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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 With a scornful toss of her head, Iris wheeled about.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading With a scornful toss of her head, Iris wheeled about.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But that one glance of Iris had proved fatal to Kendal's peace of mind, and the hope swept over his soul that she would not think that he was talking love to Dorothy.
arm-chair
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From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I try to picture what our future life will be together, Harry," she murmured.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that one glance of Iris had proved fatal to Kendal's peace of mind, and the hope swept over his soul that she would not think that he was talking love to Dorothy.
coals
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From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
Dorothy
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From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
dying
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From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
enter
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From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
fatal
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From this reading But that one glance of Iris had proved fatal to Kendal's peace of mind, and the hope swept over his soul that she would not think that he was talking love to Dorothy.
feet
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From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
future
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From this reading "I try to picture what our future life will be together, Harry," she murmured.
girl
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From this reading His silence perplexed the girl kneeling at his feet.
glance
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From this reading But that one glance of Iris had proved fatal to Kendal's peace of mind, and the hope swept over his soul that she would not think that he was talking love to Dorothy.
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But that one glance of Iris had proved fatal to Kendal's peace of mind, and the hope swept over his soul that she would not think that he was talking love to Dorothy.
Harry
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From this reading "I try to picture what our future life will be together, Harry," she murmured.
hassock
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From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But that one glance of Iris had proved fatal to Kendal's peace of mind, and the hope swept over his soul that she would not think that he was talking love to Dorothy.
head
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From this reading With a scornful toss of her head, Iris wheeled about.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With a scornful toss of her head, Iris wheeled about.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
hope
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From this reading But that one glance of Iris had proved fatal to Kendal's peace of mind, and the hope swept over his soul that she would not think that he was talking love to Dorothy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I try to picture what our future life will be together, Harry," she murmured.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
Iris
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From this reading With a scornful toss of her head, Iris wheeled about.
just
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From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
Kendal
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From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
Kendal's
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From this reading But that one glance of Iris had proved fatal to Kendal's peace of mind, and the hope swept over his soul that she would not think that he was talking love to Dorothy.
kneeling
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From this reading His silence perplexed the girl kneeling at his feet.
knelt
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From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I try to picture what our future life will be together, Harry," she murmured.
love
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From this reading But that one glance of Iris had proved fatal to Kendal's peace of mind, and the hope swept over his soul that she would not think that he was talking love to Dorothy.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that one glance of Iris had proved fatal to Kendal's peace of mind, and the hope swept over his soul that she would not think that he was talking love to Dorothy.
murmured
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From this reading "I try to picture what our future life will be together, Harry," she murmured.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a scornful toss of her head, Iris wheeled about.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But that one glance of Iris had proved fatal to Kendal's peace of mind, and the hope swept over his soul that she would not think that he was talking love to Dorothy.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I try to picture what our future life will be together, Harry," she murmured.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But that one glance of Iris had proved fatal to Kendal's peace of mind, and the hope swept over his soul that she would not think that he was talking love to Dorothy.
peace
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From this reading But that one glance of Iris had proved fatal to Kendal's peace of mind, and the hope swept over his soul that she would not think that he was talking love to Dorothy.
perplexed
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From this reading His silence perplexed the girl kneeling at his feet.
picture
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From this reading "I try to picture what our future life will be together, Harry," she murmured.
proved
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From this reading But that one glance of Iris had proved fatal to Kendal's peace of mind, and the hope swept over his soul that she would not think that he was talking love to Dorothy.
room
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From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
sat
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From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
saying
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From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
scornful
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From this reading With a scornful toss of her head, Iris wheeled about.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading His silence perplexed the girl kneeling at his feet.
soul
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From this reading But that one glance of Iris had proved fatal to Kendal's peace of mind, and the hope swept over his soul that she would not think that he was talking love to Dorothy.
swept
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From this reading But that one glance of Iris had proved fatal to Kendal's peace of mind, and the hope swept over his soul that she would not think that he was talking love to Dorothy.
talking
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From this reading But that one glance of Iris had proved fatal to Kendal's peace of mind, and the hope swept over his soul that she would not think that he was talking love to Dorothy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that one glance of Iris had proved fatal to Kendal's peace of mind, and the hope swept over his soul that she would not think that he was talking love to Dorothy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that one glance of Iris had proved fatal to Kendal's peace of mind, and the hope swept over his soul that she would not think that he was talking love to Dorothy.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
together
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From this reading "I try to picture what our future life will be together, Harry," she murmured.
toss
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From this reading With a scornful toss of her head, Iris wheeled about.
try
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From this reading "I try to picture what our future life will be together, Harry," she murmured.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
wheeled
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From this reading With a scornful toss of her head, Iris wheeled about.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I try to picture what our future life will be together, Harry," she murmured.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a scornful toss of her head, Iris wheeled about.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would not enter the room, though she was just dying to know what they were saying--as Kendal sat in the arm-chair before the glowing coals, while Dorothy knelt on the hassock at his feet.
