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accustomed
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From this reading from the old man’s mind, and with the ease of one only too well accustomed to such scenes, he kindly remarked:
all
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From this reading quite out of keeping with the situation, had for some reason, so marked an effect upon her, that she coloured under his eye, and, indeed, showed such embarrassment, that all doubt of the propriety of his intrusion vanished
always
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From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
Amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Am I speaking to Mrs. Watkins of Nashville?”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You are,” she faltered, with another rapid change of colour.
appeared
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From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are,” she faltered, with another rapid change of colour.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
benevolencenounUS /bəˈnev.əl.əns/
The quality of being well meaning; kindness and generosity. (Lòng nhân ái, sự nhân từ độ lượng.)
From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
benevolent
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From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
change
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From this reading “You are,” she faltered, with another rapid change of colour.
colour
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From this reading “You are,” she faltered, with another rapid change of colour.
coloured
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From this reading quite out of keeping with the situation, had for some reason, so marked an effect upon her, that she coloured under his eye, and, indeed, showed such embarrassment, that all doubt of the propriety of his intrusion vanished
doorway
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From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
doubt
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From this reading quite out of keeping with the situation, had for some reason, so marked an effect upon her, that she coloured under his eye, and, indeed, showed such embarrassment, that all doubt of the propriety of his intrusion vanished
ease
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From this reading from the old man’s mind, and with the ease of one only too well accustomed to such scenes, he kindly remarked:
effect
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From this reading quite out of keeping with the situation, had for some reason, so marked an effect upon her, that she coloured under his eye, and, indeed, showed such embarrassment, that all doubt of the propriety of his intrusion vanished
elderly
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From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
embarrassment
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From this reading quite out of keeping with the situation, had for some reason, so marked an effect upon her, that she coloured under his eye, and, indeed, showed such embarrassment, that all doubt of the propriety of his intrusion vanished
expression
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From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
eye
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From this reading quite out of keeping with the situation, had for some reason, so marked an effect upon her, that she coloured under his eye, and, indeed, showed such embarrassment, that all doubt of the propriety of his intrusion vanished
faltered
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From this reading “You are,” she faltered, with another rapid change of colour.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading quite out of keeping with the situation, had for some reason, so marked an effect upon her, that she coloured under his eye, and, indeed, showed such embarrassment, that all doubt of the propriety of his intrusion vanished
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading from the old man’s mind, and with the ease of one only too well accustomed to such scenes, he kindly remarked:
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading quite out of keeping with the situation, had for some reason, so marked an effect upon her, that she coloured under his eye, and, indeed, showed such embarrassment, that all doubt of the propriety of his intrusion vanished
happened
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From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading from the old man’s mind, and with the ease of one only too well accustomed to such scenes, he kindly remarked:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading quite out of keeping with the situation, had for some reason, so marked an effect upon her, that she coloured under his eye, and, indeed, showed such embarrassment, that all doubt of the propriety of his intrusion vanished
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Am I speaking to Mrs. Watkins of Nashville?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
indeed
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From this reading quite out of keeping with the situation, had for some reason, so marked an effect upon her, that she coloured under his eye, and, indeed, showed such embarrassment, that all doubt of the propriety of his intrusion vanished
intrusion
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From this reading quite out of keeping with the situation, had for some reason, so marked an effect upon her, that she coloured under his eye, and, indeed, showed such embarrassment, that all doubt of the propriety of his intrusion vanished
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
just
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From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
keeping
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From this reading quite out of keeping with the situation, had for some reason, so marked an effect upon her, that she coloured under his eye, and, indeed, showed such embarrassment, that all doubt of the propriety of his intrusion vanished
kindly
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From this reading from the old man’s mind, and with the ease of one only too well accustomed to such scenes, he kindly remarked:
man's
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From this reading from the old man’s mind, and with the ease of one only too well accustomed to such scenes, he kindly remarked:
marked
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From this reading quite out of keeping with the situation, had for some reason, so marked an effect upon her, that she coloured under his eye, and, indeed, showed such embarrassment, that all doubt of the propriety of his intrusion vanished
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading from the old man’s mind, and with the ease of one only too well accustomed to such scenes, he kindly remarked:
moments
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From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
Mrs
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From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
Nashville
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From this reading “Am I speaking to Mrs. Watkins of Nashville?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
old
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From this reading from the old man’s mind, and with the ease of one only too well accustomed to such scenes, he kindly remarked:
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading from the old man’s mind, and with the ease of one only too well accustomed to such scenes, he kindly remarked:
only
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From this reading from the old man’s mind, and with the ease of one only too well accustomed to such scenes, he kindly remarked:
out
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From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
propriety
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From this reading quite out of keeping with the situation, had for some reason, so marked an effect upon her, that she coloured under his eye, and, indeed, showed such embarrassment, that all doubt of the propriety of his intrusion vanished
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading quite out of keeping with the situation, had for some reason, so marked an effect upon her, that she coloured under his eye, and, indeed, showed such embarrassment, that all doubt of the propriety of his intrusion vanished
rapid
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From this reading “You are,” she faltered, with another rapid change of colour.
reason
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From this reading quite out of keeping with the situation, had for some reason, so marked an effect upon her, that she coloured under his eye, and, indeed, showed such embarrassment, that all doubt of the propriety of his intrusion vanished
remarked
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From this reading from the old man’s mind, and with the ease of one only too well accustomed to such scenes, he kindly remarked:
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
scenes
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From this reading from the old man’s mind, and with the ease of one only too well accustomed to such scenes, he kindly remarked:
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading quite out of keeping with the situation, had for some reason, so marked an effect upon her, that she coloured under his eye, and, indeed, showed such embarrassment, that all doubt of the propriety of his intrusion vanished
showed
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From this reading quite out of keeping with the situation, had for some reason, so marked an effect upon her, that she coloured under his eye, and, indeed, showed such embarrassment, that all doubt of the propriety of his intrusion vanished
situation
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From this reading quite out of keeping with the situation, had for some reason, so marked an effect upon her, that she coloured under his eye, and, indeed, showed such embarrassment, that all doubt of the propriety of his intrusion vanished
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
some
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From this reading quite out of keeping with the situation, had for some reason, so marked an effect upon her, that she coloured under his eye, and, indeed, showed such embarrassment, that all doubt of the propriety of his intrusion vanished
speaking
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From this reading “Am I speaking to Mrs. Watkins of Nashville?”
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading quite out of keeping with the situation, had for some reason, so marked an effect upon her, that she coloured under his eye, and, indeed, showed such embarrassment, that all doubt of the propriety of his intrusion vanished
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
there
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From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading from the old man’s mind, and with the ease of one only too well accustomed to such scenes, he kindly remarked:
too
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From this reading from the old man’s mind, and with the ease of one only too well accustomed to such scenes, he kindly remarked:
trunks
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From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading quite out of keeping with the situation, had for some reason, so marked an effect upon her, that she coloured under his eye, and, indeed, showed such embarrassment, that all doubt of the propriety of his intrusion vanished
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading quite out of keeping with the situation, had for some reason, so marked an effect upon her, that she coloured under his eye, and, indeed, showed such embarrassment, that all doubt of the propriety of his intrusion vanished
vanished
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From this reading quite out of keeping with the situation, had for some reason, so marked an effect upon her, that she coloured under his eye, and, indeed, showed such embarrassment, that all doubt of the propriety of his intrusion vanished
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
watching
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From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
Watkins
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From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
well
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From this reading from the old man’s mind, and with the ease of one only too well accustomed to such scenes, he kindly remarked:
wheelingnounUS /ˈwheeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading quite out of keeping with the situation, had for some reason, so marked an effect upon her, that she coloured under his eye, and, indeed, showed such embarrassment, that all doubt of the propriety of his intrusion vanished
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And so it happened that just as Mrs. Watkins was watching the wheeling out of her trunks, there appeared in the doorway before her, an elderly gentleman, whose expression, always benevolent, save at moments when benevolence would be
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are,” she faltered, with another rapid change of colour.
