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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 “Bridget found him curled up in his furs like a cat asleep on the drawing-room sofa this morning.”
any
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From this reading “It doesn't seem as if Uncle Sylvester was any the more comfortable for having his own private bedding with him,” said Kitty Lane, entering Marie's room early the next morning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It doesn't seem as if Uncle Sylvester was any the more comfortable for having his own private bedding with him,” said Kitty Lane, entering Marie's room early the next morning.
asleep
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From this reading “Bridget found him curled up in his furs like a cat asleep on the drawing-room sofa this morning.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But some instinct--she knew not what--kept her from revealing it at this moment.
barbaric
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From this reading She only said a little ironically:-- “Perhaps he missed the wild freedom of his barbaric life in a small bedroom.”
bedding
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From this reading “It doesn't seem as if Uncle Sylvester was any the more comfortable for having his own private bedding with him,” said Kitty Lane, entering Marie's room early the next morning.
bedroom
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From this reading She only said a little ironically:-- “Perhaps he missed the wild freedom of his barbaric life in a small bedroom.”
Bridget
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From this reading “Bridget found him curled up in his furs like a cat asleep on the drawing-room sofa this morning.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But some instinct--she knew not what--kept her from revealing it at this moment.
cat
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From this reading “Bridget found him curled up in his furs like a cat asleep on the drawing-room sofa this morning.”
comfortable
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From this reading “It doesn't seem as if Uncle Sylvester was any the more comfortable for having his own private bedding with him,” said Kitty Lane, entering Marie's room early the next morning.
curled
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From this reading “Bridget found him curled up in his furs like a cat asleep on the drawing-room sofa this morning.”
doesn't
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From this reading “It doesn't seem as if Uncle Sylvester was any the more comfortable for having his own private bedding with him,” said Kitty Lane, entering Marie's room early the next morning.
drawing-room
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From this reading “Bridget found him curled up in his furs like a cat asleep on the drawing-room sofa this morning.”
early
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From this reading “It doesn't seem as if Uncle Sylvester was any the more comfortable for having his own private bedding with him,” said Kitty Lane, entering Marie's room early the next morning.
entering
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From this reading “It doesn't seem as if Uncle Sylvester was any the more comfortable for having his own private bedding with him,” said Kitty Lane, entering Marie's room early the next morning.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It doesn't seem as if Uncle Sylvester was any the more comfortable for having his own private bedding with him,” said Kitty Lane, entering Marie's room early the next morning.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bridget found him curled up in his furs like a cat asleep on the drawing-room sofa this morning.”
freedom
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From this reading She only said a little ironically:-- “Perhaps he missed the wild freedom of his barbaric life in a small bedroom.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But some instinct--she knew not what--kept her from revealing it at this moment.
furs
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From this reading “Bridget found him curled up in his furs like a cat asleep on the drawing-room sofa this morning.”
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “It doesn't seem as if Uncle Sylvester was any the more comfortable for having his own private bedding with him,” said Kitty Lane, entering Marie's room early the next morning.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She only said a little ironically:-- “Perhaps he missed the wild freedom of his barbaric life in a small bedroom.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marie started; she remembered her last night's vision.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It doesn't seem as if Uncle Sylvester was any the more comfortable for having his own private bedding with him,” said Kitty Lane, entering Marie's room early the next morning.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “It doesn't seem as if Uncle Sylvester was any the more comfortable for having his own private bedding with him,” said Kitty Lane, entering Marie's room early the next morning.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “It doesn't seem as if Uncle Sylvester was any the more comfortable for having his own private bedding with him,” said Kitty Lane, entering Marie's room early the next morning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Bridget found him curled up in his furs like a cat asleep on the drawing-room sofa this morning.”
instinct
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From this reading But some instinct--she knew not what--kept her from revealing it at this moment.
ironically
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From this reading She only said a little ironically:-- “Perhaps he missed the wild freedom of his barbaric life in a small bedroom.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It doesn't seem as if Uncle Sylvester was any the more comfortable for having his own private bedding with him,” said Kitty Lane, entering Marie's room early the next morning.
kept
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From this reading But some instinct--she knew not what--kept her from revealing it at this moment.
Kitty
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From this reading “It doesn't seem as if Uncle Sylvester was any the more comfortable for having his own private bedding with him,” said Kitty Lane, entering Marie's room early the next morning.
knew
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From this reading But some instinct--she knew not what--kept her from revealing it at this moment.
Lane
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From this reading “It doesn't seem as if Uncle Sylvester was any the more comfortable for having his own private bedding with him,” said Kitty Lane, entering Marie's room early the next morning.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marie started; she remembered her last night's vision.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She only said a little ironically:-- “Perhaps he missed the wild freedom of his barbaric life in a small bedroom.”
like
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From this reading “Bridget found him curled up in his furs like a cat asleep on the drawing-room sofa this morning.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She only said a little ironically:-- “Perhaps he missed the wild freedom of his barbaric life in a small bedroom.”
Marie
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From this reading Marie started; she remembered her last night's vision.
Marie's
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From this reading “It doesn't seem as if Uncle Sylvester was any the more comfortable for having his own private bedding with him,” said Kitty Lane, entering Marie's room early the next morning.
missed
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From this reading She only said a little ironically:-- “Perhaps he missed the wild freedom of his barbaric life in a small bedroom.”
moment
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From this reading But some instinct--she knew not what--kept her from revealing it at this moment.
more
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From this reading “It doesn't seem as if Uncle Sylvester was any the more comfortable for having his own private bedding with him,” said Kitty Lane, entering Marie's room early the next morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It doesn't seem as if Uncle Sylvester was any the more comfortable for having his own private bedding with him,” said Kitty Lane, entering Marie's room early the next morning.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It doesn't seem as if Uncle Sylvester was any the more comfortable for having his own private bedding with him,” said Kitty Lane, entering Marie's room early the next morning.
night's
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From this reading Marie started; she remembered her last night's vision.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But some instinct--she knew not what--kept her from revealing it at this moment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She only said a little ironically:-- “Perhaps he missed the wild freedom of his barbaric life in a small bedroom.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Bridget found him curled up in his furs like a cat asleep on the drawing-room sofa this morning.”
only
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From this reading She only said a little ironically:-- “Perhaps he missed the wild freedom of his barbaric life in a small bedroom.”
own
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From this reading “It doesn't seem as if Uncle Sylvester was any the more comfortable for having his own private bedding with him,” said Kitty Lane, entering Marie's room early the next morning.
Perhaps
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From this reading She only said a little ironically:-- “Perhaps he missed the wild freedom of his barbaric life in a small bedroom.”
private
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From this reading “It doesn't seem as if Uncle Sylvester was any the more comfortable for having his own private bedding with him,” said Kitty Lane, entering Marie's room early the next morning.
remembered
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From this reading Marie started; she remembered her last night's vision.
revealing
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From this reading But some instinct--she knew not what--kept her from revealing it at this moment.
room
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From this reading “It doesn't seem as if Uncle Sylvester was any the more comfortable for having his own private bedding with him,” said Kitty Lane, entering Marie's room early the next morning.
said
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From this reading “It doesn't seem as if Uncle Sylvester was any the more comfortable for having his own private bedding with him,” said Kitty Lane, entering Marie's room early the next morning.
seem
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From this reading “It doesn't seem as if Uncle Sylvester was any the more comfortable for having his own private bedding with him,” said Kitty Lane, entering Marie's room early the next morning.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marie started; she remembered her last night's vision.
small
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From this reading She only said a little ironically:-- “Perhaps he missed the wild freedom of his barbaric life in a small bedroom.”
sofa
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From this reading “Bridget found him curled up in his furs like a cat asleep on the drawing-room sofa this morning.”
some
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From this reading But some instinct--she knew not what--kept her from revealing it at this moment.
started
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From this reading Marie started; she remembered her last night's vision.
Sylvester
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From this reading “It doesn't seem as if Uncle Sylvester was any the more comfortable for having his own private bedding with him,” said Kitty Lane, entering Marie's room early the next morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It doesn't seem as if Uncle Sylvester was any the more comfortable for having his own private bedding with him,” said Kitty Lane, entering Marie's room early the next morning.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Bridget found him curled up in his furs like a cat asleep on the drawing-room sofa this morning.”
Uncle
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From this reading “It doesn't seem as if Uncle Sylvester was any the more comfortable for having his own private bedding with him,” said Kitty Lane, entering Marie's room early the next morning.
up
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From this reading “Bridget found him curled up in his furs like a cat asleep on the drawing-room sofa this morning.”
vision
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From this reading Marie started; she remembered her last night's vision.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It doesn't seem as if Uncle Sylvester was any the more comfortable for having his own private bedding with him,” said Kitty Lane, entering Marie's room early the next morning.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But some instinct--she knew not what--kept her from revealing it at this moment.
wild
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From this reading She only said a little ironically:-- “Perhaps he missed the wild freedom of his barbaric life in a small bedroom.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It doesn't seem as if Uncle Sylvester was any the more comfortable for having his own private bedding with him,” said Kitty Lane, entering Marie's room early the next morning.
