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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 Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
actually
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From this reading Half a dozen persons, scattered near him, were talking together; but he was not in the conversation; his eyes had an expression, frequent with them, that seemed to represent them as engaged with objects more worth their while than the appearances actually thrust upon them.
almost
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From this reading The room was flushed with subdued, diffused brightness; it contained the larger things and--almost always--an odour of flowers.
always
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From this reading The room was flushed with subdued, diffused brightness; it contained the larger things and--almost always--an odour of flowers.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The room was flushed with subdued, diffused brightness; it contained the larger things and--almost always--an odour of flowers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
apartment
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From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
appearances
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From this reading Half a dozen persons, scattered near him, were talking together; but he was not in the conversation; his eyes had an expression, frequent with them, that seemed to represent them as engaged with objects more worth their while than the appearances actually thrust upon them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Half a dozen persons, scattered near him, were talking together; but he was not in the conversation; his eyes had an expression, frequent with them, that seemed to represent them as engaged with objects more worth their while than the appearances actually thrust upon them.
back
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From this reading Osmond stood before the chimney, leaning back with his hands behind him; he had one foot up and was warming the sole.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Osmond stood before the chimney, leaning back with his hands behind him; he had one foot up and was warming the sole.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Osmond stood before the chimney, leaning back with his hands behind him; he had one foot up and was warming the sole.
brightness
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From this reading The room was flushed with subdued, diffused brightness; it contained the larger things and--almost always--an odour of flowers.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Half a dozen persons, scattered near him, were talking together; but he was not in the conversation; his eyes had an expression, frequent with them, that seemed to represent them as engaged with objects more worth their while than the appearances actually thrust upon them.
ceiling
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From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
chimney
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From this reading Osmond stood before the chimney, leaning back with his hands behind him; he had one foot up and was warming the sole.
circle
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From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
concave
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From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
contained
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From this reading The room was flushed with subdued, diffused brightness; it contained the larger things and--almost always--an odour of flowers.
conversation
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From this reading Half a dozen persons, scattered near him, were talking together; but he was not in the conversation; his eyes had an expression, frequent with them, that seemed to represent them as engaged with objects more worth their while than the appearances actually thrust upon them.
covered
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From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
customary
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From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
damask
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From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
diffused
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From this reading The room was flushed with subdued, diffused brightness; it contained the larger things and--almost always--an odour of flowers.
dozen
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From this reading Half a dozen persons, scattered near him, were talking together; but he was not in the conversation; his eyes had an expression, frequent with them, that seemed to represent them as engaged with objects more worth their while than the appearances actually thrust upon them.
engaged
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From this reading Half a dozen persons, scattered near him, were talking together; but he was not in the conversation; his eyes had an expression, frequent with them, that seemed to represent them as engaged with objects more worth their while than the appearances actually thrust upon them.
especial
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From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
expression
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From this reading Half a dozen persons, scattered near him, were talking together; but he was not in the conversation; his eyes had an expression, frequent with them, that seemed to represent them as engaged with objects more worth their while than the appearances actually thrust upon them.
eyes
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From this reading Half a dozen persons, scattered near him, were talking together; but he was not in the conversation; his eyes had an expression, frequent with them, that seemed to represent them as engaged with objects more worth their while than the appearances actually thrust upon them.
fire
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From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
flowers
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From this reading The room was flushed with subdued, diffused brightness; it contained the larger things and--almost always--an odour of flowers.
flushed
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From this reading The room was flushed with subdued, diffused brightness; it contained the larger things and--almost always--an odour of flowers.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Osmond stood before the chimney, leaning back with his hands behind him; he had one foot up and was warming the sole.
frequent
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From this reading Half a dozen persons, scattered near him, were talking together; but he was not in the conversation; his eyes had an expression, frequent with them, that seemed to represent them as engaged with objects more worth their while than the appearances actually thrust upon them.
gathered
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From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Osmond stood before the chimney, leaning back with his hands behind him; he had one foot up and was warming the sole.
HalfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half a dozen persons, scattered near him, were talking together; but he was not in the conversation; his eyes had an expression, frequent with them, that seemed to represent them as engaged with objects more worth their while than the appearances actually thrust upon them.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Osmond stood before the chimney, leaning back with his hands behind him; he had one foot up and was warming the sole.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Osmond stood before the chimney, leaning back with his hands behind him; he had one foot up and was warming the sole.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Osmond stood before the chimney, leaning back with his hands behind him; he had one foot up and was warming the sole.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Osmond stood before the chimney, leaning back with his hands behind him; he had one foot up and was warming the sole.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
intimates
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From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
large
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From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
larger
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From this reading The room was flushed with subdued, diffused brightness; it contained the larger things and--almost always--an odour of flowers.
leaning
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From this reading Osmond stood before the chimney, leaning back with his hands behind him; he had one foot up and was warming the sole.
more
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From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
most
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From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
Mrs
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From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
near
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From this reading Half a dozen persons, scattered near him, were talking together; but he was not in the conversation; his eyes had an expression, frequent with them, that seemed to represent them as engaged with objects more worth their while than the appearances actually thrust upon them.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pansy on this occasion was presumably in the next of the series, the resort of younger visitors, where tea was served.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
objects
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From this reading Half a dozen persons, scattered near him, were talking together; but he was not in the conversation; his eyes had an expression, frequent with them, that seemed to represent them as engaged with objects more worth their while than the appearances actually thrust upon them.
occasion
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From this reading Pansy on this occasion was presumably in the next of the series, the resort of younger visitors, where tea was served.
odour
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From this reading The room was flushed with subdued, diffused brightness; it contained the larger things and--almost always--an odour of flowers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
old
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From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pansy on this occasion was presumably in the next of the series, the resort of younger visitors, where tea was served.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Osmond stood before the chimney, leaning back with his hands behind him; he had one foot up and was warming the sole.
Osmond
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From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
Pansy
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From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
persons
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From this reading Half a dozen persons, scattered near him, were talking together; but he was not in the conversation; his eyes had an expression, frequent with them, that seemed to represent them as engaged with objects more worth their while than the appearances actually thrust upon them.
place
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From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
presumably
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From this reading Pansy on this occasion was presumably in the next of the series, the resort of younger visitors, where tea was served.
red
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From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
represent
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From this reading Half a dozen persons, scattered near him, were talking together; but he was not in the conversation; his eyes had an expression, frequent with them, that seemed to represent them as engaged with objects more worth their while than the appearances actually thrust upon them.
resort
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From this reading Pansy on this occasion was presumably in the next of the series, the resort of younger visitors, where tea was served.
room
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From this reading The room was flushed with subdued, diffused brightness; it contained the larger things and--almost always--an odour of flowers.
rooms
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From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
sat
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From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
scattered
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From this reading Half a dozen persons, scattered near him, were talking together; but he was not in the conversation; his eyes had an expression, frequent with them, that seemed to represent them as engaged with objects more worth their while than the appearances actually thrust upon them.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half a dozen persons, scattered near him, were talking together; but he was not in the conversation; his eyes had an expression, frequent with them, that seemed to represent them as engaged with objects more worth their while than the appearances actually thrust upon them.
series
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From this reading Pansy on this occasion was presumably in the next of the series, the resort of younger visitors, where tea was served.
served
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From this reading Pansy on this occasion was presumably in the next of the series, the resort of younger visitors, where tea was served.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
sole
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From this reading Osmond stood before the chimney, leaning back with his hands behind him; he had one foot up and was warming the sole.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Osmond stood before the chimney, leaning back with his hands behind him; he had one foot up and was warming the sole.
subdued
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From this reading The room was flushed with subdued, diffused brightness; it contained the larger things and--almost always--an odour of flowers.
talking
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From this reading Half a dozen persons, scattered near him, were talking together; but he was not in the conversation; his eyes had an expression, frequent with them, that seemed to represent them as engaged with objects more worth their while than the appearances actually thrust upon them.
tea
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From this reading Pansy on this occasion was presumably in the next of the series, the resort of younger visitors, where tea was served.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Half a dozen persons, scattered near him, were talking together; but he was not in the conversation; his eyes had an expression, frequent with them, that seemed to represent them as engaged with objects more worth their while than the appearances actually thrust upon them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Half a dozen persons, scattered near him, were talking together; but he was not in the conversation; his eyes had an expression, frequent with them, that seemed to represent them as engaged with objects more worth their while than the appearances actually thrust upon them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Half a dozen persons, scattered near him, were talking together; but he was not in the conversation; his eyes had an expression, frequent with them, that seemed to represent them as engaged with objects more worth their while than the appearances actually thrust upon them.
things
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From this reading The room was flushed with subdued, diffused brightness; it contained the larger things and--almost always--an odour of flowers.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Pansy on this occasion was presumably in the next of the series, the resort of younger visitors, where tea was served.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
thrust
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From this reading Half a dozen persons, scattered near him, were talking together; but he was not in the conversation; his eyes had an expression, frequent with them, that seemed to represent them as engaged with objects more worth their while than the appearances actually thrust upon them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Half a dozen persons, scattered near him, were talking together; but he was not in the conversation; his eyes had an expression, frequent with them, that seemed to represent them as engaged with objects more worth their while than the appearances actually thrust upon them.
to-night
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From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
together
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From this reading Half a dozen persons, scattered near him, were talking together; but he was not in the conversation; his eyes had an expression, frequent with them, that seemed to represent them as engaged with objects more worth their while than the appearances actually thrust upon them.
up
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From this reading Osmond stood before the chimney, leaning back with his hands behind him; he had one foot up and was warming the sole.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Half a dozen persons, scattered near him, were talking together; but he was not in the conversation; his eyes had an expression, frequent with them, that seemed to represent them as engaged with objects more worth their while than the appearances actually thrust upon them.
usually
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From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
visitors
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From this reading Pansy on this occasion was presumably in the next of the series, the resort of younger visitors, where tea was served.
walls
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From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
warming
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From this reading Osmond stood before the chimney, leaning back with his hands behind him; he had one foot up and was warming the sole.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Half a dozen persons, scattered near him, were talking together; but he was not in the conversation; his eyes had an expression, frequent with them, that seemed to represent them as engaged with objects more worth their while than the appearances actually thrust upon them.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Pansy on this occasion was presumably in the next of the series, the resort of younger visitors, where tea was served.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Half a dozen persons, scattered near him, were talking together; but he was not in the conversation; his eyes had an expression, frequent with them, that seemed to represent them as engaged with objects more worth their while than the appearances actually thrust upon them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pansy was not in the first of the rooms, a large apartment with a concave ceiling and walls covered with old red damask; it was here Mrs. Osmond usually sat--though she was not in her most customary place to-night--and that a circle of more especial intimates gathered about the fire.
worth
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From this reading Half a dozen persons, scattered near him, were talking together; but he was not in the conversation; his eyes had an expression, frequent with them, that seemed to represent them as engaged with objects more worth their while than the appearances actually thrust upon them.
younger
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From this reading Pansy on this occasion was presumably in the next of the series, the resort of younger visitors, where tea was served.
