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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 Mrs. Vertrees “sat up” for her daughter, Mr. Vertrees having retired after a restless evening, not much soothed by the society of his Landseers.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mrs. Vertrees “sat up” for her daughter, Mr. Vertrees having retired after a restless evening, not much soothed by the society of his Landseers.
afternoon's
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From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mary had taken a key, insisting that he should not come for her and seeming confident that she would not lack for escort; nor did the sequel prove her confidence unwarranted.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
belief
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From this reading There, book in hand, she employed the time in her own reminiscences, though it was her belief that she was reading Madame de Remusat's.
book
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From this reading There, book in hand, she employed the time in her own reminiscences, though it was her belief that she was reading Madame de Remusat's.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Mrs. Vertrees had a long vigil of it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Vertrees “sat up” for her daughter, Mr. Vertrees having retired after a restless evening, not much soothed by the society of his Landseers.
call
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From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
chair
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From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mary had taken a key, insisting that he should not come for her and seeming confident that she would not lack for escort; nor did the sequel prove her confidence unwarranted.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mary had taken a key, insisting that he should not come for her and seeming confident that she would not lack for escort; nor did the sequel prove her confidence unwarranted.
confident
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From this reading Mary had taken a key, insisting that he should not come for her and seeming confident that she would not lack for escort; nor did the sequel prove her confidence unwarranted.
daughter
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From this reading Mrs. Vertrees “sat up” for her daughter, Mr. Vertrees having retired after a restless evening, not much soothed by the society of his Landseers.
de
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From this reading There, book in hand, she employed the time in her own reminiscences, though it was her belief that she was reading Madame de Remusat's.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mary had taken a key, insisting that he should not come for her and seeming confident that she would not lack for escort; nor did the sequel prove her confidence unwarranted.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
dress
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From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
easy
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From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
employed
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From this reading There, book in hand, she employed the time in her own reminiscences, though it was her belief that she was reading Madame de Remusat's.
escort
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From this reading Mary had taken a key, insisting that he should not come for her and seeming confident that she would not lack for escort; nor did the sequel prove her confidence unwarranted.
evening
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From this reading Mrs. Vertrees “sat up” for her daughter, Mr. Vertrees having retired after a restless evening, not much soothed by the society of his Landseers.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Vertrees “sat up” for her daughter, Mr. Vertrees having retired after a restless evening, not much soothed by the society of his Landseers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
front
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From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
gaslight
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From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mary had taken a key, insisting that he should not come for her and seeming confident that she would not lack for escort; nor did the sequel prove her confidence unwarranted.
hair
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From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
hall
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From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
hand
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From this reading There, book in hand, she employed the time in her own reminiscences, though it was her belief that she was reading Madame de Remusat's.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Mrs. Vertrees “sat up” for her daughter, Mr. Vertrees having retired after a restless evening, not much soothed by the society of his Landseers.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mary had taken a key, insisting that he should not come for her and seeming confident that she would not lack for escort; nor did the sequel prove her confidence unwarranted.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Vertrees “sat up” for her daughter, Mr. Vertrees having retired after a restless evening, not much soothed by the society of his Landseers.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Vertrees “sat up” for her daughter, Mr. Vertrees having retired after a restless evening, not much soothed by the society of his Landseers.
hours
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From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
insisting
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From this reading Mary had taken a key, insisting that he should not come for her and seeming confident that she would not lack for escort; nor did the sequel prove her confidence unwarranted.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But Mrs. Vertrees had a long vigil of it.
just
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From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
key
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From this reading Mary had taken a key, insisting that he should not come for her and seeming confident that she would not lack for escort; nor did the sequel prove her confidence unwarranted.
lack
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From this reading Mary had taken a key, insisting that he should not come for her and seeming confident that she would not lack for escort; nor did the sequel prove her confidence unwarranted.
Landseers
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From this reading Mrs. Vertrees “sat up” for her daughter, Mr. Vertrees having retired after a restless evening, not much soothed by the society of his Landseers.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Mrs. Vertrees had a long vigil of it.
Madame
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From this reading There, book in hand, she employed the time in her own reminiscences, though it was her belief that she was reading Madame de Remusat's.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
Mary
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From this reading Mary had taken a key, insisting that he should not come for her and seeming confident that she would not lack for escort; nor did the sequel prove her confidence unwarranted.
Mr
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From this reading Mrs. Vertrees “sat up” for her daughter, Mr. Vertrees having retired after a restless evening, not much soothed by the society of his Landseers.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Vertrees “sat up” for her daughter, Mr. Vertrees having retired after a restless evening, not much soothed by the society of his Landseers.
much
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From this reading Mrs. Vertrees “sat up” for her daughter, Mr. Vertrees having retired after a restless evening, not much soothed by the society of his Landseers.
night
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From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Mary had taken a key, insisting that he should not come for her and seeming confident that she would not lack for escort; nor did the sequel prove her confidence unwarranted.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Vertrees “sat up” for her daughter, Mr. Vertrees having retired after a restless evening, not much soothed by the society of his Landseers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Vertrees “sat up” for her daughter, Mr. Vertrees having retired after a restless evening, not much soothed by the society of his Landseers.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
own
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From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
prove
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From this reading Mary had taken a key, insisting that he should not come for her and seeming confident that she would not lack for escort; nor did the sequel prove her confidence unwarranted.
reading
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From this reading There, book in hand, she employed the time in her own reminiscences, though it was her belief that she was reading Madame de Remusat's.
reminiscences
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From this reading There, book in hand, she employed the time in her own reminiscences, though it was her belief that she was reading Madame de Remusat's.
Remusat's
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From this reading There, book in hand, she employed the time in her own reminiscences, though it was her belief that she was reading Madame de Remusat's.
restless
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From this reading Mrs. Vertrees “sat up” for her daughter, Mr. Vertrees having retired after a restless evening, not much soothed by the society of his Landseers.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Mrs. Vertrees “sat up” for her daughter, Mr. Vertrees having retired after a restless evening, not much soothed by the society of his Landseers.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
room
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From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
sat
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From this reading Mrs. Vertrees “sat up” for her daughter, Mr. Vertrees having retired after a restless evening, not much soothed by the society of his Landseers.
seeming
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From this reading Mary had taken a key, insisting that he should not come for her and seeming confident that she would not lack for escort; nor did the sequel prove her confidence unwarranted.
seen
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From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
sequel
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From this reading Mary had taken a key, insisting that he should not come for her and seeming confident that she would not lack for escort; nor did the sequel prove her confidence unwarranted.
servant
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From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mary had taken a key, insisting that he should not come for her and seeming confident that she would not lack for escort; nor did the sequel prove her confidence unwarranted.
shoes
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From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Mary had taken a key, insisting that he should not come for her and seeming confident that she would not lack for escort; nor did the sequel prove her confidence unwarranted.
slow
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From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
society
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From this reading Mrs. Vertrees “sat up” for her daughter, Mr. Vertrees having retired after a restless evening, not much soothed by the society of his Landseers.
soothed
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From this reading Mrs. Vertrees “sat up” for her daughter, Mr. Vertrees having retired after a restless evening, not much soothed by the society of his Landseers.
stiff
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From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
taken
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From this reading Mary had taken a key, insisting that he should not come for her and seeming confident that she would not lack for escort; nor did the sequel prove her confidence unwarranted.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mary had taken a key, insisting that he should not come for her and seeming confident that she would not lack for escort; nor did the sequel prove her confidence unwarranted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Vertrees “sat up” for her daughter, Mr. Vertrees having retired after a restless evening, not much soothed by the society of his Landseers.
There
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From this reading There, book in hand, she employed the time in her own reminiscences, though it was her belief that she was reading Madame de Remusat's.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There, book in hand, she employed the time in her own reminiscences, though it was her belief that she was reading Madame de Remusat's.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, book in hand, she employed the time in her own reminiscences, though it was her belief that she was reading Madame de Remusat's.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
unwarranted
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From this reading Mary had taken a key, insisting that he should not come for her and seeming confident that she would not lack for escort; nor did the sequel prove her confidence unwarranted.
up
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From this reading Mrs. Vertrees “sat up” for her daughter, Mr. Vertrees having retired after a restless evening, not much soothed by the society of his Landseers.
Vertrees
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From this reading Mrs. Vertrees “sat up” for her daughter, Mr. Vertrees having retired after a restless evening, not much soothed by the society of his Landseers.
vigil
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From this reading But Mrs. Vertrees had a long vigil of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
woman
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From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mary had taken a key, insisting that he should not come for her and seeming confident that she would not lack for escort; nor did the sequel prove her confidence unwarranted.
wrapper
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From this reading She was not the woman to make herself easy--no servant had ever seen her in a wrapper--and with her hair and dress and her shoes just what they had been when she returned from the afternoon's call, she sat through the slow night hours in a stiff little chair under the gaslight in her own room, which was directly over the “front hall.”
