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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 Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
all
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From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
arrived
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From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
away
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From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
bride
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From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
carriage
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From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
color
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From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
corner
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From this reading "Dar _he!_" exclaimed Peggy, as she stood at the corner of the house where she had been pursuing her meditations.
Croft
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From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
Dar
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From this reading "Dar _he!_" exclaimed Peggy, as she stood at the corner of the house where she had been pursuing her meditations.
deal
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From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
decided
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From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
disturbed
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From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
door
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From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
down
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From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Dar _he!_" exclaimed Peggy, as she stood at the corner of the house where she had been pursuing her meditations.
extending
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From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
eyes
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From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
farther
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From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
girl
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From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
gone
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From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
home
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From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
house
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From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
indeed
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From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
intended
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From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
Junius
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From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
Keswick
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From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
Mahs
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From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
man
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From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
marry
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From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
meditations
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From this reading "Dar _he!_" exclaimed Peggy, as she stood at the corner of the house where she had been pursuing her meditations.
meditative
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From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
meet
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From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
Midbranch
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From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
Miss
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From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
mistress
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From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
Mr
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From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
mystery
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From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
outgoing
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From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
Peggy
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From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
people
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From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
pursuing
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From this reading "Dar _he!_" exclaimed Peggy, as she stood at the corner of the house where she had been pursuing her meditations.
residence
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From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
Rob
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From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
rode
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From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
rushed
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From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
search
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From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
Shortly
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From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
solution
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From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
some
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From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dar _he!_" exclaimed Peggy, as she stood at the corner of the house where she had been pursuing her meditations.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
there
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From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
thoughts
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From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
travel
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From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
trouble
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From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
turning
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From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
up
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From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
very
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From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
way
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From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She had been surprised, when the carriage drew up to the door, that "Mahs' Junius" had not rushed down to meet his intended bride, and when she found he was not in the house, and had, indeed, gone away from home, she did not at all know what to make of it.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Dar _he!_" exclaimed Peggy, as she stood at the corner of the house where she had been pursuing her meditations.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And while these thoughts were turning themselves over in the mind of this meditative girl of color, and the outgoing look in her eyes was extending itself farther and farther, as if in search of some solution of the mystery, up rode Mr Croft.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Shortly after Peggy arrived with her mistress at the Keswick residence, her mind began to be a good deal disturbed.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If Miss Rob took the trouble to travel all the way to the home of the man that the Midbranch people had decided she should marry, it was a very wonderful thing, indeed, that he should not be there to meet her.
