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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 KEY IN THE LOCK A quarter of an hour later Jasmine softly opened the door of the room where Jigger lay, and looked in.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE KEY IN THE LOCK A quarter of an hour later Jasmine softly opened the door of the room where Jigger lay, and looked in.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE KEY IN THE LOCK A quarter of an hour later Jasmine softly opened the door of the room where Jigger lay, and looked in.
arm
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From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The nurse stood at the foot of the bed, listening to talk between Jigger and Ian, the like of which she had never heard.
bearing
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From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
bed
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From this reading The nurse stood at the foot of the bed, listening to talk between Jigger and Ian, the like of which she had never heard.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The nurse stood at the foot of the bed, listening to talk between Jigger and Ian, the like of which she had never heard.
bowl
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From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
boy
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From this reading Ian sat with his elbows on his knees, hands clasped, leaning towards the gallant little sufferer, talking like a boy to a boy, and getting revelations of life of which he had never even dreamed.
brood
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From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
broth
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From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
certain
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From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
clasped
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From this reading Ian sat with his elbows on his knees, hands clasped, leaning towards the gallant little sufferer, talking like a boy to a boy, and getting revelations of life of which he had never even dreamed.
delicate
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From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
door
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From this reading THE KEY IN THE LOCK A quarter of an hour later Jasmine softly opened the door of the room where Jigger lay, and looked in.
dreamed
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From this reading Ian sat with his elbows on his knees, hands clasped, leaning towards the gallant little sufferer, talking like a boy to a boy, and getting revelations of life of which he had never even dreamed.
elbows
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entered
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From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ian sat with his elbows on his knees, hands clasped, leaning towards the gallant little sufferer, talking like a boy to a boy, and getting revelations of life of which he had never even dreamed.
find
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From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The nurse stood at the foot of the bed, listening to talk between Jigger and Ian, the like of which she had never heard.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was smiling, for Jigger was original, to say the least of it, and he had a strange, innocent, yet wise philosophy.
gallant
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From this reading Ian sat with his elbows on his knees, hands clasped, leaning towards the gallant little sufferer, talking like a boy to a boy, and getting revelations of life of which he had never even dreamed.
getting
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From this reading Ian sat with his elbows on his knees, hands clasped, leaning towards the gallant little sufferer, talking like a boy to a boy, and getting revelations of life of which he had never even dreamed.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The nurse stood at the foot of the bed, listening to talk between Jigger and Ian, the like of which she had never heard.
hand
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From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Ian sat with his elbows on his knees, hands clasped, leaning towards the gallant little sufferer, talking like a boy to a boy, and getting revelations of life of which he had never even dreamed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was smiling, for Jigger was original, to say the least of it, and he had a strange, innocent, yet wise philosophy.
heard
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From this reading The nurse stood at the foot of the bed, listening to talk between Jigger and Ian, the like of which she had never heard.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ian sat with his elbows on his knees, hands clasped, leaning towards the gallant little sufferer, talking like a boy to a boy, and getting revelations of life of which he had never even dreamed.
hour
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From this reading THE KEY IN THE LOCK A quarter of an hour later Jasmine softly opened the door of the room where Jigger lay, and looked in.
house-party
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From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
Ian
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From this reading The nurse stood at the foot of the bed, listening to talk between Jigger and Ian, the like of which she had never heard.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE KEY IN THE LOCK A quarter of an hour later Jasmine softly opened the door of the room where Jigger lay, and looked in.
innocent
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From this reading She was smiling, for Jigger was original, to say the least of it, and he had a strange, innocent, yet wise philosophy.
innocents
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From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was smiling, for Jigger was original, to say the least of it, and he had a strange, innocent, yet wise philosophy.
Jasmine
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From this reading THE KEY IN THE LOCK A quarter of an hour later Jasmine softly opened the door of the room where Jigger lay, and looked in.
Jigger
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From this reading THE KEY IN THE LOCK A quarter of an hour later Jasmine softly opened the door of the room where Jigger lay, and looked in.
KEY
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From this reading THE KEY IN THE LOCK A quarter of an hour later Jasmine softly opened the door of the room where Jigger lay, and looked in.
knees
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From this reading Ian sat with his elbows on his knees, hands clasped, leaning towards the gallant little sufferer, talking like a boy to a boy, and getting revelations of life of which he had never even dreamed.
later
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From this reading THE KEY IN THE LOCK A quarter of an hour later Jasmine softly opened the door of the room where Jigger lay, and looked in.
lay
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From this reading THE KEY IN THE LOCK A quarter of an hour later Jasmine softly opened the door of the room where Jigger lay, and looked in.
leaning
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From this reading Ian sat with his elbows on his knees, hands clasped, leaning towards the gallant little sufferer, talking like a boy to a boy, and getting revelations of life of which he had never even dreamed.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was smiling, for Jigger was original, to say the least of it, and he had a strange, innocent, yet wise philosophy.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ian sat with his elbows on his knees, hands clasped, leaning towards the gallant little sufferer, talking like a boy to a boy, and getting revelations of life of which he had never even dreamed.
like
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From this reading The nurse stood at the foot of the bed, listening to talk between Jigger and Ian, the like of which she had never heard.
listening
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From this reading The nurse stood at the foot of the bed, listening to talk between Jigger and Ian, the like of which she had never heard.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ian sat with his elbows on his knees, hands clasped, leaning towards the gallant little sufferer, talking like a boy to a boy, and getting revelations of life of which he had never even dreamed.
LOCK
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From this reading THE KEY IN THE LOCK A quarter of an hour later Jasmine softly opened the door of the room where Jigger lay, and looked in.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE KEY IN THE LOCK A quarter of an hour later Jasmine softly opened the door of the room where Jigger lay, and looked in.
making
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From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
many
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From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The nurse stood at the foot of the bed, listening to talk between Jigger and Ian, the like of which she had never heard.
new
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From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
nurse
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From this reading The nurse stood at the foot of the bed, listening to talk between Jigger and Ian, the like of which she had never heard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE KEY IN THE LOCK A quarter of an hour later Jasmine softly opened the door of the room where Jigger lay, and looked in.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ian sat with his elbows on his knees, hands clasped, leaning towards the gallant little sufferer, talking like a boy to a boy, and getting revelations of life of which he had never even dreamed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
opened
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From this reading THE KEY IN THE LOCK A quarter of an hour later Jasmine softly opened the door of the room where Jigger lay, and looked in.
original
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From this reading She was smiling, for Jigger was original, to say the least of it, and he had a strange, innocent, yet wise philosophy.
people
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From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading She was smiling, for Jigger was original, to say the least of it, and he had a strange, innocent, yet wise philosophy.
played
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From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
puzzle-box
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From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
quarter
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From this reading THE KEY IN THE LOCK A quarter of an hour later Jasmine softly opened the door of the room where Jigger lay, and looked in.
rector's
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relics
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From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
revelations
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From this reading Ian sat with his elbows on his knees, hands clasped, leaning towards the gallant little sufferer, talking like a boy to a boy, and getting revelations of life of which he had never even dreamed.
room
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From this reading THE KEY IN THE LOCK A quarter of an hour later Jasmine softly opened the door of the room where Jigger lay, and looked in.
sat
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From this reading Ian sat with his elbows on his knees, hands clasped, leaning towards the gallant little sufferer, talking like a boy to a boy, and getting revelations of life of which he had never even dreamed.
say
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From this reading She was smiling, for Jigger was original, to say the least of it, and he had a strange, innocent, yet wise philosophy.
sensation
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From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The nurse stood at the foot of the bed, listening to talk between Jigger and Ian, the like of which she had never heard.
simple
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From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
smart
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From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
smiling
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From this reading She was smiling, for Jigger was original, to say the least of it, and he had a strange, innocent, yet wise philosophy.
softly
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From this reading THE KEY IN THE LOCK A quarter of an hour later Jasmine softly opened the door of the room where Jigger lay, and looked in.
sought
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From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The nurse stood at the foot of the bed, listening to talk between Jigger and Ian, the like of which she had never heard.
strange
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From this reading She was smiling, for Jigger was original, to say the least of it, and he had a strange, innocent, yet wise philosophy.
sufferer
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From this reading Ian sat with his elbows on his knees, hands clasped, leaning towards the gallant little sufferer, talking like a boy to a boy, and getting revelations of life of which he had never even dreamed.
talk
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From this reading The nurse stood at the foot of the bed, listening to talk between Jigger and Ian, the like of which she had never heard.
talking
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From this reading Ian sat with his elbows on his knees, hands clasped, leaning towards the gallant little sufferer, talking like a boy to a boy, and getting revelations of life of which he had never even dreamed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KEY IN THE LOCK A quarter of an hour later Jasmine softly opened the door of the room where Jigger lay, and looked in.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The nurse stood at the foot of the bed, listening to talk between Jigger and Ian, the like of which she had never heard.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Ian sat with his elbows on his knees, hands clasped, leaning towards the gallant little sufferer, talking like a boy to a boy, and getting revelations of life of which he had never even dreamed.
tray
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From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
village
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From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was smiling, for Jigger was original, to say the least of it, and he had a strange, innocent, yet wise philosophy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE KEY IN THE LOCK A quarter of an hour later Jasmine softly opened the door of the room where Jigger lay, and looked in.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The nurse stood at the foot of the bed, listening to talk between Jigger and Ian, the like of which she had never heard.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Jasmine entered with a little tray in one hand, bearing a bowl of delicate broth, while under an arm was a puzzle-box, which was one of the relics of a certain house-party in which a great many smart people played at the simple life, and sought to find a new sensation in making believe they were the village rector's brood of innocents.
wise
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From this reading She was smiling, for Jigger was original, to say the least of it, and he had a strange, innocent, yet wise philosophy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ian sat with his elbows on his knees, hands clasped, leaning towards the gallant little sufferer, talking like a boy to a boy, and getting revelations of life of which he had never even dreamed.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She was smiling, for Jigger was original, to say the least of it, and he had a strange, innocent, yet wise philosophy.
