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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 A PARTING INTERVIEW Mrs. Woodward remained with her eldest daughter for two days after the trial, and then she was forced to return to Hampton.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Katie's anxiety about the trial had of course been intense, so intense as to give her a false strength, and somewhat to deceive Linda as to her real state.
accompany
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From this reading She had earnestly entreated Gertrude to accompany her, with her child; but Mrs. Tudor was inflexible.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A PARTING INTERVIEW Mrs. Woodward remained with her eldest daughter for two days after the trial, and then she was forced to return to Hampton.
allow
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From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PARTING INTERVIEW Mrs. Woodward remained with her eldest daughter for two days after the trial, and then she was forced to return to Hampton.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Woodward would not have left one child in such extremity, had not the state of another child made her presence at the Cottage indispensable.
anxiety
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From this reading Katie's anxiety about the trial had of course been intense, so intense as to give her a false strength, and somewhat to deceive Linda as to her real state.
any
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From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
arranged
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From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Katie's anxiety about the trial had of course been intense, so intense as to give her a false strength, and somewhat to deceive Linda as to her real state.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Woodward would not have left one child in such extremity, had not the state of another child made her presence at the Cottage indispensable.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Katie's anxiety about the trial had of course been intense, so intense as to give her a false strength, and somewhat to deceive Linda as to her real state.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had earnestly entreated Gertrude to accompany her, with her child; but Mrs. Tudor was inflexible.
child
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From this reading She had earnestly entreated Gertrude to accompany her, with her child; but Mrs. Tudor was inflexible.
Cottage
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From this reading Mrs. Woodward would not have left one child in such extremity, had not the state of another child made her presence at the Cottage indispensable.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Katie's anxiety about the trial had of course been intense, so intense as to give her a false strength, and somewhat to deceive Linda as to her real state.
daughter
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From this reading A PARTING INTERVIEW Mrs. Woodward remained with her eldest daughter for two days after the trial, and then she was forced to return to Hampton.
days
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From this reading A PARTING INTERVIEW Mrs. Woodward remained with her eldest daughter for two days after the trial, and then she was forced to return to Hampton.
deceive
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From this reading Katie's anxiety about the trial had of course been intense, so intense as to give her a false strength, and somewhat to deceive Linda as to her real state.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
earnestly
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From this reading She had earnestly entreated Gertrude to accompany her, with her child; but Mrs. Tudor was inflexible.
eldest
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From this reading A PARTING INTERVIEW Mrs. Woodward remained with her eldest daughter for two days after the trial, and then she was forced to return to Hampton.
entreated
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From this reading She had earnestly entreated Gertrude to accompany her, with her child; but Mrs. Tudor was inflexible.
extremity
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From this reading Mrs. Woodward would not have left one child in such extremity, had not the state of another child made her presence at the Cottage indispensable.
false
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From this reading Katie's anxiety about the trial had of course been intense, so intense as to give her a false strength, and somewhat to deceive Linda as to her real state.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A PARTING INTERVIEW Mrs. Woodward remained with her eldest daughter for two days after the trial, and then she was forced to return to Hampton.
forced
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From this reading A PARTING INTERVIEW Mrs. Woodward remained with her eldest daughter for two days after the trial, and then she was forced to return to Hampton.
furniture
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From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
future
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From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
Gertrude
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From this reading She had earnestly entreated Gertrude to accompany her, with her child; but Mrs. Tudor was inflexible.
give
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From this reading Katie's anxiety about the trial had of course been intense, so intense as to give her a false strength, and somewhat to deceive Linda as to her real state.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had earnestly entreated Gertrude to accompany her, with her child; but Mrs. Tudor was inflexible.
Hampton
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From this reading A PARTING INTERVIEW Mrs. Woodward remained with her eldest daughter for two days after the trial, and then she was forced to return to Hampton.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mrs. Woodward would not have left one child in such extremity, had not the state of another child made her presence at the Cottage indispensable.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A PARTING INTERVIEW Mrs. Woodward remained with her eldest daughter for two days after the trial, and then she was forced to return to Hampton.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
house
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From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
husband's
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From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Woodward would not have left one child in such extremity, had not the state of another child made her presence at the Cottage indispensable.
indispensable
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From this reading Mrs. Woodward would not have left one child in such extremity, had not the state of another child made her presence at the Cottage indispensable.
induce
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From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
inflexible
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From this reading She had earnestly entreated Gertrude to accompany her, with her child; but Mrs. Tudor was inflexible.
intense
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From this reading Katie's anxiety about the trial had of course been intense, so intense as to give her a false strength, and somewhat to deceive Linda as to her real state.
INTERVIEW
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From this reading A PARTING INTERVIEW Mrs. Woodward remained with her eldest daughter for two days after the trial, and then she was forced to return to Hampton.
Katie's
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From this reading Katie's anxiety about the trial had of course been intense, so intense as to give her a false strength, and somewhat to deceive Linda as to her real state.
leave
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From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Woodward would not have left one child in such extremity, had not the state of another child made her presence at the Cottage indispensable.
Linda
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From this reading Katie's anxiety about the trial had of course been intense, so intense as to give her a false strength, and somewhat to deceive Linda as to her real state.
London
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From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
made
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From this reading Mrs. Woodward would not have left one child in such extremity, had not the state of another child made her presence at the Cottage indispensable.
Mrs
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From this reading A PARTING INTERVIEW Mrs. Woodward remained with her eldest daughter for two days after the trial, and then she was forced to return to Hampton.
much
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From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
omit
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From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mrs. Woodward would not have left one child in such extremity, had not the state of another child made her presence at the Cottage indispensable.
opportunity
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From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
out
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From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
PARTING
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From this reading A PARTING INTERVIEW Mrs. Woodward remained with her eldest daughter for two days after the trial, and then she was forced to return to Hampton.
plans
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From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
possibly
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From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
presence
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From this reading Mrs. Woodward would not have left one child in such extremity, had not the state of another child made her presence at the Cottage indispensable.
prison
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From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
real
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From this reading Katie's anxiety about the trial had of course been intense, so intense as to give her a false strength, and somewhat to deceive Linda as to her real state.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A PARTING INTERVIEW Mrs. Woodward remained with her eldest daughter for two days after the trial, and then she was forced to return to Hampton.
return
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From this reading A PARTING INTERVIEW Mrs. Woodward remained with her eldest daughter for two days after the trial, and then she was forced to return to Hampton.
rules
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From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
said
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From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
seeing
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From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A PARTING INTERVIEW Mrs. Woodward remained with her eldest daughter for two days after the trial, and then she was forced to return to Hampton.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
sight
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From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
sleep
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From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
somewhat
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From this reading Katie's anxiety about the trial had of course been intense, so intense as to give her a false strength, and somewhat to deceive Linda as to her real state.
state
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From this reading Mrs. Woodward would not have left one child in such extremity, had not the state of another child made her presence at the Cottage indispensable.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Katie's anxiety about the trial had of course been intense, so intense as to give her a false strength, and somewhat to deceive Linda as to her real state.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Woodward would not have left one child in such extremity, had not the state of another child made her presence at the Cottage indispensable.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PARTING INTERVIEW Mrs. Woodward remained with her eldest daughter for two days after the trial, and then she was forced to return to Hampton.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
then
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From this reading A PARTING INTERVIEW Mrs. Woodward remained with her eldest daughter for two days after the trial, and then she was forced to return to Hampton.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PARTING INTERVIEW Mrs. Woodward remained with her eldest daughter for two days after the trial, and then she was forced to return to Hampton.
trial
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From this reading A PARTING INTERVIEW Mrs. Woodward remained with her eldest daughter for two days after the trial, and then she was forced to return to Hampton.
Tudor
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From this reading She had earnestly entreated Gertrude to accompany her, with her child; but Mrs. Tudor was inflexible.
two
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From this reading A PARTING INTERVIEW Mrs. Woodward remained with her eldest daughter for two days after the trial, and then she was forced to return to Hampton.
very
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From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A PARTING INTERVIEW Mrs. Woodward remained with her eldest daughter for two days after the trial, and then she was forced to return to Hampton.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A PARTING INTERVIEW Mrs. Woodward remained with her eldest daughter for two days after the trial, and then she was forced to return to Hampton.
Woodward
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From this reading A PARTING INTERVIEW Mrs. Woodward remained with her eldest daughter for two days after the trial, and then she was forced to return to Hampton.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had, she said, very much to do; so much, that she could not possibly leave London; the house and furniture were on her hands, and must be disposed of; their future plans must be arranged; and then nothing, she said, should induce her to sleep out of sight of her husband's prison, or to omit any opportunity of seeing him which the prison rules would allow her.
