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1908
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From this reading NEW YORK The Century Co. 1908 Lady Channice was waiting for her son to come in from the garden.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE RESCUE," "PATHS OF JUDGEMENT," "A FOUNTAIN SEALED," ETC.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Walking up and down the long room she paused now and then to look at the bowls and vases of roses placed about it, now and then to look out of the windows, and finally at the last window she stopped to watch Augustine advancing over the lawn towards the house.
advancing
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From this reading Walking up and down the long room she paused now and then to look at the bowls and vases of roses placed about it, now and then to look out of the windows, and finally at the last window she stopped to watch Augustine advancing over the lawn towards the house.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The afternoon was growing late, but she had not sat down to the table, though tea was ready and the kettle sent out a narrow banner of steam.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The afternoon was growing late, but she had not sat down to the table, though tea was ready and the kettle sent out a narrow banner of steam.
any
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From this reading It was a grey stone house, low and solid, its bareness unalleviated by any grace of ornament or structure, and its two long rows of windows gazed out resignedly at a tame prospect.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Walking up and down the long room she paused now and then to look at the bowls and vases of roses placed about it, now and then to look out of the windows, and finally at the last window she stopped to watch Augustine advancing over the lawn towards the house.
Augustine
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AUTHOR
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banner
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From this reading The afternoon was growing late, but she had not sat down to the table, though tea was ready and the kettle sent out a narrow banner of steam.
bareness
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From this reading It was a grey stone house, low and solid, its bareness unalleviated by any grace of ornament or structure, and its two long rows of windows gazed out resignedly at a tame prospect.
bowls
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From this reading Walking up and down the long room she paused now and then to look at the bowls and vases of roses placed about it, now and then to look out of the windows, and finally at the last window she stopped to watch Augustine advancing over the lawn towards the house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The afternoon was growing late, but she had not sat down to the table, though tea was ready and the kettle sent out a narrow banner of steam.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a grey stone house, low and solid, its bareness unalleviated by any grace of ornament or structure, and its two long rows of windows gazed out resignedly at a tame prospect.
Century
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From this reading NEW YORK The Century Co. 1908 Lady Channice was waiting for her son to come in from the garden.
Channice
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From this reading NEW YORK The Century Co. 1908 Lady Channice was waiting for her son to come in from the garden.
Co
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From this reading NEW YORK The Century Co. 1908 Lady Channice was waiting for her son to come in from the garden.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEW YORK The Century Co. 1908 Lady Channice was waiting for her son to come in from the garden.
down
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From this reading The afternoon was growing late, but she had not sat down to the table, though tea was ready and the kettle sent out a narrow banner of steam.
ETC
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finally
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From this reading Walking up and down the long room she paused now and then to look at the bowls and vases of roses placed about it, now and then to look out of the windows, and finally at the last window she stopped to watch Augustine advancing over the lawn towards the house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading NEW YORK The Century Co. 1908 Lady Channice was waiting for her son to come in from the garden.
FOUNTAIN
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE RESCUE," "PATHS OF JUDGEMENT," "A FOUNTAIN SEALED," ETC.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading NEW YORK The Century Co. 1908 Lady Channice was waiting for her son to come in from the garden.
garden
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From this reading NEW YORK The Century Co. 1908 Lady Channice was waiting for her son to come in from the garden.
gazed
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From this reading It was a grey stone house, low and solid, its bareness unalleviated by any grace of ornament or structure, and its two long rows of windows gazed out resignedly at a tame prospect.
grace
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From this reading It was a grey stone house, low and solid, its bareness unalleviated by any grace of ornament or structure, and its two long rows of windows gazed out resignedly at a tame prospect.
grey
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From this reading It was a grey stone house, low and solid, its bareness unalleviated by any grace of ornament or structure, and its two long rows of windows gazed out resignedly at a tame prospect.
growing
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From this reading The afternoon was growing late, but she had not sat down to the table, though tea was ready and the kettle sent out a narrow banner of steam.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The afternoon was growing late, but she had not sat down to the table, though tea was ready and the kettle sent out a narrow banner of steam.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading NEW YORK The Century Co. 1908 Lady Channice was waiting for her son to come in from the garden.
house
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From this reading Walking up and down the long room she paused now and then to look at the bowls and vases of roses placed about it, now and then to look out of the windows, and finally at the last window she stopped to watch Augustine advancing over the lawn towards the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NEW YORK The Century Co. 1908 Lady Channice was waiting for her son to come in from the garden.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Walking up and down the long room she paused now and then to look at the bowls and vases of roses placed about it, now and then to look out of the windows, and finally at the last window she stopped to watch Augustine advancing over the lawn towards the house.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a grey stone house, low and solid, its bareness unalleviated by any grace of ornament or structure, and its two long rows of windows gazed out resignedly at a tame prospect.
JUDGEMENT
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE RESCUE," "PATHS OF JUDGEMENT," "A FOUNTAIN SEALED," ETC.
kettle
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From this reading The afternoon was growing late, but she had not sat down to the table, though tea was ready and the kettle sent out a narrow banner of steam.
Lady
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From this reading NEW YORK The Century Co. 1908 Lady Channice was waiting for her son to come in from the garden.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Walking up and down the long room she paused now and then to look at the bowls and vases of roses placed about it, now and then to look out of the windows, and finally at the last window she stopped to watch Augustine advancing over the lawn towards the house.
late
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From this reading The afternoon was growing late, but she had not sat down to the table, though tea was ready and the kettle sent out a narrow banner of steam.
lawn
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Walking up and down the long room she paused now and then to look at the bowls and vases of roses placed about it, now and then to look out of the windows, and finally at the last window she stopped to watch Augustine advancing over the lawn towards the house.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Walking up and down the long room she paused now and then to look at the bowls and vases of roses placed about it, now and then to look out of the windows, and finally at the last window she stopped to watch Augustine advancing over the lawn towards the house.
low
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From this reading It was a grey stone house, low and solid, its bareness unalleviated by any grace of ornament or structure, and its two long rows of windows gazed out resignedly at a tame prospect.
narrow
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From this reading The afternoon was growing late, but she had not sat down to the table, though tea was ready and the kettle sent out a narrow banner of steam.
NEW
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From this reading NEW YORK The Century Co. 1908 Lady Channice was waiting for her son to come in from the garden.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The afternoon was growing late, but she had not sat down to the table, though tea was ready and the kettle sent out a narrow banner of steam.
now
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE RESCUE," "PATHS OF JUDGEMENT," "A FOUNTAIN SEALED," ETC.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was a grey stone house, low and solid, its bareness unalleviated by any grace of ornament or structure, and its two long rows of windows gazed out resignedly at a tame prospect.
ornament
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From this reading It was a grey stone house, low and solid, its bareness unalleviated by any grace of ornament or structure, and its two long rows of windows gazed out resignedly at a tame prospect.
out
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From this reading The afternoon was growing late, but she had not sat down to the table, though tea was ready and the kettle sent out a narrow banner of steam.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Walking up and down the long room she paused now and then to look at the bowls and vases of roses placed about it, now and then to look out of the windows, and finally at the last window she stopped to watch Augustine advancing over the lawn towards the house.
PATHS
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paused
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From this reading Walking up and down the long room she paused now and then to look at the bowls and vases of roses placed about it, now and then to look out of the windows, and finally at the last window she stopped to watch Augustine advancing over the lawn towards the house.
placed
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prospect
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From this reading It was a grey stone house, low and solid, its bareness unalleviated by any grace of ornament or structure, and its two long rows of windows gazed out resignedly at a tame prospect.
ready
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From this reading The afternoon was growing late, but she had not sat down to the table, though tea was ready and the kettle sent out a narrow banner of steam.
RESCUE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE RESCUE," "PATHS OF JUDGEMENT," "A FOUNTAIN SEALED," ETC.
resignedly
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From this reading It was a grey stone house, low and solid, its bareness unalleviated by any grace of ornament or structure, and its two long rows of windows gazed out resignedly at a tame prospect.
room
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roses
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rows
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From this reading It was a grey stone house, low and solid, its bareness unalleviated by any grace of ornament or structure, and its two long rows of windows gazed out resignedly at a tame prospect.
sat
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From this reading The afternoon was growing late, but she had not sat down to the table, though tea was ready and the kettle sent out a narrow banner of steam.
SEALEDadjectiveUS /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE RESCUE," "PATHS OF JUDGEMENT," "A FOUNTAIN SEALED," ETC.
sent
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From this reading The afternoon was growing late, but she had not sat down to the table, though tea was ready and the kettle sent out a narrow banner of steam.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The afternoon was growing late, but she had not sat down to the table, though tea was ready and the kettle sent out a narrow banner of steam.
solid
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From this reading It was a grey stone house, low and solid, its bareness unalleviated by any grace of ornament or structure, and its two long rows of windows gazed out resignedly at a tame prospect.
son
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From this reading NEW YORK The Century Co. 1908 Lady Channice was waiting for her son to come in from the garden.
steam
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From this reading The afternoon was growing late, but she had not sat down to the table, though tea was ready and the kettle sent out a narrow banner of steam.
stone
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From this reading It was a grey stone house, low and solid, its bareness unalleviated by any grace of ornament or structure, and its two long rows of windows gazed out resignedly at a tame prospect.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Walking up and down the long room she paused now and then to look at the bowls and vases of roses placed about it, now and then to look out of the windows, and finally at the last window she stopped to watch Augustine advancing over the lawn towards the house.
structure
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From this reading It was a grey stone house, low and solid, its bareness unalleviated by any grace of ornament or structure, and its two long rows of windows gazed out resignedly at a tame prospect.
table
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From this reading The afternoon was growing late, but she had not sat down to the table, though tea was ready and the kettle sent out a narrow banner of steam.
tame
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From this reading It was a grey stone house, low and solid, its bareness unalleviated by any grace of ornament or structure, and its two long rows of windows gazed out resignedly at a tame prospect.
tea
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From this reading The afternoon was growing late, but she had not sat down to the table, though tea was ready and the kettle sent out a narrow banner of steam.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE RESCUE," "PATHS OF JUDGEMENT," "A FOUNTAIN SEALED," ETC.
then
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From this reading Walking up and down the long room she paused now and then to look at the bowls and vases of roses placed about it, now and then to look out of the windows, and finally at the last window she stopped to watch Augustine advancing over the lawn towards the house.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The afternoon was growing late, but she had not sat down to the table, though tea was ready and the kettle sent out a narrow banner of steam.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NEW YORK The Century Co. 1908 Lady Channice was waiting for her son to come in from the garden.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Walking up and down the long room she paused now and then to look at the bowls and vases of roses placed about it, now and then to look out of the windows, and finally at the last window she stopped to watch Augustine advancing over the lawn towards the house.
two
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From this reading It was a grey stone house, low and solid, its bareness unalleviated by any grace of ornament or structure, and its two long rows of windows gazed out resignedly at a tame prospect.
unalleviated
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From this reading It was a grey stone house, low and solid, its bareness unalleviated by any grace of ornament or structure, and its two long rows of windows gazed out resignedly at a tame prospect.
up
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vases
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From this reading Walking up and down the long room she paused now and then to look at the bowls and vases of roses placed about it, now and then to look out of the windows, and finally at the last window she stopped to watch Augustine advancing over the lawn towards the house.
waiting
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From this reading NEW YORK The Century Co. 1908 Lady Channice was waiting for her son to come in from the garden.
Walking
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From this reading Walking up and down the long room she paused now and then to look at the bowls and vases of roses placed about it, now and then to look out of the windows, and finally at the last window she stopped to watch Augustine advancing over the lawn towards the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NEW YORK The Century Co. 1908 Lady Channice was waiting for her son to come in from the garden.
watch
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From this reading Walking up and down the long room she paused now and then to look at the bowls and vases of roses placed about it, now and then to look out of the windows, and finally at the last window she stopped to watch Augustine advancing over the lawn towards the house.
window
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windows
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YORK
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From this reading NEW YORK The Century Co. 1908 Lady Channice was waiting for her son to come in from the garden.
