneys standing on the Home farm only just to supply the house--and such a dairy, my dear!
tired
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From this reading She was tired and chilled, and went at once to a hot bath and her bed, whither her mother brought her a cup of boiling milk with two spoonsful of Cognac in it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was tired and chilled, and went at once to a hot bath and her bed, whither her mother brought her a cup of boiling milk with two spoonsful of Cognac in it.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
train
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From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
two
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From this reading She was tired and chilled, and went at once to a hot bath and her bed, whither her mother brought her a cup of boiling milk with two spoonsful of Cognac in it.
Vale
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From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
walking
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From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
walls
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From this reading Chiny the walls is, and marble the floors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was tired and chilled, and went at once to a hot bath and her bed, whither her mother brought her a cup of boiling milk with two spoonsful of Cognac in it.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was tired and chilled, and went at once to a hot bath and her bed, whither her mother brought her a cup of boiling milk with two spoonsful of Cognac in it.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading She was tired and chilled, and went at once to a hot bath and her bed, whither her mother brought her a cup of boiling milk with two spoonsful of Cognac in it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When she reached Vale Royal, which she did late that night, after a dreary and dangerous drive of fourteen miles, at a walking pace, over frozen roads, she told her parents of the detention of the train by the snow-drift, but she did not tell them of her meeting with Lady Kenilworth’s brother.
