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Ranching for Sylvia
Ranching for Sylvia

Chapter XVII

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BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.
Ethel sat near by, watching her with calmly curious eyes, for Sylvia was looking pensive.
Mrs. Lansing was talking to Stephen West on the opposite side of the large room.
"How is Edgar getting on?"
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Ranching for Sylvia

Chapter XVII

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
Line 2
She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.
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Ethel sat near by, watching her with calmly curious eyes, for Sylvia was looking pensive.
Line 4
Mrs. Lansing was talking to Stephen West on the opposite side of the large room.
Line 5
"How is Edgar getting on?"

Learner Dictionary

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Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.”

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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 BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

any

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From this reading She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.

attractive

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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

avoiding

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From this reading She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.

BLAND

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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

calmly

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From this reading Ethel sat near by, watching her with calmly curious eyes, for Sylvia was looking pensive.

chair

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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

characteristic

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From this reading She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.

cold

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From this reading She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.

curious

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From this reading Ethel sat near by, watching her with calmly curious eyes, for Sylvia was looking pensive.

dainty

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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

discomfort

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From this reading She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.

drawing-room

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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

Edgar

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From this reading "How is Edgar getting on?"

Ethel

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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

eyes

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From this reading Ethel sat near by, watching her with calmly curious eyes, for Sylvia was looking pensive.

feet

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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

felt

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From this reading She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.

fender

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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

fleecy

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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Ethel sat near by, watching her with calmly curious eyes, for Sylvia was looking pensive.

generally

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From this reading She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.

getting

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From this reading "How is Edgar getting on?"

hated

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From this reading She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.

hearth

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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

How

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From this reading "How is Edgar getting on?"

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "How is Edgar getting on?"

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.

kind

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From this reading She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.

Lansing

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From this reading Mrs. Lansing was talking to Stephen West on the opposite side of the large room.

large

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From this reading Mrs. Lansing was talking to Stephen West on the opposite side of the large room.

looking

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From this reading Ethel sat near by, watching her with calmly curious eyes, for Sylvia was looking pensive.

low

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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

made

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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

MAKES

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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

Mrs

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From this reading Mrs. Lansing was talking to Stephen West on the opposite side of the large room.

near

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From this reading Ethel sat near by, watching her with calmly curious eyes, for Sylvia was looking pensive.

neatly

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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

opposite

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From this reading Mrs. Lansing was talking to Stephen West on the opposite side of the large room.

pensive

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From this reading Ethel sat near by, watching her with calmly curious eyes, for Sylvia was looking pensive.

picture

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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

room

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From this reading Mrs. Lansing was talking to Stephen West on the opposite side of the large room.

rug

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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

SACRIFICE

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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

sat

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From this reading Ethel sat near by, watching her with calmly curious eyes, for Sylvia was looking pensive.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

shod

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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

side

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From this reading Mrs. Lansing was talking to Stephen West on the opposite side of the large room.

sitting

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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

Stephen

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From this reading Mrs. Lansing was talking to Stephen West on the opposite side of the large room.

succeeded

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From this reading She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.

Sylvia

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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

talking

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From this reading Mrs. Lansing was talking to Stephen West on the opposite side of the large room.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Mrs. Lansing was talking to Stephen West on the opposite side of the large room.

very

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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

watching

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From this reading Ethel sat near by, watching her with calmly curious eyes, for Sylvia was looking pensive.

West

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From this reading Mrs. Lansing was talking to Stephen West on the opposite side of the large room.

West's

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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Ethel sat near by, watching her with calmly curious eyes, for Sylvia was looking pensive.