afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading What is she after?”
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Hearing the attic window open softly, Sylvie rushed to her own window and heard the rustle of paper against her blinds.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah, bird of ill-omen!” she thought.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hearing the attic window open softly, Sylvie rushed to her own window and heard the rustle of paper against her blinds.
atticnounUS /ˈætɪk/
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading Hearing the attic window open softly, Sylvie rushed to her own window and heard the rustle of paper against her blinds.
bed-gown
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From this reading She fastened the strings of her bed-gown and went quickly upstairs to Pierrette’s room, where she found the poor girl unwinding the silk and freeing the letter.
birdnounUS /bɜːrd/
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “Ah, bird of ill-omen!” she thought.
blindsnounUS /blaɪndz/
plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading Hearing the attic window open softly, Sylvie rushed to her own window and heard the rustle of paper against her blinds.
fastenedadjectiveUS /ˈfæsənd/
firmly closed or secured
From this reading She fastened the strings of her bed-gown and went quickly upstairs to Pierrette’s room, where she found the poor girl unwinding the silk and freeing the letter.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading She fastened the strings of her bed-gown and went quickly upstairs to Pierrette’s room, where she found the poor girl unwinding the silk and freeing the letter.
freeingnounUS /ˈfriːɪŋ/
the act of liberating someone or something
From this reading She fastened the strings of her bed-gown and went quickly upstairs to Pierrette’s room, where she found the poor girl unwinding the silk and freeing the letter.
gettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “Why, Pierrette is getting up!
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading She fastened the strings of her bed-gown and went quickly upstairs to Pierrette’s room, where she found the poor girl unwinding the silk and freeing the letter.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Hearing the attic window open softly, Sylvie rushed to her own window and heard the rustle of paper against her blinds.
HearingnounUS /ˈhiːrɪŋ/
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading Hearing the attic window open softly, Sylvie rushed to her own window and heard the rustle of paper against her blinds.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hearing the attic window open softly, Sylvie rushed to her own window and heard the rustle of paper against her blinds.
ill-omen
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From this reading “Ah, bird of ill-omen!” she thought.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Why, Pierrette is getting up!
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading She fastened the strings of her bed-gown and went quickly upstairs to Pierrette’s room, where she found the poor girl unwinding the silk and freeing the letter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Ah, bird of ill-omen!” she thought.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Hearing the attic window open softly, Sylvie rushed to her own window and heard the rustle of paper against her blinds.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Hearing the attic window open softly, Sylvie rushed to her own window and heard the rustle of paper against her blinds.
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Hearing the attic window open softly, Sylvie rushed to her own window and heard the rustle of paper against her blinds.
Pierrette
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From this reading “Why, Pierrette is getting up!
Pierrette's
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From this reading She fastened the strings of her bed-gown and went quickly upstairs to Pierrette’s room, where she found the poor girl unwinding the silk and freeing the letter.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading She fastened the strings of her bed-gown and went quickly upstairs to Pierrette’s room, where she found the poor girl unwinding the silk and freeing the letter.
quicklyadverbUS /ˈkwɪkli/
with speed
From this reading She fastened the strings of her bed-gown and went quickly upstairs to Pierrette’s room, where she found the poor girl unwinding the silk and freeing the letter.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She fastened the strings of her bed-gown and went quickly upstairs to Pierrette’s room, where she found the poor girl unwinding the silk and freeing the letter.
rushedadjectiveUS /rʌʃt/
done under pressure
From this reading Hearing the attic window open softly, Sylvie rushed to her own window and heard the rustle of paper against her blinds.
rustleverbUS /ˈrʌsəl/
make a dry crackling sound
From this reading Hearing the attic window open softly, Sylvie rushed to her own window and heard the rustle of paper against her blinds.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ah, bird of ill-omen!” she thought.
silknounUS /sɪlk/
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading She fastened the strings of her bed-gown and went quickly upstairs to Pierrette’s room, where she found the poor girl unwinding the silk and freeing the letter.
softlyadverbUS /ˈsɔːftli/
with low volume
From this reading Hearing the attic window open softly, Sylvie rushed to her own window and heard the rustle of paper against her blinds.
stringsnounUS /strɪŋz/
the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
From this reading She fastened the strings of her bed-gown and went quickly upstairs to Pierrette’s room, where she found the poor girl unwinding the silk and freeing the letter.
Sylvie
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From this reading Hearing the attic window open softly, Sylvie rushed to her own window and heard the rustle of paper against her blinds.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hearing the attic window open softly, Sylvie rushed to her own window and heard the rustle of paper against her blinds.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Ah, bird of ill-omen!” she thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hearing the attic window open softly, Sylvie rushed to her own window and heard the rustle of paper against her blinds.
unwindingverbUS /ənˈwaɪndɪŋ/
-ing form of “unwind” — reverse the winding or twisting of
From this reading She fastened the strings of her bed-gown and went quickly upstairs to Pierrette’s room, where she found the poor girl unwinding the silk and freeing the letter.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Why, Pierrette is getting up!
upstairsadverbUS /əpˈsterz/
on a floor above
From this reading She fastened the strings of her bed-gown and went quickly upstairs to Pierrette’s room, where she found the poor girl unwinding the silk and freeing the letter.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She fastened the strings of her bed-gown and went quickly upstairs to Pierrette’s room, where she found the poor girl unwinding the silk and freeing the letter.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is she after?”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She fastened the strings of her bed-gown and went quickly upstairs to Pierrette’s room, where she found the poor girl unwinding the silk and freeing the letter.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, Pierrette is getting up!
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Hearing the attic window open softly, Sylvie rushed to her own window and heard the rustle of paper against her blinds.
