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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. Farrel-Austin lived in a house which was called the Hatch, though I cannot tell what is the meaning of the name.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was a modern house, like hundreds of others, solid and ugly, and comfortable enough, with a small park round it, and--which it could scarcely help having in Berkshire--some fine trees about it.
ailing
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From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
All
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From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
Altogether
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From this reading Altogether, therefore, he was very well off, and lived in a comfortable way with everything handsome about him.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading Farrel-Austin had a good deal of property; his house stood upon his own land, though his estate was not very extensive, and he had a considerable amount of money in good investments, and some house-property in London, in the City, which was very valuable.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a modern house, like hundreds of others, solid and ugly, and comfortable enough, with a small park round it, and--which it could scarcely help having in Berkshire--some fine trees about it.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
Berkshire
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From this reading It was a modern house, like hundreds of others, solid and ugly, and comfortable enough, with a small park round it, and--which it could scarcely help having in Berkshire--some fine trees about it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
called
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From this reading Mr. Farrel-Austin lived in a house which was called the Hatch, though I cannot tell what is the meaning of the name.
came
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From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
cannot
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From this reading Mr. Farrel-Austin lived in a house which was called the Hatch, though I cannot tell what is the meaning of the name.
City
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From this reading Farrel-Austin had a good deal of property; his house stood upon his own land, though his estate was not very extensive, and he had a considerable amount of money in good investments, and some house-property in London, in the City, which was very valuable.
comfortable
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From this reading It was a modern house, like hundreds of others, solid and ugly, and comfortable enough, with a small park round it, and--which it could scarcely help having in Berkshire--some fine trees about it.
considerable
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From this reading Farrel-Austin had a good deal of property; his house stood upon his own land, though his estate was not very extensive, and he had a considerable amount of money in good investments, and some house-property in London, in the City, which was very valuable.
consisted
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From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
continually
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From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was a modern house, like hundreds of others, solid and ugly, and comfortable enough, with a small park round it, and--which it could scarcely help having in Berkshire--some fine trees about it.
daughters
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From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
deal
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From this reading Farrel-Austin had a good deal of property; his house stood upon his own land, though his estate was not very extensive, and he had a considerable amount of money in good investments, and some house-property in London, in the City, which was very valuable.
enough
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From this reading It was a modern house, like hundreds of others, solid and ugly, and comfortable enough, with a small park round it, and--which it could scarcely help having in Berkshire--some fine trees about it.
estate
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From this reading Farrel-Austin had a good deal of property; his house stood upon his own land, though his estate was not very extensive, and he had a considerable amount of money in good investments, and some house-property in London, in the City, which was very valuable.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Altogether, therefore, he was very well off, and lived in a comfortable way with everything handsome about him.
expectations
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From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
extensive
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From this reading Farrel-Austin had a good deal of property; his house stood upon his own land, though his estate was not very extensive, and he had a considerable amount of money in good investments, and some house-property in London, in the City, which was very valuable.
family
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From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
Farrel-Austin
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From this reading Mr. Farrel-Austin lived in a house which was called the Hatch, though I cannot tell what is the meaning of the name.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a modern house, like hundreds of others, solid and ugly, and comfortable enough, with a small park round it, and--which it could scarcely help having in Berkshire--some fine trees about it.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Farrel-Austin had a good deal of property; his house stood upon his own land, though his estate was not very extensive, and he had a considerable amount of money in good investments, and some house-property in London, in the City, which was very valuable.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Farrel-Austin had a good deal of property; his house stood upon his own land, though his estate was not very extensive, and he had a considerable amount of money in good investments, and some house-property in London, in the City, which was very valuable.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Altogether, therefore, he was very well off, and lived in a comfortable way with everything handsome about him.
Hatch
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From this reading Mr. Farrel-Austin lived in a house which was called the Hatch, though I cannot tell what is the meaning of the name.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It was a modern house, like hundreds of others, solid and ugly, and comfortable enough, with a small park round it, and--which it could scarcely help having in Berkshire--some fine trees about it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Farrel-Austin had a good deal of property; his house stood upon his own land, though his estate was not very extensive, and he had a considerable amount of money in good investments, and some house-property in London, in the City, which was very valuable.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a modern house, like hundreds of others, solid and ugly, and comfortable enough, with a small park round it, and--which it could scarcely help having in Berkshire--some fine trees about it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Altogether, therefore, he was very well off, and lived in a comfortable way with everything handsome about him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Farrel-Austin had a good deal of property; his house stood upon his own land, though his estate was not very extensive, and he had a considerable amount of money in good investments, and some house-property in London, in the City, which was very valuable.
house
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From this reading Mr. Farrel-Austin lived in a house which was called the Hatch, though I cannot tell what is the meaning of the name.
house-property
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From this reading Farrel-Austin had a good deal of property; his house stood upon his own land, though his estate was not very extensive, and he had a considerable amount of money in good investments, and some house-property in London, in the City, which was very valuable.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
hundreds
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From this reading It was a modern house, like hundreds of others, solid and ugly, and comfortable enough, with a small park round it, and--which it could scarcely help having in Berkshire--some fine trees about it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mr. Farrel-Austin lived in a house which was called the Hatch, though I cannot tell what is the meaning of the name.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Farrel-Austin lived in a house which was called the Hatch, though I cannot tell what is the meaning of the name.
investments
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From this reading Farrel-Austin had a good deal of property; his house stood upon his own land, though his estate was not very extensive, and he had a considerable amount of money in good investments, and some house-property in London, in the City, which was very valuable.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Farrel-Austin lived in a house which was called the Hatch, though I cannot tell what is the meaning of the name.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a modern house, like hundreds of others, solid and ugly, and comfortable enough, with a small park round it, and--which it could scarcely help having in Berkshire--some fine trees about it.
land
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From this reading Farrel-Austin had a good deal of property; his house stood upon his own land, though his estate was not very extensive, and he had a considerable amount of money in good investments, and some house-property in London, in the City, which was very valuable.
like
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From this reading It was a modern house, like hundreds of others, solid and ugly, and comfortable enough, with a small park round it, and--which it could scarcely help having in Berkshire--some fine trees about it.
lived
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From this reading Mr. Farrel-Austin lived in a house which was called the Hatch, though I cannot tell what is the meaning of the name.
London
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From this reading Farrel-Austin had a good deal of property; his house stood upon his own land, though his estate was not very extensive, and he had a considerable amount of money in good investments, and some house-property in London, in the City, which was very valuable.
married
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From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
meaning
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From this reading Mr. Farrel-Austin lived in a house which was called the Hatch, though I cannot tell what is the meaning of the name.
modern
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From this reading It was a modern house, like hundreds of others, solid and ugly, and comfortable enough, with a small park round it, and--which it could scarcely help having in Berkshire--some fine trees about it.
money
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From this reading Farrel-Austin had a good deal of property; his house stood upon his own land, though his estate was not very extensive, and he had a considerable amount of money in good investments, and some house-property in London, in the City, which was very valuable.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Farrel-Austin lived in a house which was called the Hatch, though I cannot tell what is the meaning of the name.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Farrel-Austin lived in a house which was called the Hatch, though I cannot tell what is the meaning of the name.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Farrel-Austin had a good deal of property; his house stood upon his own land, though his estate was not very extensive, and he had a considerable amount of money in good investments, and some house-property in London, in the City, which was very valuable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Farrel-Austin lived in a house which was called the Hatch, though I cannot tell what is the meaning of the name.
off
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From this reading Altogether, therefore, he was very well off, and lived in a comfortable way with everything handsome about him.
others
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From this reading It was a modern house, like hundreds of others, solid and ugly, and comfortable enough, with a small park round it, and--which it could scarcely help having in Berkshire--some fine trees about it.
own
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From this reading Farrel-Austin had a good deal of property; his house stood upon his own land, though his estate was not very extensive, and he had a considerable amount of money in good investments, and some house-property in London, in the City, which was very valuable.
park
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From this reading It was a modern house, like hundreds of others, solid and ugly, and comfortable enough, with a small park round it, and--which it could scarcely help having in Berkshire--some fine trees about it.
people
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From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
present
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From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
property
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From this reading Farrel-Austin had a good deal of property; his house stood upon his own land, though his estate was not very extensive, and he had a considerable amount of money in good investments, and some house-property in London, in the City, which was very valuable.
round
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From this reading It was a modern house, like hundreds of others, solid and ugly, and comfortable enough, with a small park round it, and--which it could scarcely help having in Berkshire--some fine trees about it.
say
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From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
scarcely
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From this reading It was a modern house, like hundreds of others, solid and ugly, and comfortable enough, with a small park round it, and--which it could scarcely help having in Berkshire--some fine trees about it.
second
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From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
seen
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From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
small
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From this reading It was a modern house, like hundreds of others, solid and ugly, and comfortable enough, with a small park round it, and--which it could scarcely help having in Berkshire--some fine trees about it.
solid
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From this reading It was a modern house, like hundreds of others, solid and ugly, and comfortable enough, with a small park round it, and--which it could scarcely help having in Berkshire--some fine trees about it.
some
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From this reading It was a modern house, like hundreds of others, solid and ugly, and comfortable enough, with a small park round it, and--which it could scarcely help having in Berkshire--some fine trees about it.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Farrel-Austin had a good deal of property; his house stood upon his own land, though his estate was not very extensive, and he had a considerable amount of money in good investments, and some house-property in London, in the City, which was very valuable.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Farrel-Austin lived in a house which was called the Hatch, though I cannot tell what is the meaning of the name.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Farrel-Austin lived in a house which was called the Hatch, though I cannot tell what is the meaning of the name.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Altogether, therefore, he was very well off, and lived in a comfortable way with everything handsome about him.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Mr. Farrel-Austin lived in a house which was called the Hatch, though I cannot tell what is the meaning of the name.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
trees
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From this reading It was a modern house, like hundreds of others, solid and ugly, and comfortable enough, with a small park round it, and--which it could scarcely help having in Berkshire--some fine trees about it.
two
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From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
ugly
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From this reading It was a modern house, like hundreds of others, solid and ugly, and comfortable enough, with a small park round it, and--which it could scarcely help having in Berkshire--some fine trees about it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Farrel-Austin had a good deal of property; his house stood upon his own land, though his estate was not very extensive, and he had a considerable amount of money in good investments, and some house-property in London, in the City, which was very valuable.
valuable
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From this reading Farrel-Austin had a good deal of property; his house stood upon his own land, though his estate was not very extensive, and he had a considerable amount of money in good investments, and some house-property in London, in the City, which was very valuable.
very
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From this reading Farrel-Austin had a good deal of property; his house stood upon his own land, though his estate was not very extensive, and he had a considerable amount of money in good investments, and some house-property in London, in the City, which was very valuable.
visit
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From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Farrel-Austin lived in a house which was called the Hatch, though I cannot tell what is the meaning of the name.
way
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From this reading Altogether, therefore, he was very well off, and lived in a comfortable way with everything handsome about him.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
well
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From this reading Altogether, therefore, he was very well off, and lived in a comfortable way with everything handsome about him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mr. Farrel-Austin lived in a house which was called the Hatch, though I cannot tell what is the meaning of the name.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Farrel-Austin lived in a house which was called the Hatch, though I cannot tell what is the meaning of the name.
Whiteladies
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From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
wife
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From this reading All his family at present consisted of the two daughters who came with him to visit Whiteladies, as we have seen; but he had married a second time, and had an ailing wife who was continually, as people say, having “expectations,” which, however, never came to anything.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a modern house, like hundreds of others, solid and ugly, and comfortable enough, with a small park round it, and--which it could scarcely help having in Berkshire--some fine trees about it.
