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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. Strangeways, meanwhile, seemed to be looking for the album of which she had spoken, moving hither and thither, with a frequent pause as of one who listens, or a glance towards the door.
abruptly
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From this reading 'You won't be long?' said Alma, turning abruptly to her.
agitation
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From this reading Alma's agitation did not permit her to examine details.
alarmed
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From this reading The interior of Redgrave's house was very much what she had imagined; its atmosphere of luxurious refinement, its colour, perfume, warmth, at once allured and alarmed her.
album
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From this reading Mrs. Strangeways, meanwhile, seemed to be looking for the album of which she had spoken, moving hither and thither, with a frequent pause as of one who listens, or a glance towards the door.
allured
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From this reading The interior of Redgrave's house was very much what she had imagined; its atmosphere of luxurious refinement, its colour, perfume, warmth, at once allured and alarmed her.
Alma
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From this reading 'You won't be long?' said Alma, turning abruptly to her.
Alma's
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From this reading Alma's agitation did not permit her to examine details.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The interior of Redgrave's house was very much what she had imagined; its atmosphere of luxurious refinement, its colour, perfume, warmth, at once allured and alarmed her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Strangeways, meanwhile, seemed to be looking for the album of which she had spoken, moving hither and thither, with a frequent pause as of one who listens, or a glance towards the door.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The interior of Redgrave's house was very much what she had imagined; its atmosphere of luxurious refinement, its colour, perfume, warmth, at once allured and alarmed her.
atmosphere
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From this reading The interior of Redgrave's house was very much what she had imagined; its atmosphere of luxurious refinement, its colour, perfume, warmth, at once allured and alarmed her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mrs. Strangeways, meanwhile, seemed to be looking for the album of which she had spoken, moving hither and thither, with a frequent pause as of one who listens, or a glance towards the door.
colour
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From this reading The interior of Redgrave's house was very much what she had imagined; its atmosphere of luxurious refinement, its colour, perfume, warmth, at once allured and alarmed her.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Alma's agitation did not permit her to examine details.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Alma's agitation did not permit her to examine details.
door
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From this reading Mrs. Strangeways, meanwhile, seemed to be looking for the album of which she had spoken, moving hither and thither, with a frequent pause as of one who listens, or a glance towards the door.
escape
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From this reading She wished to indulge her senses, and linger till she had seen everything; she wished to turn at once and escape.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She wished to indulge her senses, and linger till she had seen everything; she wished to turn at once and escape.
examine
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From this reading Alma's agitation did not permit her to examine details.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Strangeways, meanwhile, seemed to be looking for the album of which she had spoken, moving hither and thither, with a frequent pause as of one who listens, or a glance towards the door.
frequent
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glance
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From this reading Mrs. Strangeways, meanwhile, seemed to be looking for the album of which she had spoken, moving hither and thither, with a frequent pause as of one who listens, or a glance towards the door.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The interior of Redgrave's house was very much what she had imagined; its atmosphere of luxurious refinement, its colour, perfume, warmth, at once allured and alarmed her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alma's agitation did not permit her to examine details.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading Mrs. Strangeways, meanwhile, seemed to be looking for the album of which she had spoken, moving hither and thither, with a frequent pause as of one who listens, or a glance towards the door.
house
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From this reading The interior of Redgrave's house was very much what she had imagined; its atmosphere of luxurious refinement, its colour, perfume, warmth, at once allured and alarmed her.
imagined
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From this reading The interior of Redgrave's house was very much what she had imagined; its atmosphere of luxurious refinement, its colour, perfume, warmth, at once allured and alarmed her.
indulge
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From this reading She wished to indulge her senses, and linger till she had seen everything; she wished to turn at once and escape.
interior
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From this reading The interior of Redgrave's house was very much what she had imagined; its atmosphere of luxurious refinement, its colour, perfume, warmth, at once allured and alarmed her.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The interior of Redgrave's house was very much what she had imagined; its atmosphere of luxurious refinement, its colour, perfume, warmth, at once allured and alarmed her.
linger
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From this reading She wished to indulge her senses, and linger till she had seen everything; she wished to turn at once and escape.
listens
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From this reading Mrs. Strangeways, meanwhile, seemed to be looking for the album of which she had spoken, moving hither and thither, with a frequent pause as of one who listens, or a glance towards the door.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'You won't be long?' said Alma, turning abruptly to her.
looking
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From this reading Mrs. Strangeways, meanwhile, seemed to be looking for the album of which she had spoken, moving hither and thither, with a frequent pause as of one who listens, or a glance towards the door.
luxurious
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From this reading The interior of Redgrave's house was very much what she had imagined; its atmosphere of luxurious refinement, its colour, perfume, warmth, at once allured and alarmed her.
meanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Strangeways, meanwhile, seemed to be looking for the album of which she had spoken, moving hither and thither, with a frequent pause as of one who listens, or a glance towards the door.
moving
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Mrs
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much
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From this reading The interior of Redgrave's house was very much what she had imagined; its atmosphere of luxurious refinement, its colour, perfume, warmth, at once allured and alarmed her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Alma's agitation did not permit her to examine details.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The interior of Redgrave's house was very much what she had imagined; its atmosphere of luxurious refinement, its colour, perfume, warmth, at once allured and alarmed her.
once
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From this reading The interior of Redgrave's house was very much what she had imagined; its atmosphere of luxurious refinement, its colour, perfume, warmth, at once allured and alarmed her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mrs. Strangeways, meanwhile, seemed to be looking for the album of which she had spoken, moving hither and thither, with a frequent pause as of one who listens, or a glance towards the door.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mrs. Strangeways, meanwhile, seemed to be looking for the album of which she had spoken, moving hither and thither, with a frequent pause as of one who listens, or a glance towards the door.
pause
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From this reading Mrs. Strangeways, meanwhile, seemed to be looking for the album of which she had spoken, moving hither and thither, with a frequent pause as of one who listens, or a glance towards the door.
perfume
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permit
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From this reading Alma's agitation did not permit her to examine details.
Redgrave's
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From this reading The interior of Redgrave's house was very much what she had imagined; its atmosphere of luxurious refinement, its colour, perfume, warmth, at once allured and alarmed her.
refinement
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From this reading The interior of Redgrave's house was very much what she had imagined; its atmosphere of luxurious refinement, its colour, perfume, warmth, at once allured and alarmed her.
said
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From this reading 'You won't be long?' said Alma, turning abruptly to her.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Strangeways, meanwhile, seemed to be looking for the album of which she had spoken, moving hither and thither, with a frequent pause as of one who listens, or a glance towards the door.
seen
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From this reading She wished to indulge her senses, and linger till she had seen everything; she wished to turn at once and escape.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading She wished to indulge her senses, and linger till she had seen everything; she wished to turn at once and escape.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The interior of Redgrave's house was very much what she had imagined; its atmosphere of luxurious refinement, its colour, perfume, warmth, at once allured and alarmed her.
spoken
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Strangeways
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From this reading Mrs. Strangeways, meanwhile, seemed to be looking for the album of which she had spoken, moving hither and thither, with a frequent pause as of one who listens, or a glance towards the door.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The interior of Redgrave's house was very much what she had imagined; its atmosphere of luxurious refinement, its colour, perfume, warmth, at once allured and alarmed her.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Mrs. Strangeways, meanwhile, seemed to be looking for the album of which she had spoken, moving hither and thither, with a frequent pause as of one who listens, or a glance towards the door.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She wished to indulge her senses, and linger till she had seen everything; she wished to turn at once and escape.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alma's agitation did not permit her to examine details.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Mrs. Strangeways, meanwhile, seemed to be looking for the album of which she had spoken, moving hither and thither, with a frequent pause as of one who listens, or a glance towards the door.
turn
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From this reading She wished to indulge her senses, and linger till she had seen everything; she wished to turn at once and escape.
turning
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From this reading 'You won't be long?' said Alma, turning abruptly to her.
very
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From this reading The interior of Redgrave's house was very much what she had imagined; its atmosphere of luxurious refinement, its colour, perfume, warmth, at once allured and alarmed her.
warmth
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From this reading The interior of Redgrave's house was very much what she had imagined; its atmosphere of luxurious refinement, its colour, perfume, warmth, at once allured and alarmed her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The interior of Redgrave's house was very much what she had imagined; its atmosphere of luxurious refinement, its colour, perfume, warmth, at once allured and alarmed her.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The interior of Redgrave's house was very much what she had imagined; its atmosphere of luxurious refinement, its colour, perfume, warmth, at once allured and alarmed her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Strangeways, meanwhile, seemed to be looking for the album of which she had spoken, moving hither and thither, with a frequent pause as of one who listens, or a glance towards the door.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mrs. Strangeways, meanwhile, seemed to be looking for the album of which she had spoken, moving hither and thither, with a frequent pause as of one who listens, or a glance towards the door.
wished
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From this reading She wished to indulge her senses, and linger till she had seen everything; she wished to turn at once and escape.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Strangeways, meanwhile, seemed to be looking for the album of which she had spoken, moving hither and thither, with a frequent pause as of one who listens, or a glance towards the door.
won't
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From this reading 'You won't be long?' said Alma, turning abruptly to her.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You won't be long?' said Alma, turning abruptly to her.
