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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 "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Yes, forty hundred, if you like," and in her delight Edith danced about the room like one insane.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RICHARD AND EDITH.
arms
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
Arthur
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
Arthur's
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From this reading Thrusting the locket slily into Arthur's hand, she whispered, "I slept with her last night, and dreamed it was not the first time either.
back
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
bending
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From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
danced
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From this reading "Yes, forty hundred, if you like," and in her delight Edith danced about the room like one insane.
delight
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From this reading "Yes, forty hundred, if you like," and in her delight Edith danced about the room like one insane.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
dignity
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From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
doing
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
dreamed
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From this reading Thrusting the locket slily into Arthur's hand, she whispered, "I slept with her last night, and dreamed it was not the first time either.
EDITH
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From this reading RICHARD AND EDITH.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Thrusting the locket slily into Arthur's hand, she whispered, "I slept with her last night, and dreamed it was not the first time either.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
felt
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From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thrusting the locket slily into Arthur's hand, she whispered, "I slept with her last night, and dreamed it was not the first time either.
flush
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From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
forgetting
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
form
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From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
forty
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From this reading "Yes, forty hundred, if you like," and in her delight Edith danced about the room like one insane.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
girl
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From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
hand
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From this reading Thrusting the locket slily into Arthur's hand, she whispered, "I slept with her last night, and dreamed it was not the first time either.
haughty
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From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
heard
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From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
hundred
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From this reading "Yes, forty hundred, if you like," and in her delight Edith danced about the room like one insane.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Thrusting the locket slily into Arthur's hand, she whispered, "I slept with her last night, and dreamed it was not the first time either.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Yes, forty hundred, if you like," and in her delight Edith danced about the room like one insane.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
insane
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From this reading "Yes, forty hundred, if you like," and in her delight Edith danced about the room like one insane.
instant
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From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
insulted
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From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Thrusting the locket slily into Arthur's hand, she whispered, "I slept with her last night, and dreamed it was not the first time either.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
joy
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
kiss
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From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
kissed
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
knew
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thrusting the locket slily into Arthur's hand, she whispered, "I slept with her last night, and dreamed it was not the first time either.
like
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From this reading "Yes, forty hundred, if you like," and in her delight Edith danced about the room like one insane.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
locket
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From this reading Thrusting the locket slily into Arthur's hand, she whispered, "I slept with her last night, and dreamed it was not the first time either.
man
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From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
Mr
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
neck
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
night
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From this reading Thrusting the locket slily into Arthur's hand, she whispered, "I slept with her last night, and dreamed it was not the first time either.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thrusting the locket slily into Arthur's hand, she whispered, "I slept with her last night, and dreamed it was not the first time either.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Yes, forty hundred, if you like," and in her delight Edith danced about the room like one insane.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
quickly
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From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
RICHARD
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From this reading RICHARD AND EDITH.
room
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From this reading "Yes, forty hundred, if you like," and in her delight Edith danced about the room like one insane.
saw
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From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
saying
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From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
slept
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From this reading Thrusting the locket slily into Arthur's hand, she whispered, "I slept with her last night, and dreamed it was not the first time either.
slily
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From this reading Thrusting the locket slily into Arthur's hand, she whispered, "I slept with her last night, and dreamed it was not the first time either.
tall
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From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
Thrusting
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From this reading Thrusting the locket slily into Arthur's hand, she whispered, "I slept with her last night, and dreamed it was not the first time either.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thrusting the locket slily into Arthur's hand, she whispered, "I slept with her last night, and dreamed it was not the first time either.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
twice
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
vanished
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From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
waiting-maid
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
welcoming
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From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
well
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
whispered
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From this reading Thrusting the locket slily into Arthur's hand, she whispered, "I slept with her last night, and dreamed it was not the first time either.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thrusting the locket slily into Arthur's hand, she whispered, "I slept with her last night, and dreamed it was not the first time either.
wound
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, forty hundred, if you like," and in her delight Edith danced about the room like one insane.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Arthur, you did come back," and forgetting, in her great joy, that Arthur was a gentleman, and she a waiting-maid, Edith wound her arms around his neck, and kissed him twice ere he well knew what she was doing.
young
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From this reading For an instant the haughty young man felt a flush of insulted dignity, but it quickly vanished when he saw the tall form of Richard bending over the little girl and heard him saying to her, "Have you no welcoming kiss for me?"
