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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 His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I must see whose!”--and hurrying, on this, to the front, he presently again vanished.
air
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From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
almost
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From this reading Her hovering thought was so vivid that you might almost have traced it in sound.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I must see whose!”--and hurrying, on this, to the front, he presently again vanished.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
charmingly
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From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
Chivers
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From this reading Chivers was hardly less struck.
companion
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From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
curiosity
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From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
desperate
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From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
detached
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From this reading Impressed, in her divided state, with a small framed plaque of enamel, she impulsively detached it from the wall and examined it with hungry tenderness.
disgustnounUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Impressed, in her divided state, with a small framed plaque of enamel, she impulsively detached it from the wall and examined it with hungry tenderness.
doubt
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From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
enamel
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From this reading Impressed, in her divided state, with a small framed plaque of enamel, she impulsively detached it from the wall and examined it with hungry tenderness.
examined
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From this reading Impressed, in her divided state, with a small framed plaque of enamel, she impulsively detached it from the wall and examined it with hungry tenderness.
framed
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From this reading Impressed, in her divided state, with a small framed plaque of enamel, she impulsively detached it from the wall and examined it with hungry tenderness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Impressed, in her divided state, with a small framed plaque of enamel, she impulsively detached it from the wall and examined it with hungry tenderness.
front
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From this reading “I must see whose!”--and hurrying, on this, to the front, he presently again vanished.
happy
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From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
hardly
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From this reading Chivers was hardly less struck.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I must see whose!”--and hurrying, on this, to the front, he presently again vanished.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
hovering
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From this reading Her hovering thought was so vivid that you might almost have traced it in sound.
hungry
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From this reading Impressed, in her divided state, with a small framed plaque of enamel, she impulsively detached it from the wall and examined it with hungry tenderness.
hurrying
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From this reading “I must see whose!”--and hurrying, on this, to the front, he presently again vanished.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I must see whose!”--and hurrying, on this, to the front, he presently again vanished.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
Impressed
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From this reading Impressed, in her divided state, with a small framed plaque of enamel, she impulsively detached it from the wall and examined it with hungry tenderness.
impulsively
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From this reading Impressed, in her divided state, with a small framed plaque of enamel, she impulsively detached it from the wall and examined it with hungry tenderness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Impressed, in her divided state, with a small framed plaque of enamel, she impulsively detached it from the wall and examined it with hungry tenderness.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
less
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From this reading Chivers was hardly less struck.
lively
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From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Her hovering thought was so vivid that you might almost have traced it in sound.
mingled
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From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
minute
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From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
motions
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From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
much
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From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must see whose!”--and hurrying, on this, to the front, he presently again vanished.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
oddly
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From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I must see whose!”--and hurrying, on this, to the front, he presently again vanished.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
plaque
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From this reading Impressed, in her divided state, with a small framed plaque of enamel, she impulsively detached it from the wall and examined it with hungry tenderness.
possession
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From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
presently
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From this reading “I must see whose!”--and hurrying, on this, to the front, he presently again vanished.
see
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From this reading “I must see whose!”--and hurrying, on this, to the front, he presently again vanished.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Impressed, in her divided state, with a small framed plaque of enamel, she impulsively detached it from the wall and examined it with hungry tenderness.
small
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From this reading Impressed, in her divided state, with a small framed plaque of enamel, she impulsively detached it from the wall and examined it with hungry tenderness.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
sound
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From this reading Her hovering thought was so vivid that you might almost have traced it in sound.
state
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From this reading Impressed, in her divided state, with a small framed plaque of enamel, she impulsively detached it from the wall and examined it with hungry tenderness.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chivers was hardly less struck.
surrender
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From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
tenderness
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From this reading Impressed, in her divided state, with a small framed plaque of enamel, she impulsively detached it from the wall and examined it with hungry tenderness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her hovering thought was so vivid that you might almost have traced it in sound.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I must see whose!”--and hurrying, on this, to the front, he presently again vanished.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I must see whose!”--and hurrying, on this, to the front, he presently again vanished.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her hovering thought was so vivid that you might almost have traced it in sound.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I must see whose!”--and hurrying, on this, to the front, he presently again vanished.
traced
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From this reading Her hovering thought was so vivid that you might almost have traced it in sound.
vanished
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From this reading “I must see whose!”--and hurrying, on this, to the front, he presently again vanished.
vivid
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From this reading Her hovering thought was so vivid that you might almost have traced it in sound.
wall
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From this reading Impressed, in her divided state, with a small framed plaque of enamel, she impulsively detached it from the wall and examined it with hungry tenderness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Chivers was hardly less struck.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading “I must see whose!”--and hurrying, on this, to the front, he presently again vanished.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading His companion, left alone, stood a minute with an air in which happy possession was oddly and charmingly mingled with desperate surrender; so much as to have left you in doubt if the next of her lively motions were curiosity or disgust.
