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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 Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
abrupt
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From this reading With a sinking heart the vision of pig-tailed Meg making her abrupt exit from the Dower House schoolroom upon an obviously vamped-up errand presented itself once more to her inward sight.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What could the infringement of what had been already impressed upon her as an iron law of Mrs. Tancred’s life portend?
ambiguous
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From this reading This ambiguous piece of news was enough to drive Jutes and Angles from a mind on which they had a firmer clutch than could be said of Miss Ransome’s.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading What could the infringement of what had been already impressed upon her as an iron law of Mrs. Tancred’s life portend?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
Angles
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approaching
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From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What could the infringement of what had been already impressed upon her as an iron law of Mrs. Tancred’s life portend?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. and Miss Aylmer calling at half-past eleven in the morning!
Aylmer
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From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This ambiguous piece of news was enough to drive Jutes and Angles from a mind on which they had a firmer clutch than could be said of Miss Ransome’s.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What could the infringement of what had been already impressed upon her as an iron law of Mrs. Tancred’s life portend?
breast
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From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
calling
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From this reading Mrs. and Miss Aylmer calling at half-past eleven in the morning!
clutch
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compunctious
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From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This ambiguous piece of news was enough to drive Jutes and Angles from a mind on which they had a firmer clutch than could be said of Miss Ransome’s.
coupling
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From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
Dower
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drive
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east
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From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
eleven
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enough
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errand
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exit
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From this reading With a sinking heart the vision of pig-tailed Meg making her abrupt exit from the Dower House schoolroom upon an obviously vamped-up errand presented itself once more to her inward sight.
fear
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From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
firmer
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footman
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From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This ambiguous piece of news was enough to drive Jutes and Angles from a mind on which they had a firmer clutch than could be said of Miss Ransome’s.
gallery
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From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This ambiguous piece of news was enough to drive Jutes and Angles from a mind on which they had a firmer clutch than could be said of Miss Ransome’s.
half-past
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From this reading Mrs. and Miss Aylmer calling at half-past eleven in the morning!
heart
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From this reading With a sinking heart the vision of pig-tailed Meg making her abrupt exit from the Dower House schoolroom upon an obviously vamped-up errand presented itself once more to her inward sight.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
House
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From this reading With a sinking heart the vision of pig-tailed Meg making her abrupt exit from the Dower House schoolroom upon an obviously vamped-up errand presented itself once more to her inward sight.
impressed
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From this reading What could the infringement of what had been already impressed upon her as an iron law of Mrs. Tancred’s life portend?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
information
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From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
infringement
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
inward
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iron
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From this reading What could the infringement of what had been already impressed upon her as an iron law of Mrs. Tancred’s life portend?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading With a sinking heart the vision of pig-tailed Meg making her abrupt exit from the Dower House schoolroom upon an obviously vamped-up errand presented itself once more to her inward sight.
Jutes
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law
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From this reading What could the infringement of what had been already impressed upon her as an iron law of Mrs. Tancred’s life portend?
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What could the infringement of what had been already impressed upon her as an iron law of Mrs. Tancred’s life portend?
making
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From this reading With a sinking heart the vision of pig-tailed Meg making her abrupt exit from the Dower House schoolroom upon an obviously vamped-up errand presented itself once more to her inward sight.
Meg
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From this reading With a sinking heart the vision of pig-tailed Meg making her abrupt exit from the Dower House schoolroom upon an obviously vamped-up errand presented itself once more to her inward sight.
mere
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From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
message
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From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This ambiguous piece of news was enough to drive Jutes and Angles from a mind on which they had a firmer clutch than could be said of Miss Ransome’s.
Miss
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From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
more
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From this reading With a sinking heart the vision of pig-tailed Meg making her abrupt exit from the Dower House schoolroom upon an obviously vamped-up errand presented itself once more to her inward sight.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. and Miss Aylmer calling at half-past eleven in the morning!
morning-room
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From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
Mrs
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From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
news
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From this reading This ambiguous piece of news was enough to drive Jutes and Angles from a mind on which they had a firmer clutch than could be said of Miss Ransome’s.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
obviously
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From this reading With a sinking heart the vision of pig-tailed Meg making her abrupt exit from the Dower House schoolroom upon an obviously vamped-up errand presented itself once more to her inward sight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This ambiguous piece of news was enough to drive Jutes and Angles from a mind on which they had a firmer clutch than could be said of Miss Ransome’s.
once
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piece
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pig-tailed
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portend
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From this reading What could the infringement of what had been already impressed upon her as an iron law of Mrs. Tancred’s life portend?
presence
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From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
presented
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pseudo-student
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Ransome's
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requested
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From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
said
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schoolroom
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sight
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From this reading With a sinking heart the vision of pig-tailed Meg making her abrupt exit from the Dower House schoolroom upon an obviously vamped-up errand presented itself once more to her inward sight.
simply
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From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
sinking
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From this reading With a sinking heart the vision of pig-tailed Meg making her abrupt exit from the Dower House schoolroom upon an obviously vamped-up errand presented itself once more to her inward sight.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
Tancred's
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From this reading What could the infringement of what had been already impressed upon her as an iron law of Mrs. Tancred’s life portend?
task-mistress
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From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This ambiguous piece of news was enough to drive Jutes and Angles from a mind on which they had a firmer clutch than could be said of Miss Ransome’s.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
there
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From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This ambiguous piece of news was enough to drive Jutes and Angles from a mind on which they had a firmer clutch than could be said of Miss Ransome’s.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This ambiguous piece of news was enough to drive Jutes and Angles from a mind on which they had a firmer clutch than could be said of Miss Ransome’s.
Thus
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From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This ambiguous piece of news was enough to drive Jutes and Angles from a mind on which they had a firmer clutch than could be said of Miss Ransome’s.
tread
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From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading What could the infringement of what had been already impressed upon her as an iron law of Mrs. Tancred’s life portend?
vamped-up
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vision
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From this reading With a sinking heart the vision of pig-tailed Meg making her abrupt exit from the Dower House schoolroom upon an obviously vamped-up errand presented itself once more to her inward sight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What could the infringement of what had been already impressed upon her as an iron law of Mrs. Tancred’s life portend?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This ambiguous piece of news was enough to drive Jutes and Angles from a mind on which they had a firmer clutch than could be said of Miss Ransome’s.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thus it was not the task-mistress, but a mere footman, whose approaching tread struck compunctious fear into the breast of the pseudo-student in the east gallery--a footman who simply requested her presence in the morning-room, coupling with his message the information that Mrs. and Miss Aylmer were there.
