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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
agitation
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From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
alarmed
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From this reading Her look was so fixed and her lips so firmly shut, that her mother grew alarmed.
all
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From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mrs. Anderson awaited her daughter’s awakening next morning with an anxiety which was indescribable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Mrs. Anderson looked at her, she was lying with her mouth closely shut and her eyes open, gazing fixedly at the light, pale as the morning itself, which was misty, and rainy, and wan, after the brightness of last night.
Anderson
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson awaited her daughter’s awakening next morning with an anxiety which was indescribable.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
anxiety
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson awaited her daughter’s awakening next morning with an anxiety which was indescribable.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Mrs. Anderson looked at her, she was lying with her mouth closely shut and her eyes open, gazing fixedly at the light, pale as the morning itself, which was misty, and rainy, and wan, after the brightness of last night.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
awaited
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson awaited her daughter’s awakening next morning with an anxiety which was indescribable.
awake
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From this reading But, after all, Ombra had been for some time awake, ere her watchful mother observed.
awakening
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson awaited her daughter’s awakening next morning with an anxiety which was indescribable.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But, after all, Ombra had been for some time awake, ere her watchful mother observed.
brightness
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From this reading When Mrs. Anderson looked at her, she was lying with her mouth closely shut and her eyes open, gazing fixedly at the light, pale as the morning itself, which was misty, and rainy, and wan, after the brightness of last night.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
capable
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From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
closely
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From this reading When Mrs. Anderson looked at her, she was lying with her mouth closely shut and her eyes open, gazing fixedly at the light, pale as the morning itself, which was misty, and rainy, and wan, after the brightness of last night.
daughter's
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson awaited her daughter’s awakening next morning with an anxiety which was indescribable.
deep
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From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
elder
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From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
emotion
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From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading But, after all, Ombra had been for some time awake, ere her watchful mother observed.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
eyes
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From this reading When Mrs. Anderson looked at her, she was lying with her mouth closely shut and her eyes open, gazing fixedly at the light, pale as the morning itself, which was misty, and rainy, and wan, after the brightness of last night.
fell
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From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
firmly
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From this reading Her look was so fixed and her lips so firmly shut, that her mother grew alarmed.
fixed
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From this reading Her look was so fixed and her lips so firmly shut, that her mother grew alarmed.
fixedly
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From this reading When Mrs. Anderson looked at her, she was lying with her mouth closely shut and her eyes open, gazing fixedly at the light, pale as the morning itself, which was misty, and rainy, and wan, after the brightness of last night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But, after all, Ombra had been for some time awake, ere her watchful mother observed.
gazing
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From this reading When Mrs. Anderson looked at her, she was lying with her mouth closely shut and her eyes open, gazing fixedly at the light, pale as the morning itself, which was misty, and rainy, and wan, after the brightness of last night.
grew
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From this reading Her look was so fixed and her lips so firmly shut, that her mother grew alarmed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But, after all, Ombra had been for some time awake, ere her watchful mother observed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Anderson awaited her daughter’s awakening next morning with an anxiety which was indescribable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
indescribableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/
too intense to describe too intense or unusual to describe clearly
From this reading Mrs. Anderson awaited her daughter’s awakening next morning with an anxiety which was indescribable.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Mrs. Anderson looked at her, she was lying with her mouth closely shut and her eyes open, gazing fixedly at the light, pale as the morning itself, which was misty, and rainy, and wan, after the brightness of last night.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Mrs. Anderson looked at her, she was lying with her mouth closely shut and her eyes open, gazing fixedly at the light, pale as the morning itself, which was misty, and rainy, and wan, after the brightness of last night.
light
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From this reading When Mrs. Anderson looked at her, she was lying with her mouth closely shut and her eyes open, gazing fixedly at the light, pale as the morning itself, which was misty, and rainy, and wan, after the brightness of last night.
lips
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From this reading Her look was so fixed and her lips so firmly shut, that her mother grew alarmed.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her look was so fixed and her lips so firmly shut, that her mother grew alarmed.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Mrs. Anderson looked at her, she was lying with her mouth closely shut and her eyes open, gazing fixedly at the light, pale as the morning itself, which was misty, and rainy, and wan, after the brightness of last night.
lying
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From this reading When Mrs. Anderson looked at her, she was lying with her mouth closely shut and her eyes open, gazing fixedly at the light, pale as the morning itself, which was misty, and rainy, and wan, after the brightness of last night.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
misty
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From this reading When Mrs. Anderson looked at her, she was lying with her mouth closely shut and her eyes open, gazing fixedly at the light, pale as the morning itself, which was misty, and rainy, and wan, after the brightness of last night.
moment
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From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Anderson awaited her daughter’s awakening next morning with an anxiety which was indescribable.
mother
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From this reading But, after all, Ombra had been for some time awake, ere her watchful mother observed.
mouth
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From this reading When Mrs. Anderson looked at her, she was lying with her mouth closely shut and her eyes open, gazing fixedly at the light, pale as the morning itself, which was misty, and rainy, and wan, after the brightness of last night.
moves
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From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson awaited her daughter’s awakening next morning with an anxiety which was indescribable.
new
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From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Anderson awaited her daughter’s awakening next morning with an anxiety which was indescribable.
night
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From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
observed
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From this reading But, after all, Ombra had been for some time awake, ere her watchful mother observed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
Ombra
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From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading When Mrs. Anderson looked at her, she was lying with her mouth closely shut and her eyes open, gazing fixedly at the light, pale as the morning itself, which was misty, and rainy, and wan, after the brightness of last night.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
pale
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From this reading When Mrs. Anderson looked at her, she was lying with her mouth closely shut and her eyes open, gazing fixedly at the light, pale as the morning itself, which was misty, and rainy, and wan, after the brightness of last night.
profound
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From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
rainy
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From this reading When Mrs. Anderson looked at her, she was lying with her mouth closely shut and her eyes open, gazing fixedly at the light, pale as the morning itself, which was misty, and rainy, and wan, after the brightness of last night.
repose
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From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
shut
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From this reading When Mrs. Anderson looked at her, she was lying with her mouth closely shut and her eyes open, gazing fixedly at the light, pale as the morning itself, which was misty, and rainy, and wan, after the brightness of last night.
sight
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From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
sinking
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From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
sleep
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From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her look was so fixed and her lips so firmly shut, that her mother grew alarmed.
some
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From this reading But, after all, Ombra had been for some time awake, ere her watchful mother observed.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, after all, Ombra had been for some time awake, ere her watchful mother observed.
unexpected
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From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
vagaries
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From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
wan
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From this reading When Mrs. Anderson looked at her, she was lying with her mouth closely shut and her eyes open, gazing fixedly at the light, pale as the morning itself, which was misty, and rainy, and wan, after the brightness of last night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Anderson awaited her daughter’s awakening next morning with an anxiety which was indescribable.
watchful
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From this reading But, after all, Ombra had been for some time awake, ere her watchful mother observed.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Mrs. Anderson looked at her, she was lying with her mouth closely shut and her eyes open, gazing fixedly at the light, pale as the morning itself, which was misty, and rainy, and wan, after the brightness of last night.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Anderson awaited her daughter’s awakening next morning with an anxiety which was indescribable.
wild
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From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Anderson awaited her daughter’s awakening next morning with an anxiety which was indescribable.
wonder
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From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
youth
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From this reading She wondered even at the deep sleep into which Ombra fell after the agitation of the night--wondered, not because it was new or unexpected, but with that wonder which moves the elder mind at the sight of youth in all its vagaries, capable of such wild emotion at one moment, sinking into profound repose at another.
