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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 THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
a-ringing
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From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It had been in my mind from the first to ask them to dine at Glenarm, and now I wished to see this girl, to test, weigh, study her, as soon as possible after her meeting with Gillespie.
All
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From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
ask
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From this reading It had been in my mind from the first to ask them to dine at Glenarm, and now I wished to see this girl, to test, weigh, study her, as soon as possible after her meeting with Gillespie.
asking
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From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
Beauty
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From this reading Each grace is a jewel Would ransom the town; Her speech has no cruel, Her praise is renown; 'Tis in her as though Beauty, Resigning to Duty The scepter, had still kept the purple and crown.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been in my mind from the first to ask them to dine at Glenarm, and now I wished to see this girl, to test, weigh, study her, as soon as possible after her meeting with Gillespie.
begged
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From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
beguiled
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From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
bell
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From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
breakfast
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From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
bringing
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From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
childhood
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From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
chime
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From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
crown
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From this reading Each grace is a jewel Would ransom the town; Her speech has no cruel, Her praise is renown; 'Tis in her as though Beauty, Resigning to Duty The scepter, had still kept the purple and crown.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading Each grace is a jewel Would ransom the town; Her speech has no cruel, Her praise is renown; 'Tis in her as though Beauty, Resigning to Duty The scepter, had still kept the purple and crown.
dine
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From this reading It had been in my mind from the first to ask them to dine at Glenarm, and now I wished to see this girl, to test, weigh, study her, as soon as possible after her meeting with Gillespie.
DutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Each grace is a jewel Would ransom the town; Her speech has no cruel, Her praise is renown; 'Tis in her as though Beauty, Resigning to Duty The scepter, had still kept the purple and crown.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each grace is a jewel Would ransom the town; Her speech has no cruel, Her praise is renown; 'Tis in her as though Beauty, Resigning to Duty The scepter, had still kept the purple and crown.
eight
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From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
excused
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From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been in my mind from the first to ask them to dine at Glenarm, and now I wished to see this girl, to test, weigh, study her, as soon as possible after her meeting with Gillespie.
flowers
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From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
FLUTTER
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From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
Gillespie
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From this reading It had been in my mind from the first to ask them to dine at Glenarm, and now I wished to see this girl, to test, weigh, study her, as soon as possible after her meeting with Gillespie.
girl
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From this reading It had been in my mind from the first to ask them to dine at Glenarm, and now I wished to see this girl, to test, weigh, study her, as soon as possible after her meeting with Gillespie.
glad
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From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
Glenarm
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From this reading It had been in my mind from the first to ask them to dine at Glenarm, and now I wished to see this girl, to test, weigh, study her, as soon as possible after her meeting with Gillespie.
grace
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From this reading Each grace is a jewel Would ransom the town; Her speech has no cruel, Her praise is renown; 'Tis in her as though Beauty, Resigning to Duty The scepter, had still kept the purple and crown.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Each grace is a jewel Would ransom the town; Her speech has no cruel, Her praise is renown; 'Tis in her as though Beauty, Resigning to Duty The scepter, had still kept the purple and crown.
hand
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From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
HANDKERCHIEF
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From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
Helen
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From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Each grace is a jewel Would ransom the town; Her speech has no cruel, Her praise is renown; 'Tis in her as though Beauty, Resigning to Duty The scepter, had still kept the purple and crown.
house
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From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Each grace is a jewel Would ransom the town; Her speech has no cruel, Her praise is renown; 'Tis in her as though Beauty, Resigning to Duty The scepter, had still kept the purple and crown.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been in my mind from the first to ask them to dine at Glenarm, and now I wished to see this girl, to test, weigh, study her, as soon as possible after her meeting with Gillespie.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
jewel
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From this reading Each grace is a jewel Would ransom the town; Her speech has no cruel, Her praise is renown; 'Tis in her as though Beauty, Resigning to Duty The scepter, had still kept the purple and crown.
Johnson
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From this reading --_Robert Underwood Johnson_.
kept
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From this reading Each grace is a jewel Would ransom the town; Her speech has no cruel, Her praise is renown; 'Tis in her as though Beauty, Resigning to Duty The scepter, had still kept the purple and crown.
ladies
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From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
Margaret
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From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
meeting
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From this reading It had been in my mind from the first to ask them to dine at Glenarm, and now I wished to see this girl, to test, weigh, study her, as soon as possible after her meeting with Gillespie.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been in my mind from the first to ask them to dine at Glenarm, and now I wished to see this girl, to test, weigh, study her, as soon as possible after her meeting with Gillespie.
Miss
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From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It had been in my mind from the first to ask them to dine at Glenarm, and now I wished to see this girl, to test, weigh, study her, as soon as possible after her meeting with Gillespie.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
nine
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From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Each grace is a jewel Would ransom the town; Her speech has no cruel, Her praise is renown; 'Tis in her as though Beauty, Resigning to Duty The scepter, had still kept the purple and crown.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
note
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From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
now
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From this reading It had been in my mind from the first to ask them to dine at Glenarm, and now I wished to see this girl, to test, weigh, study her, as soon as possible after her meeting with Gillespie.
o'clock
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From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
old-fashioned
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From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
once
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From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
other
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From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
Pat
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From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
poet's
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From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
possible
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From this reading It had been in my mind from the first to ask them to dine at Glenarm, and now I wished to see this girl, to test, weigh, study her, as soon as possible after her meeting with Gillespie.
praise
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From this reading Each grace is a jewel Would ransom the town; Her speech has no cruel, Her praise is renown; 'Tis in her as though Beauty, Resigning to Duty The scepter, had still kept the purple and crown.
purple
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From this reading Each grace is a jewel Would ransom the town; Her speech has no cruel, Her praise is renown; 'Tis in her as though Beauty, Resigning to Duty The scepter, had still kept the purple and crown.
quaint
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From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
ransom
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From this reading Each grace is a jewel Would ransom the town; Her speech has no cruel, Her praise is renown; 'Tis in her as though Beauty, Resigning to Duty The scepter, had still kept the purple and crown.
renown
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From this reading Each grace is a jewel Would ransom the town; Her speech has no cruel, Her praise is renown; 'Tis in her as though Beauty, Resigning to Duty The scepter, had still kept the purple and crown.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
Resigning
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From this reading Each grace is a jewel Would ransom the town; Her speech has no cruel, Her praise is renown; 'Tis in her as though Beauty, Resigning to Duty The scepter, had still kept the purple and crown.
rhyme
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From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
Robert
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From this reading --_Robert Underwood Johnson_.
scepter
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From this reading Each grace is a jewel Would ransom the town; Her speech has no cruel, Her praise is renown; 'Tis in her as though Beauty, Resigning to Duty The scepter, had still kept the purple and crown.
see
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From this reading It had been in my mind from the first to ask them to dine at Glenarm, and now I wished to see this girl, to test, weigh, study her, as soon as possible after her meeting with Gillespie.
sent
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From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
Sets
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From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
singing
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From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
Sister
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From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
smiled
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From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
song
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From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
soon
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From this reading It had been in my mind from the first to ask them to dine at Glenarm, and now I wished to see this girl, to test, weigh, study her, as soon as possible after her meeting with Gillespie.
speech
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From this reading Each grace is a jewel Would ransom the town; Her speech has no cruel, Her praise is renown; 'Tis in her as though Beauty, Resigning to Duty The scepter, had still kept the purple and crown.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each grace is a jewel Would ransom the town; Her speech has no cruel, Her praise is renown; 'Tis in her as though Beauty, Resigning to Duty The scepter, had still kept the purple and crown.
study
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From this reading It had been in my mind from the first to ask them to dine at Glenarm, and now I wished to see this girl, to test, weigh, study her, as soon as possible after her meeting with Gillespie.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
test
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From this reading It had been in my mind from the first to ask them to dine at Glenarm, and now I wished to see this girl, to test, weigh, study her, as soon as possible after her meeting with Gillespie.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It had been in my mind from the first to ask them to dine at Glenarm, and now I wished to see this girl, to test, weigh, study her, as soon as possible after her meeting with Gillespie.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It had been in my mind from the first to ask them to dine at Glenarm, and now I wished to see this girl, to test, weigh, study her, as soon as possible after her meeting with Gillespie.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Each grace is a jewel Would ransom the town; Her speech has no cruel, Her praise is renown; 'Tis in her as though Beauty, Resigning to Duty The scepter, had still kept the purple and crown.
thoughts
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From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
Tis
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From this reading Each grace is a jewel Would ransom the town; Her speech has no cruel, Her praise is renown; 'Tis in her as though Beauty, Resigning to Duty The scepter, had still kept the purple and crown.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
town
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From this reading Each grace is a jewel Would ransom the town; Her speech has no cruel, Her praise is renown; 'Tis in her as though Beauty, Resigning to Duty The scepter, had still kept the purple and crown.
twin-note
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From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
UnderwoodnounUS /ˈʌndərwʊd/
plants and bushes growing beneath taller trees
From this reading --_Robert Underwood Johnson_.
visiting-card
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From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
Wakes
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From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
weigh
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From this reading It had been in my mind from the first to ask them to dine at Glenarm, and now I wished to see this girl, to test, weigh, study her, as soon as possible after her meeting with Gillespie.
wished
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From this reading It had been in my mind from the first to ask them to dine at Glenarm, and now I wished to see this girl, to test, weigh, study her, as soon as possible after her meeting with Gillespie.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next morning at eight o'clock I sent a note to Miss Pat, asking if she and the other ladies of her house would not take breakfast with me at nine; and she replied, on her quaint visiting-card, in an old-fashioned hand, that she and Helen would be glad to come, but that Sister Margaret begged to be excused.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Each grace is a jewel Would ransom the town; Her speech has no cruel, Her praise is renown; 'Tis in her as though Beauty, Resigning to Duty The scepter, had still kept the purple and crown.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE FLUTTER OF A HANDKERCHIEF As a bell in a chime Sets its twin-note a-ringing, As one poet's rhyme Wakes another to singing, So once she has smiled All your thoughts are beguiled, And flowers and song from your childhood are bringing.
