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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 Luigi and Ethel, at the opposite end of the long room, were engaged in turning over a book of foreign photographs.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Now, who,” said Sir Gilbert, “can have put the notion into that silly girl’s head about the so-called Grey Brother?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He was always glad to put as wide a space as possible between his “grandfather” and himself, and she had tact enough to be aware that after so untoward an interruption, the baronet might not be in the humour for any more music.
always
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From this reading He was always glad to put as wide a space as possible between his “grandfather” and himself, and she had tact enough to be aware that after so untoward an interruption, the baronet might not be in the humour for any more music.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING It was evident that Sir Gilbert Clare was very much put out by the scene just enacted on the terrace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as the last of the servants had gone back indoors he re-entered the drawing-room, where Trant now proceeded to light the centre lamp and the candles in the girandoles, and resumed his seat by Lady Pell.
any
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From this reading He was always glad to put as wide a space as possible between his “grandfather” and himself, and she had tact enough to be aware that after so untoward an interruption, the baronet might not be in the humour for any more music.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as the last of the servants had gone back indoors he re-entered the drawing-room, where Trant now proceeded to light the centre lamp and the candles in the girandoles, and resumed his seat by Lady Pell.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Luigi and Ethel, at the opposite end of the long room, were engaged in turning over a book of foreign photographs.
aware
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From this reading He was always glad to put as wide a space as possible between his “grandfather” and himself, and she had tact enough to be aware that after so untoward an interruption, the baronet might not be in the humour for any more music.
back
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From this reading As soon as the last of the servants had gone back indoors he re-entered the drawing-room, where Trant now proceeded to light the centre lamp and the candles in the girandoles, and resumed his seat by Lady Pell.
baronet
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From this reading He was always glad to put as wide a space as possible between his “grandfather” and himself, and she had tact enough to be aware that after so untoward an interruption, the baronet might not be in the humour for any more music.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was always glad to put as wide a space as possible between his “grandfather” and himself, and she had tact enough to be aware that after so untoward an interruption, the baronet might not be in the humour for any more music.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He was always glad to put as wide a space as possible between his “grandfather” and himself, and she had tact enough to be aware that after so untoward an interruption, the baronet might not be in the humour for any more music.
book
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From this reading Luigi and Ethel, at the opposite end of the long room, were engaged in turning over a book of foreign photographs.
Brother
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From this reading “Now, who,” said Sir Gilbert, “can have put the notion into that silly girl’s head about the so-called Grey Brother?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING It was evident that Sir Gilbert Clare was very much put out by the scene just enacted on the terrace.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Now, who,” said Sir Gilbert, “can have put the notion into that silly girl’s head about the so-called Grey Brother?
candles
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From this reading As soon as the last of the servants had gone back indoors he re-entered the drawing-room, where Trant now proceeded to light the centre lamp and the candles in the girandoles, and resumed his seat by Lady Pell.
centre
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From this reading As soon as the last of the servants had gone back indoors he re-entered the drawing-room, where Trant now proceeded to light the centre lamp and the candles in the girandoles, and resumed his seat by Lady Pell.
Clare
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING It was evident that Sir Gilbert Clare was very much put out by the scene just enacted on the terrace.
drawing-room
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From this reading As soon as the last of the servants had gone back indoors he re-entered the drawing-room, where Trant now proceeded to light the centre lamp and the candles in the girandoles, and resumed his seat by Lady Pell.
enacted
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING It was evident that Sir Gilbert Clare was very much put out by the scene just enacted on the terrace.
end
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From this reading Luigi and Ethel, at the opposite end of the long room, were engaged in turning over a book of foreign photographs.
engaged
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From this reading Luigi and Ethel, at the opposite end of the long room, were engaged in turning over a book of foreign photographs.
enough
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From this reading He was always glad to put as wide a space as possible between his “grandfather” and himself, and she had tact enough to be aware that after so untoward an interruption, the baronet might not be in the humour for any more music.
Ethel
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From this reading Luigi and Ethel, at the opposite end of the long room, were engaged in turning over a book of foreign photographs.
evident
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING It was evident that Sir Gilbert Clare was very much put out by the scene just enacted on the terrace.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was always glad to put as wide a space as possible between his “grandfather” and himself, and she had tact enough to be aware that after so untoward an interruption, the baronet might not be in the humour for any more music.
foreign
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From this reading Luigi and Ethel, at the opposite end of the long room, were engaged in turning over a book of foreign photographs.
Gilbert
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING It was evident that Sir Gilbert Clare was very much put out by the scene just enacted on the terrace.
girandoles
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From this reading As soon as the last of the servants had gone back indoors he re-entered the drawing-room, where Trant now proceeded to light the centre lamp and the candles in the girandoles, and resumed his seat by Lady Pell.
girl's
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From this reading “Now, who,” said Sir Gilbert, “can have put the notion into that silly girl’s head about the so-called Grey Brother?
glad
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From this reading He was always glad to put as wide a space as possible between his “grandfather” and himself, and she had tact enough to be aware that after so untoward an interruption, the baronet might not be in the humour for any more music.
gone
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From this reading As soon as the last of the servants had gone back indoors he re-entered the drawing-room, where Trant now proceeded to light the centre lamp and the candles in the girandoles, and resumed his seat by Lady Pell.
grandfather
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From this reading He was always glad to put as wide a space as possible between his “grandfather” and himself, and she had tact enough to be aware that after so untoward an interruption, the baronet might not be in the humour for any more music.
Grey
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From this reading “Now, who,” said Sir Gilbert, “can have put the notion into that silly girl’s head about the so-called Grey Brother?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as the last of the servants had gone back indoors he re-entered the drawing-room, where Trant now proceeded to light the centre lamp and the candles in the girandoles, and resumed his seat by Lady Pell.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Now, who,” said Sir Gilbert, “can have put the notion into that silly girl’s head about the so-called Grey Brother?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as the last of the servants had gone back indoors he re-entered the drawing-room, where Trant now proceeded to light the centre lamp and the candles in the girandoles, and resumed his seat by Lady Pell.
head
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From this reading “Now, who,” said Sir Gilbert, “can have put the notion into that silly girl’s head about the so-called Grey Brother?
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was always glad to put as wide a space as possible between his “grandfather” and himself, and she had tact enough to be aware that after so untoward an interruption, the baronet might not be in the humour for any more music.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as the last of the servants had gone back indoors he re-entered the drawing-room, where Trant now proceeded to light the centre lamp and the candles in the girandoles, and resumed his seat by Lady Pell.
humour
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From this reading He was always glad to put as wide a space as possible between his “grandfather” and himself, and she had tact enough to be aware that after so untoward an interruption, the baronet might not be in the humour for any more music.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As soon as the last of the servants had gone back indoors he re-entered the drawing-room, where Trant now proceeded to light the centre lamp and the candles in the girandoles, and resumed his seat by Lady Pell.
indoors
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From this reading As soon as the last of the servants had gone back indoors he re-entered the drawing-room, where Trant now proceeded to light the centre lamp and the candles in the girandoles, and resumed his seat by Lady Pell.
interruption
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From this reading He was always glad to put as wide a space as possible between his “grandfather” and himself, and she had tact enough to be aware that after so untoward an interruption, the baronet might not be in the humour for any more music.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Now, who,” said Sir Gilbert, “can have put the notion into that silly girl’s head about the so-called Grey Brother?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING It was evident that Sir Gilbert Clare was very much put out by the scene just enacted on the terrace.
just
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING It was evident that Sir Gilbert Clare was very much put out by the scene just enacted on the terrace.
Lady
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From this reading As soon as the last of the servants had gone back indoors he re-entered the drawing-room, where Trant now proceeded to light the centre lamp and the candles in the girandoles, and resumed his seat by Lady Pell.
lamp
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From this reading As soon as the last of the servants had gone back indoors he re-entered the drawing-room, where Trant now proceeded to light the centre lamp and the candles in the girandoles, and resumed his seat by Lady Pell.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as the last of the servants had gone back indoors he re-entered the drawing-room, where Trant now proceeded to light the centre lamp and the candles in the girandoles, and resumed his seat by Lady Pell.
light
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From this reading As soon as the last of the servants had gone back indoors he re-entered the drawing-room, where Trant now proceeded to light the centre lamp and the candles in the girandoles, and resumed his seat by Lady Pell.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Luigi and Ethel, at the opposite end of the long room, were engaged in turning over a book of foreign photographs.
Luigi
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From this reading Luigi and Ethel, at the opposite end of the long room, were engaged in turning over a book of foreign photographs.
MEETING
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING It was evident that Sir Gilbert Clare was very much put out by the scene just enacted on the terrace.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He was always glad to put as wide a space as possible between his “grandfather” and himself, and she had tact enough to be aware that after so untoward an interruption, the baronet might not be in the humour for any more music.
more
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From this reading He was always glad to put as wide a space as possible between his “grandfather” and himself, and she had tact enough to be aware that after so untoward an interruption, the baronet might not be in the humour for any more music.
much
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING It was evident that Sir Gilbert Clare was very much put out by the scene just enacted on the terrace.
music
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From this reading He was always glad to put as wide a space as possible between his “grandfather” and himself, and she had tact enough to be aware that after so untoward an interruption, the baronet might not be in the humour for any more music.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was always glad to put as wide a space as possible between his “grandfather” and himself, and she had tact enough to be aware that after so untoward an interruption, the baronet might not be in the humour for any more music.
notion
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From this reading “Now, who,” said Sir Gilbert, “can have put the notion into that silly girl’s head about the so-called Grey Brother?
now
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From this reading As soon as the last of the servants had gone back indoors he re-entered the drawing-room, where Trant now proceeded to light the centre lamp and the candles in the girandoles, and resumed his seat by Lady Pell.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As soon as the last of the servants had gone back indoors he re-entered the drawing-room, where Trant now proceeded to light the centre lamp and the candles in the girandoles, and resumed his seat by Lady Pell.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING It was evident that Sir Gilbert Clare was very much put out by the scene just enacted on the terrace.
opposite
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From this reading Luigi and Ethel, at the opposite end of the long room, were engaged in turning over a book of foreign photographs.
out
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING It was evident that Sir Gilbert Clare was very much put out by the scene just enacted on the terrace.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Luigi and Ethel, at the opposite end of the long room, were engaged in turning over a book of foreign photographs.
Pell
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From this reading As soon as the last of the servants had gone back indoors he re-entered the drawing-room, where Trant now proceeded to light the centre lamp and the candles in the girandoles, and resumed his seat by Lady Pell.
photographs
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From this reading Luigi and Ethel, at the opposite end of the long room, were engaged in turning over a book of foreign photographs.
possible
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From this reading He was always glad to put as wide a space as possible between his “grandfather” and himself, and she had tact enough to be aware that after so untoward an interruption, the baronet might not be in the humour for any more music.
proceeded
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From this reading As soon as the last of the servants had gone back indoors he re-entered the drawing-room, where Trant now proceeded to light the centre lamp and the candles in the girandoles, and resumed his seat by Lady Pell.
put
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING It was evident that Sir Gilbert Clare was very much put out by the scene just enacted on the terrace.
re-entered
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From this reading As soon as the last of the servants had gone back indoors he re-entered the drawing-room, where Trant now proceeded to light the centre lamp and the candles in the girandoles, and resumed his seat by Lady Pell.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As soon as the last of the servants had gone back indoors he re-entered the drawing-room, where Trant now proceeded to light the centre lamp and the candles in the girandoles, and resumed his seat by Lady Pell.
room
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From this reading Luigi and Ethel, at the opposite end of the long room, were engaged in turning over a book of foreign photographs.
said
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From this reading “Now, who,” said Sir Gilbert, “can have put the notion into that silly girl’s head about the so-called Grey Brother?
scene
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING It was evident that Sir Gilbert Clare was very much put out by the scene just enacted on the terrace.
seat
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From this reading As soon as the last of the servants had gone back indoors he re-entered the drawing-room, where Trant now proceeded to light the centre lamp and the candles in the girandoles, and resumed his seat by Lady Pell.
servants
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From this reading As soon as the last of the servants had gone back indoors he re-entered the drawing-room, where Trant now proceeded to light the centre lamp and the candles in the girandoles, and resumed his seat by Lady Pell.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was always glad to put as wide a space as possible between his “grandfather” and himself, and she had tact enough to be aware that after so untoward an interruption, the baronet might not be in the humour for any more music.
silly
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From this reading “Now, who,” said Sir Gilbert, “can have put the notion into that silly girl’s head about the so-called Grey Brother?
Sir
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING It was evident that Sir Gilbert Clare was very much put out by the scene just enacted on the terrace.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was always glad to put as wide a space as possible between his “grandfather” and himself, and she had tact enough to be aware that after so untoward an interruption, the baronet might not be in the humour for any more music.
so-called
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From this reading “Now, who,” said Sir Gilbert, “can have put the notion into that silly girl’s head about the so-called Grey Brother?
soon
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From this reading As soon as the last of the servants had gone back indoors he re-entered the drawing-room, where Trant now proceeded to light the centre lamp and the candles in the girandoles, and resumed his seat by Lady Pell.
space
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From this reading He was always glad to put as wide a space as possible between his “grandfather” and himself, and she had tact enough to be aware that after so untoward an interruption, the baronet might not be in the humour for any more music.
tact
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From this reading He was always glad to put as wide a space as possible between his “grandfather” and himself, and she had tact enough to be aware that after so untoward an interruption, the baronet might not be in the humour for any more music.
terrace
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING It was evident that Sir Gilbert Clare was very much put out by the scene just enacted on the terrace.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING It was evident that Sir Gilbert Clare was very much put out by the scene just enacted on the terrace.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING It was evident that Sir Gilbert Clare was very much put out by the scene just enacted on the terrace.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as the last of the servants had gone back indoors he re-entered the drawing-room, where Trant now proceeded to light the centre lamp and the candles in the girandoles, and resumed his seat by Lady Pell.
Trant
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From this reading As soon as the last of the servants had gone back indoors he re-entered the drawing-room, where Trant now proceeded to light the centre lamp and the candles in the girandoles, and resumed his seat by Lady Pell.
turning
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From this reading Luigi and Ethel, at the opposite end of the long room, were engaged in turning over a book of foreign photographs.
UNEXPECTED
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING It was evident that Sir Gilbert Clare was very much put out by the scene just enacted on the terrace.
untoward
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From this reading He was always glad to put as wide a space as possible between his “grandfather” and himself, and she had tact enough to be aware that after so untoward an interruption, the baronet might not be in the humour for any more music.
very
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING It was evident that Sir Gilbert Clare was very much put out by the scene just enacted on the terrace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING It was evident that Sir Gilbert Clare was very much put out by the scene just enacted on the terrace.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Luigi and Ethel, at the opposite end of the long room, were engaged in turning over a book of foreign photographs.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading As soon as the last of the servants had gone back indoors he re-entered the drawing-room, where Trant now proceeded to light the centre lamp and the candles in the girandoles, and resumed his seat by Lady Pell.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Now, who,” said Sir Gilbert, “can have put the notion into that silly girl’s head about the so-called Grey Brother?
wide
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From this reading He was always glad to put as wide a space as possible between his “grandfather” and himself, and she had tact enough to be aware that after so untoward an interruption, the baronet might not be in the humour for any more music.
