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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 Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
admittance
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From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was it _he_, coming yet again to implore her pardon, an extension of privileges, a hope for the future?
alert
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From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
almost
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From this reading She sat up in her chair and listened, letting her book fall, and next moment saw Mrs Gaunt, old-fashioned, unassured, with a troubled look upon her face, in her shawl and big hat, come out almost timidly upon the loggia.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
awning
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From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
bell
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From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
big
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From this reading She sat up in her chair and listened, letting her book fall, and next moment saw Mrs Gaunt, old-fashioned, unassured, with a troubled look upon her face, in her shawl and big hat, come out almost timidly upon the loggia.
book
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From this reading She sat up in her chair and listened, letting her book fall, and next moment saw Mrs Gaunt, old-fashioned, unassured, with a troubled look upon her face, in her shawl and big hat, come out almost timidly upon the loggia.
chair
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From this reading She sat up in her chair and listened, letting her book fall, and next moment saw Mrs Gaunt, old-fashioned, unassured, with a troubled look upon her face, in her shawl and big hat, come out almost timidly upon the loggia.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sat up in her chair and listened, letting her book fall, and next moment saw Mrs Gaunt, old-fashioned, unassured, with a troubled look upon her face, in her shawl and big hat, come out almost timidly upon the loggia.
coming
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From this reading Was it _he_, coming yet again to implore her pardon, an extension of privileges, a hope for the future?
Constance
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From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
decided
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From this reading It was softer, less decided--an indefinite female step.
Domenico
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From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
ears
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From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
extension
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From this reading Was it _he_, coming yet again to implore her pardon, an extension of privileges, a hope for the future?
face
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From this reading She sat up in her chair and listened, letting her book fall, and next moment saw Mrs Gaunt, old-fashioned, unassured, with a troubled look upon her face, in her shawl and big hat, come out almost timidly upon the loggia.
fall
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From this reading She sat up in her chair and listened, letting her book fall, and next moment saw Mrs Gaunt, old-fashioned, unassured, with a troubled look upon her face, in her shawl and big hat, come out almost timidly upon the loggia.
female
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From this reading It was softer, less decided--an indefinite female step.
followed
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From this reading She made out instantaneously, however, that the footstep which followed Domenico was not that of young Gaunt.
footstep
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From this reading She made out instantaneously, however, that the footstep which followed Domenico was not that of young Gaunt.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
future
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From this reading Was it _he_, coming yet again to implore her pardon, an extension of privileges, a hope for the future?
Gaunt
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From this reading She made out instantaneously, however, that the footstep which followed Domenico was not that of young Gaunt.
grew
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From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
hat
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From this reading She sat up in her chair and listened, letting her book fall, and next moment saw Mrs Gaunt, old-fashioned, unassured, with a troubled look upon her face, in her shawl and big hat, come out almost timidly upon the loggia.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was it _he_, coming yet again to implore her pardon, an extension of privileges, a hope for the future?
heard
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From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
hope
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From this reading Was it _he_, coming yet again to implore her pardon, an extension of privileges, a hope for the future?
hot
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From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She made out instantaneously, however, that the footstep which followed Domenico was not that of young Gaunt.
implore
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From this reading Was it _he_, coming yet again to implore her pardon, an extension of privileges, a hope for the future?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
indefinite
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From this reading It was softer, less decided--an indefinite female step.
instantaneously
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From this reading She made out instantaneously, however, that the footstep which followed Domenico was not that of young Gaunt.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it _he_, coming yet again to implore her pardon, an extension of privileges, a hope for the future?
leading
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From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
less
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From this reading It was softer, less decided--an indefinite female step.
letting
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From this reading She sat up in her chair and listened, letting her book fall, and next moment saw Mrs Gaunt, old-fashioned, unassured, with a troubled look upon her face, in her shawl and big hat, come out almost timidly upon the loggia.
listened
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From this reading She sat up in her chair and listened, letting her book fall, and next moment saw Mrs Gaunt, old-fashioned, unassured, with a troubled look upon her face, in her shawl and big hat, come out almost timidly upon the loggia.
loggia
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From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sat up in her chair and listened, letting her book fall, and next moment saw Mrs Gaunt, old-fashioned, unassured, with a troubled look upon her face, in her shawl and big hat, come out almost timidly upon the loggia.
made
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From this reading She made out instantaneously, however, that the footstep which followed Domenico was not that of young Gaunt.
moment
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From this reading She sat up in her chair and listened, letting her book fall, and next moment saw Mrs Gaunt, old-fashioned, unassured, with a troubled look upon her face, in her shawl and big hat, come out almost timidly upon the loggia.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
Mrs
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From this reading She sat up in her chair and listened, letting her book fall, and next moment saw Mrs Gaunt, old-fashioned, unassured, with a troubled look upon her face, in her shawl and big hat, come out almost timidly upon the loggia.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She made out instantaneously, however, that the footstep which followed Domenico was not that of young Gaunt.
now
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From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
old-fashioned
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From this reading She sat up in her chair and listened, letting her book fall, and next moment saw Mrs Gaunt, old-fashioned, unassured, with a troubled look upon her face, in her shawl and big hat, come out almost timidly upon the loggia.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
out
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From this reading She made out instantaneously, however, that the footstep which followed Domenico was not that of young Gaunt.
pardon
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From this reading Was it _he_, coming yet again to implore her pardon, an extension of privileges, a hope for the future?
place
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From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
privileges
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From this reading Was it _he_, coming yet again to implore her pardon, an extension of privileges, a hope for the future?
quick
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From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
sat
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From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
saw
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From this reading She sat up in her chair and listened, letting her book fall, and next moment saw Mrs Gaunt, old-fashioned, unassured, with a troubled look upon her face, in her shawl and big hat, come out almost timidly upon the loggia.
seated
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From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
shawl
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From this reading She sat up in her chair and listened, letting her book fall, and next moment saw Mrs Gaunt, old-fashioned, unassured, with a troubled look upon her face, in her shawl and big hat, come out almost timidly upon the loggia.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
softer
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From this reading It was softer, less decided--an indefinite female step.
some
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From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
sound
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From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She made out instantaneously, however, that the footstep which followed Domenico was not that of young Gaunt.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
timidly
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From this reading She sat up in her chair and listened, letting her book fall, and next moment saw Mrs Gaunt, old-fashioned, unassured, with a troubled look upon her face, in her shawl and big hat, come out almost timidly upon the loggia.
tinkle
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From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
troubled
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From this reading She sat up in her chair and listened, letting her book fall, and next moment saw Mrs Gaunt, old-fashioned, unassured, with a troubled look upon her face, in her shawl and big hat, come out almost timidly upon the loggia.
unassured
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From this reading She sat up in her chair and listened, letting her book fall, and next moment saw Mrs Gaunt, old-fashioned, unassured, with a troubled look upon her face, in her shawl and big hat, come out almost timidly upon the loggia.
up
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From this reading She sat up in her chair and listened, letting her book fall, and next moment saw Mrs Gaunt, old-fashioned, unassured, with a troubled look upon her face, in her shawl and big hat, come out almost timidly upon the loggia.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She sat up in her chair and listened, letting her book fall, and next moment saw Mrs Gaunt, old-fashioned, unassured, with a troubled look upon her face, in her shawl and big hat, come out almost timidly upon the loggia.
usual
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From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
veiled
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From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
very
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From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
visitor
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From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
weather
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From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Next morning, Constance, seated as usual in the loggia, which was now, as the weather grew hot, veiled with an awning, heard--her ears being very quick, and on the alert for every sound--a tinkle of the bell, a sound of admittance, the step of Domenico leading some visitor to the place in which she sat.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Was it _he_, coming yet again to implore her pardon, an extension of privileges, a hope for the future?
young
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From this reading She made out instantaneously, however, that the footstep which followed Domenico was not that of young Gaunt.
