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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 I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
admit
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From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
all
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From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
amused
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From this reading THE END When I reached Minna's house, I had an experience that at first amused me.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE END When I reached Minna's house, I had an experience that at first amused me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
angry
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From this reading I saw the explanation, however, when the door was opened and the Baroness Gratz sailed in, pompous and very angry.
any
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From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What can be your business here now?" she asked, staring at me through her eyeglass.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE END When I reached Minna's house, I had an experience that at first amused me.
Baroness
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From this reading I saw the explanation, however, when the door was opened and the Baroness Gratz sailed in, pompous and very angry.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What can be your business here now?" she asked, staring at me through her eyeglass.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I waited in some little fever of impatience, and when the delay had grown into minutes I began to wonder that Minna should take so coolly the fact of my return and the news she must know I should carry.
business
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From this reading "What can be your business here now?" she asked, staring at me through her eyeglass.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What can be your business here now?" she asked, staring at me through her eyeglass.
carry
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From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
close
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From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
coolly
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From this reading I waited in some little fever of impatience, and when the delay had grown into minutes I began to wonder that Minna should take so coolly the fact of my return and the news she must know I should carry.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
delay
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From this reading I waited in some little fever of impatience, and when the delay had grown into minutes I began to wonder that Minna should take so coolly the fact of my return and the news she must know I should carry.
difficulty
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From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
door
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From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
END
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From this reading THE END When I reached Minna's house, I had an experience that at first amused me.
enter
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From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
experience
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From this reading THE END When I reached Minna's house, I had an experience that at first amused me.
explanation
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From this reading I saw the explanation, however, when the door was opened and the Baroness Gratz sailed in, pompous and very angry.
eyeglass
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From this reading "What can be your business here now?" she asked, staring at me through her eyeglass.
fact
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From this reading I waited in some little fever of impatience, and when the delay had grown into minutes I began to wonder that Minna should take so coolly the fact of my return and the news she must know I should carry.
fever
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From this reading I waited in some little fever of impatience, and when the delay had grown into minutes I began to wonder that Minna should take so coolly the fact of my return and the news she must know I should carry.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE END When I reached Minna's house, I had an experience that at first amused me.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
getting
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From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
Gratz
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From this reading I saw the explanation, however, when the door was opened and the Baroness Gratz sailed in, pompous and very angry.
grown
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From this reading I waited in some little fever of impatience, and when the delay had grown into minutes I began to wonder that Minna should take so coolly the fact of my return and the news she must know I should carry.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE END When I reached Minna's house, I had an experience that at first amused me.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "What can be your business here now?" she asked, staring at me through her eyeglass.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What can be your business here now?" she asked, staring at me through her eyeglass.
house
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From this reading THE END When I reached Minna's house, I had an experience that at first amused me.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I saw the explanation, however, when the door was opened and the Baroness Gratz sailed in, pompous and very angry.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE END When I reached Minna's house, I had an experience that at first amused me.
impatience
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From this reading I waited in some little fever of impatience, and when the delay had grown into minutes I began to wonder that Minna should take so coolly the fact of my return and the news she must know I should carry.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I waited in some little fever of impatience, and when the delay had grown into minutes I began to wonder that Minna should take so coolly the fact of my return and the news she must know I should carry.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I waited in some little fever of impatience, and when the delay had grown into minutes I began to wonder that Minna should take so coolly the fact of my return and the news she must know I should carry.
longer
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From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE END When I reached Minna's house, I had an experience that at first amused me.
message
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From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
Minna
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From this reading I waited in some little fever of impatience, and when the delay had grown into minutes I began to wonder that Minna should take so coolly the fact of my return and the news she must know I should carry.
Minna's
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From this reading THE END When I reached Minna's house, I had an experience that at first amused me.
minutes
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From this reading I waited in some little fever of impatience, and when the delay had grown into minutes I began to wonder that Minna should take so coolly the fact of my return and the news she must know I should carry.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I waited in some little fever of impatience, and when the delay had grown into minutes I began to wonder that Minna should take so coolly the fact of my return and the news she must know I should carry.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
news
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From this reading I waited in some little fever of impatience, and when the delay had grown into minutes I began to wonder that Minna should take so coolly the fact of my return and the news she must know I should carry.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
now
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From this reading "What can be your business here now?" she asked, staring at me through her eyeglass.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
only
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From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
opened
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From this reading I saw the explanation, however, when the door was opened and the Baroness Gratz sailed in, pompous and very angry.
own
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From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
pompous
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From this reading I saw the explanation, however, when the door was opened and the Baroness Gratz sailed in, pompous and very angry.
reached
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From this reading THE END When I reached Minna's house, I had an experience that at first amused me.
reluctant
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From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
return
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From this reading I waited in some little fever of impatience, and when the delay had grown into minutes I began to wonder that Minna should take so coolly the fact of my return and the news she must know I should carry.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
room
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From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
said
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From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
sailed
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From this reading I saw the explanation, however, when the door was opened and the Baroness Gratz sailed in, pompous and very angry.
saw
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From this reading I saw the explanation, however, when the door was opened and the Baroness Gratz sailed in, pompous and very angry.
servants
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From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I waited in some little fever of impatience, and when the delay had grown into minutes I began to wonder that Minna should take so coolly the fact of my return and the news she must know I should carry.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I waited in some little fever of impatience, and when the delay had grown into minutes I began to wonder that Minna should take so coolly the fact of my return and the news she must know I should carry.
shown
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From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I waited in some little fever of impatience, and when the delay had grown into minutes I began to wonder that Minna should take so coolly the fact of my return and the news she must know I should carry.
some
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From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
staring
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From this reading "What can be your business here now?" she asked, staring at me through her eyeglass.
succeeded
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From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I waited in some little fever of impatience, and when the delay had grown into minutes I began to wonder that Minna should take so coolly the fact of my return and the news she must know I should carry.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE END When I reached Minna's house, I had an experience that at first amused me.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END When I reached Minna's house, I had an experience that at first amused me.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "What can be your business here now?" she asked, staring at me through her eyeglass.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
treat
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From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
very
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From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
waited
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From this reading I waited in some little fever of impatience, and when the delay had grown into minutes I began to wonder that Minna should take so coolly the fact of my return and the news she must know I should carry.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What can be your business here now?" she asked, staring at me through her eyeglass.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE END When I reached Minna's house, I had an experience that at first amused me.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
wonder
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From this reading I waited in some little fever of impatience, and when the delay had grown into minutes I began to wonder that Minna should take so coolly the fact of my return and the news she must know I should carry.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I could not, of course, any longer treat the house as my own, nor look on myself as having any right to enter, and I found the servants very reluctant to admit me at all, and it was only after some difficulty that I succeeded in getting shown into a room close to the door, while they said they would carry my message.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What can be your business here now?" she asked, staring at me through her eyeglass.
