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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 Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
accept
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From this reading (Not that she was ready to accept this theory of Mrs. Hammond, but that she did not wish to entirely dismiss it without putting it to the test.)
act
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From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
acted
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From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
ailing
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From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
all
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From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
anxiety
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From this reading Violet, in her anxiety to reach his inmost thought, crossed to where the crib had stood, and, taking that as a start, began pacing the room in search of the spot from which a bullet, if shot, would glance aside from the mirror in the direction of the window.
apt
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From this reading At odds with himself, his wife, and possibly with the child screaming away in its crib, what would he be apt to do in his present emergency?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
aside
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From this reading Violet, in her anxiety to reach his inmost thought, crossed to where the crib had stood, and, taking that as a start, began pacing the room in search of the spot from which a bullet, if shot, would glance aside from the mirror in the direction of the window.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At odds with himself, his wife, and possibly with the child screaming away in its crib, what would he be apt to do in his present emergency?
away
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From this reading At odds with himself, his wife, and possibly with the child screaming away in its crib, what would he be apt to do in his present emergency?
babies
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From this reading Nothing at first, but as the screaming continued he would remember the old tales of fathers walking the floor at night with crying babies, and hasten to follow suit.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At odds with himself, his wife, and possibly with the child screaming away in its crib, what would he be apt to do in his present emergency?
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Violet, in her anxiety to reach his inmost thought, crossed to where the crib had stood, and, taking that as a start, began pacing the room in search of the spot from which a bullet, if shot, would glance aside from the mirror in the direction of the window.
bullet
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From this reading Violet, in her anxiety to reach his inmost thought, crossed to where the crib had stood, and, taking that as a start, began pacing the room in search of the spot from which a bullet, if shot, would glance aside from the mirror in the direction of the window.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
child
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From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nothing at first, but as the screaming continued he would remember the old tales of fathers walking the floor at night with crying babies, and hasten to follow suit.
courage
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From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
crib
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From this reading At odds with himself, his wife, and possibly with the child screaming away in its crib, what would he be apt to do in his present emergency?
crossed
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From this reading Violet, in her anxiety to reach his inmost thought, crossed to where the crib had stood, and, taking that as a start, began pacing the room in search of the spot from which a bullet, if shot, would glance aside from the mirror in the direction of the window.
crying
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From this reading Nothing at first, but as the screaming continued he would remember the old tales of fathers walking the floor at night with crying babies, and hasten to follow suit.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading (Not that she was ready to accept this theory of Mrs. Hammond, but that she did not wish to entirely dismiss it without putting it to the test.)
direction
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From this reading Violet, in her anxiety to reach his inmost thought, crossed to where the crib had stood, and, taking that as a start, began pacing the room in search of the spot from which a bullet, if shot, would glance aside from the mirror in the direction of the window.
dismiss
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From this reading (Not that she was ready to accept this theory of Mrs. Hammond, but that she did not wish to entirely dismiss it without putting it to the test.)
Dismissing
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From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading At odds with himself, his wife, and possibly with the child screaming away in its crib, what would he be apt to do in his present emergency?
emergency
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From this reading At odds with himself, his wife, and possibly with the child screaming away in its crib, what would he be apt to do in his present emergency?
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading (Not that she was ready to accept this theory of Mrs. Hammond, but that she did not wish to entirely dismiss it without putting it to the test.)
fathers
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From this reading Nothing at first, but as the screaming continued he would remember the old tales of fathers walking the floor at night with crying babies, and hasten to follow suit.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing at first, but as the screaming continued he would remember the old tales of fathers walking the floor at night with crying babies, and hasten to follow suit.
floor
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From this reading Nothing at first, but as the screaming continued he would remember the old tales of fathers walking the floor at night with crying babies, and hasten to follow suit.
follow
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From this reading Nothing at first, but as the screaming continued he would remember the old tales of fathers walking the floor at night with crying babies, and hasten to follow suit.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
glance
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From this reading Violet, in her anxiety to reach his inmost thought, crossed to where the crib had stood, and, taking that as a start, began pacing the room in search of the spot from which a bullet, if shot, would glance aside from the mirror in the direction of the window.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Violet, in her anxiety to reach his inmost thought, crossed to where the crib had stood, and, taking that as a start, began pacing the room in search of the spot from which a bullet, if shot, would glance aside from the mirror in the direction of the window.
Hammond
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From this reading (Not that she was ready to accept this theory of Mrs. Hammond, but that she did not wish to entirely dismiss it without putting it to the test.)
hasten
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From this reading Nothing at first, but as the screaming continued he would remember the old tales of fathers walking the floor at night with crying babies, and hasten to follow suit.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At odds with himself, his wife, and possibly with the child screaming away in its crib, what would he be apt to do in his present emergency?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Violet, in her anxiety to reach his inmost thought, crossed to where the crib had stood, and, taking that as a start, began pacing the room in search of the spot from which a bullet, if shot, would glance aside from the mirror in the direction of the window.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
inmost
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From this reading Violet, in her anxiety to reach his inmost thought, crossed to where the crib had stood, and, taking that as a start, began pacing the room in search of the spot from which a bullet, if shot, would glance aside from the mirror in the direction of the window.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading (Not that she was ready to accept this theory of Mrs. Hammond, but that she did not wish to entirely dismiss it without putting it to the test.)
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At odds with himself, his wife, and possibly with the child screaming away in its crib, what would he be apt to do in his present emergency?
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
man
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From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
mirror
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From this reading Violet, in her anxiety to reach his inmost thought, crossed to where the crib had stood, and, taking that as a start, began pacing the room in search of the spot from which a bullet, if shot, would glance aside from the mirror in the direction of the window.
Mrs
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From this reading (Not that she was ready to accept this theory of Mrs. Hammond, but that she did not wish to entirely dismiss it without putting it to the test.)
night
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From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading (Not that she was ready to accept this theory of Mrs. Hammond, but that she did not wish to entirely dismiss it without putting it to the test.)
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing at first, but as the screaming continued he would remember the old tales of fathers walking the floor at night with crying babies, and hasten to follow suit.
odds
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From this reading At odds with himself, his wife, and possibly with the child screaming away in its crib, what would he be apt to do in his present emergency?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
old
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From this reading Nothing at first, but as the screaming continued he would remember the old tales of fathers walking the floor at night with crying babies, and hasten to follow suit.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
pacing
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From this reading Violet, in her anxiety to reach his inmost thought, crossed to where the crib had stood, and, taking that as a start, began pacing the room in search of the spot from which a bullet, if shot, would glance aside from the mirror in the direction of the window.
possibly
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From this reading At odds with himself, his wife, and possibly with the child screaming away in its crib, what would he be apt to do in his present emergency?
present
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From this reading At odds with himself, his wife, and possibly with the child screaming away in its crib, what would he be apt to do in his present emergency?
putting
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From this reading (Not that she was ready to accept this theory of Mrs. Hammond, but that she did not wish to entirely dismiss it without putting it to the test.)
reach
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From this reading Violet, in her anxiety to reach his inmost thought, crossed to where the crib had stood, and, taking that as a start, began pacing the room in search of the spot from which a bullet, if shot, would glance aside from the mirror in the direction of the window.
ready
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From this reading (Not that she was ready to accept this theory of Mrs. Hammond, but that she did not wish to entirely dismiss it without putting it to the test.)
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Nothing at first, but as the screaming continued he would remember the old tales of fathers walking the floor at night with crying babies, and hasten to follow suit.
room
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From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
screaming
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From this reading At odds with himself, his wife, and possibly with the child screaming away in its crib, what would he be apt to do in his present emergency?
search
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From this reading Violet, in her anxiety to reach his inmost thought, crossed to where the crib had stood, and, taking that as a start, began pacing the room in search of the spot from which a bullet, if shot, would glance aside from the mirror in the direction of the window.
self
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From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
shot
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From this reading Violet, in her anxiety to reach his inmost thought, crossed to where the crib had stood, and, taking that as a start, began pacing the room in search of the spot from which a bullet, if shot, would glance aside from the mirror in the direction of the window.
spot
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From this reading Violet, in her anxiety to reach his inmost thought, crossed to where the crib had stood, and, taking that as a start, began pacing the room in search of the spot from which a bullet, if shot, would glance aside from the mirror in the direction of the window.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Violet, in her anxiety to reach his inmost thought, crossed to where the crib had stood, and, taking that as a start, began pacing the room in search of the spot from which a bullet, if shot, would glance aside from the mirror in the direction of the window.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Violet, in her anxiety to reach his inmost thought, crossed to where the crib had stood, and, taking that as a start, began pacing the room in search of the spot from which a bullet, if shot, would glance aside from the mirror in the direction of the window.
strove
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From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
suit
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From this reading Nothing at first, but as the screaming continued he would remember the old tales of fathers walking the floor at night with crying babies, and hasten to follow suit.
taking
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From this reading Violet, in her anxiety to reach his inmost thought, crossed to where the crib had stood, and, taking that as a start, began pacing the room in search of the spot from which a bullet, if shot, would glance aside from the mirror in the direction of the window.
tales
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From this reading Nothing at first, but as the screaming continued he would remember the old tales of fathers walking the floor at night with crying babies, and hasten to follow suit.
test
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From this reading (Not that she was ready to accept this theory of Mrs. Hammond, but that she did not wish to entirely dismiss it without putting it to the test.)
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Violet, in her anxiety to reach his inmost thought, crossed to where the crib had stood, and, taking that as a start, began pacing the room in search of the spot from which a bullet, if shot, would glance aside from the mirror in the direction of the window.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
theory
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From this reading (Not that she was ready to accept this theory of Mrs. Hammond, but that she did not wish to entirely dismiss it without putting it to the test.)
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
Violet
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From this reading Violet, in her anxiety to reach his inmost thought, crossed to where the crib had stood, and, taking that as a start, began pacing the room in search of the spot from which a bullet, if shot, would glance aside from the mirror in the direction of the window.
walking
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From this reading Nothing at first, but as the screaming continued he would remember the old tales of fathers walking the floor at night with crying babies, and hasten to follow suit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (Not that she was ready to accept this theory of Mrs. Hammond, but that she did not wish to entirely dismiss it without putting it to the test.)
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At odds with himself, his wife, and possibly with the child screaming away in its crib, what would he be apt to do in his present emergency?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Violet, in her anxiety to reach his inmost thought, crossed to where the crib had stood, and, taking that as a start, began pacing the room in search of the spot from which a bullet, if shot, would glance aside from the mirror in the direction of the window.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Violet, in her anxiety to reach his inmost thought, crossed to where the crib had stood, and, taking that as a start, began pacing the room in search of the spot from which a bullet, if shot, would glance aside from the mirror in the direction of the window.
wife
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From this reading At odds with himself, his wife, and possibly with the child screaming away in its crib, what would he be apt to do in his present emergency?
window
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From this reading Violet, in her anxiety to reach his inmost thought, crossed to where the crib had stood, and, taking that as a start, began pacing the room in search of the spot from which a bullet, if shot, would glance aside from the mirror in the direction of the window.
wish
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From this reading (Not that she was ready to accept this theory of Mrs. Hammond, but that she did not wish to entirely dismiss it without putting it to the test.)
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dismissing from her mind all thought of self, she strove to think as he thought, and act as he acted on the night when he found himself (a man of but little courage) left in this room with an ailing child.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading (Not that she was ready to accept this theory of Mrs. Hammond, but that she did not wish to entirely dismiss it without putting it to the test.)
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At odds with himself, his wife, and possibly with the child screaming away in its crib, what would he be apt to do in his present emergency?
