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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 But for the fact that a huge Chesterfield stood immediately at her back, ready to receive the fair burden of her charms, I am persuaded that her ultimate destination would have been the floor.
afterwards
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From this reading Sinking--"all of a flutter," as she afterwards described it, thus unconsciously confirming the aptness of my bird imagery--upon the Chesterfield, this truly remarkable woman merely observed, "Well, I never!" and then as speedily recovering herself, sat up and said, quietly:
all
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From this reading Sinking--"all of a flutter," as she afterwards described it, thus unconsciously confirming the aptness of my bird imagery--upon the Chesterfield, this truly remarkable woman merely observed, "Well, I never!" and then as speedily recovering herself, sat up and said, quietly:
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But for the fact that a huge Chesterfield stood immediately at her back, ready to receive the fair burden of her charms, I am persuaded that her ultimate destination would have been the floor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sinking--"all of a flutter," as she afterwards described it, thus unconsciously confirming the aptness of my bird imagery--upon the Chesterfield, this truly remarkable woman merely observed, "Well, I never!" and then as speedily recovering herself, sat up and said, quietly:
aptness
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From this reading Sinking--"all of a flutter," as she afterwards described it, thus unconsciously confirming the aptness of my bird imagery--upon the Chesterfield, this truly remarkable woman merely observed, "Well, I never!" and then as speedily recovering herself, sat up and said, quietly:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The suddenness of my statement "dropped" her as neatly as a good marksman "drops" his bird.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FACE AT THE BROKEN WINDOW.
back
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From this reading But for the fact that a huge Chesterfield stood immediately at her back, ready to receive the fair burden of her charms, I am persuaded that her ultimate destination would have been the floor.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But for the fact that a huge Chesterfield stood immediately at her back, ready to receive the fair burden of her charms, I am persuaded that her ultimate destination would have been the floor.
bird
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From this reading The suddenness of my statement "dropped" her as neatly as a good marksman "drops" his bird.
BROKENnounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FACE AT THE BROKEN WINDOW.
burden
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From this reading But for the fact that a huge Chesterfield stood immediately at her back, ready to receive the fair burden of her charms, I am persuaded that her ultimate destination would have been the floor.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for the fact that a huge Chesterfield stood immediately at her back, ready to receive the fair burden of her charms, I am persuaded that her ultimate destination would have been the floor.
charms
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From this reading But for the fact that a huge Chesterfield stood immediately at her back, ready to receive the fair burden of her charms, I am persuaded that her ultimate destination would have been the floor.
Chesterfield
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From this reading But for the fact that a huge Chesterfield stood immediately at her back, ready to receive the fair burden of her charms, I am persuaded that her ultimate destination would have been the floor.
Clara
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From this reading Miss Clara sat down--perhaps I should say collapsed down.
collapsed
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From this reading Miss Clara sat down--perhaps I should say collapsed down.
confirming
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From this reading Sinking--"all of a flutter," as she afterwards described it, thus unconsciously confirming the aptness of my bird imagery--upon the Chesterfield, this truly remarkable woman merely observed, "Well, I never!" and then as speedily recovering herself, sat up and said, quietly:
described
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From this reading Sinking--"all of a flutter," as she afterwards described it, thus unconsciously confirming the aptness of my bird imagery--upon the Chesterfield, this truly remarkable woman merely observed, "Well, I never!" and then as speedily recovering herself, sat up and said, quietly:
destination
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From this reading But for the fact that a huge Chesterfield stood immediately at her back, ready to receive the fair burden of her charms, I am persuaded that her ultimate destination would have been the floor.
down
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From this reading Miss Clara sat down--perhaps I should say collapsed down.
dropped
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From this reading The suddenness of my statement "dropped" her as neatly as a good marksman "drops" his bird.
drops
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From this reading The suddenness of my statement "dropped" her as neatly as a good marksman "drops" his bird.
FACE
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From this reading THE FACE AT THE BROKEN WINDOW.
fact
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From this reading But for the fact that a huge Chesterfield stood immediately at her back, ready to receive the fair burden of her charms, I am persuaded that her ultimate destination would have been the floor.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But for the fact that a huge Chesterfield stood immediately at her back, ready to receive the fair burden of her charms, I am persuaded that her ultimate destination would have been the floor.
floor
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From this reading But for the fact that a huge Chesterfield stood immediately at her back, ready to receive the fair burden of her charms, I am persuaded that her ultimate destination would have been the floor.
flutter
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From this reading Sinking--"all of a flutter," as she afterwards described it, thus unconsciously confirming the aptness of my bird imagery--upon the Chesterfield, this truly remarkable woman merely observed, "Well, I never!" and then as speedily recovering herself, sat up and said, quietly:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for the fact that a huge Chesterfield stood immediately at her back, ready to receive the fair burden of her charms, I am persuaded that her ultimate destination would have been the floor.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The suddenness of my statement "dropped" her as neatly as a good marksman "drops" his bird.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But for the fact that a huge Chesterfield stood immediately at her back, ready to receive the fair burden of her charms, I am persuaded that her ultimate destination would have been the floor.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But for the fact that a huge Chesterfield stood immediately at her back, ready to receive the fair burden of her charms, I am persuaded that her ultimate destination would have been the floor.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sinking--"all of a flutter," as she afterwards described it, thus unconsciously confirming the aptness of my bird imagery--upon the Chesterfield, this truly remarkable woman merely observed, "Well, I never!" and then as speedily recovering herself, sat up and said, quietly:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The suddenness of my statement "dropped" her as neatly as a good marksman "drops" his bird.
huge
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From this reading But for the fact that a huge Chesterfield stood immediately at her back, ready to receive the fair burden of her charms, I am persuaded that her ultimate destination would have been the floor.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Miss Clara sat down--perhaps I should say collapsed down.
imagery
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From this reading Sinking--"all of a flutter," as she afterwards described it, thus unconsciously confirming the aptness of my bird imagery--upon the Chesterfield, this truly remarkable woman merely observed, "Well, I never!" and then as speedily recovering herself, sat up and said, quietly:
immediately
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From this reading But for the fact that a huge Chesterfield stood immediately at her back, ready to receive the fair burden of her charms, I am persuaded that her ultimate destination would have been the floor.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sinking--"all of a flutter," as she afterwards described it, thus unconsciously confirming the aptness of my bird imagery--upon the Chesterfield, this truly remarkable woman merely observed, "Well, I never!" and then as speedily recovering herself, sat up and said, quietly:
marksman
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From this reading The suddenness of my statement "dropped" her as neatly as a good marksman "drops" his bird.
merely
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From this reading Sinking--"all of a flutter," as she afterwards described it, thus unconsciously confirming the aptness of my bird imagery--upon the Chesterfield, this truly remarkable woman merely observed, "Well, I never!" and then as speedily recovering herself, sat up and said, quietly:
Miss
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From this reading Miss Clara sat down--perhaps I should say collapsed down.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The suddenness of my statement "dropped" her as neatly as a good marksman "drops" his bird.
neatly
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From this reading The suddenness of my statement "dropped" her as neatly as a good marksman "drops" his bird.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sinking--"all of a flutter," as she afterwards described it, thus unconsciously confirming the aptness of my bird imagery--upon the Chesterfield, this truly remarkable woman merely observed, "Well, I never!" and then as speedily recovering herself, sat up and said, quietly:
observed
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From this reading Sinking--"all of a flutter," as she afterwards described it, thus unconsciously confirming the aptness of my bird imagery--upon the Chesterfield, this truly remarkable woman merely observed, "Well, I never!" and then as speedily recovering herself, sat up and said, quietly:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But for the fact that a huge Chesterfield stood immediately at her back, ready to receive the fair burden of her charms, I am persuaded that her ultimate destination would have been the floor.
perhaps
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From this reading Miss Clara sat down--perhaps I should say collapsed down.
persuaded
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From this reading But for the fact that a huge Chesterfield stood immediately at her back, ready to receive the fair burden of her charms, I am persuaded that her ultimate destination would have been the floor.
quietly
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From this reading Sinking--"all of a flutter," as she afterwards described it, thus unconsciously confirming the aptness of my bird imagery--upon the Chesterfield, this truly remarkable woman merely observed, "Well, I never!" and then as speedily recovering herself, sat up and said, quietly:
ready
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From this reading But for the fact that a huge Chesterfield stood immediately at her back, ready to receive the fair burden of her charms, I am persuaded that her ultimate destination would have been the floor.
receive
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From this reading But for the fact that a huge Chesterfield stood immediately at her back, ready to receive the fair burden of her charms, I am persuaded that her ultimate destination would have been the floor.
recovering
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From this reading Sinking--"all of a flutter," as she afterwards described it, thus unconsciously confirming the aptness of my bird imagery--upon the Chesterfield, this truly remarkable woman merely observed, "Well, I never!" and then as speedily recovering herself, sat up and said, quietly:
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sinking--"all of a flutter," as she afterwards described it, thus unconsciously confirming the aptness of my bird imagery--upon the Chesterfield, this truly remarkable woman merely observed, "Well, I never!" and then as speedily recovering herself, sat up and said, quietly:
said
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From this reading Sinking--"all of a flutter," as she afterwards described it, thus unconsciously confirming the aptness of my bird imagery--upon the Chesterfield, this truly remarkable woman merely observed, "Well, I never!" and then as speedily recovering herself, sat up and said, quietly:
sat
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From this reading Miss Clara sat down--perhaps I should say collapsed down.
say
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From this reading Miss Clara sat down--perhaps I should say collapsed down.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sinking--"all of a flutter," as she afterwards described it, thus unconsciously confirming the aptness of my bird imagery--upon the Chesterfield, this truly remarkable woman merely observed, "Well, I never!" and then as speedily recovering herself, sat up and said, quietly:
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Miss Clara sat down--perhaps I should say collapsed down.
Sinking
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From this reading Sinking--"all of a flutter," as she afterwards described it, thus unconsciously confirming the aptness of my bird imagery--upon the Chesterfield, this truly remarkable woman merely observed, "Well, I never!" and then as speedily recovering herself, sat up and said, quietly:
speedily
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From this reading Sinking--"all of a flutter," as she afterwards described it, thus unconsciously confirming the aptness of my bird imagery--upon the Chesterfield, this truly remarkable woman merely observed, "Well, I never!" and then as speedily recovering herself, sat up and said, quietly:
statement
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From this reading The suddenness of my statement "dropped" her as neatly as a good marksman "drops" his bird.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But for the fact that a huge Chesterfield stood immediately at her back, ready to receive the fair burden of her charms, I am persuaded that her ultimate destination would have been the floor.
suddenness
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From this reading The suddenness of my statement "dropped" her as neatly as a good marksman "drops" his bird.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But for the fact that a huge Chesterfield stood immediately at her back, ready to receive the fair burden of her charms, I am persuaded that her ultimate destination would have been the floor.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FACE AT THE BROKEN WINDOW.
then
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From this reading Sinking--"all of a flutter," as she afterwards described it, thus unconsciously confirming the aptness of my bird imagery--upon the Chesterfield, this truly remarkable woman merely observed, "Well, I never!" and then as speedily recovering herself, sat up and said, quietly:
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Sinking--"all of a flutter," as she afterwards described it, thus unconsciously confirming the aptness of my bird imagery--upon the Chesterfield, this truly remarkable woman merely observed, "Well, I never!" and then as speedily recovering herself, sat up and said, quietly:
thus
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From this reading Sinking--"all of a flutter," as she afterwards described it, thus unconsciously confirming the aptness of my bird imagery--upon the Chesterfield, this truly remarkable woman merely observed, "Well, I never!" and then as speedily recovering herself, sat up and said, quietly:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But for the fact that a huge Chesterfield stood immediately at her back, ready to receive the fair burden of her charms, I am persuaded that her ultimate destination would have been the floor.
truly
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From this reading Sinking--"all of a flutter," as she afterwards described it, thus unconsciously confirming the aptness of my bird imagery--upon the Chesterfield, this truly remarkable woman merely observed, "Well, I never!" and then as speedily recovering herself, sat up and said, quietly:
ultimate
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From this reading But for the fact that a huge Chesterfield stood immediately at her back, ready to receive the fair burden of her charms, I am persuaded that her ultimate destination would have been the floor.
unconsciously
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From this reading Sinking--"all of a flutter," as she afterwards described it, thus unconsciously confirming the aptness of my bird imagery--upon the Chesterfield, this truly remarkable woman merely observed, "Well, I never!" and then as speedily recovering herself, sat up and said, quietly:
up
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From this reading Sinking--"all of a flutter," as she afterwards described it, thus unconsciously confirming the aptness of my bird imagery--upon the Chesterfield, this truly remarkable woman merely observed, "Well, I never!" and then as speedily recovering herself, sat up and said, quietly:
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sinking--"all of a flutter," as she afterwards described it, thus unconsciously confirming the aptness of my bird imagery--upon the Chesterfield, this truly remarkable woman merely observed, "Well, I never!" and then as speedily recovering herself, sat up and said, quietly:
Well
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From this reading Sinking--"all of a flutter," as she afterwards described it, thus unconsciously confirming the aptness of my bird imagery--upon the Chesterfield, this truly remarkable woman merely observed, "Well, I never!" and then as speedily recovering herself, sat up and said, quietly:
WINDOW
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From this reading THE FACE AT THE BROKEN WINDOW.
woman
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From this reading Sinking--"all of a flutter," as she afterwards described it, thus unconsciously confirming the aptness of my bird imagery--upon the Chesterfield, this truly remarkable woman merely observed, "Well, I never!" and then as speedily recovering herself, sat up and said, quietly:
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But for the fact that a huge Chesterfield stood immediately at her back, ready to receive the fair burden of her charms, I am persuaded that her ultimate destination would have been the floor.
