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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 In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
Achnacarry
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From this reading Her father had gone to Achnacarry, Ewen was she knew not where, her aunt, she believed, in her bedchamber.
Alison
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From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
almost
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From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
any
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From this reading But she could pray here, too, looking out on this blue and purple loveliness of distance, and here she might get a passing glimpse of Ewen, busy though he was, and would not thus be missing any of these precious last moments of him.
Ardroy
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From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
arms
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From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
aunt
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From this reading Her father had gone to Achnacarry, Ewen was she knew not where, her aunt, she believed, in her bedchamber.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be better, Alison thought, if she were in hers, upon her knees.
bedchamber
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From this reading Her father had gone to Achnacarry, Ewen was she knew not where, her aunt, she believed, in her bedchamber.
believed
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From this reading Her father had gone to Achnacarry, Ewen was she knew not where, her aunt, she believed, in her bedchamber.
better
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From this reading It would be better, Alison thought, if she were in hers, upon her knees.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
blue
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From this reading But she could pray here, too, looking out on this blue and purple loveliness of distance, and here she might get a passing glimpse of Ewen, busy though he was, and would not thus be missing any of these precious last moments of him.
busy
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From this reading But she could pray here, too, looking out on this blue and purple loveliness of distance, and here she might get a passing glimpse of Ewen, busy though he was, and would not thus be missing any of these precious last moments of him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she could pray here, too, looking out on this blue and purple loveliness of distance, and here she might get a passing glimpse of Ewen, busy though he was, and would not thus be missing any of these precious last moments of him.
calm
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From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
certain
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From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
cheek
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From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But she could pray here, too, looking out on this blue and purple loveliness of distance, and here she might get a passing glimpse of Ewen, busy though he was, and would not thus be missing any of these precious last moments of him.
day
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From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
distance
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From this reading But she could pray here, too, looking out on this blue and purple loveliness of distance, and here she might get a passing glimpse of Ewen, busy though he was, and would not thus be missing any of these precious last moments of him.
earlier
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From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
evening
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From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
Ewen
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From this reading Her father had gone to Achnacarry, Ewen was she knew not where, her aunt, she believed, in her bedchamber.
fast
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From this reading The sands were slipping so fast now .
father
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From this reading Her father had gone to Achnacarry, Ewen was she knew not where, her aunt, she believed, in her bedchamber.
five
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From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
get
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From this reading But she could pray here, too, looking out on this blue and purple loveliness of distance, and here she might get a passing glimpse of Ewen, busy though he was, and would not thus be missing any of these precious last moments of him.
glimpse
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From this reading But she could pray here, too, looking out on this blue and purple loveliness of distance, and here she might get a passing glimpse of Ewen, busy though he was, and would not thus be missing any of these precious last moments of him.
gone
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From this reading Her father had gone to Achnacarry, Ewen was she knew not where, her aunt, she believed, in her bedchamber.
Grant
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From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her father had gone to Achnacarry, Ewen was she knew not where, her aunt, she believed, in her bedchamber.
hands
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From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she could pray here, too, looking out on this blue and purple loveliness of distance, and here she might get a passing glimpse of Ewen, busy though he was, and would not thus be missing any of these precious last moments of him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
here
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From this reading But she could pray here, too, looking out on this blue and purple loveliness of distance, and here she might get a passing glimpse of Ewen, busy though he was, and would not thus be missing any of these precious last moments of him.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading It would be better, Alison thought, if she were in hers, upon her knees.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But she could pray here, too, looking out on this blue and purple loveliness of distance, and here she might get a passing glimpse of Ewen, busy though he was, and would not thus be missing any of these precious last moments of him.
house
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From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It would be better, Alison thought, if she were in hers, upon her knees.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
joined
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From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
knees
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From this reading It would be better, Alison thought, if she were in hers, upon her knees.
knew
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From this reading Her father had gone to Achnacarry, Ewen was she knew not where, her aunt, she believed, in her bedchamber.
last
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From this reading But she could pray here, too, looking out on this blue and purple loveliness of distance, and here she might get a passing glimpse of Ewen, busy though he was, and would not thus be missing any of these precious last moments of him.
lay
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From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
living-room
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From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
long
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From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
looking
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From this reading But she could pray here, too, looking out on this blue and purple loveliness of distance, and here she might get a passing glimpse of Ewen, busy though he was, and would not thus be missing any of these precious last moments of him.
loveliness
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From this reading But she could pray here, too, looking out on this blue and purple loveliness of distance, and here she might get a passing glimpse of Ewen, busy though he was, and would not thus be missing any of these precious last moments of him.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But she could pray here, too, looking out on this blue and purple loveliness of distance, and here she might get a passing glimpse of Ewen, busy though he was, and would not thus be missing any of these precious last moments of him.
missing
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From this reading But she could pray here, too, looking out on this blue and purple loveliness of distance, and here she might get a passing glimpse of Ewen, busy though he was, and would not thus be missing any of these precious last moments of him.
moments
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From this reading But she could pray here, too, looking out on this blue and purple loveliness of distance, and here she might get a passing glimpse of Ewen, busy though he was, and would not thus be missing any of these precious last moments of him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her father had gone to Achnacarry, Ewen was she knew not where, her aunt, she believed, in her bedchamber.
now
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From this reading The sands were slipping so fast now .
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
out
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From this reading But she could pray here, too, looking out on this blue and purple loveliness of distance, and here she might get a passing glimpse of Ewen, busy though he was, and would not thus be missing any of these precious last moments of him.
passing
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From this reading But she could pray here, too, looking out on this blue and purple loveliness of distance, and here she might get a passing glimpse of Ewen, busy though he was, and would not thus be missing any of these precious last moments of him.
pray
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From this reading But she could pray here, too, looking out on this blue and purple loveliness of distance, and here she might get a passing glimpse of Ewen, busy though he was, and would not thus be missing any of these precious last moments of him.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading But she could pray here, too, looking out on this blue and purple loveliness of distance, and here she might get a passing glimpse of Ewen, busy though he was, and would not thus be missing any of these precious last moments of him.
purple
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From this reading But she could pray here, too, looking out on this blue and purple loveliness of distance, and here she might get a passing glimpse of Ewen, busy though he was, and would not thus be missing any of these precious last moments of him.
sands
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From this reading The sands were slipping so fast now .
sat
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From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her father had gone to Achnacarry, Ewen was she knew not where, her aunt, she believed, in her bedchamber.
sill
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From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
six
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From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
slipping
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From this reading The sands were slipping so fast now .
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The sands were slipping so fast now .
spite
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From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
Sunday
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From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But she could pray here, too, looking out on this blue and purple loveliness of distance, and here she might get a passing glimpse of Ewen, busy though he was, and would not thus be missing any of these precious last moments of him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But she could pray here, too, looking out on this blue and purple loveliness of distance, and here she might get a passing glimpse of Ewen, busy though he was, and would not thus be missing any of these precious last moments of him.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But she could pray here, too, looking out on this blue and purple loveliness of distance, and here she might get a passing glimpse of Ewen, busy though he was, and would not thus be missing any of these precious last moments of him.
thought
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From this reading It would be better, Alison thought, if she were in hers, upon her knees.
thus
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From this reading But she could pray here, too, looking out on this blue and purple loveliness of distance, and here she might get a passing glimpse of Ewen, busy though he was, and would not thus be missing any of these precious last moments of him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her father had gone to Achnacarry, Ewen was she knew not where, her aunt, she believed, in her bedchamber.
too
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From this reading But she could pray here, too, looking out on this blue and purple loveliness of distance, and here she might get a passing glimpse of Ewen, busy though he was, and would not thus be missing any of these precious last moments of him.
turmoil
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From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It would be better, Alison thought, if she were in hers, upon her knees.
usual
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From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her father had gone to Achnacarry, Ewen was she knew not where, her aunt, she believed, in her bedchamber.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It would be better, Alison thought, if she were in hers, upon her knees.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Her father had gone to Achnacarry, Ewen was she knew not where, her aunt, she believed, in her bedchamber.
windows
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From this reading In spite of a certain amount of turmoil earlier in the day, almost the usual Sunday calm lay on the house of Ardroy between five and six that evening, and in it Alison Grant sat at one of the windows of the long living-room, her arms on the sill, her cheek on her joined hands.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be better, Alison thought, if she were in hers, upon her knees.
