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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 THAT same afternoon an elderly woman was sitting alone by the window of a shabby little parlour over a grocer's shop in the High Street of Tarnworth.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THAT same afternoon an elderly woman was sitting alone by the window of a shabby little parlour over a grocer's shop in the High Street of Tarnworth.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
age
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From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THAT same afternoon an elderly woman was sitting alone by the window of a shabby little parlour over a grocer's shop in the High Street of Tarnworth.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THAT same afternoon an elderly woman was sitting alone by the window of a shabby little parlour over a grocer's shop in the High Street of Tarnworth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had a gentle, careworn face--a face that looked as if its owner had known much sorrow, but had not lost heart and patience.
anxiously
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From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
any
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From this reading She was knitting--knitting a stocking, but so deftly and swiftly that it was evident she did not need to pay any attention to what her fingers were doing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had a gentle, careworn face--a face that looked as if its owner had known much sorrow, but had not lost heart and patience.
attention
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From this reading She was knitting--knitting a stocking, but so deftly and swiftly that it was evident she did not need to pay any attention to what her fingers were doing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
blue
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From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had a gentle, careworn face--a face that looked as if its owner had known much sorrow, but had not lost heart and patience.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THAT same afternoon an elderly woman was sitting alone by the window of a shabby little parlour over a grocer's shop in the High Street of Tarnworth.
careworn
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From this reading She had a gentle, careworn face--a face that looked as if its owner had known much sorrow, but had not lost heart and patience.
church
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From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
clear
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From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
corner
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From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
deftly
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From this reading She was knitting--knitting a stocking, but so deftly and swiftly that it was evident she did not need to pay any attention to what her fingers were doing.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She was knitting--knitting a stocking, but so deftly and swiftly that it was evident she did not need to pay any attention to what her fingers were doing.
doing
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From this reading She was knitting--knitting a stocking, but so deftly and swiftly that it was evident she did not need to pay any attention to what her fingers were doing.
door
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From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
elderly
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From this reading THAT same afternoon an elderly woman was sitting alone by the window of a shabby little parlour over a grocer's shop in the High Street of Tarnworth.
evident
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From this reading She was knitting--knitting a stocking, but so deftly and swiftly that it was evident she did not need to pay any attention to what her fingers were doing.
eyes
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From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
face
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From this reading She had a gentle, careworn face--a face that looked as if its owner had known much sorrow, but had not lost heart and patience.
fingers
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From this reading She was knitting--knitting a stocking, but so deftly and swiftly that it was evident she did not need to pay any attention to what her fingers were doing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
gazed
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From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
gentle
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From this reading She had a gentle, careworn face--a face that looked as if its owner had known much sorrow, but had not lost heart and patience.
get
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From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
grocer's
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From this reading THAT same afternoon an elderly woman was sitting alone by the window of a shabby little parlour over a grocer's shop in the High Street of Tarnworth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had a gentle, careworn face--a face that looked as if its owner had known much sorrow, but had not lost heart and patience.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He is late, my poor Ulric," she said to herself.
heart
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From this reading She had a gentle, careworn face--a face that looked as if its owner had known much sorrow, but had not lost heart and patience.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was knitting--knitting a stocking, but so deftly and swiftly that it was evident she did not need to pay any attention to what her fingers were doing.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "He is late, my poor Ulric," she said to herself.
High
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From this reading THAT same afternoon an elderly woman was sitting alone by the window of a shabby little parlour over a grocer's shop in the High Street of Tarnworth.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She had a gentle, careworn face--a face that looked as if its owner had known much sorrow, but had not lost heart and patience.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THAT same afternoon an elderly woman was sitting alone by the window of a shabby little parlour over a grocer's shop in the High Street of Tarnworth.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is late, my poor Ulric," she said to herself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was knitting--knitting a stocking, but so deftly and swiftly that it was evident she did not need to pay any attention to what her fingers were doing.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She had a gentle, careworn face--a face that looked as if its owner had known much sorrow, but had not lost heart and patience.
ivy-covered
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From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
knitting
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From this reading She was knitting--knitting a stocking, but so deftly and swiftly that it was evident she did not need to pay any attention to what her fingers were doing.
known
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From this reading She had a gentle, careworn face--a face that looked as if its owner had known much sorrow, but had not lost heart and patience.
late
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From this reading "He is late, my poor Ulric," she said to herself.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THAT same afternoon an elderly woman was sitting alone by the window of a shabby little parlour over a grocer's shop in the High Street of Tarnworth.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had a gentle, careworn face--a face that looked as if its owner had known much sorrow, but had not lost heart and patience.
lost
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From this reading She had a gentle, careworn face--a face that looked as if its owner had known much sorrow, but had not lost heart and patience.
making
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From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
much
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From this reading She had a gentle, careworn face--a face that looked as if its owner had known much sorrow, but had not lost heart and patience.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "He is late, my poor Ulric," she said to herself.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was knitting--knitting a stocking, but so deftly and swiftly that it was evident she did not need to pay any attention to what her fingers were doing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had a gentle, careworn face--a face that looked as if its owner had known much sorrow, but had not lost heart and patience.
now
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From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
object
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From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THAT same afternoon an elderly woman was sitting alone by the window of a shabby little parlour over a grocer's shop in the High Street of Tarnworth.
often
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From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
old
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From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
out
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From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THAT same afternoon an elderly woman was sitting alone by the window of a shabby little parlour over a grocer's shop in the High Street of Tarnworth.
owner
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From this reading She had a gentle, careworn face--a face that looked as if its owner had known much sorrow, but had not lost heart and patience.
parlour
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From this reading THAT same afternoon an elderly woman was sitting alone by the window of a shabby little parlour over a grocer's shop in the High Street of Tarnworth.
patience
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From this reading She had a gentle, careworn face--a face that looked as if its owner had known much sorrow, but had not lost heart and patience.
pay
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From this reading She was knitting--knitting a stocking, but so deftly and swiftly that it was evident she did not need to pay any attention to what her fingers were doing.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He is late, my poor Ulric," she said to herself.
rather
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From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
sad
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From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
said
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From this reading "He is late, my poor Ulric," she said to herself.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THAT same afternoon an elderly woman was sitting alone by the window of a shabby little parlour over a grocer's shop in the High Street of Tarnworth.
sat
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From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
seen
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From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
shabby
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From this reading THAT same afternoon an elderly woman was sitting alone by the window of a shabby little parlour over a grocer's shop in the High Street of Tarnworth.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had a gentle, careworn face--a face that looked as if its owner had known much sorrow, but had not lost heart and patience.
shop
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From this reading THAT same afternoon an elderly woman was sitting alone by the window of a shabby little parlour over a grocer's shop in the High Street of Tarnworth.
sitting
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From this reading THAT same afternoon an elderly woman was sitting alone by the window of a shabby little parlour over a grocer's shop in the High Street of Tarnworth.
sky
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From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was knitting--knitting a stocking, but so deftly and swiftly that it was evident she did not need to pay any attention to what her fingers were doing.
soft
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From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
sorrow
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From this reading She had a gentle, careworn face--a face that looked as if its owner had known much sorrow, but had not lost heart and patience.
stocking
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From this reading She was knitting--knitting a stocking, but so deftly and swiftly that it was evident she did not need to pay any attention to what her fingers were doing.
Street
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From this reading THAT same afternoon an elderly woman was sitting alone by the window of a shabby little parlour over a grocer's shop in the High Street of Tarnworth.
swiftly
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From this reading She was knitting--knitting a stocking, but so deftly and swiftly that it was evident she did not need to pay any attention to what her fingers were doing.
Tarnworth
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From this reading THAT same afternoon an elderly woman was sitting alone by the window of a shabby little parlour over a grocer's shop in the High Street of Tarnworth.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THAT same afternoon an elderly woman was sitting alone by the window of a shabby little parlour over a grocer's shop in the High Street of Tarnworth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THAT same afternoon an elderly woman was sitting alone by the window of a shabby little parlour over a grocer's shop in the High Street of Tarnworth.
then
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From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was knitting--knitting a stocking, but so deftly and swiftly that it was evident she did not need to pay any attention to what her fingers were doing.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
tower
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From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
turned
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From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
Ulric
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From this reading "He is late, my poor Ulric," she said to herself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THAT same afternoon an elderly woman was sitting alone by the window of a shabby little parlour over a grocer's shop in the High Street of Tarnworth.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was knitting--knitting a stocking, but so deftly and swiftly that it was evident she did not need to pay any attention to what her fingers were doing.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She was knitting--knitting a stocking, but so deftly and swiftly that it was evident she did not need to pay any attention to what her fingers were doing.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
window
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From this reading THAT same afternoon an elderly woman was sitting alone by the window of a shabby little parlour over a grocer's shop in the High Street of Tarnworth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her eyes,--soft, old, blue eyes, with the rather sad look those clear blue eyes often get in old age,--gazed now and then out of the window--for from where she sat a corner of the ivy-covered church tower was to be seen making a pleasant object against the sky--and now and then turned anxiously towards the door.
woman
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From this reading THAT same afternoon an elderly woman was sitting alone by the window of a shabby little parlour over a grocer's shop in the High Street of Tarnworth.
