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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 WITHAM RIDES AWAY The first of the snow was driving across the prairie before a bitter wind when Maud Barrington stood by a window of the Grange looking out into the night.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading WITHAM RIDES AWAY The first of the snow was driving across the prairie before a bitter wind when Maud Barrington stood by a window of the Grange looking out into the night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The double casements rattled, the curtains behind her moved with the icy draughts, until, growing weary of watching the white flakes whirl past, she drew them to and walked slowly towards a mirror.
appear
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From this reading Maud Barrington was not unduly vain, but it was some time before she seemed contented, and one would have surmised that she desired to appear her best that night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They, however, grew critical as she smoothed back a tress of lustrous hair a trifle from her forehead, straightened the laces at neck and wrist, and shook into more flowing lines the long black dress.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They, however, grew critical as she smoothed back a tress of lustrous hair a trifle from her forehead, straightened the laces at neck and wrist, and shook into more flowing lines the long black dress.
AWAY
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From this reading WITHAM RIDES AWAY The first of the snow was driving across the prairie before a bitter wind when Maud Barrington stood by a window of the Grange looking out into the night.
back
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From this reading They, however, grew critical as she smoothed back a tress of lustrous hair a trifle from her forehead, straightened the laces at neck and wrist, and shook into more flowing lines the long black dress.
Barrington
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From this reading WITHAM RIDES AWAY The first of the snow was driving across the prairie before a bitter wind when Maud Barrington stood by a window of the Grange looking out into the night.
became
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From this reading Then a faint tinge of pink crept into her cheeks, and a softness that became her into her eyes.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading WITHAM RIDES AWAY The first of the snow was driving across the prairie before a bitter wind when Maud Barrington stood by a window of the Grange looking out into the night.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The double casements rattled, the curtains behind her moved with the icy draughts, until, growing weary of watching the white flakes whirl past, she drew them to and walked slowly towards a mirror.
best
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From this reading Maud Barrington was not unduly vain, but it was some time before she seemed contented, and one would have surmised that she desired to appear her best that night.
bitter
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From this reading WITHAM RIDES AWAY The first of the snow was driving across the prairie before a bitter wind when Maud Barrington stood by a window of the Grange looking out into the night.
black
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From this reading They, however, grew critical as she smoothed back a tress of lustrous hair a trifle from her forehead, straightened the laces at neck and wrist, and shook into more flowing lines the long black dress.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Maud Barrington was not unduly vain, but it was some time before she seemed contented, and one would have surmised that she desired to appear her best that night.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WITHAM RIDES AWAY The first of the snow was driving across the prairie before a bitter wind when Maud Barrington stood by a window of the Grange looking out into the night.
casements
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From this reading The double casements rattled, the curtains behind her moved with the icy draughts, until, growing weary of watching the white flakes whirl past, she drew them to and walked slowly towards a mirror.
cheeks
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From this reading Then a faint tinge of pink crept into her cheeks, and a softness that became her into her eyes.
contented
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From this reading Maud Barrington was not unduly vain, but it was some time before she seemed contented, and one would have surmised that she desired to appear her best that night.
crept
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From this reading Then a faint tinge of pink crept into her cheeks, and a softness that became her into her eyes.
critical
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From this reading They, however, grew critical as she smoothed back a tress of lustrous hair a trifle from her forehead, straightened the laces at neck and wrist, and shook into more flowing lines the long black dress.
curtains
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From this reading The double casements rattled, the curtains behind her moved with the icy draughts, until, growing weary of watching the white flakes whirl past, she drew them to and walked slowly towards a mirror.
desired
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From this reading Maud Barrington was not unduly vain, but it was some time before she seemed contented, and one would have surmised that she desired to appear her best that night.
double
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From this reading The double casements rattled, the curtains behind her moved with the icy draughts, until, growing weary of watching the white flakes whirl past, she drew them to and walked slowly towards a mirror.
draughts
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From this reading The double casements rattled, the curtains behind her moved with the icy draughts, until, growing weary of watching the white flakes whirl past, she drew them to and walked slowly towards a mirror.
dress
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From this reading They, however, grew critical as she smoothed back a tress of lustrous hair a trifle from her forehead, straightened the laces at neck and wrist, and shook into more flowing lines the long black dress.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The double casements rattled, the curtains behind her moved with the icy draughts, until, growing weary of watching the white flakes whirl past, she drew them to and walked slowly towards a mirror.
driving
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From this reading WITHAM RIDES AWAY The first of the snow was driving across the prairie before a bitter wind when Maud Barrington stood by a window of the Grange looking out into the night.
eyes
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From this reading Then a faint tinge of pink crept into her cheeks, and a softness that became her into her eyes.
faint
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From this reading Then a faint tinge of pink crept into her cheeks, and a softness that became her into her eyes.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WITHAM RIDES AWAY The first of the snow was driving across the prairie before a bitter wind when Maud Barrington stood by a window of the Grange looking out into the night.
flakes
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From this reading The double casements rattled, the curtains behind her moved with the icy draughts, until, growing weary of watching the white flakes whirl past, she drew them to and walked slowly towards a mirror.
flowing
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From this reading They, however, grew critical as she smoothed back a tress of lustrous hair a trifle from her forehead, straightened the laces at neck and wrist, and shook into more flowing lines the long black dress.
forehead
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From this reading They, however, grew critical as she smoothed back a tress of lustrous hair a trifle from her forehead, straightened the laces at neck and wrist, and shook into more flowing lines the long black dress.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They, however, grew critical as she smoothed back a tress of lustrous hair a trifle from her forehead, straightened the laces at neck and wrist, and shook into more flowing lines the long black dress.
Grange
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From this reading WITHAM RIDES AWAY The first of the snow was driving across the prairie before a bitter wind when Maud Barrington stood by a window of the Grange looking out into the night.
grew
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From this reading They, however, grew critical as she smoothed back a tress of lustrous hair a trifle from her forehead, straightened the laces at neck and wrist, and shook into more flowing lines the long black dress.
growing
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From this reading The double casements rattled, the curtains behind her moved with the icy draughts, until, growing weary of watching the white flakes whirl past, she drew them to and walked slowly towards a mirror.
hair
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From this reading They, however, grew critical as she smoothed back a tress of lustrous hair a trifle from her forehead, straightened the laces at neck and wrist, and shook into more flowing lines the long black dress.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Maud Barrington was not unduly vain, but it was some time before she seemed contented, and one would have surmised that she desired to appear her best that night.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The double casements rattled, the curtains behind her moved with the icy draughts, until, growing weary of watching the white flakes whirl past, she drew them to and walked slowly towards a mirror.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading They, however, grew critical as she smoothed back a tress of lustrous hair a trifle from her forehead, straightened the laces at neck and wrist, and shook into more flowing lines the long black dress.
icy
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From this reading The double casements rattled, the curtains behind her moved with the icy draughts, until, growing weary of watching the white flakes whirl past, she drew them to and walked slowly towards a mirror.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading WITHAM RIDES AWAY The first of the snow was driving across the prairie before a bitter wind when Maud Barrington stood by a window of the Grange looking out into the night.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Maud Barrington was not unduly vain, but it was some time before she seemed contented, and one would have surmised that she desired to appear her best that night.
laces
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From this reading They, however, grew critical as she smoothed back a tress of lustrous hair a trifle from her forehead, straightened the laces at neck and wrist, and shook into more flowing lines the long black dress.
lines
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From this reading They, however, grew critical as she smoothed back a tress of lustrous hair a trifle from her forehead, straightened the laces at neck and wrist, and shook into more flowing lines the long black dress.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They, however, grew critical as she smoothed back a tress of lustrous hair a trifle from her forehead, straightened the laces at neck and wrist, and shook into more flowing lines the long black dress.
looking
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From this reading WITHAM RIDES AWAY The first of the snow was driving across the prairie before a bitter wind when Maud Barrington stood by a window of the Grange looking out into the night.
lustrous
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From this reading They, however, grew critical as she smoothed back a tress of lustrous hair a trifle from her forehead, straightened the laces at neck and wrist, and shook into more flowing lines the long black dress.
Maud
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From this reading WITHAM RIDES AWAY The first of the snow was driving across the prairie before a bitter wind when Maud Barrington stood by a window of the Grange looking out into the night.
mirror
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From this reading The double casements rattled, the curtains behind her moved with the icy draughts, until, growing weary of watching the white flakes whirl past, she drew them to and walked slowly towards a mirror.
more
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From this reading They, however, grew critical as she smoothed back a tress of lustrous hair a trifle from her forehead, straightened the laces at neck and wrist, and shook into more flowing lines the long black dress.
moved
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From this reading The double casements rattled, the curtains behind her moved with the icy draughts, until, growing weary of watching the white flakes whirl past, she drew them to and walked slowly towards a mirror.
neck
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From this reading They, however, grew critical as she smoothed back a tress of lustrous hair a trifle from her forehead, straightened the laces at neck and wrist, and shook into more flowing lines the long black dress.
night
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From this reading WITHAM RIDES AWAY The first of the snow was driving across the prairie before a bitter wind when Maud Barrington stood by a window of the Grange looking out into the night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Maud Barrington was not unduly vain, but it was some time before she seemed contented, and one would have surmised that she desired to appear her best that night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WITHAM RIDES AWAY The first of the snow was driving across the prairie before a bitter wind when Maud Barrington stood by a window of the Grange looking out into the night.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Maud Barrington was not unduly vain, but it was some time before she seemed contented, and one would have surmised that she desired to appear her best that night.
out
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From this reading WITHAM RIDES AWAY The first of the snow was driving across the prairie before a bitter wind when Maud Barrington stood by a window of the Grange looking out into the night.
past
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From this reading The double casements rattled, the curtains behind her moved with the icy draughts, until, growing weary of watching the white flakes whirl past, she drew them to and walked slowly towards a mirror.
pink
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From this reading Then a faint tinge of pink crept into her cheeks, and a softness that became her into her eyes.
prairie
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From this reading WITHAM RIDES AWAY The first of the snow was driving across the prairie before a bitter wind when Maud Barrington stood by a window of the Grange looking out into the night.
rattled
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From this reading The double casements rattled, the curtains behind her moved with the icy draughts, until, growing weary of watching the white flakes whirl past, she drew them to and walked slowly towards a mirror.
RIDES
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From this reading WITHAM RIDES AWAY The first of the snow was driving across the prairie before a bitter wind when Maud Barrington stood by a window of the Grange looking out into the night.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maud Barrington was not unduly vain, but it was some time before she seemed contented, and one would have surmised that she desired to appear her best that night.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The double casements rattled, the curtains behind her moved with the icy draughts, until, growing weary of watching the white flakes whirl past, she drew them to and walked slowly towards a mirror.
shook
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From this reading They, however, grew critical as she smoothed back a tress of lustrous hair a trifle from her forehead, straightened the laces at neck and wrist, and shook into more flowing lines the long black dress.
slowly
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From this reading The double casements rattled, the curtains behind her moved with the icy draughts, until, growing weary of watching the white flakes whirl past, she drew them to and walked slowly towards a mirror.
smoothed
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From this reading They, however, grew critical as she smoothed back a tress of lustrous hair a trifle from her forehead, straightened the laces at neck and wrist, and shook into more flowing lines the long black dress.
snow
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From this reading WITHAM RIDES AWAY The first of the snow was driving across the prairie before a bitter wind when Maud Barrington stood by a window of the Grange looking out into the night.
softness
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From this reading Then a faint tinge of pink crept into her cheeks, and a softness that became her into her eyes.
some
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From this reading Maud Barrington was not unduly vain, but it was some time before she seemed contented, and one would have surmised that she desired to appear her best that night.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WITHAM RIDES AWAY The first of the snow was driving across the prairie before a bitter wind when Maud Barrington stood by a window of the Grange looking out into the night.
straightened
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From this reading They, however, grew critical as she smoothed back a tress of lustrous hair a trifle from her forehead, straightened the laces at neck and wrist, and shook into more flowing lines the long black dress.
surmised
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From this reading Maud Barrington was not unduly vain, but it was some time before she seemed contented, and one would have surmised that she desired to appear her best that night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then a faint tinge of pink crept into her cheeks, and a softness that became her into her eyes.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WITHAM RIDES AWAY The first of the snow was driving across the prairie before a bitter wind when Maud Barrington stood by a window of the Grange looking out into the night.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The double casements rattled, the curtains behind her moved with the icy draughts, until, growing weary of watching the white flakes whirl past, she drew them to and walked slowly towards a mirror.
Then
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From this reading Then a faint tinge of pink crept into her cheeks, and a softness that became her into her eyes.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They, however, grew critical as she smoothed back a tress of lustrous hair a trifle from her forehead, straightened the laces at neck and wrist, and shook into more flowing lines the long black dress.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maud Barrington was not unduly vain, but it was some time before she seemed contented, and one would have surmised that she desired to appear her best that night.
tinge
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From this reading Then a faint tinge of pink crept into her cheeks, and a softness that became her into her eyes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The double casements rattled, the curtains behind her moved with the icy draughts, until, growing weary of watching the white flakes whirl past, she drew them to and walked slowly towards a mirror.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The double casements rattled, the curtains behind her moved with the icy draughts, until, growing weary of watching the white flakes whirl past, she drew them to and walked slowly towards a mirror.
tress
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From this reading They, however, grew critical as she smoothed back a tress of lustrous hair a trifle from her forehead, straightened the laces at neck and wrist, and shook into more flowing lines the long black dress.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading They, however, grew critical as she smoothed back a tress of lustrous hair a trifle from her forehead, straightened the laces at neck and wrist, and shook into more flowing lines the long black dress.
unduly
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From this reading Maud Barrington was not unduly vain, but it was some time before she seemed contented, and one would have surmised that she desired to appear her best that night.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The double casements rattled, the curtains behind her moved with the icy draughts, until, growing weary of watching the white flakes whirl past, she drew them to and walked slowly towards a mirror.
vain
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From this reading Maud Barrington was not unduly vain, but it was some time before she seemed contented, and one would have surmised that she desired to appear her best that night.
walked
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From this reading The double casements rattled, the curtains behind her moved with the icy draughts, until, growing weary of watching the white flakes whirl past, she drew them to and walked slowly towards a mirror.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WITHAM RIDES AWAY The first of the snow was driving across the prairie before a bitter wind when Maud Barrington stood by a window of the Grange looking out into the night.
watching
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From this reading The double casements rattled, the curtains behind her moved with the icy draughts, until, growing weary of watching the white flakes whirl past, she drew them to and walked slowly towards a mirror.
weary
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From this reading The double casements rattled, the curtains behind her moved with the icy draughts, until, growing weary of watching the white flakes whirl past, she drew them to and walked slowly towards a mirror.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WITHAM RIDES AWAY The first of the snow was driving across the prairie before a bitter wind when Maud Barrington stood by a window of the Grange looking out into the night.
whirl
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From this reading The double casements rattled, the curtains behind her moved with the icy draughts, until, growing weary of watching the white flakes whirl past, she drew them to and walked slowly towards a mirror.
white
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From this reading The double casements rattled, the curtains behind her moved with the icy draughts, until, growing weary of watching the white flakes whirl past, she drew them to and walked slowly towards a mirror.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WITHAM RIDES AWAY The first of the snow was driving across the prairie before a bitter wind when Maud Barrington stood by a window of the Grange looking out into the night.
window
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From this reading WITHAM RIDES AWAY The first of the snow was driving across the prairie before a bitter wind when Maud Barrington stood by a window of the Grange looking out into the night.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The double casements rattled, the curtains behind her moved with the icy draughts, until, growing weary of watching the white flakes whirl past, she drew them to and walked slowly towards a mirror.
WITHAM
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From this reading WITHAM RIDES AWAY The first of the snow was driving across the prairie before a bitter wind when Maud Barrington stood by a window of the Grange looking out into the night.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Maud Barrington was not unduly vain, but it was some time before she seemed contented, and one would have surmised that she desired to appear her best that night.
wrist
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From this reading They, however, grew critical as she smoothed back a tress of lustrous hair a trifle from her forehead, straightened the laces at neck and wrist, and shook into more flowing lines the long black dress.
