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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 IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
agitation
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From this reading Her eyes and mouth were wide open; agitation, of a not unpleasant kind, streamed from every pore of her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Behind was Jane, every whit as interested as her companion; but as she happened to be both the younger and the smaller her opportunities for display were less pronounced.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
attitude
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From this reading Martha's whole attitude was significant of some great happening.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
bearing
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From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her hands were raised; it seemed that if possible her hair would have been raised too; her eyebrows were elevated to quite a perceptible degree.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind was Jane, every whit as interested as her companion; but as she happened to be both the younger and the smaller her opportunities for display were less pronounced.
Blair
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From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Behind was Jane, every whit as interested as her companion; but as she happened to be both the younger and the smaller her opportunities for display were less pronounced.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Behind was Jane, every whit as interested as her companion; but as she happened to be both the younger and the smaller her opportunities for display were less pronounced.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
companion
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From this reading Behind was Jane, every whit as interested as her companion; but as she happened to be both the younger and the smaller her opportunities for display were less pronounced.
connection
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From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
considerable
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From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
CUTHBERT
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From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
debated
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From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
degree
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From this reading Her hands were raised; it seemed that if possible her hair would have been raised too; her eyebrows were elevated to quite a perceptible degree.
destined
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From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
display
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From this reading Behind was Jane, every whit as interested as her companion; but as she happened to be both the younger and the smaller her opportunities for display were less pronounced.
elevated
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From this reading Her hands were raised; it seemed that if possible her hair would have been raised too; her eyebrows were elevated to quite a perceptible degree.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Her eyes and mouth were wide open; agitation, of a not unpleasant kind, streamed from every pore of her.
eyebrows
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From this reading Her hands were raised; it seemed that if possible her hair would have been raised too; her eyebrows were elevated to quite a perceptible degree.
eyes
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From this reading Her eyes and mouth were wide open; agitation, of a not unpleasant kind, streamed from every pore of her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Behind was Jane, every whit as interested as her companion; but as she happened to be both the younger and the smaller her opportunities for display were less pronounced.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her eyes and mouth were wide open; agitation, of a not unpleasant kind, streamed from every pore of her.
future
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From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
GRAHAME'S
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From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Martha's whole attitude was significant of some great happening.
greeted
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From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
Gregory
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From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
hair
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From this reading Her hands were raised; it seemed that if possible her hair would have been raised too; her eyebrows were elevated to quite a perceptible degree.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Her hands were raised; it seemed that if possible her hair would have been raised too; her eyebrows were elevated to quite a perceptible degree.
happened
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From this reading Behind was Jane, every whit as interested as her companion; but as she happened to be both the younger and the smaller her opportunities for display were less pronounced.
happening
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From this reading Martha's whole attitude was significant of some great happening.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
house
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From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Her hands were raised; it seemed that if possible her hair would have been raised too; her eyebrows were elevated to quite a perceptible degree.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
interested
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From this reading Behind was Jane, every whit as interested as her companion; but as she happened to be both the younger and the smaller her opportunities for display were less pronounced.
Isabel's
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From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her hands were raised; it seemed that if possible her hair would have been raised too; her eyebrows were elevated to quite a perceptible degree.
Jane
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From this reading Behind was Jane, every whit as interested as her companion; but as she happened to be both the younger and the smaller her opportunities for display were less pronounced.
kind
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From this reading Her eyes and mouth were wide open; agitation, of a not unpleasant kind, streamed from every pore of her.
Lamb's
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From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
less
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From this reading Behind was Jane, every whit as interested as her companion; but as she happened to be both the younger and the smaller her opportunities for display were less pronounced.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
Martha
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From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
Martha's
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From this reading Martha's whole attitude was significant of some great happening.
mouth
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From this reading Her eyes and mouth were wide open; agitation, of a not unpleasant kind, streamed from every pore of her.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her eyes and mouth were wide open; agitation, of a not unpleasant kind, streamed from every pore of her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Her eyes and mouth were wide open; agitation, of a not unpleasant kind, streamed from every pore of her.
opportunities
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From this reading Behind was Jane, every whit as interested as her companion; but as she happened to be both the younger and the smaller her opportunities for display were less pronounced.
perceptible
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From this reading Her hands were raised; it seemed that if possible her hair would have been raised too; her eyebrows were elevated to quite a perceptible degree.
place
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From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
pore
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From this reading Her eyes and mouth were wide open; agitation, of a not unpleasant kind, streamed from every pore of her.
possible
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From this reading Her hands were raised; it seemed that if possible her hair would have been raised too; her eyebrows were elevated to quite a perceptible degree.
present
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From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
pronounced
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From this reading Behind was Jane, every whit as interested as her companion; but as she happened to be both the younger and the smaller her opportunities for display were less pronounced.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her hands were raised; it seemed that if possible her hair would have been raised too; her eyebrows were elevated to quite a perceptible degree.
raised
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From this reading Her hands were raised; it seemed that if possible her hair would have been raised too; her eyebrows were elevated to quite a perceptible degree.
residence
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From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
return
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From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
ROOM
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From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
settle
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From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
significant
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From this reading Martha's whole attitude was significant of some great happening.
smaller
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From this reading Behind was Jane, every whit as interested as her companion; but as she happened to be both the younger and the smaller her opportunities for display were less pronounced.
some
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From this reading Martha's whole attitude was significant of some great happening.
streamed
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From this reading Her eyes and mouth were wide open; agitation, of a not unpleasant kind, streamed from every pore of her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her hands were raised; it seemed that if possible her hair would have been raised too; her eyebrows were elevated to quite a perceptible degree.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
threshold
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From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
title
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From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
too
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From this reading Her hands were raised; it seemed that if possible her hair would have been raised too; her eyebrows were elevated to quite a perceptible degree.
unpleasant
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From this reading Her eyes and mouth were wide open; agitation, of a not unpleasant kind, streamed from every pore of her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
whit
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From this reading Behind was Jane, every whit as interested as her companion; but as she happened to be both the younger and the smaller her opportunities for display were less pronounced.
whole
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From this reading Martha's whole attitude was significant of some great happening.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
wide
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From this reading Her eyes and mouth were wide open; agitation, of a not unpleasant kind, streamed from every pore of her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN CUTHBERT GRAHAME'S ROOM On Isabel's return to the house she was greeted on the threshold by Martha, the Martha Blair whose connection with Gregory Lamb's present place of residence seemed destined to have a considerable bearing on Isabel's future life, and, at least, to settle the debated question of what her future name and title were to be.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her hands were raised; it seemed that if possible her hair would have been raised too; her eyebrows were elevated to quite a perceptible degree.
younger
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From this reading Behind was Jane, every whit as interested as her companion; but as she happened to be both the younger and the smaller her opportunities for display were less pronounced.
