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ago
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From this reading “Lillian!”--her teeth chattering like castanets as she attempted to speak--“it is Noisette, the girl who--who--died in this room two weeks ago!
ague
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From this reading Shivering all over, like one with an ague, Rosamond Raleigh clutched the arm of her waiting-maid.
all
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From this reading Shivering all over, like one with an ague, Rosamond Raleigh clutched the arm of her waiting-maid.
amber
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From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Shivering all over, like one with an ague, Rosamond Raleigh clutched the arm of her waiting-maid.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Full of blank, wordless horror, Rosamond stood staring into the startled face of her companion, too terrified to move from the spot and shut out the awful scene.
arm
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From this reading Shivering all over, like one with an ague, Rosamond Raleigh clutched the arm of her waiting-maid.
artistic
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From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Lillian!”--her teeth chattering like castanets as she attempted to speak--“it is Noisette, the girl who--who--died in this room two weeks ago!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
attempted
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From this reading “Lillian!”--her teeth chattering like castanets as she attempted to speak--“it is Noisette, the girl who--who--died in this room two weeks ago!
awful
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From this reading Full of blank, wordless horror, Rosamond stood staring into the startled face of her companion, too terrified to move from the spot and shut out the awful scene.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
beauty
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From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
bent
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From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
blank
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From this reading Full of blank, wordless horror, Rosamond stood staring into the startled face of her companion, too terrified to move from the spot and shut out the awful scene.
blossomed
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From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
brush
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From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
castanets
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From this reading “Lillian!”--her teeth chattering like castanets as she attempted to speak--“it is Noisette, the girl who--who--died in this room two weeks ago!
chattering
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From this reading “Lillian!”--her teeth chattering like castanets as she attempted to speak--“it is Noisette, the girl who--who--died in this room two weeks ago!
clutched
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From this reading Shivering all over, like one with an ague, Rosamond Raleigh clutched the arm of her waiting-maid.
companion
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From this reading Full of blank, wordless horror, Rosamond stood staring into the startled face of her companion, too terrified to move from the spot and shut out the awful scene.
died
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From this reading “Lillian!”--her teeth chattering like castanets as she attempted to speak--“it is Noisette, the girl who--who--died in this room two weeks ago!
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
face
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From this reading Full of blank, wordless horror, Rosamond stood staring into the startled face of her companion, too terrified to move from the spot and shut out the awful scene.
figure
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From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
fingers
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From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Full of blank, wordless horror, Rosamond stood staring into the startled face of her companion, too terrified to move from the spot and shut out the awful scene.
Full
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From this reading Full of blank, wordless horror, Rosamond stood staring into the startled face of her companion, too terrified to move from the spot and shut out the awful scene.
ghostly
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From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
girl
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From this reading “Lillian!”--her teeth chattering like castanets as she attempted to speak--“it is Noisette, the girl who--who--died in this room two weeks ago!
girlish
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From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
graceful
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From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
grew
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From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ROSAMOND SPEAKS HER MIND.
horror
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From this reading Full of blank, wordless horror, Rosamond stood staring into the startled face of her companion, too terrified to move from the spot and shut out the awful scene.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Lillian!”--her teeth chattering like castanets as she attempted to speak--“it is Noisette, the girl who--who--died in this room two weeks ago!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Full of blank, wordless horror, Rosamond stood staring into the startled face of her companion, too terrified to move from the spot and shut out the awful scene.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Lillian!”--her teeth chattering like castanets as she attempted to speak--“it is Noisette, the girl who--who--died in this room two weeks ago!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Lillian!”--her teeth chattering like castanets as she attempted to speak--“it is Noisette, the girl who--who--died in this room two weeks ago!
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
like
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From this reading Shivering all over, like one with an ague, Rosamond Raleigh clutched the arm of her waiting-maid.
Lillian
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From this reading “Lillian!”--her teeth chattering like castanets as she attempted to speak--“it is Noisette, the girl who--who--died in this room two weeks ago!
MINDnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ROSAMOND SPEAKS HER MIND.
move
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From this reading Full of blank, wordless horror, Rosamond stood staring into the startled face of her companion, too terrified to move from the spot and shut out the awful scene.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
never-ending
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From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
Noisette
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From this reading “Lillian!”--her teeth chattering like castanets as she attempted to speak--“it is Noisette, the girl who--who--died in this room two weeks ago!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Full of blank, wordless horror, Rosamond stood staring into the startled face of her companion, too terrified to move from the spot and shut out the awful scene.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Shivering all over, like one with an ague, Rosamond Raleigh clutched the arm of her waiting-maid.
out
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From this reading Full of blank, wordless horror, Rosamond stood staring into the startled face of her companion, too terrified to move from the spot and shut out the awful scene.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
poppies
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From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
Raleigh
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From this reading Shivering all over, like one with an ague, Rosamond Raleigh clutched the arm of her waiting-maid.
room
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From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
ROSAMOND
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From this reading ROSAMOND SPEAKS HER MIND.
round
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From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
satin
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From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
scarlet
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From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
scene
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From this reading Full of blank, wordless horror, Rosamond stood staring into the startled face of her companion, too terrified to move from the spot and shut out the awful scene.
shadowy
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From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Lillian!”--her teeth chattering like castanets as she attempted to speak--“it is Noisette, the girl who--who--died in this room two weeks ago!
Shivering
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From this reading Shivering all over, like one with an ague, Rosamond Raleigh clutched the arm of her waiting-maid.
shut
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From this reading Full of blank, wordless horror, Rosamond stood staring into the startled face of her companion, too terrified to move from the spot and shut out the awful scene.
speak
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From this reading “Lillian!”--her teeth chattering like castanets as she attempted to speak--“it is Noisette, the girl who--who--died in this room two weeks ago!
SPEAKS
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From this reading ROSAMOND SPEAKS HER MIND.
spot
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From this reading Full of blank, wordless horror, Rosamond stood staring into the startled face of her companion, too terrified to move from the spot and shut out the awful scene.
staring
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From this reading Full of blank, wordless horror, Rosamond stood staring into the startled face of her companion, too terrified to move from the spot and shut out the awful scene.
startled
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From this reading Full of blank, wordless horror, Rosamond stood staring into the startled face of her companion, too terrified to move from the spot and shut out the awful scene.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Full of blank, wordless horror, Rosamond stood staring into the startled face of her companion, too terrified to move from the spot and shut out the awful scene.
task
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From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
teeth
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From this reading “Lillian!”--her teeth chattering like castanets as she attempted to speak--“it is Noisette, the girl who--who--died in this room two weeks ago!
tendrils
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From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading Full of blank, wordless horror, Rosamond stood staring into the startled face of her companion, too terrified to move from the spot and shut out the awful scene.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Full of blank, wordless horror, Rosamond stood staring into the startled face of her companion, too terrified to move from the spot and shut out the awful scene.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Lillian!”--her teeth chattering like castanets as she attempted to speak--“it is Noisette, the girl who--who--died in this room two weeks ago!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Full of blank, wordless horror, Rosamond stood staring into the startled face of her companion, too terrified to move from the spot and shut out the awful scene.
too
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From this reading Full of blank, wordless horror, Rosamond stood staring into the startled face of her companion, too terrified to move from the spot and shut out the awful scene.
touch
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From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
two
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From this reading “Lillian!”--her teeth chattering like castanets as she attempted to speak--“it is Noisette, the girl who--who--died in this room two weeks ago!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
vine
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From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
waiting-maid
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From this reading Shivering all over, like one with an ague, Rosamond Raleigh clutched the arm of her waiting-maid.
weeks
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From this reading “Lillian!”--her teeth chattering like castanets as she attempted to speak--“it is Noisette, the girl who--who--died in this room two weeks ago!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Lillian!”--her teeth chattering like castanets as she attempted to speak--“it is Noisette, the girl who--who--died in this room two weeks ago!
wielded
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From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
window
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From this reading And still the girlish figure at the window of the round room bent over its never-ending task; still the shadowy fingers wielded the brush, and the scarlet poppies and graceful vine tendrils grew beneath that ghostly touch upon the amber satin--grew and blossomed into artistic beauty, but never done--never to be done.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Shivering all over, like one with an ague, Rosamond Raleigh clutched the arm of her waiting-maid.
wordless
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From this reading Full of blank, wordless horror, Rosamond stood staring into the startled face of her companion, too terrified to move from the spot and shut out the awful scene.
