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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 The _contretemps_ which had been so cleverly averted--of giving the pony, Black Beauty, to Miss Vincent, and Dorothy's keen resentment--should have proved a lesson to Harry Kendal and warned him not to play with edged tools.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He smiled to see her go in raptures over everything in and about Gray Gables, and she, with her glorious dark eyes, always smiled back at him.
almost
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From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
always
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From this reading He smiled to see her go in raptures over everything in and about Gray Gables, and she, with her glorious dark eyes, always smiled back at him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The _contretemps_ which had been so cleverly averted--of giving the pony, Black Beauty, to Miss Vincent, and Dorothy's keen resentment--should have proved a lesson to Harry Kendal and warned him not to play with edged tools.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He smiled to see her go in raptures over everything in and about Gray Gables, and she, with her glorious dark eyes, always smiled back at him.
attention
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From this reading This attention was certainly not discouraged by Iris Vincent.
averted
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From this reading The _contretemps_ which had been so cleverly averted--of giving the pony, Black Beauty, to Miss Vincent, and Dorothy's keen resentment--should have proved a lesson to Harry Kendal and warned him not to play with edged tools.
back
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From this reading He smiled to see her go in raptures over everything in and about Gray Gables, and she, with her glorious dark eyes, always smiled back at him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
Beauty
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From this reading The _contretemps_ which had been so cleverly averted--of giving the pony, Black Beauty, to Miss Vincent, and Dorothy's keen resentment--should have proved a lesson to Harry Kendal and warned him not to play with edged tools.
becoming
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From this reading Their chats grew longer and more frequent; they were fast becoming excellent friends.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The _contretemps_ which had been so cleverly averted--of giving the pony, Black Beauty, to Miss Vincent, and Dorothy's keen resentment--should have proved a lesson to Harry Kendal and warned him not to play with edged tools.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
Black
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From this reading The _contretemps_ which had been so cleverly averted--of giving the pony, Black Beauty, to Miss Vincent, and Dorothy's keen resentment--should have proved a lesson to Harry Kendal and warned him not to play with edged tools.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This attention was certainly not discouraged by Iris Vincent.
careful
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From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
carried
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From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
certainly
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From this reading This attention was certainly not discouraged by Iris Vincent.
chats
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From this reading Their chats grew longer and more frequent; they were fast becoming excellent friends.
cleverly
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From this reading The _contretemps_ which had been so cleverly averted--of giving the pony, Black Beauty, to Miss Vincent, and Dorothy's keen resentment--should have proved a lesson to Harry Kendal and warned him not to play with edged tools.
contretemps
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dark
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From this reading He smiled to see her go in raptures over everything in and about Gray Gables, and she, with her glorious dark eyes, always smiled back at him.
days
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discouraged
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From this reading This attention was certainly not discouraged by Iris Vincent.
Dorothy
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From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
Dorothy's
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From this reading The _contretemps_ which had been so cleverly averted--of giving the pony, Black Beauty, to Miss Vincent, and Dorothy's keen resentment--should have proved a lesson to Harry Kendal and warned him not to play with edged tools.
edged
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evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He smiled to see her go in raptures over everything in and about Gray Gables, and she, with her glorious dark eyes, always smiled back at him.
excellent
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From this reading Their chats grew longer and more frequent; they were fast becoming excellent friends.
eyes
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From this reading He smiled to see her go in raptures over everything in and about Gray Gables, and she, with her glorious dark eyes, always smiled back at him.
fast
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From this reading Their chats grew longer and more frequent; they were fast becoming excellent friends.
few
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From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
fiancee
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From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
frequent
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From this reading Their chats grew longer and more frequent; they were fast becoming excellent friends.
friends
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From this reading Their chats grew longer and more frequent; they were fast becoming excellent friends.
Gables
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From this reading He smiled to see her go in raptures over everything in and about Gray Gables, and she, with her glorious dark eyes, always smiled back at him.
girl
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From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
giving
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glorious
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From this reading He smiled to see her go in raptures over everything in and about Gray Gables, and she, with her glorious dark eyes, always smiled back at him.
go
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From this reading He smiled to see her go in raptures over everything in and about Gray Gables, and she, with her glorious dark eyes, always smiled back at him.
gradually
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From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
Gray
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From this reading He smiled to see her go in raptures over everything in and about Gray Gables, and she, with her glorious dark eyes, always smiled back at him.
grew
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From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The _contretemps_ which had been so cleverly averted--of giving the pony, Black Beauty, to Miss Vincent, and Dorothy's keen resentment--should have proved a lesson to Harry Kendal and warned him not to play with edged tools.
Harry
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From this reading The _contretemps_ which had been so cleverly averted--of giving the pony, Black Beauty, to Miss Vincent, and Dorothy's keen resentment--should have proved a lesson to Harry Kendal and warned him not to play with edged tools.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The _contretemps_ which had been so cleverly averted--of giving the pony, Black Beauty, to Miss Vincent, and Dorothy's keen resentment--should have proved a lesson to Harry Kendal and warned him not to play with edged tools.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He smiled to see her go in raptures over everything in and about Gray Gables, and she, with her glorious dark eyes, always smiled back at him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The _contretemps_ which had been so cleverly averted--of giving the pony, Black Beauty, to Miss Vincent, and Dorothy's keen resentment--should have proved a lesson to Harry Kendal and warned him not to play with edged tools.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
Iris
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From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
keen
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Kendal
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laughed
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From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
lesson
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
longer
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From this reading Their chats grew longer and more frequent; they were fast becoming excellent friends.
Miss
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From this reading The _contretemps_ which had been so cleverly averted--of giving the pony, Black Beauty, to Miss Vincent, and Dorothy's keen resentment--should have proved a lesson to Harry Kendal and warned him not to play with edged tools.
more
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From this reading Their chats grew longer and more frequent; they were fast becoming excellent friends.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The _contretemps_ which had been so cleverly averted--of giving the pony, Black Beauty, to Miss Vincent, and Dorothy's keen resentment--should have proved a lesson to Harry Kendal and warned him not to play with edged tools.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The _contretemps_ which had been so cleverly averted--of giving the pony, Black Beauty, to Miss Vincent, and Dorothy's keen resentment--should have proved a lesson to Harry Kendal and warned him not to play with edged tools.
off
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From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He smiled to see her go in raptures over everything in and about Gray Gables, and she, with her glorious dark eyes, always smiled back at him.
play
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From this reading The _contretemps_ which had been so cleverly averted--of giving the pony, Black Beauty, to Miss Vincent, and Dorothy's keen resentment--should have proved a lesson to Harry Kendal and warned him not to play with edged tools.
pony
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present
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proved
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raptures
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From this reading He smiled to see her go in raptures over everything in and about Gray Gables, and she, with her glorious dark eyes, always smiled back at him.
reckless
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From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
resentment
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restraint
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From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
room
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said
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From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
see
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From this reading He smiled to see her go in raptures over everything in and about Gray Gables, and she, with her glorious dark eyes, always smiled back at him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He smiled to see her go in raptures over everything in and about Gray Gables, and she, with her glorious dark eyes, always smiled back at him.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The _contretemps_ which had been so cleverly averted--of giving the pony, Black Beauty, to Miss Vincent, and Dorothy's keen resentment--should have proved a lesson to Harry Kendal and warned him not to play with edged tools.
smiled
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From this reading He smiled to see her go in raptures over everything in and about Gray Gables, and she, with her glorious dark eyes, always smiled back at him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The _contretemps_ which had been so cleverly averted--of giving the pony, Black Beauty, to Miss Vincent, and Dorothy's keen resentment--should have proved a lesson to Harry Kendal and warned him not to play with edged tools.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The _contretemps_ which had been so cleverly averted--of giving the pony, Black Beauty, to Miss Vincent, and Dorothy's keen resentment--should have proved a lesson to Harry Kendal and warned him not to play with edged tools.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their chats grew longer and more frequent; they were fast becoming excellent friends.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their chats grew longer and more frequent; they were fast becoming excellent friends.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The _contretemps_ which had been so cleverly averted--of giving the pony, Black Beauty, to Miss Vincent, and Dorothy's keen resentment--should have proved a lesson to Harry Kendal and warned him not to play with edged tools.
tools
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Vincent
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warned
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From this reading The _contretemps_ which had been so cleverly averted--of giving the pony, Black Beauty, to Miss Vincent, and Dorothy's keen resentment--should have proved a lesson to Harry Kendal and warned him not to play with edged tools.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
way
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From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
wear
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From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their chats grew longer and more frequent; they were fast becoming excellent friends.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was a little careful of what he said to Iris for the next few days, when Dorothy was present; but gradually this restraint began to wear off, and he grew to be almost reckless in the way he laughed and carried on with the girl, even though his _fiancee_ was in the room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The _contretemps_ which had been so cleverly averted--of giving the pony, Black Beauty, to Miss Vincent, and Dorothy's keen resentment--should have proved a lesson to Harry Kendal and warned him not to play with edged tools.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The _contretemps_ which had been so cleverly averted--of giving the pony, Black Beauty, to Miss Vincent, and Dorothy's keen resentment--should have proved a lesson to Harry Kendal and warned him not to play with edged tools.
