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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 She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and again they sufficiently remembered that indeterminate quantum of courtesy which they called their "manners" to interpolate "No offense to _you_, sir," or "Begging the lady's pardon."
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There was one wild taunting threat that she did not repeat, as if she thought it of no consequence,--the threat of personal violence against Ralph Emsden.
all
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From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
any
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From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
apparel
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From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was one wild taunting threat that she did not repeat, as if she thought it of no consequence,--the threat of personal violence against Ralph Emsden.
averred
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From this reading They would take out their grudge against him on his hide, they averred,--if they had to go all the way to Blue Lick to get it!
Begging
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From this reading Now and again they sufficiently remembered that indeterminate quantum of courtesy which they called their "manners" to interpolate "No offense to _you_, sir," or "Begging the lady's pardon."
Blue
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From this reading They had found out his name patly enough from their own messenger to Blue Lick Station.
breathlessly
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From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
bright
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From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
brown
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From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
called
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From this reading Now and again they sufficiently remembered that indeterminate quantum of courtesy which they called their "manners" to interpolate "No offense to _you_, sir," or "Begging the lady's pardon."
cheeks
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From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
child
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From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
consequence
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From this reading There was one wild taunting threat that she did not repeat, as if she thought it of no consequence,--the threat of personal violence against Ralph Emsden.
courtesy
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From this reading Now and again they sufficiently remembered that indeterminate quantum of courtesy which they called their "manners" to interpolate "No offense to _you_, sir," or "Begging the lady's pardon."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was one wild taunting threat that she did not repeat, as if she thought it of no consequence,--the threat of personal violence against Ralph Emsden.
Emsden
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From this reading There was one wild taunting threat that she did not repeat, as if she thought it of no consequence,--the threat of personal violence against Ralph Emsden.
enough
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From this reading They had found out his name patly enough from their own messenger to Blue Lick Station.
eyes
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From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
fire
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From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
flicker
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From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had found out his name patly enough from their own messenger to Blue Lick Station.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had found out his name patly enough from their own messenger to Blue Lick Station.
get
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From this reading They would take out their grudge against him on his hide, they averred,--if they had to go all the way to Blue Lick to get it!
go
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From this reading They would take out their grudge against him on his hide, they averred,--if they had to go all the way to Blue Lick to get it!
gold
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From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
golden
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From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
grudge
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From this reading They would take out their grudge against him on his hide, they averred,--if they had to go all the way to Blue Lick to get it!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had found out his name patly enough from their own messenger to Blue Lick Station.
hair
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From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
hide
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From this reading They would take out their grudge against him on his hide, they averred,--if they had to go all the way to Blue Lick to get it!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They would take out their grudge against him on his hide, they averred,--if they had to go all the way to Blue Lick to get it!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They had found out his name patly enough from their own messenger to Blue Lick Station.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was one wild taunting threat that she did not repeat, as if she thought it of no consequence,--the threat of personal violence against Ralph Emsden.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
indeterminate
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From this reading Now and again they sufficiently remembered that indeterminate quantum of courtesy which they called their "manners" to interpolate "No offense to _you_, sir," or "Begging the lady's pardon."
interpolate
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From this reading Now and again they sufficiently remembered that indeterminate quantum of courtesy which they called their "manners" to interpolate "No offense to _you_, sir," or "Begging the lady's pardon."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was one wild taunting threat that she did not repeat, as if she thought it of no consequence,--the threat of personal violence against Ralph Emsden.
lady's
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From this reading Now and again they sufficiently remembered that indeterminate quantum of courtesy which they called their "manners" to interpolate "No offense to _you_, sir," or "Begging the lady's pardon."
Lick
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From this reading They had found out his name patly enough from their own messenger to Blue Lick Station.
like
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From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
lips
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From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
manners
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From this reading Now and again they sufficiently remembered that indeterminate quantum of courtesy which they called their "manners" to interpolate "No offense to _you_, sir," or "Begging the lady's pardon."
messenger
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From this reading They had found out his name patly enough from their own messenger to Blue Lick Station.
mild
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From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had found out his name patly enough from their own messenger to Blue Lick Station.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was one wild taunting threat that she did not repeat, as if she thought it of no consequence,--the threat of personal violence against Ralph Emsden.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was one wild taunting threat that she did not repeat, as if she thought it of no consequence,--the threat of personal violence against Ralph Emsden.
Now
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From this reading Now and again they sufficiently remembered that indeterminate quantum of courtesy which they called their "manners" to interpolate "No offense to _you_, sir," or "Begging the lady's pardon."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
offense
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From this reading Now and again they sufficiently remembered that indeterminate quantum of courtesy which they called their "manners" to interpolate "No offense to _you_, sir," or "Begging the lady's pardon."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They would take out their grudge against him on his hide, they averred,--if they had to go all the way to Blue Lick to get it!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was one wild taunting threat that she did not repeat, as if she thought it of no consequence,--the threat of personal violence against Ralph Emsden.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now and again they sufficiently remembered that indeterminate quantum of courtesy which they called their "manners" to interpolate "No offense to _you_, sir," or "Begging the lady's pardon."
out
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From this reading They had found out his name patly enough from their own messenger to Blue Lick Station.
own
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From this reading They had found out his name patly enough from their own messenger to Blue Lick Station.
pardon
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From this reading Now and again they sufficiently remembered that indeterminate quantum of courtesy which they called their "manners" to interpolate "No offense to _you_, sir," or "Begging the lady's pardon."
parted
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From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
patly
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From this reading They had found out his name patly enough from their own messenger to Blue Lick Station.
personal
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From this reading There was one wild taunting threat that she did not repeat, as if she thought it of no consequence,--the threat of personal violence against Ralph Emsden.
petite
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From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
pinker
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From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
pride
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From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
quantum
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From this reading Now and again they sufficiently remembered that indeterminate quantum of courtesy which they called their "manners" to interpolate "No offense to _you_, sir," or "Begging the lady's pardon."
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
Ralph
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From this reading There was one wild taunting threat that she did not repeat, as if she thought it of no consequence,--the threat of personal violence against Ralph Emsden.
red
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From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
remembered
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From this reading Now and again they sufficiently remembered that indeterminate quantum of courtesy which they called their "manners" to interpolate "No offense to _you_, sir," or "Begging the lady's pardon."
repeat
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From this reading There was one wild taunting threat that she did not repeat, as if she thought it of no consequence,--the threat of personal violence against Ralph Emsden.
rose
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From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
sedate
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From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
sir
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From this reading Now and again they sufficiently remembered that indeterminate quantum of courtesy which they called their "manners" to interpolate "No offense to _you_, sir," or "Begging the lady's pardon."
Station
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From this reading They had found out his name patly enough from their own messenger to Blue Lick Station.
sufficiently
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From this reading Now and again they sufficiently remembered that indeterminate quantum of courtesy which they called their "manners" to interpolate "No offense to _you_, sir," or "Begging the lady's pardon."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They would take out their grudge against him on his hide, they averred,--if they had to go all the way to Blue Lick to get it!
taunting
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From this reading There was one wild taunting threat that she did not repeat, as if she thought it of no consequence,--the threat of personal violence against Ralph Emsden.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had found out his name patly enough from their own messenger to Blue Lick Station.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
There
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From this reading There was one wild taunting threat that she did not repeat, as if she thought it of no consequence,--the threat of personal violence against Ralph Emsden.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had found out his name patly enough from their own messenger to Blue Lick Station.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was one wild taunting threat that she did not repeat, as if she thought it of no consequence,--the threat of personal violence against Ralph Emsden.
threat
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From this reading There was one wild taunting threat that she did not repeat, as if she thought it of no consequence,--the threat of personal violence against Ralph Emsden.
tints
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From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had found out his name patly enough from their own messenger to Blue Lick Station.
very
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From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
violence
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From this reading There was one wild taunting threat that she did not repeat, as if she thought it of no consequence,--the threat of personal violence against Ralph Emsden.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was one wild taunting threat that she did not repeat, as if she thought it of no consequence,--the threat of personal violence against Ralph Emsden.
watchful
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From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
way
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From this reading They would take out their grudge against him on his hide, they averred,--if they had to go all the way to Blue Lick to get it!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She looked very mild and petite among them, quite like a sedate child, her cheeks pinker than any of the rose tints of her apparel that were her pride, her lips red and breathlessly parted, her eyes bright and very watchful, her golden brown hair all red gold in the flicker of the fire.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now and again they sufficiently remembered that indeterminate quantum of courtesy which they called their "manners" to interpolate "No offense to _you_, sir," or "Begging the lady's pardon."
wild
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From this reading There was one wild taunting threat that she did not repeat, as if she thought it of no consequence,--the threat of personal violence against Ralph Emsden.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would take out their grudge against him on his hide, they averred,--if they had to go all the way to Blue Lick to get it!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now and again they sufficiently remembered that indeterminate quantum of courtesy which they called their "manners" to interpolate "No offense to _you_, sir," or "Begging the lady's pardon."
