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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 Grizel took the work presented to her,--a full-sized garment of mysterious intent,--and glanced in questioning fashion round the room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Grizel took the work presented to her,--a full-sized garment of mysterious intent,--and glanced in questioning fashion round the room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
back
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From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
bag
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From this reading She waved her bag with a smile of recognition, and carried a chair to the corner.
beamed
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From this reading The tradesmen's wives who had been eagerly drinking in the details of her costume, immediately lowered their eyes to their seams, but from every other face beamed a message of invitation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The tradesmen's wives who had been eagerly drinking in the details of her costume, immediately lowered their eyes to their seams, but from every other face beamed a message of invitation.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was not the first time that Chumley had noticed the extraordinary intimacy between Mrs Martin Beverley and "poor Miss Bruce."
Beverley
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From this reading It was not the first time that Chumley had noticed the extraordinary intimacy between Mrs Martin Beverley and "poor Miss Bruce."
Bruce
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From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The tradesmen's wives who had been eagerly drinking in the details of her costume, immediately lowered their eyes to their seams, but from every other face beamed a message of invitation.
carried
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From this reading She waved her bag with a smile of recognition, and carried a chair to the corner.
chair
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From this reading She waved her bag with a smile of recognition, and carried a chair to the corner.
Chumley
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From this reading It was not the first time that Chumley had noticed the extraordinary intimacy between Mrs Martin Beverley and "poor Miss Bruce."
church
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From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
corner
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From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
costume
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From this reading The tradesmen's wives who had been eagerly drinking in the details of her costume, immediately lowered their eyes to their seams, but from every other face beamed a message of invitation.
daughter
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From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
decorations
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From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The tradesmen's wives who had been eagerly drinking in the details of her costume, immediately lowered their eyes to their seams, but from every other face beamed a message of invitation.
discovered
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From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
drinking
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From this reading The tradesmen's wives who had been eagerly drinking in the details of her costume, immediately lowered their eyes to their seams, but from every other face beamed a message of invitation.
eagerly
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From this reading The tradesmen's wives who had been eagerly drinking in the details of her costume, immediately lowered their eyes to their seams, but from every other face beamed a message of invitation.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The tradesmen's wives who had been eagerly drinking in the details of her costume, immediately lowered their eyes to their seams, but from every other face beamed a message of invitation.
extraordinary
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From this reading It was not the first time that Chumley had noticed the extraordinary intimacy between Mrs Martin Beverley and "poor Miss Bruce."
eyes
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From this reading The tradesmen's wives who had been eagerly drinking in the details of her costume, immediately lowered their eyes to their seams, but from every other face beamed a message of invitation.
face
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From this reading The tradesmen's wives who had been eagerly drinking in the details of her costume, immediately lowered their eyes to their seams, but from every other face beamed a message of invitation.
fashion
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From this reading Grizel took the work presented to her,--a full-sized garment of mysterious intent,--and glanced in questioning fashion round the room.
figure
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From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
finally
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From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not the first time that Chumley had noticed the extraordinary intimacy between Mrs Martin Beverley and "poor Miss Bruce."
fish
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From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
flesh
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From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The tradesmen's wives who had been eagerly drinking in the details of her costume, immediately lowered their eyes to their seams, but from every other face beamed a message of invitation.
full-sized
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From this reading Grizel took the work presented to her,--a full-sized garment of mysterious intent,--and glanced in questioning fashion round the room.
furthermost
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From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
garment
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From this reading Grizel took the work presented to her,--a full-sized garment of mysterious intent,--and glanced in questioning fashion round the room.
glanced
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From this reading Grizel took the work presented to her,--a full-sized garment of mysterious intent,--and glanced in questioning fashion round the room.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
Grizel
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From this reading Grizel took the work presented to her,--a full-sized garment of mysterious intent,--and glanced in questioning fashion round the room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The tradesmen's wives who had been eagerly drinking in the details of her costume, immediately lowered their eyes to their seams, but from every other face beamed a message of invitation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Grizel took the work presented to her,--a full-sized garment of mysterious intent,--and glanced in questioning fashion round the room.
herring
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From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
immediately
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From this reading The tradesmen's wives who had been eagerly drinking in the details of her costume, immediately lowered their eyes to their seams, but from every other face beamed a message of invitation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Grizel took the work presented to her,--a full-sized garment of mysterious intent,--and glanced in questioning fashion round the room.
intent
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From this reading Grizel took the work presented to her,--a full-sized garment of mysterious intent,--and glanced in questioning fashion round the room.
intimacy
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From this reading It was not the first time that Chumley had noticed the extraordinary intimacy between Mrs Martin Beverley and "poor Miss Bruce."
introduced
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From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
invitation
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From this reading The tradesmen's wives who had been eagerly drinking in the details of her costume, immediately lowered their eyes to their seams, but from every other face beamed a message of invitation.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not the first time that Chumley had noticed the extraordinary intimacy between Mrs Martin Beverley and "poor Miss Bruce."
lonely
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From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
lowered
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From this reading The tradesmen's wives who had been eagerly drinking in the details of her costume, immediately lowered their eyes to their seams, but from every other face beamed a message of invitation.
Martin
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From this reading It was not the first time that Chumley had noticed the extraordinary intimacy between Mrs Martin Beverley and "poor Miss Bruce."
message
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From this reading The tradesmen's wives who had been eagerly drinking in the details of her costume, immediately lowered their eyes to their seams, but from every other face beamed a message of invitation.
Miss
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From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
Mrs
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From this reading It was not the first time that Chumley had noticed the extraordinary intimacy between Mrs Martin Beverley and "poor Miss Bruce."
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Grizel took the work presented to her,--a full-sized garment of mysterious intent,--and glanced in questioning fashion round the room.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not the first time that Chumley had noticed the extraordinary intimacy between Mrs Martin Beverley and "poor Miss Bruce."
noticed
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From this reading It was not the first time that Chumley had noticed the extraordinary intimacy between Mrs Martin Beverley and "poor Miss Bruce."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Grizel took the work presented to her,--a full-sized garment of mysterious intent,--and glanced in questioning fashion round the room.
other
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From this reading The tradesmen's wives who had been eagerly drinking in the details of her costume, immediately lowered their eyes to their seams, but from every other face beamed a message of invitation.
parishioner
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From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
plumber's
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From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not the first time that Chumley had noticed the extraordinary intimacy between Mrs Martin Beverley and "poor Miss Bruce."
presented
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From this reading Grizel took the work presented to her,--a full-sized garment of mysterious intent,--and glanced in questioning fashion round the room.
questioning
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From this reading Grizel took the work presented to her,--a full-sized garment of mysterious intent,--and glanced in questioning fashion round the room.
recognition
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From this reading She waved her bag with a smile of recognition, and carried a chair to the corner.
red
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From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
room
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From this reading Grizel took the work presented to her,--a full-sized garment of mysterious intent,--and glanced in questioning fashion round the room.
round
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From this reading Grizel took the work presented to her,--a full-sized garment of mysterious intent,--and glanced in questioning fashion round the room.
scrutiny
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From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
seams
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From this reading The tradesmen's wives who had been eagerly drinking in the details of her costume, immediately lowered their eyes to their seams, but from every other face beamed a message of invitation.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
smile
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From this reading She waved her bag with a smile of recognition, and carried a chair to the corner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Grizel took the work presented to her,--a full-sized garment of mysterious intent,--and glanced in questioning fashion round the room.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The tradesmen's wives who had been eagerly drinking in the details of her costume, immediately lowered their eyes to their seams, but from every other face beamed a message of invitation.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not the first time that Chumley had noticed the extraordinary intimacy between Mrs Martin Beverley and "poor Miss Bruce."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Grizel took the work presented to her,--a full-sized garment of mysterious intent,--and glanced in questioning fashion round the room.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Grizel took the work presented to her,--a full-sized garment of mysterious intent,--and glanced in questioning fashion round the room.
tradesmen's
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From this reading The tradesmen's wives who had been eagerly drinking in the details of her costume, immediately lowered their eyes to their seams, but from every other face beamed a message of invitation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
waved
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From this reading She waved her bag with a smile of recognition, and carried a chair to the corner.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The tradesmen's wives who had been eagerly drinking in the details of her costume, immediately lowered their eyes to their seams, but from every other face beamed a message of invitation.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Grizel beamed back, but continued her scrutiny, till finally in the furthermost corner she discovered the figure of that lonely parishioner who was neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring,--Miss Bruce, the retired plumber's daughter, to whom she had introduced herself at the church decorations.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She waved her bag with a smile of recognition, and carried a chair to the corner.
wives
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From this reading The tradesmen's wives who had been eagerly drinking in the details of her costume, immediately lowered their eyes to their seams, but from every other face beamed a message of invitation.
work
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From this reading Grizel took the work presented to her,--a full-sized garment of mysterious intent,--and glanced in questioning fashion round the room.
