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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 When she came out of his room, where there was a certain meaning in her presence, she seemed to pass into the region of dreams.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
absence
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From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
accustomed
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From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
altogether
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From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was taken upstairs to refresh herself and rest, into the smaller of two bedrooms which were over Charlie’s room, the other of which was occupied by Mrs. Leigh.
arts
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From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And she was taken downstairs to dine with that lady _tête-a-tête_ at the small shining table.
bedrooms
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From this reading She was taken upstairs to refresh herself and rest, into the smaller of two bedrooms which were over Charlie’s room, the other of which was occupied by Mrs. Leigh.
Bee
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From this reading Bee saw no more of Charlie that night.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
big
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From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
boys
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From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was taken upstairs to refresh herself and rest, into the smaller of two bedrooms which were over Charlie’s room, the other of which was occupied by Mrs. Leigh.
came
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From this reading When she came out of his room, where there was a certain meaning in her presence, she seemed to pass into the region of dreams.
certain
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From this reading When she came out of his room, where there was a certain meaning in her presence, she seemed to pass into the region of dreams.
character
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From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
Charlie
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From this reading Bee saw no more of Charlie that night.
Charlie's
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From this reading She was taken upstairs to refresh herself and rest, into the smaller of two bedrooms which were over Charlie’s room, the other of which was occupied by Mrs. Leigh.
conciseness
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From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
curious
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From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
decorative
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From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
dine
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From this reading And she was taken downstairs to dine with that lady _tête-a-tête_ at the small shining table.
downstairs
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From this reading And she was taken downstairs to dine with that lady _tête-a-tête_ at the small shining table.
drapery
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From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
dreams
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From this reading When she came out of his room, where there was a certain meaning in her presence, she seemed to pass into the region of dreams.
elegant
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From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
flutter
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From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
gave
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From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
general
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From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she came out of his room, where there was a certain meaning in her presence, she seemed to pass into the region of dreams.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was taken upstairs to refresh herself and rest, into the smaller of two bedrooms which were over Charlie’s room, the other of which was occupied by Mrs. Leigh.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When she came out of his room, where there was a certain meaning in her presence, she seemed to pass into the region of dreams.
house
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From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When she came out of his room, where there was a certain meaning in her presence, she seemed to pass into the region of dreams.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When she came out of his room, where there was a certain meaning in her presence, she seemed to pass into the region of dreams.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
lady
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From this reading And she was taken downstairs to dine with that lady _tête-a-tête_ at the small shining table.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
Leigh
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From this reading She was taken upstairs to refresh herself and rest, into the smaller of two bedrooms which were over Charlie’s room, the other of which was occupied by Mrs. Leigh.
litter
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From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
masculine
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From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
meaning
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From this reading When she came out of his room, where there was a certain meaning in her presence, she seemed to pass into the region of dreams.
men
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From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
more
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From this reading Bee saw no more of Charlie that night.
Mrs
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From this reading She was taken upstairs to refresh herself and rest, into the smaller of two bedrooms which were over Charlie’s room, the other of which was occupied by Mrs. Leigh.
night
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From this reading Bee saw no more of Charlie that night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Bee saw no more of Charlie that night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
nowadays
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From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
occupied
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From this reading She was taken upstairs to refresh herself and rest, into the smaller of two bedrooms which were over Charlie’s room, the other of which was occupied by Mrs. Leigh.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bee saw no more of Charlie that night.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
other
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From this reading She was taken upstairs to refresh herself and rest, into the smaller of two bedrooms which were over Charlie’s room, the other of which was occupied by Mrs. Leigh.
out
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From this reading When she came out of his room, where there was a certain meaning in her presence, she seemed to pass into the region of dreams.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She was taken upstairs to refresh herself and rest, into the smaller of two bedrooms which were over Charlie’s room, the other of which was occupied by Mrs. Leigh.
pass
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From this reading When she came out of his room, where there was a certain meaning in her presence, she seemed to pass into the region of dreams.
presence
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From this reading When she came out of his room, where there was a certain meaning in her presence, she seemed to pass into the region of dreams.
rather
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From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
refresh
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From this reading She was taken upstairs to refresh herself and rest, into the smaller of two bedrooms which were over Charlie’s room, the other of which was occupied by Mrs. Leigh.
region
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From this reading When she came out of his room, where there was a certain meaning in her presence, she seemed to pass into the region of dreams.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was taken upstairs to refresh herself and rest, into the smaller of two bedrooms which were over Charlie’s room, the other of which was occupied by Mrs. Leigh.
room
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From this reading When she came out of his room, where there was a certain meaning in her presence, she seemed to pass into the region of dreams.
saw
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From this reading Bee saw no more of Charlie that night.
scorn
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From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she came out of his room, where there was a certain meaning in her presence, she seemed to pass into the region of dreams.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she came out of his room, where there was a certain meaning in her presence, she seemed to pass into the region of dreams.
shining
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From this reading And she was taken downstairs to dine with that lady _tête-a-tête_ at the small shining table.
small
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From this reading And she was taken downstairs to dine with that lady _tête-a-tête_ at the small shining table.
smaller
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From this reading She was taken upstairs to refresh herself and rest, into the smaller of two bedrooms which were over Charlie’s room, the other of which was occupied by Mrs. Leigh.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
table
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From this reading And she was taken downstairs to dine with that lady _tête-a-tête_ at the small shining table.
taken
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From this reading She was taken upstairs to refresh herself and rest, into the smaller of two bedrooms which were over Charlie’s room, the other of which was occupied by Mrs. Leigh.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bee saw no more of Charlie that night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When she came out of his room, where there was a certain meaning in her presence, she seemed to pass into the region of dreams.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
there
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From this reading When she came out of his room, where there was a certain meaning in her presence, she seemed to pass into the region of dreams.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When she came out of his room, where there was a certain meaning in her presence, she seemed to pass into the region of dreams.
two
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From this reading She was taken upstairs to refresh herself and rest, into the smaller of two bedrooms which were over Charlie’s room, the other of which was occupied by Mrs. Leigh.
tête-a-tête
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From this reading And she was taken downstairs to dine with that lady _tête-a-tête_ at the small shining table.
upstairs
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From this reading She was taken upstairs to refresh herself and rest, into the smaller of two bedrooms which were over Charlie’s room, the other of which was occupied by Mrs. Leigh.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she came out of his room, where there was a certain meaning in her presence, she seemed to pass into the region of dreams.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was taken upstairs to refresh herself and rest, into the smaller of two bedrooms which were over Charlie’s room, the other of which was occupied by Mrs. Leigh.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she came out of his room, where there was a certain meaning in her presence, she seemed to pass into the region of dreams.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When she came out of his room, where there was a certain meaning in her presence, she seemed to pass into the region of dreams.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was taken upstairs to refresh herself and rest, into the smaller of two bedrooms which were over Charlie’s room, the other of which was occupied by Mrs. Leigh.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And she was taken downstairs to dine with that lady _tête-a-tête_ at the small shining table.
young
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From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
æsthetic
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From this reading There was something about the little house altogether, a certain conciseness, an absence of drapery, and of the small elegant litter which is so general nowadays, which gave it a masculine character--or, at least, Bee, not accustomed to æsthetic young men, accustomed rather to big boys and their scorn of the decorative arts, thought so with a curious flutter of her being.
