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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 Constance, nursing a pale-faced headache, had been reclining on the couch at the side of a bouquet of roses four feet across; but now she sat straight up and smiled, and the sparkle which had been absent for days came back into her eyes.
absent
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From this reading Constance, nursing a pale-faced headache, had been reclining on the couch at the side of a bouquet of roses four feet across; but now she sat straight up and smiled, and the sparkle which had been absent for days came back into her eyes.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Constance, nursing a pale-faced headache, had been reclining on the couch at the side of a bouquet of roses four feet across; but now she sat straight up and smiled, and the sparkle which had been absent for days came back into her eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Constance, nursing a pale-faced headache, had been reclining on the couch at the side of a bouquet of roses four feet across; but now she sat straight up and smiled, and the sparkle which had been absent for days came back into her eyes.
aquiver
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From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE AVAILS HERSELF OF WOMAN'S PRIVILEGE TO CHANGE HER MIND Polly Parsons burst into the boudoir of Constance Joy, every feather on her lavender hat aquiver with indignation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Constance, nursing a pale-faced headache, had been reclining on the couch at the side of a bouquet of roses four feet across; but now she sat straight up and smiled, and the sparkle which had been absent for days came back into her eyes.
AVAILS
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From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE AVAILS HERSELF OF WOMAN'S PRIVILEGE TO CHANGE HER MIND Polly Parsons burst into the boudoir of Constance Joy, every feather on her lavender hat aquiver with indignation.
back
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From this reading Constance, nursing a pale-faced headache, had been reclining on the couch at the side of a bouquet of roses four feet across; but now she sat straight up and smiled, and the sparkle which had been absent for days came back into her eyes.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Constance, nursing a pale-faced headache, had been reclining on the couch at the side of a bouquet of roses four feet across; but now she sat straight up and smiled, and the sparkle which had been absent for days came back into her eyes.
boudoir
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From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE AVAILS HERSELF OF WOMAN'S PRIVILEGE TO CHANGE HER MIND Polly Parsons burst into the boudoir of Constance Joy, every feather on her lavender hat aquiver with indignation.
bouquet
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From this reading Constance, nursing a pale-faced headache, had been reclining on the couch at the side of a bouquet of roses four feet across; but now she sat straight up and smiled, and the sparkle which had been absent for days came back into her eyes.
burst
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From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE AVAILS HERSELF OF WOMAN'S PRIVILEGE TO CHANGE HER MIND Polly Parsons burst into the boudoir of Constance Joy, every feather on her lavender hat aquiver with indignation.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Constance, nursing a pale-faced headache, had been reclining on the couch at the side of a bouquet of roses four feet across; but now she sat straight up and smiled, and the sparkle which had been absent for days came back into her eyes.
came
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From this reading Constance, nursing a pale-faced headache, had been reclining on the couch at the side of a bouquet of roses four feet across; but now she sat straight up and smiled, and the sparkle which had been absent for days came back into her eyes.
CHANGE
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CONSTANCE
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From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE AVAILS HERSELF OF WOMAN'S PRIVILEGE TO CHANGE HER MIND Polly Parsons burst into the boudoir of Constance Joy, every feather on her lavender hat aquiver with indignation.
couch
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From this reading Constance, nursing a pale-faced headache, had been reclining on the couch at the side of a bouquet of roses four feet across; but now she sat straight up and smiled, and the sparkle which had been absent for days came back into her eyes.
days
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From this reading Constance, nursing a pale-faced headache, had been reclining on the couch at the side of a bouquet of roses four feet across; but now she sat straight up and smiled, and the sparkle which had been absent for days came back into her eyes.
demanded
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From this reading "What do you think!" she demanded.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you think!" she demanded.
dollars
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From this reading "Johnny Gamble's lost his million dollars!"
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
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exclaimed
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From this reading "No!" she exclaimed.
eyes
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From this reading Constance, nursing a pale-faced headache, had been reclining on the couch at the side of a bouquet of roses four feet across; but now she sat straight up and smiled, and the sparkle which had been absent for days came back into her eyes.
feather
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feet
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From this reading Constance, nursing a pale-faced headache, had been reclining on the couch at the side of a bouquet of roses four feet across; but now she sat straight up and smiled, and the sparkle which had been absent for days came back into her eyes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Constance, nursing a pale-faced headache, had been reclining on the couch at the side of a bouquet of roses four feet across; but now she sat straight up and smiled, and the sparkle which had been absent for days came back into her eyes.
four
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From this reading Constance, nursing a pale-faced headache, had been reclining on the couch at the side of a bouquet of roses four feet across; but now she sat straight up and smiled, and the sparkle which had been absent for days came back into her eyes.
Gamble's
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From this reading "Johnny Gamble's lost his million dollars!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Constance, nursing a pale-faced headache, had been reclining on the couch at the side of a bouquet of roses four feet across; but now she sat straight up and smiled, and the sparkle which had been absent for days came back into her eyes.
hat
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From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE AVAILS HERSELF OF WOMAN'S PRIVILEGE TO CHANGE HER MIND Polly Parsons burst into the boudoir of Constance Joy, every feather on her lavender hat aquiver with indignation.
headache
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From this reading Constance, nursing a pale-faced headache, had been reclining on the couch at the side of a bouquet of roses four feet across; but now she sat straight up and smiled, and the sparkle which had been absent for days came back into her eyes.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE AVAILS HERSELF OF WOMAN'S PRIVILEGE TO CHANGE HER MIND Polly Parsons burst into the boudoir of Constance Joy, every feather on her lavender hat aquiver with indignation.
HERSELFpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE AVAILS HERSELF OF WOMAN'S PRIVILEGE TO CHANGE HER MIND Polly Parsons burst into the boudoir of Constance Joy, every feather on her lavender hat aquiver with indignation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Johnny Gamble's lost his million dollars!"
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE AVAILS HERSELF OF WOMAN'S PRIVILEGE TO CHANGE HER MIND Polly Parsons burst into the boudoir of Constance Joy, every feather on her lavender hat aquiver with indignation.
indignation
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE AVAILS HERSELF OF WOMAN'S PRIVILEGE TO CHANGE HER MIND Polly Parsons burst into the boudoir of Constance Joy, every feather on her lavender hat aquiver with indignation.
Johnny
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From this reading "Johnny Gamble's lost his million dollars!"
Joy
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From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE AVAILS HERSELF OF WOMAN'S PRIVILEGE TO CHANGE HER MIND Polly Parsons burst into the boudoir of Constance Joy, every feather on her lavender hat aquiver with indignation.
lavender
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From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE AVAILS HERSELF OF WOMAN'S PRIVILEGE TO CHANGE HER MIND Polly Parsons burst into the boudoir of Constance Joy, every feather on her lavender hat aquiver with indignation.
lost
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From this reading "Johnny Gamble's lost his million dollars!"
million
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From this reading "Johnny Gamble's lost his million dollars!"
MINDnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE AVAILS HERSELF OF WOMAN'S PRIVILEGE TO CHANGE HER MIND Polly Parsons burst into the boudoir of Constance Joy, every feather on her lavender hat aquiver with indignation.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No!" she exclaimed.
now
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From this reading Constance, nursing a pale-faced headache, had been reclining on the couch at the side of a bouquet of roses four feet across; but now she sat straight up and smiled, and the sparkle which had been absent for days came back into her eyes.
nursing
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From this reading Constance, nursing a pale-faced headache, had been reclining on the couch at the side of a bouquet of roses four feet across; but now she sat straight up and smiled, and the sparkle which had been absent for days came back into her eyes.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE AVAILS HERSELF OF WOMAN'S PRIVILEGE TO CHANGE HER MIND Polly Parsons burst into the boudoir of Constance Joy, every feather on her lavender hat aquiver with indignation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE AVAILS HERSELF OF WOMAN'S PRIVILEGE TO CHANGE HER MIND Polly Parsons burst into the boudoir of Constance Joy, every feather on her lavender hat aquiver with indignation.
pale-faced
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From this reading Constance, nursing a pale-faced headache, had been reclining on the couch at the side of a bouquet of roses four feet across; but now she sat straight up and smiled, and the sparkle which had been absent for days came back into her eyes.
Parsons
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Polly
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From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE AVAILS HERSELF OF WOMAN'S PRIVILEGE TO CHANGE HER MIND Polly Parsons burst into the boudoir of Constance Joy, every feather on her lavender hat aquiver with indignation.
PRIVILEGE
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reclining
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From this reading Constance, nursing a pale-faced headache, had been reclining on the couch at the side of a bouquet of roses four feet across; but now she sat straight up and smiled, and the sparkle which had been absent for days came back into her eyes.
roses
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From this reading Constance, nursing a pale-faced headache, had been reclining on the couch at the side of a bouquet of roses four feet across; but now she sat straight up and smiled, and the sparkle which had been absent for days came back into her eyes.
sat
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From this reading Constance, nursing a pale-faced headache, had been reclining on the couch at the side of a bouquet of roses four feet across; but now she sat straight up and smiled, and the sparkle which had been absent for days came back into her eyes.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What do you think!" she demanded.
side
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From this reading Constance, nursing a pale-faced headache, had been reclining on the couch at the side of a bouquet of roses four feet across; but now she sat straight up and smiled, and the sparkle which had been absent for days came back into her eyes.
smiled
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From this reading Constance, nursing a pale-faced headache, had been reclining on the couch at the side of a bouquet of roses four feet across; but now she sat straight up and smiled, and the sparkle which had been absent for days came back into her eyes.
sparkle
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From this reading Constance, nursing a pale-faced headache, had been reclining on the couch at the side of a bouquet of roses four feet across; but now she sat straight up and smiled, and the sparkle which had been absent for days came back into her eyes.
straight
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From this reading Constance, nursing a pale-faced headache, had been reclining on the couch at the side of a bouquet of roses four feet across; but now she sat straight up and smiled, and the sparkle which had been absent for days came back into her eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE AVAILS HERSELF OF WOMAN'S PRIVILEGE TO CHANGE HER MIND Polly Parsons burst into the boudoir of Constance Joy, every feather on her lavender hat aquiver with indignation.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What do you think!" she demanded.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE AVAILS HERSELF OF WOMAN'S PRIVILEGE TO CHANGE HER MIND Polly Parsons burst into the boudoir of Constance Joy, every feather on her lavender hat aquiver with indignation.
up
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From this reading Constance, nursing a pale-faced headache, had been reclining on the couch at the side of a bouquet of roses four feet across; but now she sat straight up and smiled, and the sparkle which had been absent for days came back into her eyes.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you think!" she demanded.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE AVAILS HERSELF OF WOMAN'S PRIVILEGE TO CHANGE HER MIND Polly Parsons burst into the boudoir of Constance Joy, every feather on her lavender hat aquiver with indignation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE AVAILS HERSELF OF WOMAN'S PRIVILEGE TO CHANGE HER MIND Polly Parsons burst into the boudoir of Constance Joy, every feather on her lavender hat aquiver with indignation.
WOMAN'S
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From this reading IN WHICH CONSTANCE AVAILS HERSELF OF WOMAN'S PRIVILEGE TO CHANGE HER MIND Polly Parsons burst into the boudoir of Constance Joy, every feather on her lavender hat aquiver with indignation.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you think!" she demanded.
