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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 In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In those days she had been just as enthusiastic about it as I had been.
admitted
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From this reading I admitted that I had wronged her by my apparent coldness and indifference, but sought to excuse myself on the ground of the pressure of work upon me.
affection
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From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
apparent
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From this reading I admitted that I had wronged her by my apparent coldness and indifference, but sought to excuse myself on the ground of the pressure of work upon me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In those days she had been just as enthusiastic about it as I had been.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In those days she had been just as enthusiastic about it as I had been.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I admitted that I had wronged her by my apparent coldness and indifference, but sought to excuse myself on the ground of the pressure of work upon me.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I admitted that I had wronged her by my apparent coldness and indifference, but sought to excuse myself on the ground of the pressure of work upon me.
cab-bells
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From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
calm
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From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
coldness
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From this reading I admitted that I had wronged her by my apparent coldness and indifference, but sought to excuse myself on the ground of the pressure of work upon me.
comfortable
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From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
constant
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From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
country
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From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
dawning
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From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
days
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From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
England
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From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
enthusiastic
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From this reading In those days she had been just as enthusiastic about it as I had been.
excuse
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From this reading I admitted that I had wronged her by my apparent coldness and indifference, but sought to excuse myself on the ground of the pressure of work upon me.
explanatory
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From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
feverish
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From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
ground
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From this reading I admitted that I had wronged her by my apparent coldness and indifference, but sought to excuse myself on the ground of the pressure of work upon me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I admitted that I had wronged her by my apparent coldness and indifference, but sought to excuse myself on the ground of the pressure of work upon me.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I admitted that I had wronged her by my apparent coldness and indifference, but sought to excuse myself on the ground of the pressure of work upon me.
house
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From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
indifference
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From this reading I admitted that I had wronged her by my apparent coldness and indifference, but sought to excuse myself on the ground of the pressure of work upon me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In those days she had been just as enthusiastic about it as I had been.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
just
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From this reading In those days she had been just as enthusiastic about it as I had been.
knew
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From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
letter
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From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
London
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From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
love
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From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
man
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From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
market-wagons
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From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I admitted that I had wronged her by my apparent coldness and indifference, but sought to excuse myself on the ground of the pressure of work upon me.
Midlands
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From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
moonlit
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From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY NEW PATIENT.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I admitted that I had wronged her by my apparent coldness and indifference, but sought to excuse myself on the ground of the pressure of work upon me.
namely
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From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
NEW
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From this reading MY NEW PATIENT.
night
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From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
now
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From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
object
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From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
old-fashioned
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From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I admitted that I had wronged her by my apparent coldness and indifference, but sought to excuse myself on the ground of the pressure of work upon me.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
PATIENT
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From this reading MY NEW PATIENT.
placed
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From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
practice
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From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
pressure
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From this reading I admitted that I had wronged her by my apparent coldness and indifference, but sought to excuse myself on the ground of the pressure of work upon me.
previous
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From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
quiet
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From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
restlessness
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From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
rich
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From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
rumbling
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From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
rural
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From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
slavery
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From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
smaller
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From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
snug
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From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
sought
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From this reading I admitted that I had wronged her by my apparent coldness and indifference, but sought to excuse myself on the ground of the pressure of work upon me.
stillness
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From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I admitted that I had wronged her by my apparent coldness and indifference, but sought to excuse myself on the ground of the pressure of work upon me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In those days she had been just as enthusiastic about it as I had been.
tied
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From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
tinkling
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From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
towns
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From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I admitted that I had wronged her by my apparent coldness and indifference, but sought to excuse myself on the ground of the pressure of work upon me.
villages
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From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
well
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From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She knew well that I was not a rich man, and in that slavery to which I was now tied I had an object--the object I had placed before her in the dawning days of our affection--namely, the snug country practice with an old-fashioned comfortable house in one of the quiet villages or smaller towns in the Midlands.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
work
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From this reading I admitted that I had wronged her by my apparent coldness and indifference, but sought to excuse myself on the ground of the pressure of work upon me.
wronged
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From this reading I admitted that I had wronged her by my apparent coldness and indifference, but sought to excuse myself on the ground of the pressure of work upon me.
wrote
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From this reading In the feverish restlessness of the London night, with its rumbling market-wagons and the constant tinkling of cab-bells, so different to the calm, moonlit stillness of the previous night in rural England, I wrote a long explanatory letter to my love.
