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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 She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
all
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From this reading She looked at home there, as if all of home that the house could give were there collected.
almost
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From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In every life, go it fast, go it slow, there are critical pausing- places.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She looked at home there, as if all of home that the house could give were there collected.
aslant
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From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked at home there, as if all of home that the house could give were there collected.
beauty
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From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
boldly
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From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
bright
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From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
ceremonious
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From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
changed
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From this reading When the journey is renewed the face of the country is changed.
collected
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From this reading She looked at home there, as if all of home that the house could give were there collected.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
conventional
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From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She looked at home there, as if all of home that the house could give were there collected.
country
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From this reading When the journey is renewed the face of the country is changed.
critical
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From this reading In every life, go it fast, go it slow, there are critical pausing- places.
curiously
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From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
dressed
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From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!
end
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From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In every life, go it fast, go it slow, there are critical pausing- places.
exquisitely
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From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!
eyes
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From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
face
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From this reading When the journey is renewed the face of the country is changed.
farther
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From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
fast
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From this reading In every life, go it fast, go it slow, there are critical pausing- places.
finished
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From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
friends
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From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
give
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From this reading She looked at home there, as if all of home that the house could give were there collected.
go
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From this reading In every life, go it fast, go it slow, there are critical pausing- places.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
head
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From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!
home
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From this reading She looked at home there, as if all of home that the house could give were there collected.
hopped
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From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
house
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From this reading She looked at home there, as if all of home that the house could give were there collected.
How
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From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She looked at home there, as if all of home that the house could give were there collected.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In every life, go it fast, go it slow, there are critical pausing- places.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the journey is renewed the face of the country is changed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In every life, go it fast, go it slow, there are critical pausing- places.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the journey is renewed the face of the country is changed.
letters
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From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In every life, go it fast, go it slow, there are critical pausing- places.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked at home there, as if all of home that the house could give were there collected.
looking
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From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
made
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From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
marvellous
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From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!
mid-winter
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From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
momentous
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From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the journey is renewed the face of the country is changed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
pausing
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From this reading In every life, go it fast, go it slow, there are critical pausing- places.
places
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From this reading In every life, go it fast, go it slow, there are critical pausing- places.
reach
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From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
redbreast
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From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
renewed
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From this reading When the journey is renewed the face of the country is changed.
room
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From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
sense
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From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!
simple
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From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!
simply
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From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!
slow
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From this reading In every life, go it fast, go it slow, there are critical pausing- places.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!
subdued
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From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!
suited
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From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!
table
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From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the journey is renewed the face of the country is changed.
there
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From this reading In every life, go it fast, go it slow, there are critical pausing- places.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
well
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From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She looked at home there, as if all of home that the house could give were there collected.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the journey is renewed the face of the country is changed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
window
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From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
written
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From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.
