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almost
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From this reading Two days' nursing at the hands of these charming girls made me almost well, and fit for service.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ERNESTINE AND GABRIELLE.
animated
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From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
any
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
application
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
applied
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Two days' nursing at the hands of these charming girls made me almost well, and fit for service.
beautiful
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From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
bed
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
blue
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From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
bright
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From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
brilliant
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From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
bring
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
charming
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From this reading Two days' nursing at the hands of these charming girls made me almost well, and fit for service.
chatted
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
closed
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
contusion
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
curls
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From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
dark
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From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
days
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From this reading Two days' nursing at the hands of these charming girls made me almost well, and fit for service.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
embroidered
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
enviable
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From this reading To say the least of it, my position was very enviable.
ERNESTINE
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From this reading ERNESTINE AND GABRIELLE.
essence
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
eyes
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From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
fit
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From this reading Two days' nursing at the hands of these charming girls made me almost well, and fit for service.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Two days' nursing at the hands of these charming girls made me almost well, and fit for service.
full
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From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
GABRIELLE
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From this reading ERNESTINE AND GABRIELLE.
gave
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
girls
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From this reading Two days' nursing at the hands of these charming girls made me almost well, and fit for service.
grew
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
hair
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From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Two days' nursing at the hands of these charming girls made me almost well, and fit for service.
head
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
hourly
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
industrious
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
kind
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
large
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From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
laughing
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From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To say the least of it, my position was very enviable.
less
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
longer
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
lotion
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
made
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From this reading Two days' nursing at the hands of these charming girls made me almost well, and fit for service.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Two days' nursing at the hands of these charming girls made me almost well, and fit for service.
mild
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From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
nursing
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From this reading Two days' nursing at the hands of these charming girls made me almost well, and fit for service.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two days' nursing at the hands of these charming girls made me almost well, and fit for service.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
orbs
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From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
orient
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From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
other
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From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
pain
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
perplexing
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From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
placed
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From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
pleasing
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From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
position
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From this reading To say the least of it, my position was very enviable.
read
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
room
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
sat
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
say
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From this reading To say the least of it, my position was very enviable.
scar
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
service
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From this reading Two days' nursing at the hands of these charming girls made me almost well, and fit for service.
sewed
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
side
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
soft
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From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
some
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
soothing
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
sufficiently
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From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two days' nursing at the hands of these charming girls made me almost well, and fit for service.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
There
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From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Two days' nursing at the hands of these charming girls made me almost well, and fit for service.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
thus
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From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
too
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From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
Two
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From this reading Two days' nursing at the hands of these charming girls made me almost well, and fit for service.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
very
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
vivacity
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From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
well
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From this reading Two days' nursing at the hands of these charming girls made me almost well, and fit for service.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
wit
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From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
women
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From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
work
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From this reading The contusion on my head no longer gave me any pain; the scar closed, and grew hourly less under the soothing application of some essence or lotion which they applied to it; and they were both so kind as to bring their work--for they were very industrious--into my room, where they sat, one on each side of my bed, and sewed, embroidered, read, or chatted with me.
young
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From this reading There was something sufficiently pleasing, and perplexing too, in being thus placed between two such beautiful young women--one with dark hair and large orient eyes; the other, with mild blue orbs and soft bright curls; both animated, laughing, brilliant, and full of wit and vivacity.
