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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 It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
abroad
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From this reading Our young woman stood near it for some time, her hands clasped behind her; she gazed abroad with the vagueness of unrest.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Isabel came back to Florence, but only after several months; an interval sufficiently replete with incident.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
air
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From this reading The tall window was open, and though its green shutters were partly drawn the bright air of the garden had come in through a broad interstice and filled the room with warmth and perfume.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was alone on this occasion, in one of the smaller of the numerous rooms devoted by Mrs. Touchett to social uses, and there was that in her expression and attitude which would have suggested that she was expecting a visitor.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Isabel came back to Florence, but only after several months; an interval sufficiently replete with incident.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
attention
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From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
attitude
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From this reading She was alone on this occasion, in one of the smaller of the numerous rooms devoted by Mrs. Touchett to social uses, and there was that in her expression and attitude which would have suggested that she was expecting a visitor.
back
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From this reading Isabel came back to Florence, but only after several months; an interval sufficiently replete with incident.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Our young woman stood near it for some time, her hands clasped behind her; she gazed abroad with the vagueness of unrest.
bright
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From this reading The tall window was open, and though its green shutters were partly drawn the bright air of the garden had come in through a broad interstice and filled the room with warmth and perfume.
broad
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From this reading The tall window was open, and though its green shutters were partly drawn the bright air of the garden had come in through a broad interstice and filled the room with warmth and perfume.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Isabel came back to Florence, but only after several months; an interval sufficiently replete with incident.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was alone on this occasion, in one of the smaller of the numerous rooms devoted by Mrs. Touchett to social uses, and there was that in her expression and attitude which would have suggested that she was expecting a visitor.
came
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From this reading Isabel came back to Florence, but only after several months; an interval sufficiently replete with incident.
certain
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From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
clasped
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From this reading Our young woman stood near it for some time, her hands clasped behind her; she gazed abroad with the vagueness of unrest.
closely
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From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tall window was open, and though its green shutters were partly drawn the bright air of the garden had come in through a broad interstice and filled the room with warmth and perfume.
concerned
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From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
Crescentini
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From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
date
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From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
day
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From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
devoted
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From this reading She was alone on this occasion, in one of the smaller of the numerous rooms devoted by Mrs. Touchett to social uses, and there was that in her expression and attitude which would have suggested that she was expecting a visitor.
drawn
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From this reading The tall window was open, and though its green shutters were partly drawn the bright air of the garden had come in through a broad interstice and filled the room with warmth and perfume.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
engaged
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From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading She was alone on this occasion, in one of the smaller of the numerous rooms devoted by Mrs. Touchett to social uses, and there was that in her expression and attitude which would have suggested that she was expecting a visitor.
expression
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From this reading She was alone on this occasion, in one of the smaller of the numerous rooms devoted by Mrs. Touchett to social uses, and there was that in her expression and attitude which would have suggested that she was expecting a visitor.
filled
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From this reading The tall window was open, and though its green shutters were partly drawn the bright air of the garden had come in through a broad interstice and filled the room with warmth and perfume.
Florence
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From this reading Isabel came back to Florence, but only after several months; an interval sufficiently replete with incident.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Our young woman stood near it for some time, her hands clasped behind her; she gazed abroad with the vagueness of unrest.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
garden
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From this reading The tall window was open, and though its green shutters were partly drawn the bright air of the garden had come in through a broad interstice and filled the room with warmth and perfume.
gazed
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From this reading Our young woman stood near it for some time, her hands clasped behind her; she gazed abroad with the vagueness of unrest.
green
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From this reading The tall window was open, and though its green shutters were partly drawn the bright air of the garden had come in through a broad interstice and filled the room with warmth and perfume.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The tall window was open, and though its green shutters were partly drawn the bright air of the garden had come in through a broad interstice and filled the room with warmth and perfume.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Our young woman stood near it for some time, her hands clasped behind her; she gazed abroad with the vagueness of unrest.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was alone on this occasion, in one of the smaller of the numerous rooms devoted by Mrs. Touchett to social uses, and there was that in her expression and attitude which would have suggested that she was expecting a visitor.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
incident
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From this reading Isabel came back to Florence, but only after several months; an interval sufficiently replete with incident.
incidents
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From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
interstice
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From this reading The tall window was open, and though its green shutters were partly drawn the bright air of the garden had come in through a broad interstice and filled the room with warmth and perfume.
interval
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From this reading Isabel came back to Florence, but only after several months; an interval sufficiently replete with incident.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
Isabel
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From this reading Isabel came back to Florence, but only after several months; an interval sufficiently replete with incident.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The tall window was open, and though its green shutters were partly drawn the bright air of the garden had come in through a broad interstice and filled the room with warmth and perfume.
just
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From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
late
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From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
months
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From this reading Isabel came back to Florence, but only after several months; an interval sufficiently replete with incident.
Mrs
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From this reading She was alone on this occasion, in one of the smaller of the numerous rooms devoted by Mrs. Touchett to social uses, and there was that in her expression and attitude which would have suggested that she was expecting a visitor.
narrated
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From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
near
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From this reading Our young woman stood near it for some time, her hands clasped behind her; she gazed abroad with the vagueness of unrest.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
numerous
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From this reading She was alone on this occasion, in one of the smaller of the numerous rooms devoted by Mrs. Touchett to social uses, and there was that in her expression and attitude which would have suggested that she was expecting a visitor.
occasion
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From this reading She was alone on this occasion, in one of the smaller of the numerous rooms devoted by Mrs. Touchett to social uses, and there was that in her expression and attitude which would have suggested that she was expecting a visitor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was alone on this occasion, in one of the smaller of the numerous rooms devoted by Mrs. Touchett to social uses, and there was that in her expression and attitude which would have suggested that she was expecting a visitor.
only
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From this reading Isabel came back to Florence, but only after several months; an interval sufficiently replete with incident.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The tall window was open, and though its green shutters were partly drawn the bright air of the garden had come in through a broad interstice and filled the room with warmth and perfume.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
Palazzo
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From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
partly
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From this reading The tall window was open, and though its green shutters were partly drawn the bright air of the garden had come in through a broad interstice and filled the room with warmth and perfume.
perfume
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From this reading The tall window was open, and though its green shutters were partly drawn the bright air of the garden had come in through a broad interstice and filled the room with warmth and perfume.
replete
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From this reading Isabel came back to Florence, but only after several months; an interval sufficiently replete with incident.
return
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From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
room
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From this reading The tall window was open, and though its green shutters were partly drawn the bright air of the garden had come in through a broad interstice and filled the room with warmth and perfume.
rooms
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From this reading She was alone on this occasion, in one of the smaller of the numerous rooms devoted by Mrs. Touchett to social uses, and there was that in her expression and attitude which would have suggested that she was expecting a visitor.
several
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From this reading Isabel came back to Florence, but only after several months; an interval sufficiently replete with incident.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was alone on this occasion, in one of the smaller of the numerous rooms devoted by Mrs. Touchett to social uses, and there was that in her expression and attitude which would have suggested that she was expecting a visitor.
shortly
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From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
shutters
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From this reading The tall window was open, and though its green shutters were partly drawn the bright air of the garden had come in through a broad interstice and filled the room with warmth and perfume.
smaller
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From this reading She was alone on this occasion, in one of the smaller of the numerous rooms devoted by Mrs. Touchett to social uses, and there was that in her expression and attitude which would have suggested that she was expecting a visitor.
social
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From this reading She was alone on this occasion, in one of the smaller of the numerous rooms devoted by Mrs. Touchett to social uses, and there was that in her expression and attitude which would have suggested that she was expecting a visitor.
some
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From this reading Our young woman stood near it for some time, her hands clasped behind her; she gazed abroad with the vagueness of unrest.
spring-time
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From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our young woman stood near it for some time, her hands clasped behind her; she gazed abroad with the vagueness of unrest.
sufficiently
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From this reading Isabel came back to Florence, but only after several months; an interval sufficiently replete with incident.
suggested
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From this reading She was alone on this occasion, in one of the smaller of the numerous rooms devoted by Mrs. Touchett to social uses, and there was that in her expression and attitude which would have suggested that she was expecting a visitor.
tall
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From this reading The tall window was open, and though its green shutters were partly drawn the bright air of the garden had come in through a broad interstice and filled the room with warmth and perfume.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
there
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From this reading She was alone on this occasion, in one of the smaller of the numerous rooms devoted by Mrs. Touchett to social uses, and there was that in her expression and attitude which would have suggested that she was expecting a visitor.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The tall window was open, and though its green shutters were partly drawn the bright air of the garden had come in through a broad interstice and filled the room with warmth and perfume.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The tall window was open, and though its green shutters were partly drawn the bright air of the garden had come in through a broad interstice and filled the room with warmth and perfume.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our young woman stood near it for some time, her hands clasped behind her; she gazed abroad with the vagueness of unrest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Isabel came back to Florence, but only after several months; an interval sufficiently replete with incident.
Touchett
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From this reading She was alone on this occasion, in one of the smaller of the numerous rooms devoted by Mrs. Touchett to social uses, and there was that in her expression and attitude which would have suggested that she was expecting a visitor.
unrest
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From this reading Our young woman stood near it for some time, her hands clasped behind her; she gazed abroad with the vagueness of unrest.
uses
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From this reading She was alone on this occasion, in one of the smaller of the numerous rooms devoted by Mrs. Touchett to social uses, and there was that in her expression and attitude which would have suggested that she was expecting a visitor.
vagueness
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From this reading Our young woman stood near it for some time, her hands clasped behind her; she gazed abroad with the vagueness of unrest.
visitor
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From this reading She was alone on this occasion, in one of the smaller of the numerous rooms devoted by Mrs. Touchett to social uses, and there was that in her expression and attitude which would have suggested that she was expecting a visitor.
warmth
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From this reading The tall window was open, and though its green shutters were partly drawn the bright air of the garden had come in through a broad interstice and filled the room with warmth and perfume.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was alone on this occasion, in one of the smaller of the numerous rooms devoted by Mrs. Touchett to social uses, and there was that in her expression and attitude which would have suggested that she was expecting a visitor.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The tall window was open, and though its green shutters were partly drawn the bright air of the garden had come in through a broad interstice and filled the room with warmth and perfume.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was alone on this occasion, in one of the smaller of the numerous rooms devoted by Mrs. Touchett to social uses, and there was that in her expression and attitude which would have suggested that she was expecting a visitor.
window
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From this reading The tall window was open, and though its green shutters were partly drawn the bright air of the garden had come in through a broad interstice and filled the room with warmth and perfume.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Isabel came back to Florence, but only after several months; an interval sufficiently replete with incident.
woman
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From this reading Our young woman stood near it for some time, her hands clasped behind her; she gazed abroad with the vagueness of unrest.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was alone on this occasion, in one of the smaller of the numerous rooms devoted by Mrs. Touchett to social uses, and there was that in her expression and attitude which would have suggested that she was expecting a visitor.
year
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From this reading It is not, however, during this interval that we are closely concerned with her; our attention is engaged again on a certain day in the late spring-time, shortly after her return to Palazzo Crescentini and a year from the date of the incidents just narrated.
young
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From this reading Our young woman stood near it for some time, her hands clasped behind her; she gazed abroad with the vagueness of unrest.
