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able
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From this reading Conway Dalrymple had in the meantime called at Mrs. Van Siever's house, hoping that he might be able to see Clara, and make his offer to her there.
all
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From this reading He had found it impossible to say all that he had to say in the painting-room, during the very short intervals which Mrs. Broughton left to him.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE END OF JAEL AND SISERA.
arrived
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From this reading There was to be one more sitting for the picture, as the reader will remember, and the day for that sitting had arrived.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was to be one more sitting for the picture, as the reader will remember, and the day for that sitting had arrived.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Conway Dalrymple had in the meantime called at Mrs. Van Siever's house, hoping that he might be able to see Clara, and make his offer to her there.
attempt
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From this reading But he had failed in his attempt to reach her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was to be one more sitting for the picture, as the reader will remember, and the day for that sitting had arrived.
Broughton
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From this reading He had found it impossible to say all that he had to say in the painting-room, during the very short intervals which Mrs. Broughton left to him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he had failed in his attempt to reach her.
called
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From this reading Conway Dalrymple had in the meantime called at Mrs. Van Siever's house, hoping that he might be able to see Clara, and make his offer to her there.
Clara
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From this reading Conway Dalrymple had in the meantime called at Mrs. Van Siever's house, hoping that he might be able to see Clara, and make his offer to her there.
Conway
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From this reading Conway Dalrymple had in the meantime called at Mrs. Van Siever's house, hoping that he might be able to see Clara, and make his offer to her there.
Dalrymple
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From this reading Conway Dalrymple had in the meantime called at Mrs. Van Siever's house, hoping that he might be able to see Clara, and make his offer to her there.
day
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From this reading There was to be one more sitting for the picture, as the reader will remember, and the day for that sitting had arrived.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He had found it impossible to say all that he had to say in the painting-room, during the very short intervals which Mrs. Broughton left to him.
END
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From this reading THE END OF JAEL AND SISERA.
failed
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From this reading But he had failed in his attempt to reach her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was to be one more sitting for the picture, as the reader will remember, and the day for that sitting had arrived.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had found it impossible to say all that he had to say in the painting-room, during the very short intervals which Mrs. Broughton left to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was to be one more sitting for the picture, as the reader will remember, and the day for that sitting had arrived.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Conway Dalrymple had in the meantime called at Mrs. Van Siever's house, hoping that he might be able to see Clara, and make his offer to her there.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Conway Dalrymple had in the meantime called at Mrs. Van Siever's house, hoping that he might be able to see Clara, and make his offer to her there.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had found it impossible to say all that he had to say in the painting-room, during the very short intervals which Mrs. Broughton left to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Conway Dalrymple had in the meantime called at Mrs. Van Siever's house, hoping that he might be able to see Clara, and make his offer to her there.
hoping
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From this reading Conway Dalrymple had in the meantime called at Mrs. Van Siever's house, hoping that he might be able to see Clara, and make his offer to her there.
house
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From this reading Conway Dalrymple had in the meantime called at Mrs. Van Siever's house, hoping that he might be able to see Clara, and make his offer to her there.
impossible
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From this reading He had found it impossible to say all that he had to say in the painting-room, during the very short intervals which Mrs. Broughton left to him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Conway Dalrymple had in the meantime called at Mrs. Van Siever's house, hoping that he might be able to see Clara, and make his offer to her there.
intervals
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From this reading He had found it impossible to say all that he had to say in the painting-room, during the very short intervals which Mrs. Broughton left to him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had found it impossible to say all that he had to say in the painting-room, during the very short intervals which Mrs. Broughton left to him.
JAEL
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From this reading THE END OF JAEL AND SISERA.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had found it impossible to say all that he had to say in the painting-room, during the very short intervals which Mrs. Broughton left to him.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Conway Dalrymple had in the meantime called at Mrs. Van Siever's house, hoping that he might be able to see Clara, and make his offer to her there.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading Conway Dalrymple had in the meantime called at Mrs. Van Siever's house, hoping that he might be able to see Clara, and make his offer to her there.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Conway Dalrymple had in the meantime called at Mrs. Van Siever's house, hoping that he might be able to see Clara, and make his offer to her there.
more
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From this reading There was to be one more sitting for the picture, as the reader will remember, and the day for that sitting had arrived.
Mrs
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From this reading Conway Dalrymple had in the meantime called at Mrs. Van Siever's house, hoping that he might be able to see Clara, and make his offer to her there.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF JAEL AND SISERA.
offer
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From this reading Conway Dalrymple had in the meantime called at Mrs. Van Siever's house, hoping that he might be able to see Clara, and make his offer to her there.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was to be one more sitting for the picture, as the reader will remember, and the day for that sitting had arrived.
painting-room
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From this reading He had found it impossible to say all that he had to say in the painting-room, during the very short intervals which Mrs. Broughton left to him.
picture
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From this reading There was to be one more sitting for the picture, as the reader will remember, and the day for that sitting had arrived.
reach
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From this reading But he had failed in his attempt to reach her.
reader
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From this reading There was to be one more sitting for the picture, as the reader will remember, and the day for that sitting had arrived.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading There was to be one more sitting for the picture, as the reader will remember, and the day for that sitting had arrived.
say
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From this reading He had found it impossible to say all that he had to say in the painting-room, during the very short intervals which Mrs. Broughton left to him.
see
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From this reading Conway Dalrymple had in the meantime called at Mrs. Van Siever's house, hoping that he might be able to see Clara, and make his offer to her there.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He had found it impossible to say all that he had to say in the painting-room, during the very short intervals which Mrs. Broughton left to him.
Siever's
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From this reading Conway Dalrymple had in the meantime called at Mrs. Van Siever's house, hoping that he might be able to see Clara, and make his offer to her there.
SISERA
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From this reading THE END OF JAEL AND SISERA.
sitting
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From this reading There was to be one more sitting for the picture, as the reader will remember, and the day for that sitting had arrived.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was to be one more sitting for the picture, as the reader will remember, and the day for that sitting had arrived.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF JAEL AND SISERA.
There
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From this reading There was to be one more sitting for the picture, as the reader will remember, and the day for that sitting had arrived.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was to be one more sitting for the picture, as the reader will remember, and the day for that sitting had arrived.
Van
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From this reading Conway Dalrymple had in the meantime called at Mrs. Van Siever's house, hoping that he might be able to see Clara, and make his offer to her there.
very
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From this reading He had found it impossible to say all that he had to say in the painting-room, during the very short intervals which Mrs. Broughton left to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was to be one more sitting for the picture, as the reader will remember, and the day for that sitting had arrived.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had found it impossible to say all that he had to say in the painting-room, during the very short intervals which Mrs. Broughton left to him.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There was to be one more sitting for the picture, as the reader will remember, and the day for that sitting had arrived.
