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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 For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
albeitconjunctionUS /ɔːlˈbiːɪt/
although
From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
all
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From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
almost
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From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
also
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From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
away
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From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
bed
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From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the time had come when she felt that she must do something.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
CAMERON
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From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
CANDACE
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From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
catlike
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From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the time had come when she felt that she must do something.
conversations
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From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
discovered
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From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But the time had come when she felt that she must do something.
doing
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From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
down
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From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
early
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From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
enough
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From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
evening
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From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
face
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From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
felt
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From this reading But the time had come when she felt that she must do something.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
gabled
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From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
gone
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From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
growing
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From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
happened
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From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
helpful
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From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
house
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From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
important
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From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
incredible
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From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
learned
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From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
like
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From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
lover
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From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
madam
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From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
made
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From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
maid
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From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
making
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From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
managing
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From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
Marie
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From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
meltingnounUS /ˈmelting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
more
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From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
most
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From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But the time had come when she felt that she must do something.
now
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From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
out
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From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
overhear
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From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
paced
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From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
plump
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From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
presence
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From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
prisoner
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From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
proscribed
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From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
quarters
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From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
quietly
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From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
redder
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From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
relaxed
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From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
restively
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From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
room
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From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
servants
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From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
set
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From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
several
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From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
slipping
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From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But the time had come when she felt that she must do something.
sometimes
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From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
Stanhope
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From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the time had come when she felt that she must do something.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
there
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From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
things
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From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the time had come when she felt that she must do something.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
tread
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From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
unobtrusive
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From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
useful
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From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
virtually
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From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
watch
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From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
weeks
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From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But the time had come when she felt that she must do something.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She had made herself so unobtrusive as to be almost forgotten by all save the maid Marie, who had been set to watch her; and she had learned that if she went to bed quite early in the evening, Marie relaxed her watch and went down to the servants' quarters, or even sometimes went out with a lover for a while, that is, if the madam herself happened to be out also.
willing
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From this reading For several weeks now she had been virtually a prisoner--albeit a willing enough one--in the house of Stanhope.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading CANDACE CAMERON paced her little gabled room restively, with face growing redder and more excited at every step.
wraith
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From this reading She had gone quietly enough about a proscribed part of the house, doing little helpful things, making herself most useful to the madam, slipping here and there with incredible catlike tread for so plump a body, managing to overhear important conversations, and melting away like a wraith before her presence was discovered.
