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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 Bibbs came in noiselessly and sat in a corner, doing nothing; and from a “reception-room” across the hall an indistinct vocal murmur became just audible at intervals.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Bibbs came in noiselessly and sat in a corner, doing nothing; and from a “reception-room” across the hall an indistinct vocal murmur became just audible at intervals.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The outward usualness of things continued after dinner.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To-night she did neither, but sat in her customary chair, gazing at the fire, while Sheridan let the unfolded paper rest upon his lap, though now and then he lifted it, as if to read, and let it fall back upon his knees again.
allowed
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From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Bibbs came in noiselessly and sat in a corner, doing nothing; and from a “reception-room” across the hall an indistinct vocal murmur became just audible at intervals.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To-night she did neither, but sat in her customary chair, gazing at the fire, while Sheridan let the unfolded paper rest upon his lap, though now and then he lifted it, as if to read, and let it fall back upon his knees again.
appealingly
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From this reading Once, when this murmur grew louder, under stress of some irrepressible merriment, Edith's voice could be heard--“Bobby, aren't you awful!” and Sheridan glanced across at his wife appealingly.
aren't
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From this reading Once, when this murmur grew louder, under stress of some irrepressible merriment, Edith's voice could be heard--“Bobby, aren't you awful!” and Sheridan glanced across at his wife appealingly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To-night she did neither, but sat in her customary chair, gazing at the fire, while Sheridan let the unfolded paper rest upon his lap, though now and then he lifted it, as if to read, and let it fall back upon his knees again.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To-night she did neither, but sat in her customary chair, gazing at the fire, while Sheridan let the unfolded paper rest upon his lap, though now and then he lifted it, as if to read, and let it fall back upon his knees again.
audible
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From this reading Bibbs came in noiselessly and sat in a corner, doing nothing; and from a “reception-room” across the hall an indistinct vocal murmur became just audible at intervals.
awful
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From this reading Once, when this murmur grew louder, under stress of some irrepressible merriment, Edith's voice could be heard--“Bobby, aren't you awful!” and Sheridan glanced across at his wife appealingly.
back
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From this reading To-night she did neither, but sat in her customary chair, gazing at the fire, while Sheridan let the unfolded paper rest upon his lap, though now and then he lifted it, as if to read, and let it fall back upon his knees again.
baffled
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From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
became
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From this reading Bibbs came in noiselessly and sat in a corner, doing nothing; and from a “reception-room” across the hall an indistinct vocal murmur became just audible at intervals.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
Bibbs
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From this reading Bibbs came in noiselessly and sat in a corner, doing nothing; and from a “reception-room” across the hall an indistinct vocal murmur became just audible at intervals.
Bobby
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From this reading Once, when this murmur grew louder, under stress of some irrepressible merriment, Edith's voice could be heard--“Bobby, aren't you awful!” and Sheridan glanced across at his wife appealingly.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To-night she did neither, but sat in her customary chair, gazing at the fire, while Sheridan let the unfolded paper rest upon his lap, though now and then he lifted it, as if to read, and let it fall back upon his knees again.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
came
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From this reading Bibbs came in noiselessly and sat in a corner, doing nothing; and from a “reception-room” across the hall an indistinct vocal murmur became just audible at intervals.
chair
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From this reading To-night she did neither, but sat in her customary chair, gazing at the fire, while Sheridan let the unfolded paper rest upon his lap, though now and then he lifted it, as if to read, and let it fall back upon his knees again.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The outward usualness of things continued after dinner.
corner
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From this reading Bibbs came in noiselessly and sat in a corner, doing nothing; and from a “reception-room” across the hall an indistinct vocal murmur became just audible at intervals.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Once, when this murmur grew louder, under stress of some irrepressible merriment, Edith's voice could be heard--“Bobby, aren't you awful!” and Sheridan glanced across at his wife appealingly.
custom
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From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
customary
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From this reading To-night she did neither, but sat in her customary chair, gazing at the fire, while Sheridan let the unfolded paper rest upon his lap, though now and then he lifted it, as if to read, and let it fall back upon his knees again.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading To-night she did neither, but sat in her customary chair, gazing at the fire, while Sheridan let the unfolded paper rest upon his lap, though now and then he lifted it, as if to read, and let it fall back upon his knees again.
dinner
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From this reading The outward usualness of things continued after dinner.
doing
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From this reading Bibbs came in noiselessly and sat in a corner, doing nothing; and from a “reception-room” across the hall an indistinct vocal murmur became just audible at intervals.
Edith's
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From this reading Once, when this murmur grew louder, under stress of some irrepressible merriment, Edith's voice could be heard--“Bobby, aren't you awful!” and Sheridan glanced across at his wife appealingly.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
evening
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From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
fall
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From this reading To-night she did neither, but sat in her customary chair, gazing at the fire, while Sheridan let the unfolded paper rest upon his lap, though now and then he lifted it, as if to read, and let it fall back upon his knees again.
fire
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From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
forms
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From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
gazing
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From this reading To-night she did neither, but sat in her customary chair, gazing at the fire, while Sheridan let the unfolded paper rest upon his lap, though now and then he lifted it, as if to read, and let it fall back upon his knees again.
glanced
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From this reading Once, when this murmur grew louder, under stress of some irrepressible merriment, Edith's voice could be heard--“Bobby, aren't you awful!” and Sheridan glanced across at his wife appealingly.
grew
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From this reading Once, when this murmur grew louder, under stress of some irrepressible merriment, Edith's voice could be heard--“Bobby, aren't you awful!” and Sheridan glanced across at his wife appealingly.
habit
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From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
hall
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From this reading Bibbs came in noiselessly and sat in a corner, doing nothing; and from a “reception-room” across the hall an indistinct vocal murmur became just audible at intervals.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To-night she did neither, but sat in her customary chair, gazing at the fire, while Sheridan let the unfolded paper rest upon his lap, though now and then he lifted it, as if to read, and let it fall back upon his knees again.
heard
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From this reading Once, when this murmur grew louder, under stress of some irrepressible merriment, Edith's voice could be heard--“Bobby, aren't you awful!” and Sheridan glanced across at his wife appealingly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To-night she did neither, but sat in her customary chair, gazing at the fire, while Sheridan let the unfolded paper rest upon his lap, though now and then he lifted it, as if to read, and let it fall back upon his knees again.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading To-night she did neither, but sat in her customary chair, gazing at the fire, while Sheridan let the unfolded paper rest upon his lap, though now and then he lifted it, as if to read, and let it fall back upon his knees again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
indistinct
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From this reading Bibbs came in noiselessly and sat in a corner, doing nothing; and from a “reception-room” across the hall an indistinct vocal murmur became just audible at intervals.
intervals
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From this reading Bibbs came in noiselessly and sat in a corner, doing nothing; and from a “reception-room” across the hall an indistinct vocal murmur became just audible at intervals.
irrepressible
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From this reading Once, when this murmur grew louder, under stress of some irrepressible merriment, Edith's voice could be heard--“Bobby, aren't you awful!” and Sheridan glanced across at his wife appealingly.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
just
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From this reading Bibbs came in noiselessly and sat in a corner, doing nothing; and from a “reception-room” across the hall an indistinct vocal murmur became just audible at intervals.
knees
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From this reading To-night she did neither, but sat in her customary chair, gazing at the fire, while Sheridan let the unfolded paper rest upon his lap, though now and then he lifted it, as if to read, and let it fall back upon his knees again.
lap
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From this reading To-night she did neither, but sat in her customary chair, gazing at the fire, while Sheridan let the unfolded paper rest upon his lap, though now and then he lifted it, as if to read, and let it fall back upon his knees again.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading To-night she did neither, but sat in her customary chair, gazing at the fire, while Sheridan let the unfolded paper rest upon his lap, though now and then he lifted it, as if to read, and let it fall back upon his knees again.
library
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From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
lifted
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From this reading To-night she did neither, but sat in her customary chair, gazing at the fire, while Sheridan let the unfolded paper rest upon his lap, though now and then he lifted it, as if to read, and let it fall back upon his knees again.
louder
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From this reading Once, when this murmur grew louder, under stress of some irrepressible merriment, Edith's voice could be heard--“Bobby, aren't you awful!” and Sheridan glanced across at his wife appealingly.
merriment
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From this reading Once, when this murmur grew louder, under stress of some irrepressible merriment, Edith's voice could be heard--“Bobby, aren't you awful!” and Sheridan glanced across at his wife appealingly.
murmur
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From this reading Bibbs came in noiselessly and sat in a corner, doing nothing; and from a “reception-room” across the hall an indistinct vocal murmur became just audible at intervals.
near
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From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading To-night she did neither, but sat in her customary chair, gazing at the fire, while Sheridan let the unfolded paper rest upon his lap, though now and then he lifted it, as if to read, and let it fall back upon his knees again.
noiselessly
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From this reading Bibbs came in noiselessly and sat in a corner, doing nothing; and from a “reception-room” across the hall an indistinct vocal murmur became just audible at intervals.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Bibbs came in noiselessly and sat in a corner, doing nothing; and from a “reception-room” across the hall an indistinct vocal murmur became just audible at intervals.
now
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From this reading To-night she did neither, but sat in her customary chair, gazing at the fire, while Sheridan let the unfolded paper rest upon his lap, though now and then he lifted it, as if to read, and let it fall back upon his knees again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The outward usualness of things continued after dinner.
old
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From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
Once
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From this reading Once, when this murmur grew louder, under stress of some irrepressible merriment, Edith's voice could be heard--“Bobby, aren't you awful!” and Sheridan glanced across at his wife appealingly.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
outward
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From this reading The outward usualness of things continued after dinner.
paper
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From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
read
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From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
reception-room
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From this reading Bibbs came in noiselessly and sat in a corner, doing nothing; and from a “reception-room” across the hall an indistinct vocal murmur became just audible at intervals.
repeatedly
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From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To-night she did neither, but sat in her customary chair, gazing at the fire, while Sheridan let the unfolded paper rest upon his lap, though now and then he lifted it, as if to read, and let it fall back upon his knees again.
sat
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From this reading To-night she did neither, but sat in her customary chair, gazing at the fire, while Sheridan let the unfolded paper rest upon his lap, though now and then he lifted it, as if to read, and let it fall back upon his knees again.
sewed
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From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To-night she did neither, but sat in her customary chair, gazing at the fire, while Sheridan let the unfolded paper rest upon his lap, though now and then he lifted it, as if to read, and let it fall back upon his knees again.
Sheridan
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From this reading To-night she did neither, but sat in her customary chair, gazing at the fire, while Sheridan let the unfolded paper rest upon his lap, though now and then he lifted it, as if to read, and let it fall back upon his knees again.
Sheridan's
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From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
simpler
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From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
sitting
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From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
solitaire
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From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
some
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From this reading Once, when this murmur grew louder, under stress of some irrepressible merriment, Edith's voice could be heard--“Bobby, aren't you awful!” and Sheridan glanced across at his wife appealingly.
stress
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From this reading Once, when this murmur grew louder, under stress of some irrepressible merriment, Edith's voice could be heard--“Bobby, aren't you awful!” and Sheridan glanced across at his wife appealingly.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The outward usualness of things continued after dinner.
then
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From this reading To-night she did neither, but sat in her customary chair, gazing at the fire, while Sheridan let the unfolded paper rest upon his lap, though now and then he lifted it, as if to read, and let it fall back upon his knees again.
things
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From this reading The outward usualness of things continued after dinner.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Once, when this murmur grew louder, under stress of some irrepressible merriment, Edith's voice could be heard--“Bobby, aren't you awful!” and Sheridan glanced across at his wife appealingly.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading To-night she did neither, but sat in her customary chair, gazing at the fire, while Sheridan let the unfolded paper rest upon his lap, though now and then he lifted it, as if to read, and let it fall back upon his knees again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
To-night
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From this reading To-night she did neither, but sat in her customary chair, gazing at the fire, while Sheridan let the unfolded paper rest upon his lap, though now and then he lifted it, as if to read, and let it fall back upon his knees again.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Once, when this murmur grew louder, under stress of some irrepressible merriment, Edith's voice could be heard--“Bobby, aren't you awful!” and Sheridan glanced across at his wife appealingly.
unfolded
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From this reading To-night she did neither, but sat in her customary chair, gazing at the fire, while Sheridan let the unfolded paper rest upon his lap, though now and then he lifted it, as if to read, and let it fall back upon his knees again.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading To-night she did neither, but sat in her customary chair, gazing at the fire, while Sheridan let the unfolded paper rest upon his lap, though now and then he lifted it, as if to read, and let it fall back upon his knees again.
usualness
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From this reading The outward usualness of things continued after dinner.
vocal
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From this reading Bibbs came in noiselessly and sat in a corner, doing nothing; and from a “reception-room” across the hall an indistinct vocal murmur became just audible at intervals.
voice
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From this reading Once, when this murmur grew louder, under stress of some irrepressible merriment, Edith's voice could be heard--“Bobby, aren't you awful!” and Sheridan glanced across at his wife appealingly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Once, when this murmur grew louder, under stress of some irrepressible merriment, Edith's voice could be heard--“Bobby, aren't you awful!” and Sheridan glanced across at his wife appealingly.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
wife
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From this reading It was Sheridan's custom to read the evening paper beside the fire in the library, while his wife, sitting near by, either sewed (from old habit) or allowed herself to be repeatedly baffled by one of the simpler forms of solitaire.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Once, when this murmur grew louder, under stress of some irrepressible merriment, Edith's voice could be heard--“Bobby, aren't you awful!” and Sheridan glanced across at his wife appealingly.
