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5.30
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From this reading One from Gerald said that he was staying on for another week at Merriston, the other from Franklin said that he would take his chances of finding her in at 5.30 that afternoon.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She turned the note over in her fingers as she stood before the fire, seeing all that it meant to him--how little!--and all that it meant to her, and she laid it for a moment against her cheek before tearing it across and putting it, too, into the fire.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She turned the note over in her fingers as she stood before the fire, seeing all that it meant to him--how little!--and all that it meant to her, and she laid it for a moment against her cheek before tearing it across and putting it, too, into the fire.
affixed
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From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
affixing
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From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Helen returned to town on Monday afternoon, and, on going to her room, found two notes there.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She turned the note over in her fingers as she stood before the fire, seeing all that it meant to him--how little!--and all that it meant to her, and she laid it for a moment against her cheek before tearing it across and putting it, too, into the fire.
all
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From this reading She turned the note over in her fingers as she stood before the fire, seeing all that it meant to him--how little!--and all that it meant to her, and she laid it for a moment against her cheek before tearing it across and putting it, too, into the fire.
always
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From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Helen returned to town on Monday afternoon, and, on going to her room, found two notes there.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One from Gerald said that he was staying on for another week at Merriston, the other from Franklin said that he would take his chances of finding her in at 5.30 that afternoon.
any
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From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One from Gerald said that he was staying on for another week at Merriston, the other from Franklin said that he would take his chances of finding her in at 5.30 that afternoon.
attentively
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From this reading Helen only glanced at Franklin's note and then dropped it into the fire; at Gerald's she looked long and attentively.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She turned the note over in her fingers as she stood before the fire, seeing all that it meant to him--how little!--and all that it meant to her, and she laid it for a moment against her cheek before tearing it across and putting it, too, into the fire.
chances
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From this reading One from Gerald said that he was staying on for another week at Merriston, the other from Franklin said that he would take his chances of finding her in at 5.30 that afternoon.
charming
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From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
cheek
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From this reading She turned the note over in her fingers as she stood before the fire, seeing all that it meant to him--how little!--and all that it meant to her, and she laid it for a moment against her cheek before tearing it across and putting it, too, into the fire.
crisp
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From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
dropped
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From this reading Helen only glanced at Franklin's note and then dropped it into the fire; at Gerald's she looked long and attentively.
endeared
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From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
envelopes
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From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
familiar
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From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
finding
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From this reading One from Gerald said that he was staying on for another week at Merriston, the other from Franklin said that he would take his chances of finding her in at 5.30 that afternoon.
fingers
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From this reading She turned the note over in her fingers as she stood before the fire, seeing all that it meant to him--how little!--and all that it meant to her, and she laid it for a moment against her cheek before tearing it across and putting it, too, into the fire.
fire
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From this reading Helen only glanced at Franklin's note and then dropped it into the fire; at Gerald's she looked long and attentively.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One from Gerald said that he was staying on for another week at Merriston, the other from Franklin said that he would take his chances of finding her in at 5.30 that afternoon.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helen returned to town on Monday afternoon, and, on going to her room, found two notes there.
Franklin
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From this reading One from Gerald said that he was staying on for another week at Merriston, the other from Franklin said that he would take his chances of finding her in at 5.30 that afternoon.
Franklin's
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From this reading Helen only glanced at Franklin's note and then dropped it into the fire; at Gerald's she looked long and attentively.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One from Gerald said that he was staying on for another week at Merriston, the other from Franklin said that he would take his chances of finding her in at 5.30 that afternoon.
Gerald
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From this reading One from Gerald said that he was staying on for another week at Merriston, the other from Franklin said that he would take his chances of finding her in at 5.30 that afternoon.
Gerald's
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From this reading Helen only glanced at Franklin's note and then dropped it into the fire; at Gerald's she looked long and attentively.
glanced
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From this reading Helen only glanced at Franklin's note and then dropped it into the fire; at Gerald's she looked long and attentively.
going
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From this reading Helen returned to town on Monday afternoon, and, on going to her room, found two notes there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One from Gerald said that he was staying on for another week at Merriston, the other from Franklin said that he would take his chances of finding her in at 5.30 that afternoon.
Helen
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From this reading Helen returned to town on Monday afternoon, and, on going to her room, found two notes there.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Helen returned to town on Monday afternoon, and, on going to her room, found two notes there.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She turned the note over in her fingers as she stood before the fire, seeing all that it meant to him--how little!--and all that it meant to her, and she laid it for a moment against her cheek before tearing it across and putting it, too, into the fire.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One from Gerald said that he was staying on for another week at Merriston, the other from Franklin said that he would take his chances of finding her in at 5.30 that afternoon.
how
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From this reading She turned the note over in her fingers as she stood before the fire, seeing all that it meant to him--how little!--and all that it meant to her, and she laid it for a moment against her cheek before tearing it across and putting it, too, into the fire.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One from Gerald said that he was staying on for another week at Merriston, the other from Franklin said that he would take his chances of finding her in at 5.30 that afternoon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Helen only glanced at Franklin's note and then dropped it into the fire; at Gerald's she looked long and attentively.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Helen only glanced at Franklin's note and then dropped it into the fire; at Gerald's she looked long and attentively.
laid
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From this reading She turned the note over in her fingers as she stood before the fire, seeing all that it meant to him--how little!--and all that it meant to her, and she laid it for a moment against her cheek before tearing it across and putting it, too, into the fire.
letter
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From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She turned the note over in her fingers as she stood before the fire, seeing all that it meant to him--how little!--and all that it meant to her, and she laid it for a moment against her cheek before tearing it across and putting it, too, into the fire.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helen only glanced at Franklin's note and then dropped it into the fire; at Gerald's she looked long and attentively.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helen only glanced at Franklin's note and then dropped it into the fire; at Gerald's she looked long and attentively.
meant
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From this reading She turned the note over in her fingers as she stood before the fire, seeing all that it meant to him--how little!--and all that it meant to her, and she laid it for a moment against her cheek before tearing it across and putting it, too, into the fire.
Merriston
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From this reading One from Gerald said that he was staying on for another week at Merriston, the other from Franklin said that he would take his chances of finding her in at 5.30 that afternoon.
moment
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From this reading She turned the note over in her fingers as she stood before the fire, seeing all that it meant to him--how little!--and all that it meant to her, and she laid it for a moment against her cheek before tearing it across and putting it, too, into the fire.
Monday
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From this reading Helen returned to town on Monday afternoon, and, on going to her room, found two notes there.
most
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From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
note
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From this reading Helen only glanced at Franklin's note and then dropped it into the fire; at Gerald's she looked long and attentively.
notes
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From this reading Helen returned to town on Monday afternoon, and, on going to her room, found two notes there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One from Gerald said that he was staying on for another week at Merriston, the other from Franklin said that he would take his chances of finding her in at 5.30 that afternoon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Helen returned to town on Monday afternoon, and, on going to her room, found two notes there.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One from Gerald said that he was staying on for another week at Merriston, the other from Franklin said that he would take his chances of finding her in at 5.30 that afternoon.
only
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From this reading Helen only glanced at Franklin's note and then dropped it into the fire; at Gerald's she looked long and attentively.
other
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From this reading One from Gerald said that he was staying on for another week at Merriston, the other from Franklin said that he would take his chances of finding her in at 5.30 that afternoon.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She turned the note over in her fingers as she stood before the fire, seeing all that it meant to him--how little!--and all that it meant to her, and she laid it for a moment against her cheek before tearing it across and putting it, too, into the fire.
people
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From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
putting
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From this reading She turned the note over in her fingers as she stood before the fire, seeing all that it meant to him--how little!--and all that it meant to her, and she laid it for a moment against her cheek before tearing it across and putting it, too, into the fire.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
received
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From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Helen returned to town on Monday afternoon, and, on going to her room, found two notes there.
ridiculously
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From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
room
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From this reading Helen returned to town on Monday afternoon, and, on going to her room, found two notes there.
said
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From this reading One from Gerald said that he was staying on for another week at Merriston, the other from Franklin said that he would take his chances of finding her in at 5.30 that afternoon.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
seeing
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From this reading She turned the note over in her fingers as she stood before the fire, seeing all that it meant to him--how little!--and all that it meant to her, and she laid it for a moment against her cheek before tearing it across and putting it, too, into the fire.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Helen only glanced at Franklin's note and then dropped it into the fire; at Gerald's she looked long and attentively.
slightest
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From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
small
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From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
stamps
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From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
staying
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From this reading One from Gerald said that he was staying on for another week at Merriston, the other from Franklin said that he would take his chances of finding her in at 5.30 that afternoon.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She turned the note over in her fingers as she stood before the fire, seeing all that it meant to him--how little!--and all that it meant to her, and she laid it for a moment against her cheek before tearing it across and putting it, too, into the fire.
studied
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From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One from Gerald said that he was staying on for another week at Merriston, the other from Franklin said that he would take his chances of finding her in at 5.30 that afternoon.
tearing
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From this reading She turned the note over in her fingers as she stood before the fire, seeing all that it meant to him--how little!--and all that it meant to her, and she laid it for a moment against her cheek before tearing it across and putting it, too, into the fire.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One from Gerald said that he was staying on for another week at Merriston, the other from Franklin said that he would take his chances of finding her in at 5.30 that afternoon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One from Gerald said that he was staying on for another week at Merriston, the other from Franklin said that he would take his chances of finding her in at 5.30 that afternoon.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
then
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From this reading Helen only glanced at Franklin's note and then dropped it into the fire; at Gerald's she looked long and attentively.
there
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From this reading Helen returned to town on Monday afternoon, and, on going to her room, found two notes there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Helen returned to town on Monday afternoon, and, on going to her room, found two notes there.
too
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From this reading She turned the note over in her fingers as she stood before the fire, seeing all that it meant to him--how little!--and all that it meant to her, and she laid it for a moment against her cheek before tearing it across and putting it, too, into the fire.
town
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From this reading Helen returned to town on Monday afternoon, and, on going to her room, found two notes there.
turned
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From this reading She turned the note over in her fingers as she stood before the fire, seeing all that it meant to him--how little!--and all that it meant to her, and she laid it for a moment against her cheek before tearing it across and putting it, too, into the fire.
two
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From this reading Helen returned to town on Monday afternoon, and, on going to her room, found two notes there.
very
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From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One from Gerald said that he was staying on for another week at Merriston, the other from Franklin said that he would take his chances of finding her in at 5.30 that afternoon.
way
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From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
week
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From this reading One from Gerald said that he was staying on for another week at Merriston, the other from Franklin said that he would take his chances of finding her in at 5.30 that afternoon.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One from Gerald said that he was staying on for another week at Merriston, the other from Franklin said that he would take his chances of finding her in at 5.30 that afternoon.
writing
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From this reading She always, familiar as they were, studied any letter of Gerald's that she received; they seemed, the slightest of them, to have something of himself; the small crisp writing was charming to her, and the very way he had of affixing his stamps in not quite the same way that most people affixed theirs, ridiculously endeared even his envelopes.
