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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 BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
any
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From this reading She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.
attractive
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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
avoiding
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From this reading She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.
BLAND
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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
calmly
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From this reading Ethel sat near by, watching her with calmly curious eyes, for Sylvia was looking pensive.
chair
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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
characteristic
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From this reading She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.
cold
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From this reading She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.
curious
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From this reading Ethel sat near by, watching her with calmly curious eyes, for Sylvia was looking pensive.
dainty
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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
discomfort
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From this reading She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.
drawing-room
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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
Edgar
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From this reading "How is Edgar getting on?"
Ethel
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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
eyes
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From this reading Ethel sat near by, watching her with calmly curious eyes, for Sylvia was looking pensive.
feet
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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
felt
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From this reading She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.
fender
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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
fleecy
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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ethel sat near by, watching her with calmly curious eyes, for Sylvia was looking pensive.
generally
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From this reading She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.
getting
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From this reading "How is Edgar getting on?"
hated
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From this reading She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.
hearth
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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
How
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From this reading "How is Edgar getting on?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How is Edgar getting on?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.
kind
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From this reading She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.
Lansing
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From this reading Mrs. Lansing was talking to Stephen West on the opposite side of the large room.
large
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From this reading Mrs. Lansing was talking to Stephen West on the opposite side of the large room.
looking
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From this reading Ethel sat near by, watching her with calmly curious eyes, for Sylvia was looking pensive.
low
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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
made
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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
MAKES
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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Lansing was talking to Stephen West on the opposite side of the large room.
near
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From this reading Ethel sat near by, watching her with calmly curious eyes, for Sylvia was looking pensive.
neatly
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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
opposite
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From this reading Mrs. Lansing was talking to Stephen West on the opposite side of the large room.
pensive
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From this reading Ethel sat near by, watching her with calmly curious eyes, for Sylvia was looking pensive.
picture
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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
room
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From this reading Mrs. Lansing was talking to Stephen West on the opposite side of the large room.
rug
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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
SACRIFICE
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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
sat
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From this reading Ethel sat near by, watching her with calmly curious eyes, for Sylvia was looking pensive.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
shod
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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
side
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From this reading Mrs. Lansing was talking to Stephen West on the opposite side of the large room.
sitting
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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
Stephen
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From this reading Mrs. Lansing was talking to Stephen West on the opposite side of the large room.
succeeded
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From this reading She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.
Sylvia
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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
talking
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From this reading Mrs. Lansing was talking to Stephen West on the opposite side of the large room.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She felt the cold and hated discomfort of any kind, though it was characteristic of her that she generally succeeded in avoiding it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Lansing was talking to Stephen West on the opposite side of the large room.
very
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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
watching
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From this reading Ethel sat near by, watching her with calmly curious eyes, for Sylvia was looking pensive.
West
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From this reading Mrs. Lansing was talking to Stephen West on the opposite side of the large room.
West's
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From this reading BLAND MAKES A SACRIFICE Sylvia was sitting by the hearth in Ethel West's drawing-room, her neatly shod feet on the fender, her low chair on the fleecy rug, and she made a very dainty and attractive picture.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ethel sat near by, watching her with calmly curious eyes, for Sylvia was looking pensive.
