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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 Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You'll love me yet, and I can tarry Your love's protracted growing; You reared that bunch of flowers you carry, From seeds of April's sowing.
any
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From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
April's
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From this reading You'll love me yet, and I can tarry Your love's protracted growing; You reared that bunch of flowers you carry, From seeds of April's sowing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
attuned
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From this reading The plain-speaking and rough-dealing of a household not attuned to the refinements of more sensitive natures had frightened instead of strengthening hers.
away
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From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
black
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From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
BOW-WINDOWED
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From this reading THE BOW-WINDOWED HOUSE.
bow-windows
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From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
bunch
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From this reading You'll love me yet, and I can tarry Your love's protracted growing; You reared that bunch of flowers you carry, From seeds of April's sowing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You'll love me yet, and I can tarry Your love's protracted growing; You reared that bunch of flowers you carry, From seeds of April's sowing.
carry
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From this reading You'll love me yet, and I can tarry Your love's protracted growing; You reared that bunch of flowers you carry, From seeds of April's sowing.
cloud
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From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
coils
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From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
coming
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From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
down
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From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
eyes
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From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
flowers
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From this reading You'll love me yet, and I can tarry Your love's protracted growing; You reared that bunch of flowers you carry, From seeds of April's sowing.
frightened
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From this reading The plain-speaking and rough-dealing of a household not attuned to the refinements of more sensitive natures had frightened instead of strengthening hers.
frill
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From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You'll love me yet, and I can tarry Your love's protracted growing; You reared that bunch of flowers you carry, From seeds of April's sowing.
girlish
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From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
glass
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From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
gleam
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From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
growing
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From this reading You'll love me yet, and I can tarry Your love's protracted growing; You reared that bunch of flowers you carry, From seeds of April's sowing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The plain-speaking and rough-dealing of a household not attuned to the refinements of more sensitive natures had frightened instead of strengthening hers.
hastily
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From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
head
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From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
heard
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From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading The plain-speaking and rough-dealing of a household not attuned to the refinements of more sensitive natures had frightened instead of strengthening hers.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
HOUSE
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From this reading THE BOW-WINDOWED HOUSE.
household
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From this reading The plain-speaking and rough-dealing of a household not attuned to the refinements of more sensitive natures had frightened instead of strengthening hers.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You'll love me yet, and I can tarry Your love's protracted growing; You reared that bunch of flowers you carry, From seeds of April's sowing.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
instead
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From this reading The plain-speaking and rough-dealing of a household not attuned to the refinements of more sensitive natures had frightened instead of strengthening hers.
light
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From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
love
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From this reading You'll love me yet, and I can tarry Your love's protracted growing; You reared that bunch of flowers you carry, From seeds of April's sowing.
love's
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From this reading You'll love me yet, and I can tarry Your love's protracted growing; You reared that bunch of flowers you carry, From seeds of April's sowing.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You'll love me yet, and I can tarry Your love's protracted growing; You reared that bunch of flowers you carry, From seeds of April's sowing.
more
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From this reading The plain-speaking and rough-dealing of a household not attuned to the refinements of more sensitive natures had frightened instead of strengthening hers.
Morgan
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From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
Mrs
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From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
natures
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From this reading The plain-speaking and rough-dealing of a household not attuned to the refinements of more sensitive natures had frightened instead of strengthening hers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The plain-speaking and rough-dealing of a household not attuned to the refinements of more sensitive natures had frightened instead of strengthening hers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You'll love me yet, and I can tarry Your love's protracted growing; You reared that bunch of flowers you carry, From seeds of April's sowing.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
out
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From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
passing
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From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
peep
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From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
people
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From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
pinned
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From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
plain-speaking
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From this reading The plain-speaking and rough-dealing of a household not attuned to the refinements of more sensitive natures had frightened instead of strengthening hers.
plait
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From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
plaits
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From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
pretty
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From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
protracted
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From this reading You'll love me yet, and I can tarry Your love's protracted growing; You reared that bunch of flowers you carry, From seeds of April's sowing.
reared
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From this reading You'll love me yet, and I can tarry Your love's protracted growing; You reared that bunch of flowers you carry, From seeds of April's sowing.
refinements
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From this reading The plain-speaking and rough-dealing of a household not attuned to the refinements of more sensitive natures had frightened instead of strengthening hers.
Rhoda
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From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
rough-dealing
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From this reading The plain-speaking and rough-dealing of a household not attuned to the refinements of more sensitive natures had frightened instead of strengthening hers.
round
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From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
run
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From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
sat
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From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
seeds
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From this reading You'll love me yet, and I can tarry Your love's protracted growing; You reared that bunch of flowers you carry, From seeds of April's sowing.
sensitive
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From this reading The plain-speaking and rough-dealing of a household not attuned to the refinements of more sensitive natures had frightened instead of strengthening hers.
shake
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From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
shoulders
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From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
slender
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From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
sowing
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From this reading You'll love me yet, and I can tarry Your love's protracted growing; You reared that bunch of flowers you carry, From seeds of April's sowing.
street
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From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
strengthening
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From this reading The plain-speaking and rough-dealing of a household not attuned to the refinements of more sensitive natures had frightened instead of strengthening hers.
tarry
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From this reading You'll love me yet, and I can tarry Your love's protracted growing; You reared that bunch of flowers you carry, From seeds of April's sowing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You'll love me yet, and I can tarry Your love's protracted growing; You reared that bunch of flowers you carry, From seeds of April's sowing.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOW-WINDOWED HOUSE.
then
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From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
thick
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From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
unpin
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From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
untwist
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From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
up
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From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
used
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From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
white
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From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
wild
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From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
wilful
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From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
work
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From this reading Rhoda, as she sat at her work, used to peep out of the bow-windows at the people passing up and down the street--a pretty girlish head, with thick black plaits pinned away, and a white frill round the slender throat.
workbox
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From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sometimes, when Mrs. Morgan was out, Rhoda would untwist and unpin, and shake down a cloud upon her shoulders; then her eyes would gleam with a wild wilful light, as she looked at herself in the little glass in the workbox, but she would run away if she heard any one coming, and hastily plait up her coils.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading You'll love me yet, and I can tarry Your love's protracted growing; You reared that bunch of flowers you carry, From seeds of April's sowing.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You'll love me yet, and I can tarry Your love's protracted growing; You reared that bunch of flowers you carry, From seeds of April's sowing.
You'll
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From this reading You'll love me yet, and I can tarry Your love's protracted growing; You reared that bunch of flowers you carry, From seeds of April's sowing.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You'll love me yet, and I can tarry Your love's protracted growing; You reared that bunch of flowers you carry, From seeds of April's sowing.
