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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
bank
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From this reading Mr. Clifford, the servant told her, was still in the bank, with his lawyer, for whom he had telegraphed to London.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
Clifford
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From this reading Mr. Clifford, the servant told her, was still in the bank, with his lawyer, for whom he had telegraphed to London.
day
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From this reading Phebe was gone home, and Madame had retired to her own room, having given up the expectation of seeing Felicita that day.
daylight
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From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
display
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From this reading Its extravagant display seemed to strike upon her suddenly as she entered it.
down
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From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
drawing-room
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From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
elegantly
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From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
entered
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From this reading Its extravagant display seemed to strike upon her suddenly as she entered it.
expectation
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From this reading Phebe was gone home, and Madame had retired to her own room, having given up the expectation of seeing Felicita that day.
expensively
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From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
extravagant
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From this reading Its extravagant display seemed to strike upon her suddenly as she entered it.
Felicita
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From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
furnished
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From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
given
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From this reading Phebe was gone home, and Madame had retired to her own room, having given up the expectation of seeing Felicita that day.
gone
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From this reading Phebe was gone home, and Madame had retired to her own room, having given up the expectation of seeing Felicita that day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Phebe was gone home, and Madame had retired to her own room, having given up the expectation of seeing Felicita that day.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Clifford, the servant told her, was still in the bank, with his lawyer, for whom he had telegraphed to London.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Clifford, the servant told her, was still in the bank, with his lawyer, for whom he had telegraphed to London.
home
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From this reading Phebe was gone home, and Madame had retired to her own room, having given up the expectation of seeing Felicita that day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its extravagant display seemed to strike upon her suddenly as she entered it.
lasts
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From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
lawyer
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From this reading Mr. Clifford, the servant told her, was still in the bank, with his lawyer, for whom he had telegraphed to London.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
London
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From this reading Mr. Clifford, the servant told her, was still in the bank, with his lawyer, for whom he had telegraphed to London.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
Madame
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From this reading Phebe was gone home, and Madame had retired to her own room, having given up the expectation of seeing Felicita that day.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
more
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From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Clifford, the servant told her, was still in the bank, with his lawyer, for whom he had telegraphed to London.
nightfall
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From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Phebe was gone home, and Madame had retired to her own room, having given up the expectation of seeing Felicita that day.
own
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From this reading Phebe was gone home, and Madame had retired to her own room, having given up the expectation of seeing Felicita that day.
PARTNER
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From this reading THE SENIOR PARTNER.
Phebe
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From this reading Phebe was gone home, and Madame had retired to her own room, having given up the expectation of seeing Felicita that day.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Phebe was gone home, and Madame had retired to her own room, having given up the expectation of seeing Felicita that day.
Riversdale
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From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
room
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From this reading Phebe was gone home, and Madame had retired to her own room, having given up the expectation of seeing Felicita that day.
seeing
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From this reading Phebe was gone home, and Madame had retired to her own room, having given up the expectation of seeing Felicita that day.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its extravagant display seemed to strike upon her suddenly as she entered it.
SENIOR
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From this reading THE SENIOR PARTNER.
servant
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From this reading Mr. Clifford, the servant told her, was still in the bank, with his lawyer, for whom he had telegraphed to London.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Its extravagant display seemed to strike upon her suddenly as she entered it.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Clifford, the servant told her, was still in the bank, with his lawyer, for whom he had telegraphed to London.
strike
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From this reading Its extravagant display seemed to strike upon her suddenly as she entered it.
study
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From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Its extravagant display seemed to strike upon her suddenly as she entered it.
telegraphed
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From this reading Mr. Clifford, the servant told her, was still in the bank, with his lawyer, for whom he had telegraphed to London.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Phebe was gone home, and Madame had retired to her own room, having given up the expectation of seeing Felicita that day.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SENIOR PARTNER.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Clifford, the servant told her, was still in the bank, with his lawyer, for whom he had telegraphed to London.
up
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From this reading Phebe was gone home, and Madame had retired to her own room, having given up the expectation of seeing Felicita that day.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Its extravagant display seemed to strike upon her suddenly as she entered it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Long as the daylight lasts in May it was after nightfall when Felicita left her study and went down to the drawing-room, more elegantly and expensively furnished for her than the drawing-room at Riversdale had been.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Clifford, the servant told her, was still in the bank, with his lawyer, for whom he had telegraphed to London.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Clifford, the servant told her, was still in the bank, with his lawyer, for whom he had telegraphed to London.
