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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 With the next season he allowed her to accept the loan of her sister Carrie’s house in town; that lady having gone on a little trip to Japan.
accept
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From this reading With the next season he allowed her to accept the loan of her sister Carrie’s house in town; that lady having gone on a little trip to Japan.
all
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From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
allowed
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From this reading With the next season he allowed her to accept the loan of her sister Carrie’s house in town; that lady having gone on a little trip to Japan.
almost
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From this reading Mouse detested it unspeakably, but it was roomy and a good way off Harrenden House, and she put up with it, trusting that she would be almost always out of it.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For her tyrant favored rather than discouraged her perpetual appearance in society; it prevented people talking, and in society alone could she favor his interests social and political.
always
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From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She hated the Wisbeach house, which was dark, ugly, and situated in the dreary district of Portman Square.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For her tyrant favored rather than discouraged her perpetual appearance in society; it prevented people talking, and in society alone could she favor his interests social and political.
artistic
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From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
Carrie
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From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
Carrie's
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From this reading With the next season he allowed her to accept the loan of her sister Carrie’s house in town; that lady having gone on a little trip to Japan.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For her tyrant favored rather than discouraged her perpetual appearance in society; it prevented people talking, and in society alone could she favor his interests social and political.
dark
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From this reading She hated the Wisbeach house, which was dark, ugly, and situated in the dreary district of Portman Square.
detested
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From this reading Mouse detested it unspeakably, but it was roomy and a good way off Harrenden House, and she put up with it, trusting that she would be almost always out of it.
discouraged
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From this reading For her tyrant favored rather than discouraged her perpetual appearance in society; it prevented people talking, and in society alone could she favor his interests social and political.
district
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From this reading She hated the Wisbeach house, which was dark, ugly, and situated in the dreary district of Portman Square.
dreary
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From this reading She hated the Wisbeach house, which was dark, ugly, and situated in the dreary district of Portman Square.
favor
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From this reading For her tyrant favored rather than discouraged her perpetual appearance in society; it prevented people talking, and in society alone could she favor his interests social and political.
favored
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From this reading For her tyrant favored rather than discouraged her perpetual appearance in society; it prevented people talking, and in society alone could she favor his interests social and political.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For her tyrant favored rather than discouraged her perpetual appearance in society; it prevented people talking, and in society alone could she favor his interests social and political.
gone
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From this reading With the next season he allowed her to accept the loan of her sister Carrie’s house in town; that lady having gone on a little trip to Japan.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mouse detested it unspeakably, but it was roomy and a good way off Harrenden House, and she put up with it, trusting that she would be almost always out of it.
graceful
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From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
grandparents
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From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
Harrenden
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From this reading Mouse detested it unspeakably, but it was roomy and a good way off Harrenden House, and she put up with it, trusting that she would be almost always out of it.
hated
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From this reading She hated the Wisbeach house, which was dark, ugly, and situated in the dreary district of Portman Square.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading With the next season he allowed her to accept the loan of her sister Carrie’s house in town; that lady having gone on a little trip to Japan.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With the next season he allowed her to accept the loan of her sister Carrie’s house in town; that lady having gone on a little trip to Japan.
heed
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From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With the next season he allowed her to accept the loan of her sister Carrie’s house in town; that lady having gone on a little trip to Japan.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
house
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From this reading With the next season he allowed her to accept the loan of her sister Carrie’s house in town; that lady having gone on a little trip to Japan.
husband's
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From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With the next season he allowed her to accept the loan of her sister Carrie’s house in town; that lady having gone on a little trip to Japan.
interests
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From this reading For her tyrant favored rather than discouraged her perpetual appearance in society; it prevented people talking, and in society alone could she favor his interests social and political.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
Japan
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From this reading With the next season he allowed her to accept the loan of her sister Carrie’s house in town; that lady having gone on a little trip to Japan.
lady
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From this reading With the next season he allowed her to accept the loan of her sister Carrie’s house in town; that lady having gone on a little trip to Japan.
lands
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From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the next season he allowed her to accept the loan of her sister Carrie’s house in town; that lady having gone on a little trip to Japan.
loan
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From this reading With the next season he allowed her to accept the loan of her sister Carrie’s house in town; that lady having gone on a little trip to Japan.
London
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From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
luxuries
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From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
made
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From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
more
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From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
Mouse
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From this reading Mouse detested it unspeakably, but it was roomy and a good way off Harrenden House, and she put up with it, trusting that she would be almost always out of it.
much
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From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the next season he allowed her to accept the loan of her sister Carrie’s house in town; that lady having gone on a little trip to Japan.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the next season he allowed her to accept the loan of her sister Carrie’s house in town; that lady having gone on a little trip to Japan.
off
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From this reading Mouse detested it unspeakably, but it was roomy and a good way off Harrenden House, and she put up with it, trusting that she would be almost always out of it.
old
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From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With the next season he allowed her to accept the loan of her sister Carrie’s house in town; that lady having gone on a little trip to Japan.
out
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From this reading Mouse detested it unspeakably, but it was roomy and a good way off Harrenden House, and she put up with it, trusting that she would be almost always out of it.
own
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From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
people
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From this reading For her tyrant favored rather than discouraged her perpetual appearance in society; it prevented people talking, and in society alone could she favor his interests social and political.
perpetual
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From this reading For her tyrant favored rather than discouraged her perpetual appearance in society; it prevented people talking, and in society alone could she favor his interests social and political.
political
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From this reading For her tyrant favored rather than discouraged her perpetual appearance in society; it prevented people talking, and in society alone could she favor his interests social and political.
Portman
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From this reading She hated the Wisbeach house, which was dark, ugly, and situated in the dreary district of Portman Square.
prevented
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From this reading For her tyrant favored rather than discouraged her perpetual appearance in society; it prevented people talking, and in society alone could she favor his interests social and political.
put
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From this reading Mouse detested it unspeakably, but it was roomy and a good way off Harrenden House, and she put up with it, trusting that she would be almost always out of it.
rather
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From this reading For her tyrant favored rather than discouraged her perpetual appearance in society; it prevented people talking, and in society alone could she favor his interests social and political.
renowned
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From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
roomy
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From this reading Mouse detested it unspeakably, but it was roomy and a good way off Harrenden House, and she put up with it, trusting that she would be almost always out of it.
season
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From this reading With the next season he allowed her to accept the loan of her sister Carrie’s house in town; that lady having gone on a little trip to Japan.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She hated the Wisbeach house, which was dark, ugly, and situated in the dreary district of Portman Square.
sister
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From this reading With the next season he allowed her to accept the loan of her sister Carrie’s house in town; that lady having gone on a little trip to Japan.
situated
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From this reading She hated the Wisbeach house, which was dark, ugly, and situated in the dreary district of Portman Square.
social
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From this reading For her tyrant favored rather than discouraged her perpetual appearance in society; it prevented people talking, and in society alone could she favor his interests social and political.
society
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From this reading For her tyrant favored rather than discouraged her perpetual appearance in society; it prevented people talking, and in society alone could she favor his interests social and political.
sportswoman
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From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
Square
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From this reading She hated the Wisbeach house, which was dark, ugly, and situated in the dreary district of Portman Square.
surrounded
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From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
talking
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From this reading For her tyrant favored rather than discouraged her perpetual appearance in society; it prevented people talking, and in society alone could she favor his interests social and political.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With the next season he allowed her to accept the loan of her sister Carrie’s house in town; that lady having gone on a little trip to Japan.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the next season he allowed her to accept the loan of her sister Carrie’s house in town; that lady having gone on a little trip to Japan.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the next season he allowed her to accept the loan of her sister Carrie’s house in town; that lady having gone on a little trip to Japan.
town
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From this reading With the next season he allowed her to accept the loan of her sister Carrie’s house in town; that lady having gone on a little trip to Japan.
trip
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From this reading With the next season he allowed her to accept the loan of her sister Carrie’s house in town; that lady having gone on a little trip to Japan.
trusting
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From this reading Mouse detested it unspeakably, but it was roomy and a good way off Harrenden House, and she put up with it, trusting that she would be almost always out of it.
tyrant
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From this reading For her tyrant favored rather than discouraged her perpetual appearance in society; it prevented people talking, and in society alone could she favor his interests social and political.
ugly
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From this reading She hated the Wisbeach house, which was dark, ugly, and situated in the dreary district of Portman Square.
unspeakably
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From this reading Mouse detested it unspeakably, but it was roomy and a good way off Harrenden House, and she put up with it, trusting that she would be almost always out of it.
up
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From this reading Mouse detested it unspeakably, but it was roomy and a good way off Harrenden House, and she put up with it, trusting that she would be almost always out of it.
very
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From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She hated the Wisbeach house, which was dark, ugly, and situated in the dreary district of Portman Square.
way
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From this reading Mouse detested it unspeakably, but it was roomy and a good way off Harrenden House, and she put up with it, trusting that she would be almost always out of it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She hated the Wisbeach house, which was dark, ugly, and situated in the dreary district of Portman Square.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
Wisbeach
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From this reading She hated the Wisbeach house, which was dark, ugly, and situated in the dreary district of Portman Square.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the next season he allowed her to accept the loan of her sister Carrie’s house in town; that lady having gone on a little trip to Japan.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mouse detested it unspeakably, but it was roomy and a good way off Harrenden House, and she put up with it, trusting that she would be almost always out of it.
younger
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From this reading Carrie Wisbeach, who was but little in town, and was a sportswoman renowned in more lands than her own, had little heed of all the artistic and graceful luxuries with which her younger sister had always required to be surrounded, and had left her husband’s old London house very much as his grandparents had made it.
