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Jolly Sally Pendleton

Chapter XXXIX

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The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.
For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
But even while this impression was strong upon her, the woman said, sneeringly:
"So you have regained consciousness--that's bad;" and she looked crossly at the girl.
"Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Jolly Sally Pendleton

Chapter XXXIX

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.
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For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.
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But even while this impression was strong upon her, the woman said, sneeringly:
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"So you have regained consciousness--that's bad;" and she looked crossly at the girl.
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"Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.”

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.”

Dream noun US /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading “For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.”

Ere conjunction US /er/

an old word for “before”

From this reading “The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But even while this impression was strong upon her, the woman said, sneeringly:”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"So you have regained consciousness--that's bad;" and she looked crossly at the girl.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “But even while this impression was strong upon her, the woman said, sneeringly:”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “But even while this impression was strong upon her, the woman said, sneeringly:”

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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 For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.

amazedly

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From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "So you have regained consciousness--that's bad;" and she looked crossly at the girl.

awakening

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From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.

away

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From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.

bad

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From this reading "So you have regained consciousness--that's bad;" and she looked crossly at the girl.

bare

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From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.

believed

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From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.

bending

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From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.

Bernardine

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From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.

bolt

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From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.

consciousness

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From this reading "So you have regained consciousness--that's bad;" and she looked crossly at the girl.

crossly

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From this reading "So you have regained consciousness--that's bad;" and she looked crossly at the girl.

curtainless

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From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.

died

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From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.

distance

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From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.

down

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From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.

dreamnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.

ereconjunctionUS /er/

an old word for “before”

From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But even while this impression was strong upon her, the woman said, sneeringly:

eyes

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From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.

face

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From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.

galloping

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From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.

girl

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From this reading "So you have regained consciousness--that's bad;" and she looked crossly at the girl.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.

hard

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From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "So you have regained consciousness--that's bad;" and she looked crossly at the girl.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.

hoofs

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From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.

impression

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From this reading But even while this impression was strong upon her, the woman said, sneeringly:

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.

instant

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From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.

Lamont's

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From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.

looking

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From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.

opened

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From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.

own

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From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.

realistic

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From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.

regained

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From this reading "So you have regained consciousness--that's bad;" and she looked crossly at the girl.

room

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From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.

said

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From this reading But even while this impression was strong upon her, the woman said, sneeringly:

scarcely

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From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.

settee

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From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.

sitting

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From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.

sneeringly

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From this reading But even while this impression was strong upon her, the woman said, sneeringly:

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "So you have regained consciousness--that's bad;" and she looked crossly at the girl.

sound

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From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.

staring

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From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.

steed

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From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.

strange

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From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.

strong

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From this reading But even while this impression was strong upon her, the woman said, sneeringly:

surroundings

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From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.

that's

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From this reading "So you have regained consciousness--that's bad;" and she looked crossly at the girl.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading But even while this impression was strong upon her, the woman said, sneeringly:

too

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From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.

up

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From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading But even while this impression was strong upon her, the woman said, sneeringly:

upright

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From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.

vagaries

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From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.

Victor

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From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading But even while this impression was strong upon her, the woman said, sneeringly:

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.

windows

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From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.

woman

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From this reading But even while this impression was strong upon her, the woman said, sneeringly:

women

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From this reading For an instant she believed that her strange surroundings--the bare room, with its curtainless windows, and the strange women bending over her--were but the vagaries of a too realistic dream from which she was awakening.

wonder

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From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.

wonderingly

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From this reading The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.

wooden

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From this reading "Where am I--and who are you?" asked Bernardine, amazedly, sitting bolt upright on the wooden settee, and staring in wonder up at the hard face looking down into her own.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "So you have regained consciousness--that's bad;" and she looked crossly at the girl.