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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 It was very silent, wrapped in that stillness and decorum which is one of the chief signs of an entirely well-regulated house, also of a place in which life is languid and youth does not exist.
abandoned
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From this reading Mrs Clarendon lived in one of the great houses in Portland Place which fashion has abandoned.
also
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From this reading It was very silent, wrapped in that stillness and decorum which is one of the chief signs of an entirely well-regulated house, also of a place in which life is languid and youth does not exist.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was very silent, wrapped in that stillness and decorum which is one of the chief signs of an entirely well-regulated house, also of a place in which life is languid and youth does not exist.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was very silent, wrapped in that stillness and decorum which is one of the chief signs of an entirely well-regulated house, also of a place in which life is languid and youth does not exist.
attend
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From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
beating
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From this reading Frances followed her mother with a beating heart through the long wide hall and large staircase, over soft carpets, on which their feet made no sound.
blinds
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From this reading The blinds were drawn half over the windows; the long curtains hung down in dark folds.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
carpets
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From this reading Frances followed her mother with a beating heart through the long wide hall and large staircase, over soft carpets, on which their feet made no sound.
chief
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From this reading It was very silent, wrapped in that stillness and decorum which is one of the chief signs of an entirely well-regulated house, also of a place in which life is languid and youth does not exist.
Clarendon
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From this reading Mrs Clarendon lived in one of the great houses in Portland Place which fashion has abandoned.
curtains
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From this reading The blinds were drawn half over the windows; the long curtains hung down in dark folds.
dark
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From this reading The blinds were drawn half over the windows; the long curtains hung down in dark folds.
death
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From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
decorum
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From this reading It was very silent, wrapped in that stillness and decorum which is one of the chief signs of an entirely well-regulated house, also of a place in which life is languid and youth does not exist.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very silent, wrapped in that stillness and decorum which is one of the chief signs of an entirely well-regulated house, also of a place in which life is languid and youth does not exist.
down
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From this reading The blinds were drawn half over the windows; the long curtains hung down in dark folds.
drawing-room
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From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
drawn
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From this reading The blinds were drawn half over the windows; the long curtains hung down in dark folds.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was very silent, wrapped in that stillness and decorum which is one of the chief signs of an entirely well-regulated house, also of a place in which life is languid and youth does not exist.
exist
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From this reading It was very silent, wrapped in that stillness and decorum which is one of the chief signs of an entirely well-regulated house, also of a place in which life is languid and youth does not exist.
fashion
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From this reading Mrs Clarendon lived in one of the great houses in Portland Place which fashion has abandoned.
feet
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From this reading Frances followed her mother with a beating heart through the long wide hall and large staircase, over soft carpets, on which their feet made no sound.
fire
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From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
flicker
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From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
folds
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From this reading The blinds were drawn half over the windows; the long curtains hung down in dark folds.
followed
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From this reading Frances followed her mother with a beating heart through the long wide hall and large staircase, over soft carpets, on which their feet made no sound.
Frances
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From this reading Frances followed her mother with a beating heart through the long wide hall and large staircase, over soft carpets, on which their feet made no sound.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
ghosts
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From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs Clarendon lived in one of the great houses in Portland Place which fashion has abandoned.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The blinds were drawn half over the windows; the long curtains hung down in dark folds.
hall
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From this reading Frances followed her mother with a beating heart through the long wide hall and large staircase, over soft carpets, on which their feet made no sound.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs Clarendon lived in one of the great houses in Portland Place which fashion has abandoned.
heart
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From this reading Frances followed her mother with a beating heart through the long wide hall and large staircase, over soft carpets, on which their feet made no sound.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Frances followed her mother with a beating heart through the long wide hall and large staircase, over soft carpets, on which their feet made no sound.
house
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From this reading It was very silent, wrapped in that stillness and decorum which is one of the chief signs of an entirely well-regulated house, also of a place in which life is languid and youth does not exist.
houses
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From this reading Mrs Clarendon lived in one of the great houses in Portland Place which fashion has abandoned.
hung
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From this reading The blinds were drawn half over the windows; the long curtains hung down in dark folds.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs Clarendon lived in one of the great houses in Portland Place which fashion has abandoned.
inhabited
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From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very silent, wrapped in that stillness and decorum which is one of the chief signs of an entirely well-regulated house, also of a place in which life is languid and youth does not exist.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very silent, wrapped in that stillness and decorum which is one of the chief signs of an entirely well-regulated house, also of a place in which life is languid and youth does not exist.
kind
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From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
languid
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From this reading It was very silent, wrapped in that stillness and decorum which is one of the chief signs of an entirely well-regulated house, also of a place in which life is languid and youth does not exist.
large
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From this reading Frances followed her mother with a beating heart through the long wide hall and large staircase, over soft carpets, on which their feet made no sound.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was very silent, wrapped in that stillness and decorum which is one of the chief signs of an entirely well-regulated house, also of a place in which life is languid and youth does not exist.
like
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From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
lived
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From this reading Mrs Clarendon lived in one of the great houses in Portland Place which fashion has abandoned.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frances followed her mother with a beating heart through the long wide hall and large staircase, over soft carpets, on which their feet made no sound.
made
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From this reading Frances followed her mother with a beating heart through the long wide hall and large staircase, over soft carpets, on which their feet made no sound.
mother
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From this reading Frances followed her mother with a beating heart through the long wide hall and large staircase, over soft carpets, on which their feet made no sound.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs Clarendon lived in one of the great houses in Portland Place which fashion has abandoned.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
mystery
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From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Frances followed her mother with a beating heart through the long wide hall and large staircase, over soft carpets, on which their feet made no sound.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was very silent, wrapped in that stillness and decorum which is one of the chief signs of an entirely well-regulated house, also of a place in which life is languid and youth does not exist.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs Clarendon lived in one of the great houses in Portland Place which fashion has abandoned.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Frances followed her mother with a beating heart through the long wide hall and large staircase, over soft carpets, on which their feet made no sound.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mrs Clarendon lived in one of the great houses in Portland Place which fashion has abandoned.
only
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From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
other
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From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Frances followed her mother with a beating heart through the long wide hall and large staircase, over soft carpets, on which their feet made no sound.
painfully
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From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
Place
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From this reading Mrs Clarendon lived in one of the great houses in Portland Place which fashion has abandoned.
Portland
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From this reading Mrs Clarendon lived in one of the great houses in Portland Place which fashion has abandoned.
preserved
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From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
room
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From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
signs
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From this reading It was very silent, wrapped in that stillness and decorum which is one of the chief signs of an entirely well-regulated house, also of a place in which life is languid and youth does not exist.
silent
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From this reading It was very silent, wrapped in that stillness and decorum which is one of the chief signs of an entirely well-regulated house, also of a place in which life is languid and youth does not exist.
soft
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From this reading Frances followed her mother with a beating heart through the long wide hall and large staircase, over soft carpets, on which their feet made no sound.
some
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From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
sound
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From this reading Frances followed her mother with a beating heart through the long wide hall and large staircase, over soft carpets, on which their feet made no sound.
staircase
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From this reading Frances followed her mother with a beating heart through the long wide hall and large staircase, over soft carpets, on which their feet made no sound.
stealing
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From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
stillness
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From this reading It was very silent, wrapped in that stillness and decorum which is one of the chief signs of an entirely well-regulated house, also of a place in which life is languid and youth does not exist.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was very silent, wrapped in that stillness and decorum which is one of the chief signs of an entirely well-regulated house, also of a place in which life is languid and youth does not exist.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs Clarendon lived in one of the great houses in Portland Place which fashion has abandoned.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Frances followed her mother with a beating heart through the long wide hall and large staircase, over soft carpets, on which their feet made no sound.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Frances followed her mother with a beating heart through the long wide hall and large staircase, over soft carpets, on which their feet made no sound.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
ushered
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From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
utter
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From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
very
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From this reading It was very silent, wrapped in that stillness and decorum which is one of the chief signs of an entirely well-regulated house, also of a place in which life is languid and youth does not exist.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very silent, wrapped in that stillness and decorum which is one of the chief signs of an entirely well-regulated house, also of a place in which life is languid and youth does not exist.
well-regulated
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From this reading It was very silent, wrapped in that stillness and decorum which is one of the chief signs of an entirely well-regulated house, also of a place in which life is languid and youth does not exist.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She thought they were stealing in like ghosts to some silent place in which mystery of one kind or other must attend them; but the room they were ushered into was only a very large, very still drawing-room, in painfully good order, inhabited by nothing but a fire, which made a little sound and flicker that preserved it from utter death.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mrs Clarendon lived in one of the great houses in Portland Place which fashion has abandoned.
wide
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From this reading Frances followed her mother with a beating heart through the long wide hall and large staircase, over soft carpets, on which their feet made no sound.
windows
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From this reading The blinds were drawn half over the windows; the long curtains hung down in dark folds.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Frances followed her mother with a beating heart through the long wide hall and large staircase, over soft carpets, on which their feet made no sound.
wrapped
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From this reading It was very silent, wrapped in that stillness and decorum which is one of the chief signs of an entirely well-regulated house, also of a place in which life is languid and youth does not exist.
youth
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From this reading It was very silent, wrapped in that stillness and decorum which is one of the chief signs of an entirely well-regulated house, also of a place in which life is languid and youth does not exist.
