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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 There was a deal of trouble over it for a while, but when that faded photograph and the certificate and the diary were brought into a larger light things smoothed down.
accepted
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From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was quite astonishing how Mrs. Prior softened towards her after that.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a deal of trouble over it for a while, but when that faded photograph and the certificate and the diary were brought into a larger light things smoothed down.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘Your heart is never away, But ever with mine, for ever, For ever, without endeavour, To-morrow, love, as to-day; Two blent hearts never astray, Two souls no power may sever, Together, O my love, for ever!’
astonishing
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From this reading It was quite astonishing how Mrs. Prior softened towards her after that.
astray
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From this reading ‘Your heart is never away, But ever with mine, for ever, For ever, without endeavour, To-morrow, love, as to-day; Two blent hearts never astray, Two souls no power may sever, Together, O my love, for ever!’
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
away
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From this reading ‘Your heart is never away, But ever with mine, for ever, For ever, without endeavour, To-morrow, love, as to-day; Two blent hearts never astray, Two souls no power may sever, Together, O my love, for ever!’
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
blent
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From this reading ‘Your heart is never away, But ever with mine, for ever, For ever, without endeavour, To-morrow, love, as to-day; Two blent hearts never astray, Two souls no power may sever, Together, O my love, for ever!’
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a deal of trouble over it for a while, but when that faded photograph and the certificate and the diary were brought into a larger light things smoothed down.
Burke
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From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘Your heart is never away, But ever with mine, for ever, For ever, without endeavour, To-morrow, love, as to-day; Two blent hearts never astray, Two souls no power may sever, Together, O my love, for ever!’
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
certificate
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From this reading There was a deal of trouble over it for a while, but when that faded photograph and the certificate and the diary were brought into a larger light things smoothed down.
deal
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From this reading There was a deal of trouble over it for a while, but when that faded photograph and the certificate and the diary were brought into a larger light things smoothed down.
declared
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From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
determination
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From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
diary
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From this reading There was a deal of trouble over it for a while, but when that faded photograph and the certificate and the diary were brought into a larger light things smoothed down.
down
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From this reading There was a deal of trouble over it for a while, but when that faded photograph and the certificate and the diary were brought into a larger light things smoothed down.
Ella
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From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
end
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From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
endeavour
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From this reading ‘Your heart is never away, But ever with mine, for ever, For ever, without endeavour, To-morrow, love, as to-day; Two blent hearts never astray, Two souls no power may sever, Together, O my love, for ever!’
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Your heart is never away, But ever with mine, for ever, For ever, without endeavour, To-morrow, love, as to-day; Two blent hearts never astray, Two souls no power may sever, Together, O my love, for ever!’
faded
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From this reading There was a deal of trouble over it for a while, but when that faded photograph and the certificate and the diary were brought into a larger light things smoothed down.
firm
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From this reading But Ella stood firm and would not see her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘Your heart is never away, But ever with mine, for ever, For ever, without endeavour, To-morrow, love, as to-day; Two blent hearts never astray, Two souls no power may sever, Together, O my love, for ever!’
gracefully
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From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
grandfather
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From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
hard
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From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
heart
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From this reading ‘Your heart is never away, But ever with mine, for ever, For ever, without endeavour, To-morrow, love, as to-day; Two blent hearts never astray, Two souls no power may sever, Together, O my love, for ever!’
hearts
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From this reading ‘Your heart is never away, But ever with mine, for ever, For ever, without endeavour, To-morrow, love, as to-day; Two blent hearts never astray, Two souls no power may sever, Together, O my love, for ever!’
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
how
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From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was a deal of trouble over it for a while, but when that faded photograph and the certificate and the diary were brought into a larger light things smoothed down.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Your heart is never away, But ever with mine, for ever, For ever, without endeavour, To-morrow, love, as to-day; Two blent hearts never astray, Two souls no power may sever, Together, O my love, for ever!’
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a deal of trouble over it for a while, but when that faded photograph and the certificate and the diary were brought into a larger light things smoothed down.
John
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From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
larger
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From this reading There was a deal of trouble over it for a while, but when that faded photograph and the certificate and the diary were brought into a larger light things smoothed down.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
light
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From this reading There was a deal of trouble over it for a while, but when that faded photograph and the certificate and the diary were brought into a larger light things smoothed down.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
love
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From this reading ‘Your heart is never away, But ever with mine, for ever, For ever, without endeavour, To-morrow, love, as to-day; Two blent hearts never astray, Two souls no power may sever, Together, O my love, for ever!’
manage
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From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ‘Your heart is never away, But ever with mine, for ever, For ever, without endeavour, To-morrow, love, as to-day; Two blent hearts never astray, Two souls no power may sever, Together, O my love, for ever!’
meet
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From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Your heart is never away, But ever with mine, for ever, For ever, without endeavour, To-morrow, love, as to-day; Two blent hearts never astray, Two souls no power may sever, Together, O my love, for ever!’
money
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From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
more
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From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
Mrs
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From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Your heart is never away, But ever with mine, for ever, For ever, without endeavour, To-morrow, love, as to-day; Two blent hearts never astray, Two souls no power may sever, Together, O my love, for ever!’
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Your heart is never away, But ever with mine, for ever, For ever, without endeavour, To-morrow, love, as to-day; Two blent hearts never astray, Two souls no power may sever, Together, O my love, for ever!’
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ‘Your heart is never away, But ever with mine, for ever, For ever, without endeavour, To-morrow, love, as to-day; Two blent hearts never astray, Two souls no power may sever, Together, O my love, for ever!’
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
O
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From this reading ‘Your heart is never away, But ever with mine, for ever, For ever, without endeavour, To-morrow, love, as to-day; Two blent hearts never astray, Two souls no power may sever, Together, O my love, for ever!’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a deal of trouble over it for a while, but when that faded photograph and the certificate and the diary were brought into a larger light things smoothed down.
once
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From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There was a deal of trouble over it for a while, but when that faded photograph and the certificate and the diary were brought into a larger light things smoothed down.
photograph
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From this reading There was a deal of trouble over it for a while, but when that faded photograph and the certificate and the diary were brought into a larger light things smoothed down.
point-blank
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From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
power
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From this reading ‘Your heart is never away, But ever with mine, for ever, For ever, without endeavour, To-morrow, love, as to-day; Two blent hearts never astray, Two souls no power may sever, Together, O my love, for ever!’
Prior
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From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite astonishing how Mrs. Prior softened towards her after that.
refused
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From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
saw
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From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
see
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From this reading But Ella stood firm and would not see her.
sever
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From this reading ‘Your heart is never away, But ever with mine, for ever, For ever, without endeavour, To-morrow, love, as to-day; Two blent hearts never astray, Two souls no power may sever, Together, O my love, for ever!’
Shangarry
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From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
Sir
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From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
situation
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From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
smoothed
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From this reading There was a deal of trouble over it for a while, but when that faded photograph and the certificate and the diary were brought into a larger light things smoothed down.
softened
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From this reading It was quite astonishing how Mrs. Prior softened towards her after that.
souls
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From this reading ‘Your heart is never away, But ever with mine, for ever, For ever, without endeavour, To-morrow, love, as to-day; Two blent hearts never astray, Two souls no power may sever, Together, O my love, for ever!’
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Ella stood firm and would not see her.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a deal of trouble over it for a while, but when that faded photograph and the certificate and the diary were brought into a larger light things smoothed down.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a deal of trouble over it for a while, but when that faded photograph and the certificate and the diary were brought into a larger light things smoothed down.
There
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From this reading There was a deal of trouble over it for a while, but when that faded photograph and the certificate and the diary were brought into a larger light things smoothed down.
things
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From this reading There was a deal of trouble over it for a while, but when that faded photograph and the certificate and the diary were brought into a larger light things smoothed down.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
to-day
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From this reading ‘Your heart is never away, But ever with mine, for ever, For ever, without endeavour, To-morrow, love, as to-day; Two blent hearts never astray, Two souls no power may sever, Together, O my love, for ever!’
To-morrow
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From this reading ‘Your heart is never away, But ever with mine, for ever, For ever, without endeavour, To-morrow, love, as to-day; Two blent hearts never astray, Two souls no power may sever, Together, O my love, for ever!’
Together
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From this reading ‘Your heart is never away, But ever with mine, for ever, For ever, without endeavour, To-morrow, love, as to-day; Two blent hearts never astray, Two souls no power may sever, Together, O my love, for ever!’
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading It was quite astonishing how Mrs. Prior softened towards her after that.
trouble
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From this reading There was a deal of trouble over it for a while, but when that faded photograph and the certificate and the diary were brought into a larger light things smoothed down.
Two
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From this reading ‘Your heart is never away, But ever with mine, for ever, For ever, without endeavour, To-morrow, love, as to-day; Two blent hearts never astray, Two souls no power may sever, Together, O my love, for ever!’
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a deal of trouble over it for a while, but when that faded photograph and the certificate and the diary were brought into a larger light things smoothed down.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was a deal of trouble over it for a while, but when that faded photograph and the certificate and the diary were brought into a larger light things smoothed down.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was a deal of trouble over it for a while, but when that faded photograph and the certificate and the diary were brought into a larger light things smoothed down.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading There was a deal of trouble over it for a while, but when that faded photograph and the certificate and the diary were brought into a larger light things smoothed down.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Shangarry saw at once how it must end, and accepted the situation gracefully; but Mrs. Prior was a little hard to manage until Ella (who refused point-blank to meet her) declared her determination not to take more than half the money that had been left to her by Sir John Burke, her grandfather.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘Your heart is never away, But ever with mine, for ever, For ever, without endeavour, To-morrow, love, as to-day; Two blent hearts never astray, Two souls no power may sever, Together, O my love, for ever!’
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ‘Your heart is never away, But ever with mine, for ever, For ever, without endeavour, To-morrow, love, as to-day; Two blent hearts never astray, Two souls no power may sever, Together, O my love, for ever!’
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But Ella stood firm and would not see her.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Your heart is never away, But ever with mine, for ever, For ever, without endeavour, To-morrow, love, as to-day; Two blent hearts never astray, Two souls no power may sever, Together, O my love, for ever!’
