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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 THE GIRL AT THE DOOR When Isabel left Cuthbert Grahame's room her brain was in a tumult.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Yet they were far from being all she had to think about.
all
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From this reading She had so much of which to think that she found it hard to think at all.
altogether
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From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GIRL AT THE DOOR When Isabel left Cuthbert Grahame's room her brain was in a tumult.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The miniature, in its jewelled setting--especially the jeweled setting!--was likely to be a subject of covetous contemplation until--well, until something had happened to it, or to her.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Yet they were far from being all she had to think about.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
brain
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From this reading THE GIRL AT THE DOOR When Isabel left Cuthbert Grahame's room her brain was in a tumult.
capacity
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From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
contemplation
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From this reading The miniature, in its jewelled setting--especially the jeweled setting!--was likely to be a subject of covetous contemplation until--well, until something had happened to it, or to her.
covetous
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From this reading The miniature, in its jewelled setting--especially the jeweled setting!--was likely to be a subject of covetous contemplation until--well, until something had happened to it, or to her.
Cuthbert
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From this reading THE GIRL AT THE DOOR When Isabel left Cuthbert Grahame's room her brain was in a tumult.
discovery
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From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
DOOR
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From this reading THE GIRL AT THE DOOR When Isabel left Cuthbert Grahame's room her brain was in a tumult.
dreamed
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From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
embroidered
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From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
enough
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From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
especially
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From this reading The miniature, in its jewelled setting--especially the jeweled setting!--was likely to be a subject of covetous contemplation until--well, until something had happened to it, or to her.
facts
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From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
far
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From this reading Yet they were far from being all she had to think about.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had so much of which to think that she found it hard to think at all.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
full
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From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
GIRL
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From this reading THE GIRL AT THE DOOR When Isabel left Cuthbert Grahame's room her brain was in a tumult.
Grahame's
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From this reading THE GIRL AT THE DOOR When Isabel left Cuthbert Grahame's room her brain was in a tumult.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had so much of which to think that she found it hard to think at all.
happened
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From this reading The miniature, in its jewelled setting--especially the jeweled setting!--was likely to be a subject of covetous contemplation until--well, until something had happened to it, or to her.
hard
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From this reading She had so much of which to think that she found it hard to think at all.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GIRL AT THE DOOR When Isabel left Cuthbert Grahame's room her brain was in a tumult.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
hiding-place
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From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GIRL AT THE DOOR When Isabel left Cuthbert Grahame's room her brain was in a tumult.
Isabel
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From this reading THE GIRL AT THE DOOR When Isabel left Cuthbert Grahame's room her brain was in a tumult.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had so much of which to think that she found it hard to think at all.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
jeweledadjectiveUS /ˈdʒuː.əld/
Adorned or decorated with precious gems, diamonds, and emeralds.
From this reading The miniature, in its jewelled setting--especially the jeweled setting!--was likely to be a subject of covetous contemplation until--well, until something had happened to it, or to her.
jewelled
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From this reading The miniature, in its jewelled setting--especially the jeweled setting!--was likely to be a subject of covetous contemplation until--well, until something had happened to it, or to her.
learned
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From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GIRL AT THE DOOR When Isabel left Cuthbert Grahame's room her brain was in a tumult.
likely
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From this reading The miniature, in its jewelled setting--especially the jeweled setting!--was likely to be a subject of covetous contemplation until--well, until something had happened to it, or to her.
Margaret
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From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
miniature
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From this reading The miniature, in its jewelled setting--especially the jeweled setting!--was likely to be a subject of covetous contemplation until--well, until something had happened to it, or to her.
much
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From this reading She had so much of which to think that she found it hard to think at all.
occupy
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From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had so much of which to think that she found it hard to think at all.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The miniature, in its jewelled setting--especially the jeweled setting!--was likely to be a subject of covetous contemplation until--well, until something had happened to it, or to her.
possible
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From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
room
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From this reading THE GIRL AT THE DOOR When Isabel left Cuthbert Grahame's room her brain was in a tumult.
setting
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From this reading The miniature, in its jewelled setting--especially the jeweled setting!--was likely to be a subject of covetous contemplation until--well, until something had happened to it, or to her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had so much of which to think that she found it hard to think at all.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had so much of which to think that she found it hard to think at all.
some
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From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The miniature, in its jewelled setting--especially the jeweled setting!--was likely to be a subject of covetous contemplation until--well, until something had happened to it, or to her.
subject
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From this reading The miniature, in its jewelled setting--especially the jeweled setting!--was likely to be a subject of covetous contemplation until--well, until something had happened to it, or to her.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had so much of which to think that she found it hard to think at all.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GIRL AT THE DOOR When Isabel left Cuthbert Grahame's room her brain was in a tumult.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet they were far from being all she had to think about.
things
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From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had so much of which to think that she found it hard to think at all.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had so much of which to think that she found it hard to think at all.
tumult
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From this reading THE GIRL AT THE DOOR When Isabel left Cuthbert Grahame's room her brain was in a tumult.
unearthing
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From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The miniature, in its jewelled setting--especially the jeweled setting!--was likely to be a subject of covetous contemplation until--well, until something had happened to it, or to her.
Wallace
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From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GIRL AT THE DOOR When Isabel left Cuthbert Grahame's room her brain was in a tumult.
wealth
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From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
well
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From this reading The miniature, in its jewelled setting--especially the jeweled setting!--was likely to be a subject of covetous contemplation until--well, until something had happened to it, or to her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE GIRL AT THE DOOR When Isabel left Cuthbert Grahame's room her brain was in a tumult.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had so much of which to think that she found it hard to think at all.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The discovery that his wealth was so altogether beyond anything of which she had dreamed as possible; the unearthing of his will--from such a hiding-place; the facts she had learned of Margaret Wallace, and which she had herself embroidered--these things were in themselves enough to occupy her mind to its full capacity for some time to come.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet they were far from being all she had to think about.
