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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 It was the next morning, and Mrs. Greatorex, lounging on a sofa in her bedroom, was regarding Agatha with a rather stern air.
admiration
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From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
Agatha
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From this reading It was the next morning, and Mrs. Greatorex, lounging on a sofa in her bedroom, was regarding Agatha with a rather stern air.
air
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From this reading It was the next morning, and Mrs. Greatorex, lounging on a sofa in her bedroom, was regarding Agatha with a rather stern air.
all
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From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
also
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From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the next morning, and Mrs. Greatorex, lounging on a sofa in her bedroom, was regarding Agatha with a rather stern air.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading For the past twenty years of his successful life, he had saved far more than he had spent-- refusing to go much into society or to entertain, because of his wife's deficiencies, though by his marriage with that wife he had been made a rich man.
bedroom
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From this reading It was the next morning, and Mrs. Greatorex, lounging on a sofa in her bedroom, was regarding Agatha with a rather stern air.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For the past twenty years of his successful life, he had saved far more than he had spent-- refusing to go much into society or to entertain, because of his wife's deficiencies, though by his marriage with that wife he had been made a rich man.
belief
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From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For the past twenty years of his successful life, he had saved far more than he had spent-- refusing to go much into society or to entertain, because of his wife's deficiencies, though by his marriage with that wife he had been made a rich man.
Darkham
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From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
deficiencies
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From this reading For the past twenty years of his successful life, he had saved far more than he had spent-- refusing to go much into society or to entertain, because of his wife's deficiencies, though by his marriage with that wife he had been made a rich man.
Dillwyn
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From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
don't
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From this reading "Why don't you like him?"
Dr
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From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
entertain
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From this reading For the past twenty years of his successful life, he had saved far more than he had spent-- refusing to go much into society or to entertain, because of his wife's deficiencies, though by his marriage with that wife he had been made a rich man.
far
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From this reading For the past twenty years of his successful life, he had saved far more than he had spent-- refusing to go much into society or to entertain, because of his wife's deficiencies, though by his marriage with that wife he had been made a rich man.
fear
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From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
go
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From this reading For the past twenty years of his successful life, he had saved far more than he had spent-- refusing to go much into society or to entertain, because of his wife's deficiencies, though by his marriage with that wife he had been made a rich man.
gone
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From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
Greatorex
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From this reading It was the next morning, and Mrs. Greatorex, lounging on a sofa in her bedroom, was regarding Agatha with a rather stern air.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading These last were very handsome.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the next morning, and Mrs. Greatorex, lounging on a sofa in her bedroom, was regarding Agatha with a rather stern air.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why don't you like him?"
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the next morning, and Mrs. Greatorex, lounging on a sofa in her bedroom, was regarding Agatha with a rather stern air.
interview
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From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For the past twenty years of his successful life, he had saved far more than he had spent-- refusing to go much into society or to entertain, because of his wife's deficiencies, though by his marriage with that wife he had been made a rich man.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the next morning, and Mrs. Greatorex, lounging on a sofa in her bedroom, was regarding Agatha with a rather stern air.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These last were very handsome.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the past twenty years of his successful life, he had saved far more than he had spent-- refusing to go much into society or to entertain, because of his wife's deficiencies, though by his marriage with that wife he had been made a rich man.
like
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From this reading "Why don't you like him?"
losing
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From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
lounging
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From this reading It was the next morning, and Mrs. Greatorex, lounging on a sofa in her bedroom, was regarding Agatha with a rather stern air.
love
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From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
made
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From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
man
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From this reading For the past twenty years of his successful life, he had saved far more than he had spent-- refusing to go much into society or to entertain, because of his wife's deficiencies, though by his marriage with that wife he had been made a rich man.
marriage
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From this reading For the past twenty years of his successful life, he had saved far more than he had spent-- refusing to go much into society or to entertain, because of his wife's deficiencies, though by his marriage with that wife he had been made a rich man.
more
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From this reading For the past twenty years of his successful life, he had saved far more than he had spent-- refusing to go much into society or to entertain, because of his wife's deficiencies, though by his marriage with that wife he had been made a rich man.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the next morning, and Mrs. Greatorex, lounging on a sofa in her bedroom, was regarding Agatha with a rather stern air.
Mrs
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From this reading It was the next morning, and Mrs. Greatorex, lounging on a sofa in her bedroom, was regarding Agatha with a rather stern air.
much
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From this reading For the past twenty years of his successful life, he had saved far more than he had spent-- refusing to go much into society or to entertain, because of his wife's deficiencies, though by his marriage with that wife he had been made a rich man.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the next morning, and Mrs. Greatorex, lounging on a sofa in her bedroom, was regarding Agatha with a rather stern air.
niece
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From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
night
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From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was the next morning, and Mrs. Greatorex, lounging on a sofa in her bedroom, was regarding Agatha with a rather stern air.
once
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From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For the past twenty years of his successful life, he had saved far more than he had spent-- refusing to go much into society or to entertain, because of his wife's deficiencies, though by his marriage with that wife he had been made a rich man.
past
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From this reading For the past twenty years of his successful life, he had saved far more than he had spent-- refusing to go much into society or to entertain, because of his wife's deficiencies, though by his marriage with that wife he had been made a rich man.
prepared
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From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
previous
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From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
private
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From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
promise
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From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
rather
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From this reading It was the next morning, and Mrs. Greatorex, lounging on a sofa in her bedroom, was regarding Agatha with a rather stern air.
refusing
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From this reading For the past twenty years of his successful life, he had saved far more than he had spent-- refusing to go much into society or to entertain, because of his wife's deficiencies, though by his marriage with that wife he had been made a rich man.
regarding
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From this reading It was the next morning, and Mrs. Greatorex, lounging on a sofa in her bedroom, was regarding Agatha with a rather stern air.
rich
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From this reading For the past twenty years of his successful life, he had saved far more than he had spent-- refusing to go much into society or to entertain, because of his wife's deficiencies, though by his marriage with that wife he had been made a rich man.
Rickton
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From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the past twenty years of his successful life, he had saved far more than he had spent-- refusing to go much into society or to entertain, because of his wife's deficiencies, though by his marriage with that wife he had been made a rich man.
settlements
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From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
society
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From this reading For the past twenty years of his successful life, he had saved far more than he had spent-- refusing to go much into society or to entertain, because of his wife's deficiencies, though by his marriage with that wife he had been made a rich man.
sofa
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From this reading It was the next morning, and Mrs. Greatorex, lounging on a sofa in her bedroom, was regarding Agatha with a rather stern air.
sought
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From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
spent
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From this reading For the past twenty years of his successful life, he had saved far more than he had spent-- refusing to go much into society or to entertain, because of his wife's deficiencies, though by his marriage with that wife he had been made a rich man.
spoke
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From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
stern
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From this reading It was the next morning, and Mrs. Greatorex, lounging on a sofa in her bedroom, was regarding Agatha with a rather stern air.
successful
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From this reading For the past twenty years of his successful life, he had saved far more than he had spent-- refusing to go much into society or to entertain, because of his wife's deficiencies, though by his marriage with that wife he had been made a rich man.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For the past twenty years of his successful life, he had saved far more than he had spent-- refusing to go much into society or to entertain, because of his wife's deficiencies, though by his marriage with that wife he had been made a rich man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the next morning, and Mrs. Greatorex, lounging on a sofa in her bedroom, was regarding Agatha with a rather stern air.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These last were very handsome.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For the past twenty years of his successful life, he had saved far more than he had spent-- refusing to go much into society or to entertain, because of his wife's deficiencies, though by his marriage with that wife he had been made a rich man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
true
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From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
twenty
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From this reading For the past twenty years of his successful life, he had saved far more than he had spent-- refusing to go much into society or to entertain, because of his wife's deficiencies, though by his marriage with that wife he had been made a rich man.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
very
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From this reading These last were very handsome.
Villa
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From this reading Dr. Darkham, true to the promise he had made to himself, had gone to Rickton Villa the previous night, had sought a private interview with her, and told her all: of his admiration for her niece, of his fear of losing her unless he spoke at once, of his belief that Dillwyn was in love with her also, and of the settlements he was prepared to make.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the next morning, and Mrs. Greatorex, lounging on a sofa in her bedroom, was regarding Agatha with a rather stern air.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These last were very handsome.
Why
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From this reading "Why don't you like him?"
wife
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From this reading For the past twenty years of his successful life, he had saved far more than he had spent-- refusing to go much into society or to entertain, because of his wife's deficiencies, though by his marriage with that wife he had been made a rich man.
wife's
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From this reading For the past twenty years of his successful life, he had saved far more than he had spent-- refusing to go much into society or to entertain, because of his wife's deficiencies, though by his marriage with that wife he had been made a rich man.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was the next morning, and Mrs. Greatorex, lounging on a sofa in her bedroom, was regarding Agatha with a rather stern air.
years
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From this reading For the past twenty years of his successful life, he had saved far more than he had spent-- refusing to go much into society or to entertain, because of his wife's deficiencies, though by his marriage with that wife he had been made a rich man.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why don't you like him?"
