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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 Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And one day the last sweet rose leaf is added to the brimming cup of Lady Vera's new happiness, which even the thought of Raleigh Gilmore's fell design could not wholly overshadow.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And one day the last sweet rose leaf is added to the brimming cup of Lady Vera's new happiness, which even the thought of Raleigh Gilmore's fell design could not wholly overshadow.
arrange
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From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
black
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From this reading Sir Harry takes her hand and draws her forward to the man, neatly clothed in black, who has risen from his chair to meet her.
brimming
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From this reading And one day the last sweet rose leaf is added to the brimming cup of Lady Vera's new happiness, which even the thought of Raleigh Gilmore's fell design could not wholly overshadow.
chair
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From this reading Sir Harry takes her hand and draws her forward to the man, neatly clothed in black, who has risen from his chair to meet her.
children
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From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
Clive
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From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
clothed
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From this reading Sir Harry takes her hand and draws her forward to the man, neatly clothed in black, who has risen from his chair to meet her.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And one day the last sweet rose leaf is added to the brimming cup of Lady Vera's new happiness, which even the thought of Raleigh Gilmore's fell design could not wholly overshadow.
cries
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From this reading "I know your face," she cries, instantly.
cup
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From this reading And one day the last sweet rose leaf is added to the brimming cup of Lady Vera's new happiness, which even the thought of Raleigh Gilmore's fell design could not wholly overshadow.
day
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From this reading And one day the last sweet rose leaf is added to the brimming cup of Lady Vera's new happiness, which even the thought of Raleigh Gilmore's fell design could not wholly overshadow.
design
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From this reading And one day the last sweet rose leaf is added to the brimming cup of Lady Vera's new happiness, which even the thought of Raleigh Gilmore's fell design could not wholly overshadow.
disordered
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From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
draws
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From this reading Sir Harry takes her hand and draws her forward to the man, neatly clothed in black, who has risen from his chair to meet her.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And one day the last sweet rose leaf is added to the brimming cup of Lady Vera's new happiness, which even the thought of Raleigh Gilmore's fell design could not wholly overshadow.
face
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From this reading "I know your face," she cries, instantly.
fell
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From this reading And one day the last sweet rose leaf is added to the brimming cup of Lady Vera's new happiness, which even the thought of Raleigh Gilmore's fell design could not wholly overshadow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Harry takes her hand and draws her forward to the man, neatly clothed in black, who has risen from his chair to meet her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sir Harry takes her hand and draws her forward to the man, neatly clothed in black, who has risen from his chair to meet her.
Gilmore's
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From this reading And one day the last sweet rose leaf is added to the brimming cup of Lady Vera's new happiness, which even the thought of Raleigh Gilmore's fell design could not wholly overshadow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
hair
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From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
hand
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From this reading Sir Harry takes her hand and draws her forward to the man, neatly clothed in black, who has risen from his chair to meet her.
happiness
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From this reading And one day the last sweet rose leaf is added to the brimming cup of Lady Vera's new happiness, which even the thought of Raleigh Gilmore's fell design could not wholly overshadow.
Harry
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From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir Harry takes her hand and draws her forward to the man, neatly clothed in black, who has risen from his chair to meet her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have seen you somewhere.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Harry takes her hand and draws her forward to the man, neatly clothed in black, who has risen from his chair to meet her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know your face," she cries, instantly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
instantly
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From this reading "I know your face," she cries, instantly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And one day the last sweet rose leaf is added to the brimming cup of Lady Vera's new happiness, which even the thought of Raleigh Gilmore's fell design could not wholly overshadow.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know your face," she cries, instantly.
Lady
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From this reading And one day the last sweet rose leaf is added to the brimming cup of Lady Vera's new happiness, which even the thought of Raleigh Gilmore's fell design could not wholly overshadow.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And one day the last sweet rose leaf is added to the brimming cup of Lady Vera's new happiness, which even the thought of Raleigh Gilmore's fell design could not wholly overshadow.
leaf
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From this reading And one day the last sweet rose leaf is added to the brimming cup of Lady Vera's new happiness, which even the thought of Raleigh Gilmore's fell design could not wholly overshadow.
library
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From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
man
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From this reading Sir Harry takes her hand and draws her forward to the man, neatly clothed in black, who has risen from his chair to meet her.
meet
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From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
moment
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From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
neatly
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From this reading Sir Harry takes her hand and draws her forward to the man, neatly clothed in black, who has risen from his chair to meet her.
Nella's
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From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
new
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From this reading And one day the last sweet rose leaf is added to the brimming cup of Lady Vera's new happiness, which even the thought of Raleigh Gilmore's fell design could not wholly overshadow.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And one day the last sweet rose leaf is added to the brimming cup of Lady Vera's new happiness, which even the thought of Raleigh Gilmore's fell design could not wholly overshadow.
nursery
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From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
obeys
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From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And one day the last sweet rose leaf is added to the brimming cup of Lady Vera's new happiness, which even the thought of Raleigh Gilmore's fell design could not wholly overshadow.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And one day the last sweet rose leaf is added to the brimming cup of Lady Vera's new happiness, which even the thought of Raleigh Gilmore's fell design could not wholly overshadow.
only
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From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
overshadow
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From this reading And one day the last sweet rose leaf is added to the brimming cup of Lady Vera's new happiness, which even the thought of Raleigh Gilmore's fell design could not wholly overshadow.
playing
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From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
Raleigh
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From this reading And one day the last sweet rose leaf is added to the brimming cup of Lady Vera's new happiness, which even the thought of Raleigh Gilmore's fell design could not wholly overshadow.
request
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From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
risen
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From this reading Sir Harry takes her hand and draws her forward to the man, neatly clothed in black, who has risen from his chair to meet her.
rose
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From this reading And one day the last sweet rose leaf is added to the brimming cup of Lady Vera's new happiness, which even the thought of Raleigh Gilmore's fell design could not wholly overshadow.
seen
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From this reading "I have seen you somewhere.
sent
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From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
somewhere
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From this reading "I have seen you somewhere.
staying
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From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
sweet
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From this reading And one day the last sweet rose leaf is added to the brimming cup of Lady Vera's new happiness, which even the thought of Raleigh Gilmore's fell design could not wholly overshadow.
takes
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From this reading Sir Harry takes her hand and draws her forward to the man, neatly clothed in black, who has risen from his chair to meet her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And one day the last sweet rose leaf is added to the brimming cup of Lady Vera's new happiness, which even the thought of Raleigh Gilmore's fell design could not wholly overshadow.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And one day the last sweet rose leaf is added to the brimming cup of Lady Vera's new happiness, which even the thought of Raleigh Gilmore's fell design could not wholly overshadow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And one day the last sweet rose leaf is added to the brimming cup of Lady Vera's new happiness, which even the thought of Raleigh Gilmore's fell design could not wholly overshadow.
urgent
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From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
Vera's
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From this reading And one day the last sweet rose leaf is added to the brimming cup of Lady Vera's new happiness, which even the thought of Raleigh Gilmore's fell design could not wholly overshadow.
visitor
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From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And one day the last sweet rose leaf is added to the brimming cup of Lady Vera's new happiness, which even the thought of Raleigh Gilmore's fell design could not wholly overshadow.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Sir Harry takes her hand and draws her forward to the man, neatly clothed in black, who has risen from his chair to meet her.
wholly
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From this reading And one day the last sweet rose leaf is added to the brimming cup of Lady Vera's new happiness, which even the thought of Raleigh Gilmore's fell design could not wholly overshadow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sir Harry Clive had sent her an urgent request to come into the library to meet a visitor, and only staying a moment to arrange her disordered hair, for she had been in the nursery playing with Lady Nella's children, she obeys him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have seen you somewhere.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I know your face," she cries, instantly.
