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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The room into which Sally Pendleton was ushered was so dimly lighted that she was obliged to take the second glance about ere she could distinguish where the couch was on which Jay Gardiner lay.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Was it to-night that I left your house, after settling when the marriage was to take place?" he asked.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next moment she was bending over him, crying and lamenting so loudly that the doctors waiting outside were obliged to go to her and tell her that this outburst might prove fatal to their patient in that critical hour.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Was it to-night that I left your house, after settling when the marriage was to take place?" he asked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jay Gardiner was looking up at her with dazed eyes.
bending
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From this reading The next moment she was bending over him, crying and lamenting so loudly that the doctors waiting outside were obliged to go to her and tell her that this outburst might prove fatal to their patient in that critical hour.
couch
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From this reading The room into which Sally Pendleton was ushered was so dimly lighted that she was obliged to take the second glance about ere she could distinguish where the couch was on which Jay Gardiner lay.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The room into which Sally Pendleton was ushered was so dimly lighted that she was obliged to take the second glance about ere she could distinguish where the couch was on which Jay Gardiner lay.
critical
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From this reading The next moment she was bending over him, crying and lamenting so loudly that the doctors waiting outside were obliged to go to her and tell her that this outburst might prove fatal to their patient in that critical hour.
crying
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From this reading The next moment she was bending over him, crying and lamenting so loudly that the doctors waiting outside were obliged to go to her and tell her that this outburst might prove fatal to their patient in that critical hour.
dazed
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From this reading Jay Gardiner was looking up at her with dazed eyes.
dimly
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From this reading The room into which Sally Pendleton was ushered was so dimly lighted that she was obliged to take the second glance about ere she could distinguish where the couch was on which Jay Gardiner lay.
distinguish
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From this reading The room into which Sally Pendleton was ushered was so dimly lighted that she was obliged to take the second glance about ere she could distinguish where the couch was on which Jay Gardiner lay.
doctors
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From this reading The next moment she was bending over him, crying and lamenting so loudly that the doctors waiting outside were obliged to go to her and tell her that this outburst might prove fatal to their patient in that critical hour.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading The room into which Sally Pendleton was ushered was so dimly lighted that she was obliged to take the second glance about ere she could distinguish where the couch was on which Jay Gardiner lay.
eyes
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From this reading Jay Gardiner was looking up at her with dazed eyes.
fatal
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From this reading The next moment she was bending over him, crying and lamenting so loudly that the doctors waiting outside were obliged to go to her and tell her that this outburst might prove fatal to their patient in that critical hour.
Gardiner
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From this reading The room into which Sally Pendleton was ushered was so dimly lighted that she was obliged to take the second glance about ere she could distinguish where the couch was on which Jay Gardiner lay.
glance
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From this reading The room into which Sally Pendleton was ushered was so dimly lighted that she was obliged to take the second glance about ere she could distinguish where the couch was on which Jay Gardiner lay.
go
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From this reading The next moment she was bending over him, crying and lamenting so loudly that the doctors waiting outside were obliged to go to her and tell her that this outburst might prove fatal to their patient in that critical hour.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He recognized her, uttered her name.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next moment she was bending over him, crying and lamenting so loudly that the doctors waiting outside were obliged to go to her and tell her that this outburst might prove fatal to their patient in that critical hour.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next moment she was bending over him, crying and lamenting so loudly that the doctors waiting outside were obliged to go to her and tell her that this outburst might prove fatal to their patient in that critical hour.
hour
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From this reading The next moment she was bending over him, crying and lamenting so loudly that the doctors waiting outside were obliged to go to her and tell her that this outburst might prove fatal to their patient in that critical hour.
house
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From this reading "Was it to-night that I left your house, after settling when the marriage was to take place?" he asked.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Was it to-night that I left your house, after settling when the marriage was to take place?" he asked.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next moment she was bending over him, crying and lamenting so loudly that the doctors waiting outside were obliged to go to her and tell her that this outburst might prove fatal to their patient in that critical hour.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The room into which Sally Pendleton was ushered was so dimly lighted that she was obliged to take the second glance about ere she could distinguish where the couch was on which Jay Gardiner lay.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Was it to-night that I left your house, after settling when the marriage was to take place?" he asked.
Jay
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From this reading The room into which Sally Pendleton was ushered was so dimly lighted that she was obliged to take the second glance about ere she could distinguish where the couch was on which Jay Gardiner lay.
lamenting
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From this reading The next moment she was bending over him, crying and lamenting so loudly that the doctors waiting outside were obliged to go to her and tell her that this outburst might prove fatal to their patient in that critical hour.
lay
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From this reading The room into which Sally Pendleton was ushered was so dimly lighted that she was obliged to take the second glance about ere she could distinguish where the couch was on which Jay Gardiner lay.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Was it to-night that I left your house, after settling when the marriage was to take place?" he asked.
lighted
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From this reading The room into which Sally Pendleton was ushered was so dimly lighted that she was obliged to take the second glance about ere she could distinguish where the couch was on which Jay Gardiner lay.
looking
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From this reading Jay Gardiner was looking up at her with dazed eyes.
loudly
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From this reading The next moment she was bending over him, crying and lamenting so loudly that the doctors waiting outside were obliged to go to her and tell her that this outburst might prove fatal to their patient in that critical hour.
marriage
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From this reading "Was it to-night that I left your house, after settling when the marriage was to take place?" he asked.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The next moment she was bending over him, crying and lamenting so loudly that the doctors waiting outside were obliged to go to her and tell her that this outburst might prove fatal to their patient in that critical hour.
moment
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From this reading The next moment she was bending over him, crying and lamenting so loudly that the doctors waiting outside were obliged to go to her and tell her that this outburst might prove fatal to their patient in that critical hour.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He recognized her, uttered her name.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next moment she was bending over him, crying and lamenting so loudly that the doctors waiting outside were obliged to go to her and tell her that this outburst might prove fatal to their patient in that critical hour.
obliged
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From this reading The room into which Sally Pendleton was ushered was so dimly lighted that she was obliged to take the second glance about ere she could distinguish where the couch was on which Jay Gardiner lay.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The room into which Sally Pendleton was ushered was so dimly lighted that she was obliged to take the second glance about ere she could distinguish where the couch was on which Jay Gardiner lay.
outburst
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From this reading The next moment she was bending over him, crying and lamenting so loudly that the doctors waiting outside were obliged to go to her and tell her that this outburst might prove fatal to their patient in that critical hour.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next moment she was bending over him, crying and lamenting so loudly that the doctors waiting outside were obliged to go to her and tell her that this outburst might prove fatal to their patient in that critical hour.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The next moment she was bending over him, crying and lamenting so loudly that the doctors waiting outside were obliged to go to her and tell her that this outburst might prove fatal to their patient in that critical hour.
patient
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From this reading The next moment she was bending over him, crying and lamenting so loudly that the doctors waiting outside were obliged to go to her and tell her that this outburst might prove fatal to their patient in that critical hour.
Pendleton
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From this reading The room into which Sally Pendleton was ushered was so dimly lighted that she was obliged to take the second glance about ere she could distinguish where the couch was on which Jay Gardiner lay.
place
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From this reading "Was it to-night that I left your house, after settling when the marriage was to take place?" he asked.
prove
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From this reading The next moment she was bending over him, crying and lamenting so loudly that the doctors waiting outside were obliged to go to her and tell her that this outburst might prove fatal to their patient in that critical hour.
recognized
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From this reading He recognized her, uttered her name.
room
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From this reading The room into which Sally Pendleton was ushered was so dimly lighted that she was obliged to take the second glance about ere she could distinguish where the couch was on which Jay Gardiner lay.
Sally
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From this reading The room into which Sally Pendleton was ushered was so dimly lighted that she was obliged to take the second glance about ere she could distinguish where the couch was on which Jay Gardiner lay.
second
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From this reading The room into which Sally Pendleton was ushered was so dimly lighted that she was obliged to take the second glance about ere she could distinguish where the couch was on which Jay Gardiner lay.
settling
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From this reading "Was it to-night that I left your house, after settling when the marriage was to take place?" he asked.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The room into which Sally Pendleton was ushered was so dimly lighted that she was obliged to take the second glance about ere she could distinguish where the couch was on which Jay Gardiner lay.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The room into which Sally Pendleton was ushered was so dimly lighted that she was obliged to take the second glance about ere she could distinguish where the couch was on which Jay Gardiner lay.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room into which Sally Pendleton was ushered was so dimly lighted that she was obliged to take the second glance about ere she could distinguish where the couch was on which Jay Gardiner lay.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next moment she was bending over him, crying and lamenting so loudly that the doctors waiting outside were obliged to go to her and tell her that this outburst might prove fatal to their patient in that critical hour.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The room into which Sally Pendleton was ushered was so dimly lighted that she was obliged to take the second glance about ere she could distinguish where the couch was on which Jay Gardiner lay.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The room into which Sally Pendleton was ushered was so dimly lighted that she was obliged to take the second glance about ere she could distinguish where the couch was on which Jay Gardiner lay.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The next moment she was bending over him, crying and lamenting so loudly that the doctors waiting outside were obliged to go to her and tell her that this outburst might prove fatal to their patient in that critical hour.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The next moment she was bending over him, crying and lamenting so loudly that the doctors waiting outside were obliged to go to her and tell her that this outburst might prove fatal to their patient in that critical hour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The room into which Sally Pendleton was ushered was so dimly lighted that she was obliged to take the second glance about ere she could distinguish where the couch was on which Jay Gardiner lay.
to-night
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From this reading "Was it to-night that I left your house, after settling when the marriage was to take place?" he asked.
up
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From this reading Jay Gardiner was looking up at her with dazed eyes.
ushered
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From this reading The room into which Sally Pendleton was ushered was so dimly lighted that she was obliged to take the second glance about ere she could distinguish where the couch was on which Jay Gardiner lay.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He recognized her, uttered her name.
waiting
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From this reading The next moment she was bending over him, crying and lamenting so loudly that the doctors waiting outside were obliged to go to her and tell her that this outburst might prove fatal to their patient in that critical hour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room into which Sally Pendleton was ushered was so dimly lighted that she was obliged to take the second glance about ere she could distinguish where the couch was on which Jay Gardiner lay.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The next moment she was bending over him, crying and lamenting so loudly that the doctors waiting outside were obliged to go to her and tell her that this outburst might prove fatal to their patient in that critical hour.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Was it to-night that I left your house, after settling when the marriage was to take place?" he asked.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The room into which Sally Pendleton was ushered was so dimly lighted that she was obliged to take the second glance about ere she could distinguish where the couch was on which Jay Gardiner lay.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The room into which Sally Pendleton was ushered was so dimly lighted that she was obliged to take the second glance about ere she could distinguish where the couch was on which Jay Gardiner lay.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jay Gardiner was looking up at her with dazed eyes.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Was it to-night that I left your house, after settling when the marriage was to take place?" he asked.
