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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 MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
Absolute
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From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
achieved
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From this reading Certainly she had been victorious, certainly she had achieved her object, certainly she was not unhappy, and yet she did not feel herself triumphant.
addicted
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From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
all
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From this reading Eleanor, however, certainly did feel herself to have been baffled as she returned home with all her news to her father.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Certainly she had been victorious, certainly she had achieved her object, certainly she was not unhappy, and yet she did not feel herself triumphant.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Eleanor, however, certainly did feel herself to have been baffled as she returned home with all her news to her father.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
baffled
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From this reading Eleanor, however, certainly did feel herself to have been baffled as she returned home with all her news to her father.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Eleanor, however, certainly did feel herself to have been baffled as she returned home with all her news to her father.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
Beverley
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From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
Bold
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From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
BOLD'S
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From this reading MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
came
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From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
carried
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From this reading MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
certain
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From this reading MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
certainly
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From this reading Eleanor, however, certainly did feel herself to have been baffled as she returned home with all her news to her father.
chapter
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From this reading MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
charity
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From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Eleanor, however, certainly did feel herself to have been baffled as she returned home with all her news to her father.
door
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From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
Eleanor
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From this reading Eleanor, however, certainly did feel herself to have been baffled as she returned home with all her news to her father.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything would run smooth now.
father
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From this reading Eleanor, however, certainly did feel herself to have been baffled as she returned home with all her news to her father.
feel
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From this reading Eleanor, however, certainly did feel herself to have been baffled as she returned home with all her news to her father.
felt
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From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Certainly she had been victorious, certainly she had achieved her object, certainly she was not unhappy, and yet she did not feel herself triumphant.
hardly
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From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Eleanor, however, certainly did feel herself to have been baffled as she returned home with all her news to her father.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Eleanor, however, certainly did feel herself to have been baffled as she returned home with all her news to her father.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Eleanor, however, certainly did feel herself to have been baffled as she returned home with all her news to her father.
home
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From this reading Eleanor, however, certainly did feel herself to have been baffled as she returned home with all her news to her father.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Eleanor, however, certainly did feel herself to have been baffled as she returned home with all her news to her father.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
ill-natured
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From this reading MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
imposed
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From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
instead
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From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
ladies
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From this reading MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
letter
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From this reading MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
lover
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From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
Lydian
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From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
made
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From this reading MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
Mary
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From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
means
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From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
MR
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From this reading MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
news
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From this reading Eleanor, however, certainly did feel herself to have been baffled as she returned home with all her news to her father.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
now
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From this reading Everything would run smooth now.
object
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From this reading Certainly she had been victorious, certainly she had achieved her object, certainly she was not unhappy, and yet she did not feel herself triumphant.
objected
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From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
out
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From this reading MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
PLUMSTEAD
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From this reading MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
position
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From this reading MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
prediction
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From this reading MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
pulling
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From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Eleanor, however, certainly did feel herself to have been baffled as she returned home with all her news to her father.
romance
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From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
run
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From this reading Everything would run smooth now.
school
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From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Eleanor, however, certainly did feel herself to have been baffled as she returned home with all her news to her father.
sisterly
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From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
smooth
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From this reading Everything would run smooth now.
state
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From this reading MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
triumphant
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From this reading Certainly she had been victorious, certainly she had achieved her object, certainly she was not unhappy, and yet she did not feel herself triumphant.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
unhappy
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From this reading Certainly she had been victorious, certainly she had achieved her object, certainly she was not unhappy, and yet she did not feel herself triumphant.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
victorious
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From this reading Certainly she had been victorious, certainly she had achieved her object, certainly she was not unhappy, and yet she did not feel herself triumphant.
VISIT
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From this reading MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading MR BOLD'S VISIT TO PLUMSTEAD Whether or no the ill-natured prediction made by certain ladies in the beginning of the last chapter was or was not carried out to the letter, I am not in a position to state.
window
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From this reading Eleanor was not at all addicted to the Lydian school of romance; she by no means objected to her lover because he came in at the door under the name of Absolute, instead of pulling her out of a window under the name of Beverley; and yet she felt that she had been imposed upon, and could hardly think of Mary Bold with sisterly charity.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Eleanor, however, certainly did feel herself to have been baffled as she returned home with all her news to her father.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Everything would run smooth now.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Certainly she had been victorious, certainly she had achieved her object, certainly she was not unhappy, and yet she did not feel herself triumphant.
