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admit
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From this reading He drew up one of the blinds to admit the light; and there, away over the hills beyond, the glen showed the red flush that heralded the sun's coming.
all
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From this reading Yet all were merry and full of satisfaction at what one young man from town had declared to be "an awfully ripping evening."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yet all were merry and full of satisfaction at what one young man from town had declared to be "an awfully ripping evening."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
ascended
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From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet all were merry and full of satisfaction at what one young man from town had declared to be "an awfully ripping evening."
away
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From this reading Lady Heyburn and her visitor, James Flockart, had managed to slip away from the others, and now stood together in the library, into which the grey light of dawn was at that moment slowly creeping.
awfully
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From this reading Yet all were merry and full of satisfaction at what one young man from town had declared to be "an awfully ripping evening."
awry
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From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yet all were merry and full of satisfaction at what one young man from town had declared to be "an awfully ripping evening."
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He drew up one of the blinds to admit the light; and there, away over the hills beyond, the glen showed the red flush that heralded the sun's coming.
blinds
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From this reading He drew up one of the blinds to admit the light; and there, away over the hills beyond, the glen showed the red flush that heralded the sun's coming.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All retired at once--all save the hostess and one of her male guests, the man who had entered the library by stealth earlier in the evening and had called Gabrielle outside.
called
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From this reading All retired at once--all save the hostess and one of her male guests, the man who had entered the library by stealth earlier in the evening and had called Gabrielle outside.
cases
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From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
coming
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From this reading He drew up one of the blinds to admit the light; and there, away over the hills beyond, the glen showed the red flush that heralded the sun's coming.
CONCERNING
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From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
Connachan
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From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
creeping
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From this reading Lady Heyburn and her visitor, James Flockart, had managed to slip away from the others, and now stood together in the library, into which the grey light of dawn was at that moment slowly creeping.
crumpled
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From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
dance
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From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
dawn
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From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
declared
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From this reading Yet all were merry and full of satisfaction at what one young man from town had declared to be "an awfully ripping evening."
disordered
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From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He drew up one of the blinds to admit the light; and there, away over the hills beyond, the glen showed the red flush that heralded the sun's coming.
earlier
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From this reading All retired at once--all save the hostess and one of her male guests, the man who had entered the library by stealth earlier in the evening and had called Gabrielle outside.
entered
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From this reading All retired at once--all save the hostess and one of her male guests, the man who had entered the library by stealth earlier in the evening and had called Gabrielle outside.
evening
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From this reading Yet all were merry and full of satisfaction at what one young man from town had declared to be "an awfully ripping evening."
flimsy
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From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
FLOCKART
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From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
flush
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From this reading He drew up one of the blinds to admit the light; and there, away over the hills beyond, the glen showed the red flush that heralded the sun's coming.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
full
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From this reading Yet all were merry and full of satisfaction at what one young man from town had declared to be "an awfully ripping evening."
Gabrielle
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From this reading All retired at once--all save the hostess and one of her male guests, the man who had entered the library by stealth earlier in the evening and had called Gabrielle outside.
glen
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From this reading He drew up one of the blinds to admit the light; and there, away over the hills beyond, the glen showed the red flush that heralded the sun's coming.
grey
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From this reading Lady Heyburn and her visitor, James Flockart, had managed to slip away from the others, and now stood together in the library, into which the grey light of dawn was at that moment slowly creeping.
guests
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From this reading All retired at once--all save the hostess and one of her male guests, the man who had entered the library by stealth earlier in the evening and had called Gabrielle outside.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
hair
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From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He drew up one of the blinds to admit the light; and there, away over the hills beyond, the glen showed the red flush that heralded the sun's coming.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All retired at once--all save the hostess and one of her male guests, the man who had entered the library by stealth earlier in the evening and had called Gabrielle outside.
heralded
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From this reading He drew up one of the blinds to admit the light; and there, away over the hills beyond, the glen showed the red flush that heralded the sun's coming.
Heyburn
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From this reading Lady Heyburn and her visitor, James Flockart, had managed to slip away from the others, and now stood together in the library, into which the grey light of dawn was at that moment slowly creeping.
hills
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From this reading He drew up one of the blinds to admit the light; and there, away over the hills beyond, the glen showed the red flush that heralded the sun's coming.
hostess
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From this reading All retired at once--all save the hostess and one of her male guests, the man who had entered the library by stealth earlier in the evening and had called Gabrielle outside.
house
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From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lady Heyburn and her visitor, James Flockart, had managed to slip away from the others, and now stood together in the library, into which the grey light of dawn was at that moment slowly creeping.
JAMES
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From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
Lady
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library
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From this reading All retired at once--all save the hostess and one of her male guests, the man who had entered the library by stealth earlier in the evening and had called Gabrielle outside.
light
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From this reading Lady Heyburn and her visitor, James Flockart, had managed to slip away from the others, and now stood together in the library, into which the grey light of dawn was at that moment slowly creeping.
male
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From this reading All retired at once--all save the hostess and one of her male guests, the man who had entered the library by stealth earlier in the evening and had called Gabrielle outside.
man
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From this reading Yet all were merry and full of satisfaction at what one young man from town had declared to be "an awfully ripping evening."
managed
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From this reading Lady Heyburn and her visitor, James Flockart, had managed to slip away from the others, and now stood together in the library, into which the grey light of dawn was at that moment slowly creeping.
mazes
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From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
men
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From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
merry
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From this reading Yet all were merry and full of satisfaction at what one young man from town had declared to be "an awfully ripping evening."
moment
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From this reading Lady Heyburn and her visitor, James Flockart, had managed to slip away from the others, and now stood together in the library, into which the grey light of dawn was at that moment slowly creeping.
night's
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From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
now
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From this reading Lady Heyburn and her visitor, James Flockart, had managed to slip away from the others, and now stood together in the library, into which the grey light of dawn was at that moment slowly creeping.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
once
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From this reading All retired at once--all save the hostess and one of her male guests, the man who had entered the library by stealth earlier in the evening and had called Gabrielle outside.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet all were merry and full of satisfaction at what one young man from town had declared to be "an awfully ripping evening."
others
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From this reading Lady Heyburn and her visitor, James Flockart, had managed to slip away from the others, and now stood together in the library, into which the grey light of dawn was at that moment slowly creeping.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All retired at once--all save the hostess and one of her male guests, the man who had entered the library by stealth earlier in the evening and had called Gabrielle outside.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He drew up one of the blinds to admit the light; and there, away over the hills beyond, the glen showed the red flush that heralded the sun's coming.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
red
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From this reading He drew up one of the blinds to admit the light; and there, away over the hills beyond, the glen showed the red flush that heralded the sun's coming.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading All retired at once--all save the hostess and one of her male guests, the man who had entered the library by stealth earlier in the evening and had called Gabrielle outside.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
revelry
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From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
ripping
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From this reading Yet all were merry and full of satisfaction at what one young man from town had declared to be "an awfully ripping evening."
rooms
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From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
satisfaction
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From this reading Yet all were merry and full of satisfaction at what one young man from town had declared to be "an awfully ripping evening."
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading All retired at once--all save the hostess and one of her male guests, the man who had entered the library by stealth earlier in the evening and had called Gabrielle outside.
shirt-fronts
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From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
showed
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From this reading He drew up one of the blinds to admit the light; and there, away over the hills beyond, the glen showed the red flush that heralded the sun's coming.
skirts
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From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
slip
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From this reading Lady Heyburn and her visitor, James Flockart, had managed to slip away from the others, and now stood together in the library, into which the grey light of dawn was at that moment slowly creeping.
slowly
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From this reading Lady Heyburn and her visitor, James Flockart, had managed to slip away from the others, and now stood together in the library, into which the grey light of dawn was at that moment slowly creeping.
some
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From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
SOMETHINGpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
spreading
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From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
stealth
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From this reading All retired at once--all save the hostess and one of her male guests, the man who had entered the library by stealth earlier in the evening and had called Gabrielle outside.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Heyburn and her visitor, James Flockart, had managed to slip away from the others, and now stood together in the library, into which the grey light of dawn was at that moment slowly creeping.
sun's
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From this reading He drew up one of the blinds to admit the light; and there, away over the hills beyond, the glen showed the red flush that heralded the sun's coming.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lady Heyburn and her visitor, James Flockart, had managed to slip away from the others, and now stood together in the library, into which the grey light of dawn was at that moment slowly creeping.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
there
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From this reading He drew up one of the blinds to admit the light; and there, away over the hills beyond, the glen showed the red flush that heralded the sun's coming.
ties
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From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
together
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From this reading Lady Heyburn and her visitor, James Flockart, had managed to slip away from the others, and now stood together in the library, into which the grey light of dawn was at that moment slowly creeping.
torn
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From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
town
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From this reading Yet all were merry and full of satisfaction at what one young man from town had declared to be "an awfully ripping evening."
up
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From this reading He drew up one of the blinds to admit the light; and there, away over the hills beyond, the glen showed the red flush that heralded the sun's coming.
visitor
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From this reading Lady Heyburn and her visitor, James Flockart, had managed to slip away from the others, and now stood together in the library, into which the grey light of dawn was at that moment slowly creeping.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Heyburn and her visitor, James Flockart, had managed to slip away from the others, and now stood together in the library, into which the grey light of dawn was at that moment slowly creeping.
weary
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From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yet all were merry and full of satisfaction at what one young man from town had declared to be "an awfully ripping evening."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Yet all were merry and full of satisfaction at what one young man from town had declared to be "an awfully ripping evening."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lady Heyburn and her visitor, James Flockart, had managed to slip away from the others, and now stood together in the library, into which the grey light of dawn was at that moment slowly creeping.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading All retired at once--all save the hostess and one of her male guests, the man who had entered the library by stealth earlier in the evening and had called Gabrielle outside.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
women
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From this reading SOMETHING CONCERNING JAMES FLOCKART In the spreading dawn the house party had returned from Connachan and had ascended to their rooms, weary with the night's revelry, the men with shirt-fronts crumpled and ties awry, the women with hair disordered, and in some cases with flimsy skirts torn in the mazes of the dance.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet all were merry and full of satisfaction at what one young man from town had declared to be "an awfully ripping evening."
young
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From this reading Yet all were merry and full of satisfaction at what one young man from town had declared to be "an awfully ripping evening."
