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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 Burrows girl was sitting on a soap box outside the Throne cabin.
afterglow
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From this reading Supper was over, the dishes were just washed up, her uncle sat within reading a book of mathematics, so the Burrows girl could enjoy the cool solitude of the hills watching the afterglow.
all
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From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
also
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From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
appeared
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From this reading As yet man had not appeared in her paradise, because so far a month's observation had convinced her that none of the neighbouring prospectors were sufficiently young to count.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As yet man had not appeared in her paradise, because so far a month's observation had convinced her that none of the neighbouring prospectors were sufficiently young to count.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At school she had been three times in love with men seen distantly in church or street, but these had all gone blindly by, and were probably fools.
beauty
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From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading As yet man had not appeared in her paradise, because so far a month's observation had convinced her that none of the neighbouring prospectors were sufficiently young to count.
becoming
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From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At school she had been three times in love with men seen distantly in church or street, but these had all gone blindly by, and were probably fools.
blindly
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From this reading At school she had been three times in love with men seen distantly in church or street, but these had all gone blindly by, and were probably fools.
book
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From this reading Supper was over, the dishes were just washed up, her uncle sat within reading a book of mathematics, so the Burrows girl could enjoy the cool solitude of the hills watching the afterglow.
box
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From this reading THE Burrows girl was sitting on a soap box outside the Throne cabin.
budding
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From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
Burrows
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From this reading THE Burrows girl was sitting on a soap box outside the Throne cabin.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At school she had been three times in love with men seen distantly in church or street, but these had all gone blindly by, and were probably fools.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
cabin
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From this reading THE Burrows girl was sitting on a soap box outside the Throne cabin.
cause
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From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
church
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From this reading At school she had been three times in love with men seen distantly in church or street, but these had all gone blindly by, and were probably fools.
considerable
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From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
contentment
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From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
convinced
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From this reading As yet man had not appeared in her paradise, because so far a month's observation had convinced her that none of the neighbouring prospectors were sufficiently young to count.
cool
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From this reading Supper was over, the dishes were just washed up, her uncle sat within reading a book of mathematics, so the Burrows girl could enjoy the cool solitude of the hills watching the afterglow.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Supper was over, the dishes were just washed up, her uncle sat within reading a book of mathematics, so the Burrows girl could enjoy the cool solitude of the hills watching the afterglow.
count
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From this reading As yet man had not appeared in her paradise, because so far a month's observation had convinced her that none of the neighbouring prospectors were sufficiently young to count.
dainty
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From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
dishes
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From this reading Supper was over, the dishes were just washed up, her uncle sat within reading a book of mathematics, so the Burrows girl could enjoy the cool solitude of the hills watching the afterglow.
distantly
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From this reading At school she had been three times in love with men seen distantly in church or street, but these had all gone blindly by, and were probably fools.
effect
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From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
enjoy
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From this reading Supper was over, the dishes were just washed up, her uncle sat within reading a book of mathematics, so the Burrows girl could enjoy the cool solitude of the hills watching the afterglow.
far
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From this reading As yet man had not appeared in her paradise, because so far a month's observation had convinced her that none of the neighbouring prospectors were sufficiently young to count.
fools
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From this reading At school she had been three times in love with men seen distantly in church or street, but these had all gone blindly by, and were probably fools.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
freckled
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From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
gave
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From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
girl
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From this reading THE Burrows girl was sitting on a soap box outside the Throne cabin.
gone
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From this reading At school she had been three times in love with men seen distantly in church or street, but these had all gone blindly by, and were probably fools.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As yet man had not appeared in her paradise, because so far a month's observation had convinced her that none of the neighbouring prospectors were sufficiently young to count.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Supper was over, the dishes were just washed up, her uncle sat within reading a book of mathematics, so the Burrows girl could enjoy the cool solitude of the hills watching the afterglow.
hills
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From this reading Supper was over, the dishes were just washed up, her uncle sat within reading a book of mathematics, so the Burrows girl could enjoy the cool solitude of the hills watching the afterglow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As yet man had not appeared in her paradise, because so far a month's observation had convinced her that none of the neighbouring prospectors were sufficiently young to count.
just
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From this reading Supper was over, the dishes were just washed up, her uncle sat within reading a book of mathematics, so the Burrows girl could enjoy the cool solitude of the hills watching the afterglow.
knew
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From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
love
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From this reading At school she had been three times in love with men seen distantly in church or street, but these had all gone blindly by, and were probably fools.
loveliness
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From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
man
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From this reading As yet man had not appeared in her paradise, because so far a month's observation had convinced her that none of the neighbouring prospectors were sufficiently young to count.
mathematics
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From this reading Supper was over, the dishes were just washed up, her uncle sat within reading a book of mathematics, so the Burrows girl could enjoy the cool solitude of the hills watching the afterglow.
men
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From this reading At school she had been three times in love with men seen distantly in church or street, but these had all gone blindly by, and were probably fools.
month's
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From this reading As yet man had not appeared in her paradise, because so far a month's observation had convinced her that none of the neighbouring prospectors were sufficiently young to count.
neighbouring
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From this reading As yet man had not appeared in her paradise, because so far a month's observation had convinced her that none of the neighbouring prospectors were sufficiently young to count.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading As yet man had not appeared in her paradise, because so far a month's observation had convinced her that none of the neighbouring prospectors were sufficiently young to count.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As yet man had not appeared in her paradise, because so far a month's observation had convinced her that none of the neighbouring prospectors were sufficiently young to count.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As yet man had not appeared in her paradise, because so far a month's observation had convinced her that none of the neighbouring prospectors were sufficiently young to count.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Supper was over, the dishes were just washed up, her uncle sat within reading a book of mathematics, so the Burrows girl could enjoy the cool solitude of the hills watching the afterglow.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE Burrows girl was sitting on a soap box outside the Throne cabin.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At school she had been three times in love with men seen distantly in church or street, but these had all gone blindly by, and were probably fools.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE Burrows girl was sitting on a soap box outside the Throne cabin.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Supper was over, the dishes were just washed up, her uncle sat within reading a book of mathematics, so the Burrows girl could enjoy the cool solitude of the hills watching the afterglow.
paradise
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From this reading As yet man had not appeared in her paradise, because so far a month's observation had convinced her that none of the neighbouring prospectors were sufficiently young to count.
probably
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From this reading At school she had been three times in love with men seen distantly in church or street, but these had all gone blindly by, and were probably fools.
prospect
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From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
prospectors
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From this reading As yet man had not appeared in her paradise, because so far a month's observation had convinced her that none of the neighbouring prospectors were sufficiently young to count.
rather
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From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
reading
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From this reading Supper was over, the dishes were just washed up, her uncle sat within reading a book of mathematics, so the Burrows girl could enjoy the cool solitude of the hills watching the afterglow.
real
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From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
ruddy
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From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
sat
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From this reading Supper was over, the dishes were just washed up, her uncle sat within reading a book of mathematics, so the Burrows girl could enjoy the cool solitude of the hills watching the afterglow.
school
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From this reading At school she had been three times in love with men seen distantly in church or street, but these had all gone blindly by, and were probably fools.
seen
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From this reading At school she had been three times in love with men seen distantly in church or street, but these had all gone blindly by, and were probably fools.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
sitting
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From this reading THE Burrows girl was sitting on a soap box outside the Throne cabin.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Supper was over, the dishes were just washed up, her uncle sat within reading a book of mathematics, so the Burrows girl could enjoy the cool solitude of the hills watching the afterglow.
soap
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From this reading THE Burrows girl was sitting on a soap box outside the Throne cabin.
solitude
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From this reading Supper was over, the dishes were just washed up, her uncle sat within reading a book of mathematics, so the Burrows girl could enjoy the cool solitude of the hills watching the afterglow.
steadily
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From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
street
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From this reading At school she had been three times in love with men seen distantly in church or street, but these had all gone blindly by, and were probably fools.
sufficiently
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From this reading As yet man had not appeared in her paradise, because so far a month's observation had convinced her that none of the neighbouring prospectors were sufficiently young to count.
sunburned
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From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
Supper
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From this reading Supper was over, the dishes were just washed up, her uncle sat within reading a book of mathematics, so the Burrows girl could enjoy the cool solitude of the hills watching the afterglow.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE Burrows girl was sitting on a soap box outside the Throne cabin.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading At school she had been three times in love with men seen distantly in church or street, but these had all gone blindly by, and were probably fools.
three
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From this reading At school she had been three times in love with men seen distantly in church or street, but these had all gone blindly by, and were probably fools.
Throne
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From this reading THE Burrows girl was sitting on a soap box outside the Throne cabin.
times
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From this reading At school she had been three times in love with men seen distantly in church or street, but these had all gone blindly by, and were probably fools.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As yet man had not appeared in her paradise, because so far a month's observation had convinced her that none of the neighbouring prospectors were sufficiently young to count.
uncle
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From this reading Supper was over, the dishes were just washed up, her uncle sat within reading a book of mathematics, so the Burrows girl could enjoy the cool solitude of the hills watching the afterglow.
up
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From this reading Supper was over, the dishes were just washed up, her uncle sat within reading a book of mathematics, so the Burrows girl could enjoy the cool solitude of the hills watching the afterglow.
very
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From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE Burrows girl was sitting on a soap box outside the Throne cabin.
washed
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From this reading Supper was over, the dishes were just washed up, her uncle sat within reading a book of mathematics, so the Burrows girl could enjoy the cool solitude of the hills watching the afterglow.
watching
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From this reading Supper was over, the dishes were just washed up, her uncle sat within reading a book of mathematics, so the Burrows girl could enjoy the cool solitude of the hills watching the afterglow.
week
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From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Supper was over, the dishes were just washed up, her uncle sat within reading a book of mathematics, so the Burrows girl could enjoy the cool solitude of the hills watching the afterglow.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She knew she was ruddy, sunburned, and freckled; she also knew that the effect was rather becoming, that week by week her dainty beauty was budding steadily with considerable prospect of real loveliness,--all of which gave very good cause for contentment.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Supper was over, the dishes were just washed up, her uncle sat within reading a book of mathematics, so the Burrows girl could enjoy the cool solitude of the hills watching the afterglow.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading As yet man had not appeared in her paradise, because so far a month's observation had convinced her that none of the neighbouring prospectors were sufficiently young to count.
young
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From this reading As yet man had not appeared in her paradise, because so far a month's observation had convinced her that none of the neighbouring prospectors were sufficiently young to count.
