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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 And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
agitated
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From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
all
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From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
anxious
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From this reading She, at least, she was anxious to note, had not been to blame.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She, at least, she was anxious to note, had not been to blame.
Bee's
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From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She, at least, she was anxious to note, had not been to blame.
Betty
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From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
Betty's
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From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
blame
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From this reading She, at least, she was anxious to note, had not been to blame.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was found there by the maid who put things in order next morning, when she called the young visitor.
called
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From this reading It was found there by the maid who put things in order next morning, when she called the young visitor.
came
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From this reading “Here’s a letter that came last night, and you have never opened it,” said the maid, half reproachfully.
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
concealed
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From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
expressing
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From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was found there by the maid who put things in order next morning, when she called the young visitor.
froid
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From this reading Betty took it with great _sang froid_.
full
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From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Betty took it with great _sang froid_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here’s a letter that came last night, and you have never opened it,” said the maid, half reproachfully.
handkerchiefs
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From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Here’s a letter that came last night, and you have never opened it,” said the maid, half reproachfully.
Here's
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From this reading “Here’s a letter that came last night, and you have never opened it,” said the maid, half reproachfully.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was found there by the maid who put things in order next morning, when she called the young visitor.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was found there by the maid who put things in order next morning, when she called the young visitor.
laced
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From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here’s a letter that came last night, and you have never opened it,” said the maid, half reproachfully.
lay
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From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She, at least, she was anxious to note, had not been to blame.
letter
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From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
maid
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From this reading It was found there by the maid who put things in order next morning, when she called the young visitor.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
more
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From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was found there by the maid who put things in order next morning, when she called the young visitor.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here’s a letter that came last night, and you have never opened it,” said the maid, half reproachfully.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was found there by the maid who put things in order next morning, when she called the young visitor.
night
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From this reading “Here’s a letter that came last night, and you have never opened it,” said the maid, half reproachfully.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She, at least, she was anxious to note, had not been to blame.
note
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From this reading She, at least, she was anxious to note, had not been to blame.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
opened
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From this reading “Here’s a letter that came last night, and you have never opened it,” said the maid, half reproachfully.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was found there by the maid who put things in order next morning, when she called the young visitor.
out
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From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
pretty
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From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
put
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From this reading It was found there by the maid who put things in order next morning, when she called the young visitor.
reproachfully
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From this reading “Here’s a letter that came last night, and you have never opened it,” said the maid, half reproachfully.
sachet
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From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
said
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From this reading “Here’s a letter that came last night, and you have never opened it,” said the maid, half reproachfully.
sang
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From this reading Betty took it with great _sang froid_.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
state
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From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
table
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From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
there
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From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
things
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From this reading It was found there by the maid who put things in order next morning, when she called the young visitor.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Betty took it with great _sang froid_.
tremulous
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From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
trouble
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From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
visitor
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From this reading It was found there by the maid who put things in order next morning, when she called the young visitor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was found there by the maid who put things in order next morning, when she called the young visitor.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was found there by the maid who put things in order next morning, when she called the young visitor.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was found there by the maid who put things in order next morning, when she called the young visitor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Betty took it with great _sang froid_.
wonderings
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From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet all this time there lay upon Betty’s table, concealed under the pretty laced handkerchiefs which she had pulled out of their sachet to choose one for the party, Bee’s little tremulous letter, expressing a state of mind more agitated than that of Betty, and full of wonderings and trouble.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Here’s a letter that came last night, and you have never opened it,” said the maid, half reproachfully.
young
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From this reading It was found there by the maid who put things in order next morning, when she called the young visitor.
