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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the beautiful drawing-room at Whitestone Hall sat Pluma Hurlhurst, running her white, jeweled fingers lightly over the keyboard of a grand piano, but the music evidently failed to charm her.
amber
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From this reading The sunshine glimmered on her amber satin robe, and the white frost-work of lace at her throat, and upon the dark, rich beauty of her southern face.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I have told her repeatedly it is an utter impossibility--you would not see her; but she declares she will not go away until she does see you."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She arose listlessly and walked toward the window, which opened out upon the wide, cool, rose-embowered porch.
arose
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From this reading She arose listlessly and walked toward the window, which opened out upon the wide, cool, rose-embowered porch.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the beautiful drawing-room at Whitestone Hall sat Pluma Hurlhurst, running her white, jeweled fingers lightly over the keyboard of a grand piano, but the music evidently failed to charm her.
away
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From this reading I have told her repeatedly it is an utter impossibility--you would not see her; but she declares she will not go away until she does see you."
beautiful
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From this reading In the beautiful drawing-room at Whitestone Hall sat Pluma Hurlhurst, running her white, jeweled fingers lightly over the keyboard of a grand piano, but the music evidently failed to charm her.
beauty
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From this reading The sunshine glimmered on her amber satin robe, and the white frost-work of lace at her throat, and upon the dark, rich beauty of her southern face.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the beautiful drawing-room at Whitestone Hall sat Pluma Hurlhurst, running her white, jeweled fingers lightly over the keyboard of a grand piano, but the music evidently failed to charm her.
called
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From this reading "Miss Pluma," called Mrs. Corliss, the housekeeper, entering the room, "there is a person down-stairs who wishes to see you.
charm
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From this reading In the beautiful drawing-room at Whitestone Hall sat Pluma Hurlhurst, running her white, jeweled fingers lightly over the keyboard of a grand piano, but the music evidently failed to charm her.
cool
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From this reading She arose listlessly and walked toward the window, which opened out upon the wide, cool, rose-embowered porch.
Corliss
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From this reading "Miss Pluma," called Mrs. Corliss, the housekeeper, entering the room, "there is a person down-stairs who wishes to see you.
dark
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From this reading The sunshine glimmered on her amber satin robe, and the white frost-work of lace at her throat, and upon the dark, rich beauty of her southern face.
declares
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From this reading I have told her repeatedly it is an utter impossibility--you would not see her; but she declares she will not go away until she does see you."
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have told her repeatedly it is an utter impossibility--you would not see her; but she declares she will not go away until she does see you."
down-stairs
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From this reading "Miss Pluma," called Mrs. Corliss, the housekeeper, entering the room, "there is a person down-stairs who wishes to see you.
drawing-room
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From this reading In the beautiful drawing-room at Whitestone Hall sat Pluma Hurlhurst, running her white, jeweled fingers lightly over the keyboard of a grand piano, but the music evidently failed to charm her.
entering
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From this reading "Miss Pluma," called Mrs. Corliss, the housekeeper, entering the room, "there is a person down-stairs who wishes to see you.
evidently
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From this reading In the beautiful drawing-room at Whitestone Hall sat Pluma Hurlhurst, running her white, jeweled fingers lightly over the keyboard of a grand piano, but the music evidently failed to charm her.
face
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From this reading The sunshine glimmered on her amber satin robe, and the white frost-work of lace at her throat, and upon the dark, rich beauty of her southern face.
failed
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From this reading In the beautiful drawing-room at Whitestone Hall sat Pluma Hurlhurst, running her white, jeweled fingers lightly over the keyboard of a grand piano, but the music evidently failed to charm her.
fingers
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From this reading In the beautiful drawing-room at Whitestone Hall sat Pluma Hurlhurst, running her white, jeweled fingers lightly over the keyboard of a grand piano, but the music evidently failed to charm her.
frost-work
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From this reading The sunshine glimmered on her amber satin robe, and the white frost-work of lace at her throat, and upon the dark, rich beauty of her southern face.
glimmered
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From this reading The sunshine glimmered on her amber satin robe, and the white frost-work of lace at her throat, and upon the dark, rich beauty of her southern face.
go
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From this reading I have told her repeatedly it is an utter impossibility--you would not see her; but she declares she will not go away until she does see you."
grand
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From this reading In the beautiful drawing-room at Whitestone Hall sat Pluma Hurlhurst, running her white, jeweled fingers lightly over the keyboard of a grand piano, but the music evidently failed to charm her.
Hall
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From this reading In the beautiful drawing-room at Whitestone Hall sat Pluma Hurlhurst, running her white, jeweled fingers lightly over the keyboard of a grand piano, but the music evidently failed to charm her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have told her repeatedly it is an utter impossibility--you would not see her; but she declares she will not go away until she does see you."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the beautiful drawing-room at Whitestone Hall sat Pluma Hurlhurst, running her white, jeweled fingers lightly over the keyboard of a grand piano, but the music evidently failed to charm her.
housekeeper
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From this reading "Miss Pluma," called Mrs. Corliss, the housekeeper, entering the room, "there is a person down-stairs who wishes to see you.
Hurlhurst
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From this reading In the beautiful drawing-room at Whitestone Hall sat Pluma Hurlhurst, running her white, jeweled fingers lightly over the keyboard of a grand piano, but the music evidently failed to charm her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have told her repeatedly it is an utter impossibility--you would not see her; but she declares she will not go away until she does see you."
impossibility
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From this reading I have told her repeatedly it is an utter impossibility--you would not see her; but she declares she will not go away until she does see you."
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the beautiful drawing-room at Whitestone Hall sat Pluma Hurlhurst, running her white, jeweled fingers lightly over the keyboard of a grand piano, but the music evidently failed to charm her.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Miss Pluma," called Mrs. Corliss, the housekeeper, entering the room, "there is a person down-stairs who wishes to see you.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have told her repeatedly it is an utter impossibility--you would not see her; but she declares she will not go away until she does see you."
jeweledadjectiveUS /ˈdʒuː.əld/
Adorned or decorated with precious gems, diamonds, and emeralds.
From this reading In the beautiful drawing-room at Whitestone Hall sat Pluma Hurlhurst, running her white, jeweled fingers lightly over the keyboard of a grand piano, but the music evidently failed to charm her.
keyboard
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From this reading In the beautiful drawing-room at Whitestone Hall sat Pluma Hurlhurst, running her white, jeweled fingers lightly over the keyboard of a grand piano, but the music evidently failed to charm her.
lace
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From this reading The sunshine glimmered on her amber satin robe, and the white frost-work of lace at her throat, and upon the dark, rich beauty of her southern face.
lightly
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From this reading In the beautiful drawing-room at Whitestone Hall sat Pluma Hurlhurst, running her white, jeweled fingers lightly over the keyboard of a grand piano, but the music evidently failed to charm her.
listlessly
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From this reading She arose listlessly and walked toward the window, which opened out upon the wide, cool, rose-embowered porch.
Miss
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From this reading "Miss Pluma," called Mrs. Corliss, the housekeeper, entering the room, "there is a person down-stairs who wishes to see you.
Mrs
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From this reading "Miss Pluma," called Mrs. Corliss, the housekeeper, entering the room, "there is a person down-stairs who wishes to see you.
music
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From this reading In the beautiful drawing-room at Whitestone Hall sat Pluma Hurlhurst, running her white, jeweled fingers lightly over the keyboard of a grand piano, but the music evidently failed to charm her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have told her repeatedly it is an utter impossibility--you would not see her; but she declares she will not go away until she does see you."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the beautiful drawing-room at Whitestone Hall sat Pluma Hurlhurst, running her white, jeweled fingers lightly over the keyboard of a grand piano, but the music evidently failed to charm her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sunshine glimmered on her amber satin robe, and the white frost-work of lace at her throat, and upon the dark, rich beauty of her southern face.
opened
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From this reading She arose listlessly and walked toward the window, which opened out upon the wide, cool, rose-embowered porch.
out
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From this reading She arose listlessly and walked toward the window, which opened out upon the wide, cool, rose-embowered porch.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the beautiful drawing-room at Whitestone Hall sat Pluma Hurlhurst, running her white, jeweled fingers lightly over the keyboard of a grand piano, but the music evidently failed to charm her.
person
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From this reading "Miss Pluma," called Mrs. Corliss, the housekeeper, entering the room, "there is a person down-stairs who wishes to see you.
piano
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From this reading In the beautiful drawing-room at Whitestone Hall sat Pluma Hurlhurst, running her white, jeweled fingers lightly over the keyboard of a grand piano, but the music evidently failed to charm her.
Pluma
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From this reading In the beautiful drawing-room at Whitestone Hall sat Pluma Hurlhurst, running her white, jeweled fingers lightly over the keyboard of a grand piano, but the music evidently failed to charm her.
porch
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From this reading She arose listlessly and walked toward the window, which opened out upon the wide, cool, rose-embowered porch.
repeatedly
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From this reading I have told her repeatedly it is an utter impossibility--you would not see her; but she declares she will not go away until she does see you."
rich
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From this reading The sunshine glimmered on her amber satin robe, and the white frost-work of lace at her throat, and upon the dark, rich beauty of her southern face.
robe
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From this reading The sunshine glimmered on her amber satin robe, and the white frost-work of lace at her throat, and upon the dark, rich beauty of her southern face.
room
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From this reading "Miss Pluma," called Mrs. Corliss, the housekeeper, entering the room, "there is a person down-stairs who wishes to see you.
rose-embowered
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From this reading She arose listlessly and walked toward the window, which opened out upon the wide, cool, rose-embowered porch.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the beautiful drawing-room at Whitestone Hall sat Pluma Hurlhurst, running her white, jeweled fingers lightly over the keyboard of a grand piano, but the music evidently failed to charm her.
sat
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From this reading In the beautiful drawing-room at Whitestone Hall sat Pluma Hurlhurst, running her white, jeweled fingers lightly over the keyboard of a grand piano, but the music evidently failed to charm her.
satin
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From this reading The sunshine glimmered on her amber satin robe, and the white frost-work of lace at her throat, and upon the dark, rich beauty of her southern face.
see
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From this reading "Miss Pluma," called Mrs. Corliss, the housekeeper, entering the room, "there is a person down-stairs who wishes to see you.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She arose listlessly and walked toward the window, which opened out upon the wide, cool, rose-embowered porch.
southern
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From this reading The sunshine glimmered on her amber satin robe, and the white frost-work of lace at her throat, and upon the dark, rich beauty of her southern face.
sunshine
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From this reading The sunshine glimmered on her amber satin robe, and the white frost-work of lace at her throat, and upon the dark, rich beauty of her southern face.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the beautiful drawing-room at Whitestone Hall sat Pluma Hurlhurst, running her white, jeweled fingers lightly over the keyboard of a grand piano, but the music evidently failed to charm her.
there
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From this reading "Miss Pluma," called Mrs. Corliss, the housekeeper, entering the room, "there is a person down-stairs who wishes to see you.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading The sunshine glimmered on her amber satin robe, and the white frost-work of lace at her throat, and upon the dark, rich beauty of her southern face.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the beautiful drawing-room at Whitestone Hall sat Pluma Hurlhurst, running her white, jeweled fingers lightly over the keyboard of a grand piano, but the music evidently failed to charm her.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have told her repeatedly it is an utter impossibility--you would not see her; but she declares she will not go away until she does see you."
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading She arose listlessly and walked toward the window, which opened out upon the wide, cool, rose-embowered porch.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I have told her repeatedly it is an utter impossibility--you would not see her; but she declares she will not go away until she does see you."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She arose listlessly and walked toward the window, which opened out upon the wide, cool, rose-embowered porch.
utter
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From this reading I have told her repeatedly it is an utter impossibility--you would not see her; but she declares she will not go away until she does see you."
walked
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From this reading She arose listlessly and walked toward the window, which opened out upon the wide, cool, rose-embowered porch.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She arose listlessly and walked toward the window, which opened out upon the wide, cool, rose-embowered porch.
white
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From this reading In the beautiful drawing-room at Whitestone Hall sat Pluma Hurlhurst, running her white, jeweled fingers lightly over the keyboard of a grand piano, but the music evidently failed to charm her.
Whitestone
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From this reading In the beautiful drawing-room at Whitestone Hall sat Pluma Hurlhurst, running her white, jeweled fingers lightly over the keyboard of a grand piano, but the music evidently failed to charm her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Miss Pluma," called Mrs. Corliss, the housekeeper, entering the room, "there is a person down-stairs who wishes to see you.
wide
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From this reading She arose listlessly and walked toward the window, which opened out upon the wide, cool, rose-embowered porch.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I have told her repeatedly it is an utter impossibility--you would not see her; but she declares she will not go away until she does see you."
window
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From this reading She arose listlessly and walked toward the window, which opened out upon the wide, cool, rose-embowered porch.
wishes
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From this reading "Miss Pluma," called Mrs. Corliss, the housekeeper, entering the room, "there is a person down-stairs who wishes to see you.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I have told her repeatedly it is an utter impossibility--you would not see her; but she declares she will not go away until she does see you."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Miss Pluma," called Mrs. Corliss, the housekeeper, entering the room, "there is a person down-stairs who wishes to see you.
