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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 WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
answer
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From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
aside
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From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
Audrey's
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From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
back
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From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
best
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From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
chair
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From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.
closed
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From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last told her that he would come at five o’clock to the summer-house in Mistress Stagg’s garden.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
day
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From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.
destroyed
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From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
door
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From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
engaged
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From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.
eyes
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From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.
five
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From this reading The last told her that he would come at five o’clock to the summer-house in Mistress Stagg’s garden.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.
garden
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From this reading The last told her that he would come at five o’clock to the summer-house in Mistress Stagg’s garden.
gave
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From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
given
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From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.
Haward
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From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
head
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From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
Juba
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From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
kind
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From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last told her that he would come at five o’clock to the summer-house in Mistress Stagg’s garden.
less
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From this reading The second had been less wise.
letter
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From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
lightly
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From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.
made
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From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.
Marot's
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From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
messenger
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From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.
Mistress
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From this reading The last told her that he would come at five o’clock to the summer-house in Mistress Stagg’s garden.
much
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From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.
negro
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From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
note
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From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
o'clock
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From this reading The last told her that he would come at five o’clock to the summer-house in Mistress Stagg’s garden.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.
only
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From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.
PLAYHOUSE
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From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
reach
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From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
recalled
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From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
request
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From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.
room
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From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
sat
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From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.
second
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From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
see
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From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.
sitting
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From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
skillfully
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From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.
some
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From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.
Stagg's
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From this reading The last told her that he would come at five o’clock to the summer-house in Mistress Stagg’s garden.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.
summer-house
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From this reading The last told her that he would come at five o’clock to the summer-house in Mistress Stagg’s garden.
table
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From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
tall
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From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.
telling
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From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
thrown
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From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last told her that he would come at five o’clock to the summer-house in Mistress Stagg’s garden.
tore
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From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
up
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From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
very
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From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.
waiting
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From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.
waving
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From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.
wise
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From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.
WITHINprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
woodwork
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From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The last told her that he would come at five o’clock to the summer-house in Mistress Stagg’s garden.
wrote
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From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.
