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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 He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
approve
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From this reading The flowers he was holding a little awkwardly, not even venturing to offer them to her, as if he wasn't quite sure that she would approve of his taste in flowers or would not think him over-presumptuous.
arm
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From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The flowers he was holding a little awkwardly, not even venturing to offer them to her, as if he wasn't quite sure that she would approve of his taste in flowers or would not think him over-presumptuous.
assortment
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From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You'll have to turn on the light to look at these, I guess," he said and she didn't know at first whether he was referring to the flowers or the drawings.
awkwardly
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From this reading The flowers he was holding a little awkwardly, not even venturing to offer them to her, as if he wasn't quite sure that she would approve of his taste in flowers or would not think him over-presumptuous.
bed
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From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when she switched on the light directly over the bed she saw that it was one of the drawings which he was extending toward her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
carefully
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From this reading Since he seemed to want her to look at the drawings first, she did so, studying them carefully as he passed them to her one by one.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Since he seemed to want her to look at the drawings first, she did so, studying them carefully as he passed them to her one by one.
didn't
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From this reading "You'll have to turn on the light to look at these, I guess," he said and she didn't know at first whether he was referring to the flowers or the drawings.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But when she switched on the light directly over the bed she saw that it was one of the drawings which he was extending toward her.
drawings
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From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
entered
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From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The flowers he was holding a little awkwardly, not even venturing to offer them to her, as if he wasn't quite sure that she would approve of his taste in flowers or would not think him over-presumptuous.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
extending
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From this reading But when she switched on the light directly over the bed she saw that it was one of the drawings which he was extending toward her.
fifteen
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From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You'll have to turn on the light to look at these, I guess," he said and she didn't know at first whether he was referring to the flowers or the drawings.
flowers
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From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
guess
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From this reading "You'll have to turn on the light to look at these, I guess," he said and she didn't know at first whether he was referring to the flowers or the drawings.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You'll have to turn on the light to look at these, I guess," he said and she didn't know at first whether he was referring to the flowers or the drawings.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But when she switched on the light directly over the bed she saw that it was one of the drawings which he was extending toward her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The flowers he was holding a little awkwardly, not even venturing to offer them to her, as if he wasn't quite sure that she would approve of his taste in flowers or would not think him over-presumptuous.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The flowers he was holding a little awkwardly, not even venturing to offer them to her, as if he wasn't quite sure that she would approve of his taste in flowers or would not think him over-presumptuous.
holding
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From this reading The flowers he was holding a little awkwardly, not even venturing to offer them to her, as if he wasn't quite sure that she would approve of his taste in flowers or would not think him over-presumptuous.
hospital
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From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You'll have to turn on the light to look at these, I guess," he said and she didn't know at first whether he was referring to the flowers or the drawings.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The flowers he was holding a little awkwardly, not even venturing to offer them to her, as if he wasn't quite sure that she would approve of his taste in flowers or would not think him over-presumptuous.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But when she switched on the light directly over the bed she saw that it was one of the drawings which he was extending toward her.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You'll have to turn on the light to look at these, I guess," he said and she didn't know at first whether he was referring to the flowers or the drawings.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
light
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From this reading "You'll have to turn on the light to look at these, I guess," he said and she didn't know at first whether he was referring to the flowers or the drawings.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The flowers he was holding a little awkwardly, not even venturing to offer them to her, as if he wasn't quite sure that she would approve of his taste in flowers or would not think him over-presumptuous.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You'll have to turn on the light to look at these, I guess," he said and she didn't know at first whether he was referring to the flowers or the drawings.
Lynn
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From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
minutes
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From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
nurse
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From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
oddest
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From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
offer
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From this reading The flowers he was holding a little awkwardly, not even venturing to offer them to her, as if he wasn't quite sure that she would approve of his taste in flowers or would not think him over-presumptuous.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You'll have to turn on the light to look at these, I guess," he said and she didn't know at first whether he was referring to the flowers or the drawings.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But when she switched on the light directly over the bed she saw that it was one of the drawings which he was extending toward her.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "You'll have to turn on the light to look at these, I guess," he said and she didn't know at first whether he was referring to the flowers or the drawings.
other
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From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But when she switched on the light directly over the bed she saw that it was one of the drawings which he was extending toward her.
over-presumptuous
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From this reading The flowers he was holding a little awkwardly, not even venturing to offer them to her, as if he wasn't quite sure that she would approve of his taste in flowers or would not think him over-presumptuous.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since he seemed to want her to look at the drawings first, she did so, studying them carefully as he passed them to her one by one.
Prentiss
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From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
quietly
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From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The flowers he was holding a little awkwardly, not even venturing to offer them to her, as if he wasn't quite sure that she would approve of his taste in flowers or would not think him over-presumptuous.
referring
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From this reading "You'll have to turn on the light to look at these, I guess," he said and she didn't know at first whether he was referring to the flowers or the drawings.
room
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From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
said
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From this reading "You'll have to turn on the light to look at these, I guess," he said and she didn't know at first whether he was referring to the flowers or the drawings.
saw
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From this reading But when she switched on the light directly over the bed she saw that it was one of the drawings which he was extending toward her.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since he seemed to want her to look at the drawings first, she did so, studying them carefully as he passed them to her one by one.
seen
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From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
sheaf
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From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since he seemed to want her to look at the drawings first, she did so, studying them carefully as he passed them to her one by one.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
strangest
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From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
studying
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From this reading Since he seemed to want her to look at the drawings first, she did so, studying them carefully as he passed them to her one by one.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The flowers he was holding a little awkwardly, not even venturing to offer them to her, as if he wasn't quite sure that she would approve of his taste in flowers or would not think him over-presumptuous.
switched
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From this reading But when she switched on the light directly over the bed she saw that it was one of the drawings which he was extending toward her.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading The flowers he was holding a little awkwardly, not even venturing to offer them to her, as if he wasn't quite sure that she would approve of his taste in flowers or would not think him over-presumptuous.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The flowers he was holding a little awkwardly, not even venturing to offer them to her, as if he wasn't quite sure that she would approve of his taste in flowers or would not think him over-presumptuous.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "You'll have to turn on the light to look at these, I guess," he said and she didn't know at first whether he was referring to the flowers or the drawings.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The flowers he was holding a little awkwardly, not even venturing to offer them to her, as if he wasn't quite sure that she would approve of his taste in flowers or would not think him over-presumptuous.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You'll have to turn on the light to look at these, I guess," he said and she didn't know at first whether he was referring to the flowers or the drawings.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading But when she switched on the light directly over the bed she saw that it was one of the drawings which he was extending toward her.
turn
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From this reading "You'll have to turn on the light to look at these, I guess," he said and she didn't know at first whether he was referring to the flowers or the drawings.
unaware
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From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
venturing
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From this reading The flowers he was holding a little awkwardly, not even venturing to offer them to her, as if he wasn't quite sure that she would approve of his taste in flowers or would not think him over-presumptuous.
want
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From this reading Since he seemed to want her to look at the drawings first, she did so, studying them carefully as he passed them to her one by one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
wasn't
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From this reading The flowers he was holding a little awkwardly, not even venturing to offer them to her, as if he wasn't quite sure that she would approve of his taste in flowers or would not think him over-presumptuous.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when she switched on the light directly over the bed she saw that it was one of the drawings which he was extending toward her.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "You'll have to turn on the light to look at these, I guess," he said and she didn't know at first whether he was referring to the flowers or the drawings.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But when she switched on the light directly over the bed she saw that it was one of the drawings which he was extending toward her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The flowers he was holding a little awkwardly, not even venturing to offer them to her, as if he wasn't quite sure that she would approve of his taste in flowers or would not think him over-presumptuous.
yellow
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From this reading He had entered the hospital room so quietly that Lynn Prentiss was unaware that she was not alone--the nurse had left fifteen minutes before--until he was standing by the bed with a sheaf of drawings under arm and the strangest, oddest assortment of yellow flowers in the other she had ever seen.
You'll
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From this reading "You'll have to turn on the light to look at these, I guess," he said and she didn't know at first whether he was referring to the flowers or the drawings.
