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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 Haw would walk demurely beside her as she flitted from one thing to another like a butterfly among flowers, watching her out of the corner of his eyes, and taking a quiet pleasure in her delight.
afterwards
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From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Haw would walk demurely beside her as she flitted from one thing to another like a butterfly among flowers, watching her out of the corner of his eyes, and taking a quiet pleasure in her delight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Haw would walk demurely beside her as she flitted from one thing to another like a butterfly among flowers, watching her out of the corner of his eyes, and taking a quiet pleasure in her delight.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Haw would walk demurely beside her as she flitted from one thing to another like a butterfly among flowers, watching her out of the corner of his eyes, and taking a quiet pleasure in her delight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
attentions
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From this reading By this time his attentions towards Laura McIntyre had become so marked that they could hardly be mistaken.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By this time his attentions towards Laura McIntyre had become so marked that they could hardly be mistaken.
become
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From this reading By this time his attentions towards Laura McIntyre had become so marked that they could hardly be mistaken.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Haw would walk demurely beside her as she flitted from one thing to another like a butterfly among flowers, watching her out of the corner of his eyes, and taking a quiet pleasure in her delight.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
brightened
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From this reading He visibly brightened in her presence, and was never weary of devising a thousand methods of surprising and pleasing her.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The only joy which his costly possessions had ever brought him was that which came from the entertainment of others.
butterfly
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From this reading Haw would walk demurely beside her as she flitted from one thing to another like a butterfly among flowers, watching her out of the corner of his eyes, and taking a quiet pleasure in her delight.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
came
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From this reading The only joy which his costly possessions had ever brought him was that which came from the entertainment of others.
chamber
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From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
collected
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From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
corner
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From this reading Haw would walk demurely beside her as she flitted from one thing to another like a butterfly among flowers, watching her out of the corner of his eyes, and taking a quiet pleasure in her delight.
costly
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From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading By this time his attentions towards Laura McIntyre had become so marked that they could hardly be mistaken.
crystal
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From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
delight
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From this reading Haw would walk demurely beside her as she flitted from one thing to another like a butterfly among flowers, watching her out of the corner of his eyes, and taking a quiet pleasure in her delight.
demurely
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From this reading Haw would walk demurely beside her as she flitted from one thing to another like a butterfly among flowers, watching her out of the corner of his eyes, and taking a quiet pleasure in her delight.
devising
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From this reading He visibly brightened in her presence, and was never weary of devising a thousand methods of surprising and pleasing her.
entertainment
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From this reading The only joy which his costly possessions had ever brought him was that which came from the entertainment of others.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only joy which his costly possessions had ever brought him was that which came from the entertainment of others.
examining
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From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
eyes
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From this reading Haw would walk demurely beside her as she flitted from one thing to another like a butterfly among flowers, watching her out of the corner of his eyes, and taking a quiet pleasure in her delight.
flitted
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From this reading Haw would walk demurely beside her as she flitted from one thing to another like a butterfly among flowers, watching her out of the corner of his eyes, and taking a quiet pleasure in her delight.
flowers
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From this reading Haw would walk demurely beside her as she flitted from one thing to another like a butterfly among flowers, watching her out of the corner of his eyes, and taking a quiet pleasure in her delight.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
Hall
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From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
hardly
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From this reading By this time his attentions towards Laura McIntyre had become so marked that they could hardly be mistaken.
Haw
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From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He visibly brightened in her presence, and was never weary of devising a thousand methods of surprising and pleasing her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Haw would walk demurely beside her as she flitted from one thing to another like a butterfly among flowers, watching her out of the corner of his eyes, and taking a quiet pleasure in her delight.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The only joy which his costly possessions had ever brought him was that which came from the entertainment of others.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Haw would walk demurely beside her as she flitted from one thing to another like a butterfly among flowers, watching her out of the corner of his eyes, and taking a quiet pleasure in her delight.
hot-houses
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From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
joy
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From this reading The only joy which his costly possessions had ever brought him was that which came from the entertainment of others.
Laura
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From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
like
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From this reading Haw would walk demurely beside her as she flitted from one thing to another like a butterfly among flowers, watching her out of the corner of his eyes, and taking a quiet pleasure in her delight.
line
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From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
luxurious
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From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
many
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From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
marked
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From this reading By this time his attentions towards Laura McIntyre had become so marked that they could hardly be mistaken.
McIntyre
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From this reading By this time his attentions towards Laura McIntyre had become so marked that they could hardly be mistaken.
methods
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From this reading He visibly brightened in her presence, and was never weary of devising a thousand methods of surprising and pleasing her.
mistaken
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From this reading By this time his attentions towards Laura McIntyre had become so marked that they could hardly be mistaken.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
mornings
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From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
museum
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From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He visibly brightened in her presence, and was never weary of devising a thousand methods of surprising and pleasing her.
New
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From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Haw would walk demurely beside her as she flitted from one thing to another like a butterfly among flowers, watching her out of the corner of his eyes, and taking a quiet pleasure in her delight.
only
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From this reading The only joy which his costly possessions had ever brought him was that which came from the entertainment of others.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
others
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From this reading The only joy which his costly possessions had ever brought him was that which came from the entertainment of others.
out
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From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
playing
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From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
pleasing
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From this reading He visibly brightened in her presence, and was never weary of devising a thousand methods of surprising and pleasing her.
pleasure
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From this reading Haw would walk demurely beside her as she flitted from one thing to another like a butterfly among flowers, watching her out of the corner of his eyes, and taking a quiet pleasure in her delight.
possessions
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From this reading The only joy which his costly possessions had ever brought him was that which came from the entertainment of others.
presence
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From this reading He visibly brightened in her presence, and was never weary of devising a thousand methods of surprising and pleasing her.
quiet
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From this reading Haw would walk demurely beside her as she flitted from one thing to another like a butterfly among flowers, watching her out of the corner of his eyes, and taking a quiet pleasure in her delight.
Raffles
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From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
sallying
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From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Haw would walk demurely beside her as she flitted from one thing to another like a butterfly among flowers, watching her out of the corner of his eyes, and taking a quiet pleasure in her delight.
smoking-room
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From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading By this time his attentions towards Laura McIntyre had become so marked that they could hardly be mistaken.
spent
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From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
surprising
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From this reading He visibly brightened in her presence, and was never weary of devising a thousand methods of surprising and pleasing her.
taking
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From this reading Haw would walk demurely beside her as she flitted from one thing to another like a butterfly among flowers, watching her out of the corner of his eyes, and taking a quiet pleasure in her delight.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By this time his attentions towards Laura McIntyre had become so marked that they could hardly be mistaken.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Haw would walk demurely beside her as she flitted from one thing to another like a butterfly among flowers, watching her out of the corner of his eyes, and taking a quiet pleasure in her delight.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time his attentions towards Laura McIntyre had become so marked that they could hardly be mistaken.
thousand
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From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time his attentions towards Laura McIntyre had become so marked that they could hardly be mistaken.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Haw would walk demurely beside her as she flitted from one thing to another like a butterfly among flowers, watching her out of the corner of his eyes, and taking a quiet pleasure in her delight.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading By this time his attentions towards Laura McIntyre had become so marked that they could hardly be mistaken.
toys
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From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
treasures
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From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
visibly
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From this reading He visibly brightened in her presence, and was never weary of devising a thousand methods of surprising and pleasing her.
walk
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From this reading Haw would walk demurely beside her as she flitted from one thing to another like a butterfly among flowers, watching her out of the corner of his eyes, and taking a quiet pleasure in her delight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The only joy which his costly possessions had ever brought him was that which came from the entertainment of others.
watching
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From this reading Haw would walk demurely beside her as she flitted from one thing to another like a butterfly among flowers, watching her out of the corner of his eyes, and taking a quiet pleasure in her delight.
weary
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From this reading He visibly brightened in her presence, and was never weary of devising a thousand methods of surprising and pleasing her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That morning, and many mornings both before and afterwards, were spent by Laura at the New Hall examining the treasures of the museum, playing with the thousand costly toys which Raffles Haw had collected, or sallying out from the smoking-room in the crystal chamber into the long line of luxurious hot-houses.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Haw would walk demurely beside her as she flitted from one thing to another like a butterfly among flowers, watching her out of the corner of his eyes, and taking a quiet pleasure in her delight.
