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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 Charlotte, who came back in the first homeward journey with her sister, waited in palpitating expectation till the carriage drove up to the door a second time.
all
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From this reading Had she heard either, she would have felt that all was right; but neither sound was there for her to hear.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She heard only her father's slow step, as he ponderously let himself down from the carriage, and slowly walked along the hall, till he got into his own private room on the ground floor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE STANHOPES AT HOME We must now return to the Stanhopes, and see how they behaved themselves on their return from Ullathorne.
any
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From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She heard only her father's slow step, as he ponderously let himself down from the carriage, and slowly walked along the hall, till he got into his own private room on the ground floor.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE STANHOPES AT HOME We must now return to the Stanhopes, and see how they behaved themselves on their return from Ullathorne.
back
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From this reading Charlotte, who came back in the first homeward journey with her sister, waited in palpitating expectation till the carriage drove up to the door a second time.
behaved
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Bertie's
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From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
came
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From this reading Charlotte, who came back in the first homeward journey with her sister, waited in palpitating expectation till the carriage drove up to the door a second time.
carriage
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From this reading Charlotte, who came back in the first homeward journey with her sister, waited in palpitating expectation till the carriage drove up to the door a second time.
carriage-wheels
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From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
Charlotte
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From this reading Charlotte, who came back in the first homeward journey with her sister, waited in palpitating expectation till the carriage drove up to the door a second time.
cheery
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From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
door
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From this reading Charlotte, who came back in the first homeward journey with her sister, waited in palpitating expectation till the carriage drove up to the door a second time.
down
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From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
drove
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From this reading Charlotte, who came back in the first homeward journey with her sister, waited in palpitating expectation till the carriage drove up to the door a second time.
ears
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From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Had she heard either, she would have felt that all was right; but neither sound was there for her to hear.
Eleanor's
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From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
erect
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From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
expectation
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From this reading Charlotte, who came back in the first homeward journey with her sister, waited in palpitating expectation till the carriage drove up to the door a second time.
father's
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From this reading She heard only her father's slow step, as he ponderously let himself down from the carriage, and slowly walked along the hall, till he got into his own private room on the ground floor.
felt
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From this reading Had she heard either, she would have felt that all was right; but neither sound was there for her to hear.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charlotte, who came back in the first homeward journey with her sister, waited in palpitating expectation till the carriage drove up to the door a second time.
floor
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From this reading She heard only her father's slow step, as he ponderously let himself down from the carriage, and slowly walked along the hall, till he got into his own private room on the ground floor.
footfall
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From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE STANHOPES AT HOME We must now return to the Stanhopes, and see how they behaved themselves on their return from Ullathorne.
got
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From this reading She heard only her father's slow step, as he ponderously let himself down from the carriage, and slowly walked along the hall, till he got into his own private room on the ground floor.
ground
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From this reading She heard only her father's slow step, as he ponderously let himself down from the carriage, and slowly walked along the hall, till he got into his own private room on the ground floor.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had she heard either, she would have felt that all was right; but neither sound was there for her to hear.
hall
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From this reading She heard only her father's slow step, as he ponderously let himself down from the carriage, and slowly walked along the hall, till he got into his own private room on the ground floor.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had she heard either, she would have felt that all was right; but neither sound was there for her to hear.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She heard only her father's slow step, as he ponderously let himself down from the carriage, and slowly walked along the hall, till he got into his own private room on the ground floor.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had she heard either, she would have felt that all was right; but neither sound was there for her to hear.
heard
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From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Charlotte, who came back in the first homeward journey with her sister, waited in palpitating expectation till the carriage drove up to the door a second time.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She heard only her father's slow step, as he ponderously let himself down from the carriage, and slowly walked along the hall, till he got into his own private room on the ground floor.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She heard only her father's slow step, as he ponderously let himself down from the carriage, and slowly walked along the hall, till he got into his own private room on the ground floor.
HOME
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From this reading THE STANHOPES AT HOME We must now return to the Stanhopes, and see how they behaved themselves on their return from Ullathorne.
homeward
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From this reading Charlotte, who came back in the first homeward journey with her sister, waited in palpitating expectation till the carriage drove up to the door a second time.
how
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From this reading THE STANHOPES AT HOME We must now return to the Stanhopes, and see how they behaved themselves on their return from Ullathorne.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Charlotte, who came back in the first homeward journey with her sister, waited in palpitating expectation till the carriage drove up to the door a second time.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She heard only her father's slow step, as he ponderously let himself down from the carriage, and slowly walked along the hall, till he got into his own private room on the ground floor.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Charlotte, who came back in the first homeward journey with her sister, waited in palpitating expectation till the carriage drove up to the door a second time.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She heard only her father's slow step, as he ponderously let himself down from the carriage, and slowly walked along the hall, till he got into his own private room on the ground floor.
listening
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From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
manner
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From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading THE STANHOPES AT HOME We must now return to the Stanhopes, and see how they behaved themselves on their return from Ullathorne.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Had she heard either, she would have felt that all was right; but neither sound was there for her to hear.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
now
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occur
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From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE STANHOPES AT HOME We must now return to the Stanhopes, and see how they behaved themselves on their return from Ullathorne.
only
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From this reading She heard only her father's slow step, as he ponderously let himself down from the carriage, and slowly walked along the hall, till he got into his own private room on the ground floor.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
outward
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From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
own
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From this reading She heard only her father's slow step, as he ponderously let himself down from the carriage, and slowly walked along the hall, till he got into his own private room on the ground floor.
palpitating
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From this reading Charlotte, who came back in the first homeward journey with her sister, waited in palpitating expectation till the carriage drove up to the door a second time.
pavement
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From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
ponderously
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From this reading She heard only her father's slow step, as he ponderously let himself down from the carriage, and slowly walked along the hall, till he got into his own private room on the ground floor.
private
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From this reading She heard only her father's slow step, as he ponderously let himself down from the carriage, and slowly walked along the hall, till he got into his own private room on the ground floor.
return
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From this reading THE STANHOPES AT HOME We must now return to the Stanhopes, and see how they behaved themselves on their return from Ullathorne.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had she heard either, she would have felt that all was right; but neither sound was there for her to hear.
room
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From this reading She heard only her father's slow step, as he ponderously let himself down from the carriage, and slowly walked along the hall, till he got into his own private room on the ground floor.
run
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From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
second
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From this reading Charlotte, who came back in the first homeward journey with her sister, waited in palpitating expectation till the carriage drove up to the door a second time.
see
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From this reading THE STANHOPES AT HOME We must now return to the Stanhopes, and see how they behaved themselves on their return from Ullathorne.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
show
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From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
sister
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From this reading Charlotte, who came back in the first homeward journey with her sister, waited in palpitating expectation till the carriage drove up to the door a second time.
slow
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From this reading She heard only her father's slow step, as he ponderously let himself down from the carriage, and slowly walked along the hall, till he got into his own private room on the ground floor.
slowly
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From this reading She heard only her father's slow step, as he ponderously let himself down from the carriage, and slowly walked along the hall, till he got into his own private room on the ground floor.
sound
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From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
stand
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From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
STANHOPES
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stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She heard only her father's slow step, as he ponderously let himself down from the carriage, and slowly walked along the hall, till he got into his own private room on the ground floor.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STANHOPES AT HOME We must now return to the Stanhopes, and see how they behaved themselves on their return from Ullathorne.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE STANHOPES AT HOME We must now return to the Stanhopes, and see how they behaved themselves on their return from Ullathorne.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading THE STANHOPES AT HOME We must now return to the Stanhopes, and see how they behaved themselves on their return from Ullathorne.
there
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From this reading Had she heard either, she would have felt that all was right; but neither sound was there for her to hear.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE STANHOPES AT HOME We must now return to the Stanhopes, and see how they behaved themselves on their return from Ullathorne.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Charlotte, who came back in the first homeward journey with her sister, waited in palpitating expectation till the carriage drove up to the door a second time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charlotte, who came back in the first homeward journey with her sister, waited in palpitating expectation till the carriage drove up to the door a second time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE STANHOPES AT HOME We must now return to the Stanhopes, and see how they behaved themselves on their return from Ullathorne.
Ullathorne
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From this reading THE STANHOPES AT HOME We must now return to the Stanhopes, and see how they behaved themselves on their return from Ullathorne.
up
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From this reading Charlotte, who came back in the first homeward journey with her sister, waited in palpitating expectation till the carriage drove up to the door a second time.
voice
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From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
waited
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From this reading Charlotte, who came back in the first homeward journey with her sister, waited in palpitating expectation till the carriage drove up to the door a second time.
walked
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From this reading She heard only her father's slow step, as he ponderously let himself down from the carriage, and slowly walked along the hall, till he got into his own private room on the ground floor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Had she heard either, she would have felt that all was right; but neither sound was there for her to hear.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE STANHOPES AT HOME We must now return to the Stanhopes, and see how they behaved themselves on their return from Ullathorne.
welcoming
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From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Charlotte, who came back in the first homeward journey with her sister, waited in palpitating expectation till the carriage drove up to the door a second time.
window
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From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Charlotte, who came back in the first homeward journey with her sister, waited in palpitating expectation till the carriage drove up to the door a second time.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She did not run down or stand at the window, or show in any outward manner that she looked for anything wonderful to occur; but, when she heard the carriage-wheels, she stood up with erect ears, listening for Eleanor's footfall on the pavement or the cheery sound of Bertie's voice welcoming her in.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had she heard either, she would have felt that all was right; but neither sound was there for her to hear.
