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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 "What a blessing a good long walk is, if we only knew it!" she exclaimed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She brought the maid with her into the drawing-room, in the gayest of good spirits, and presented Rhoda to Mountjoy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HER FATHER'S MESSAGE LOOKING out of the drawing-room window, for the tenth time at least, Mountjoy at last saw Iris in the street, returning to the house.
blessing
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From this reading "What a blessing a good long walk is, if we only knew it!" she exclaimed.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She brought the maid with her into the drawing-room, in the gayest of good spirits, and presented Rhoda to Mountjoy.
came
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From this reading Who would suppose that she came here with heavy eyes and pale cheeks?
cheeks
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From this reading Who would suppose that she came here with heavy eyes and pale cheeks?
colour
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From this reading "Look at my little maid's colour!
drawing-room
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From this reading HER FATHER'S MESSAGE LOOKING out of the drawing-room window, for the tenth time at least, Mountjoy at last saw Iris in the street, returning to the house.
exclaimed
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From this reading "What a blessing a good long walk is, if we only knew it!" she exclaimed.
eyes
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From this reading Who would suppose that she came here with heavy eyes and pale cheeks?
FATHER'S
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From this reading HER FATHER'S MESSAGE LOOKING out of the drawing-room window, for the tenth time at least, Mountjoy at last saw Iris in the street, returning to the house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HER FATHER'S MESSAGE LOOKING out of the drawing-room window, for the tenth time at least, Mountjoy at last saw Iris in the street, returning to the house.
gayest
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From this reading She brought the maid with her into the drawing-room, in the gayest of good spirits, and presented Rhoda to Mountjoy.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She brought the maid with her into the drawing-room, in the gayest of good spirits, and presented Rhoda to Mountjoy.
heavy
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From this reading Who would suppose that she came here with heavy eyes and pale cheeks?
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HER FATHER'S MESSAGE LOOKING out of the drawing-room window, for the tenth time at least, Mountjoy at last saw Iris in the street, returning to the house.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who would suppose that she came here with heavy eyes and pale cheeks?
house
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From this reading HER FATHER'S MESSAGE LOOKING out of the drawing-room window, for the tenth time at least, Mountjoy at last saw Iris in the street, returning to the house.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "What a blessing a good long walk is, if we only knew it!" she exclaimed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HER FATHER'S MESSAGE LOOKING out of the drawing-room window, for the tenth time at least, Mountjoy at last saw Iris in the street, returning to the house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She brought the maid with her into the drawing-room, in the gayest of good spirits, and presented Rhoda to Mountjoy.
Iris
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From this reading HER FATHER'S MESSAGE LOOKING out of the drawing-room window, for the tenth time at least, Mountjoy at last saw Iris in the street, returning to the house.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What a blessing a good long walk is, if we only knew it!" she exclaimed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What a blessing a good long walk is, if we only knew it!" she exclaimed.
knew
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From this reading "What a blessing a good long walk is, if we only knew it!" she exclaimed.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HER FATHER'S MESSAGE LOOKING out of the drawing-room window, for the tenth time at least, Mountjoy at last saw Iris in the street, returning to the house.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HER FATHER'S MESSAGE LOOKING out of the drawing-room window, for the tenth time at least, Mountjoy at last saw Iris in the street, returning to the house.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look at my little maid's colour!
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What a blessing a good long walk is, if we only knew it!" she exclaimed.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look at my little maid's colour!
LOOKING
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From this reading HER FATHER'S MESSAGE LOOKING out of the drawing-room window, for the tenth time at least, Mountjoy at last saw Iris in the street, returning to the house.
maid
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From this reading She brought the maid with her into the drawing-room, in the gayest of good spirits, and presented Rhoda to Mountjoy.
maid's
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From this reading "Look at my little maid's colour!
MESSAGE
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From this reading HER FATHER'S MESSAGE LOOKING out of the drawing-room window, for the tenth time at least, Mountjoy at last saw Iris in the street, returning to the house.
Mountjoy
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From this reading HER FATHER'S MESSAGE LOOKING out of the drawing-room window, for the tenth time at least, Mountjoy at last saw Iris in the street, returning to the house.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Look at my little maid's colour!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HER FATHER'S MESSAGE LOOKING out of the drawing-room window, for the tenth time at least, Mountjoy at last saw Iris in the street, returning to the house.
only
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From this reading "What a blessing a good long walk is, if we only knew it!" she exclaimed.
out
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From this reading HER FATHER'S MESSAGE LOOKING out of the drawing-room window, for the tenth time at least, Mountjoy at last saw Iris in the street, returning to the house.
pale
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From this reading Who would suppose that she came here with heavy eyes and pale cheeks?
presented
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From this reading She brought the maid with her into the drawing-room, in the gayest of good spirits, and presented Rhoda to Mountjoy.
returning
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From this reading HER FATHER'S MESSAGE LOOKING out of the drawing-room window, for the tenth time at least, Mountjoy at last saw Iris in the street, returning to the house.
Rhoda
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From this reading She brought the maid with her into the drawing-room, in the gayest of good spirits, and presented Rhoda to Mountjoy.
saw
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From this reading HER FATHER'S MESSAGE LOOKING out of the drawing-room window, for the tenth time at least, Mountjoy at last saw Iris in the street, returning to the house.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She brought the maid with her into the drawing-room, in the gayest of good spirits, and presented Rhoda to Mountjoy.
spirits
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From this reading She brought the maid with her into the drawing-room, in the gayest of good spirits, and presented Rhoda to Mountjoy.
street
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From this reading HER FATHER'S MESSAGE LOOKING out of the drawing-room window, for the tenth time at least, Mountjoy at last saw Iris in the street, returning to the house.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Who would suppose that she came here with heavy eyes and pale cheeks?
tenth
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From this reading HER FATHER'S MESSAGE LOOKING out of the drawing-room window, for the tenth time at least, Mountjoy at last saw Iris in the street, returning to the house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Who would suppose that she came here with heavy eyes and pale cheeks?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HER FATHER'S MESSAGE LOOKING out of the drawing-room window, for the tenth time at least, Mountjoy at last saw Iris in the street, returning to the house.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HER FATHER'S MESSAGE LOOKING out of the drawing-room window, for the tenth time at least, Mountjoy at last saw Iris in the street, returning to the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HER FATHER'S MESSAGE LOOKING out of the drawing-room window, for the tenth time at least, Mountjoy at last saw Iris in the street, returning to the house.
walk
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From this reading "What a blessing a good long walk is, if we only knew it!" she exclaimed.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "What a blessing a good long walk is, if we only knew it!" she exclaimed.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a blessing a good long walk is, if we only knew it!" she exclaimed.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who would suppose that she came here with heavy eyes and pale cheeks?
window
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From this reading HER FATHER'S MESSAGE LOOKING out of the drawing-room window, for the tenth time at least, Mountjoy at last saw Iris in the street, returning to the house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She brought the maid with her into the drawing-room, in the gayest of good spirits, and presented Rhoda to Mountjoy.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Who would suppose that she came here with heavy eyes and pale cheeks?