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16
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From this reading I was aroused from the brown study into which I had fallen by the sound of a loud voice at the rear of Number 16, and presently heard also Kitty's summons for me to come.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
also
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From this reading I was aroused from the brown study into which I had fallen by the sound of a loud voice at the rear of Number 16, and presently heard also Kitty's summons for me to come.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
Annie
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From this reading I found her undertaking to remove from the hands of Annie, her ponderous black cook, a musket which the latter was attempting to rest over the window sill of the kitchen.
aroused
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From this reading I was aroused from the brown study into which I had fallen by the sound of a loud voice at the rear of Number 16, and presently heard also Kitty's summons for me to come.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
attempting
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From this reading I found her undertaking to remove from the hands of Annie, her ponderous black cook, a musket which the latter was attempting to rest over the window sill of the kitchen.
ball
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From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
black
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From this reading I found her undertaking to remove from the hands of Annie, her ponderous black cook, a musket which the latter was attempting to rest over the window sill of the kitchen.
brack
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From this reading "Thar he goes now, the brack rascal!" cried Annie, down whose sable countenance large tears were coursing.
brown
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From this reading I was aroused from the brown study into which I had fallen by the sound of a loud voice at the rear of Number 16, and presently heard also Kitty's summons for me to come.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was aroused from the brown study into which I had fallen by the sound of a loud voice at the rear of Number 16, and presently heard also Kitty's summons for me to come.
call
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From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
Club
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From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was aroused from the brown study into which I had fallen by the sound of a loud voice at the rear of Number 16, and presently heard also Kitty's summons for me to come.
committee
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From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
conclusion
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From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
cook
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From this reading I found her undertaking to remove from the hands of Annie, her ponderous black cook, a musket which the latter was attempting to rest over the window sill of the kitchen.
countenance
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From this reading "Thar he goes now, the brack rascal!" cried Annie, down whose sable countenance large tears were coursing.
coursing
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From this reading "Thar he goes now, the brack rascal!" cried Annie, down whose sable countenance large tears were coursing.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Thar he goes now, the brack rascal!" cried Annie, down whose sable countenance large tears were coursing.
dinner
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From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
down
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From this reading "Thar he goes now, the brack rascal!" cried Annie, down whose sable countenance large tears were coursing.
fallen
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From this reading I was aroused from the brown study into which I had fallen by the sound of a loud voice at the rear of Number 16, and presently heard also Kitty's summons for me to come.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found her undertaking to remove from the hands of Annie, her ponderous black cook, a musket which the latter was attempting to rest over the window sill of the kitchen.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was aroused from the brown study into which I had fallen by the sound of a loud voice at the rear of Number 16, and presently heard also Kitty's summons for me to come.
get
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From this reading "Lemme get one good shot at him.
GIRL
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From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
goes
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From this reading "Thar he goes now, the brack rascal!" cried Annie, down whose sable countenance large tears were coursing.
gone
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From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Lemme get one good shot at him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was aroused from the brown study into which I had fallen by the sound of a loud voice at the rear of Number 16, and presently heard also Kitty's summons for me to come.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading I found her undertaking to remove from the hands of Annie, her ponderous black cook, a musket which the latter was attempting to rest over the window sill of the kitchen.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
heard
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From this reading I was aroused from the brown study into which I had fallen by the sound of a loud voice at the rear of Number 16, and presently heard also Kitty's summons for me to come.
HEART
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From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I found her undertaking to remove from the hands of Annie, her ponderous black cook, a musket which the latter was attempting to rest over the window sill of the kitchen.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Lemme get one good shot at him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I was aroused from the brown study into which I had fallen by the sound of a loud voice at the rear of Number 16, and presently heard also Kitty's summons for me to come.
kitchen
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From this reading I found her undertaking to remove from the hands of Annie, her ponderous black cook, a musket which the latter was attempting to rest over the window sill of the kitchen.
Kitty's
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From this reading I was aroused from the brown study into which I had fallen by the sound of a loud voice at the rear of Number 16, and presently heard also Kitty's summons for me to come.
large
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From this reading "Thar he goes now, the brack rascal!" cried Annie, down whose sable countenance large tears were coursing.
latter
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From this reading I found her undertaking to remove from the hands of Annie, her ponderous black cook, a musket which the latter was attempting to rest over the window sill of the kitchen.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
Lemme
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From this reading "Lemme get one good shot at him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
loud
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From this reading I was aroused from the brown study into which I had fallen by the sound of a loud voice at the rear of Number 16, and presently heard also Kitty's summons for me to come.
Major
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From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was aroused from the brown study into which I had fallen by the sound of a loud voice at the rear of Number 16, and presently heard also Kitty's summons for me to come.
musketnounUS /ˈmusket/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I found her undertaking to remove from the hands of Annie, her ponderous black cook, a musket which the latter was attempting to rest over the window sill of the kitchen.
now
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From this reading "Thar he goes now, the brack rascal!" cried Annie, down whose sable countenance large tears were coursing.
Number
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From this reading I was aroused from the brown study into which I had fallen by the sound of a loud voice at the rear of Number 16, and presently heard also Kitty's summons for me to come.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
officers
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From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
Orme
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From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
ponderous
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From this reading I found her undertaking to remove from the hands of Annie, her ponderous black cook, a musket which the latter was attempting to rest over the window sill of the kitchen.
preparations
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From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
presently
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From this reading I was aroused from the brown study into which I had fallen by the sound of a loud voice at the rear of Number 16, and presently heard also Kitty's summons for me to come.
quarters
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From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
rascal
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From this reading "Thar he goes now, the brack rascal!" cried Annie, down whose sable countenance large tears were coursing.
rear
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From this reading I was aroused from the brown study into which I had fallen by the sound of a loud voice at the rear of Number 16, and presently heard also Kitty's summons for me to come.
remove
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From this reading I found her undertaking to remove from the hands of Annie, her ponderous black cook, a musket which the latter was attempting to rest over the window sill of the kitchen.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found her undertaking to remove from the hands of Annie, her ponderous black cook, a musket which the latter was attempting to rest over the window sill of the kitchen.
sable
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From this reading "Thar he goes now, the brack rascal!" cried Annie, down whose sable countenance large tears were coursing.
shot
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From this reading "Lemme get one good shot at him.
sill
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From this reading I found her undertaking to remove from the hands of Annie, her ponderous black cook, a musket which the latter was attempting to rest over the window sill of the kitchen.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
soon
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From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
sound
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From this reading I was aroused from the brown study into which I had fallen by the sound of a loud voice at the rear of Number 16, and presently heard also Kitty's summons for me to come.
spent
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From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
Stevenson
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From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
study
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From this reading I was aroused from the brown study into which I had fallen by the sound of a loud voice at the rear of Number 16, and presently heard also Kitty's summons for me to come.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading I was aroused from the brown study into which I had fallen by the sound of a loud voice at the rear of Number 16, and presently heard also Kitty's summons for me to come.
tears
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From this reading "Thar he goes now, the brack rascal!" cried Annie, down whose sable countenance large tears were coursing.
Thar
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From this reading "Thar he goes now, the brack rascal!" cried Annie, down whose sable countenance large tears were coursing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
undertakingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ/
a serious task, project, or venture that someone agrees to do
From this reading I found her undertaking to remove from the hands of Annie, her ponderous black cook, a musket which the latter was attempting to rest over the window sill of the kitchen.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
voice
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From this reading I was aroused from the brown study into which I had fallen by the sound of a loud voice at the rear of Number 16, and presently heard also Kitty's summons for me to come.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was aroused from the brown study into which I had fallen by the sound of a loud voice at the rear of Number 16, and presently heard also Kitty's summons for me to come.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Thar he goes now, the brack rascal!" cried Annie, down whose sable countenance large tears were coursing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was aroused from the brown study into which I had fallen by the sound of a loud voice at the rear of Number 16, and presently heard also Kitty's summons for me to come.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "Thar he goes now, the brack rascal!" cried Annie, down whose sable countenance large tears were coursing.
Williams
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From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
window
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From this reading I found her undertaking to remove from the hands of Annie, her ponderous black cook, a musket which the latter was attempting to rest over the window sill of the kitchen.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE HEART Captain Stevenson left us soon after dinner, he being one of the officers' committee on preparations for the ball, so that I spent a little time alone at his quarters, Orme and Major Williams having gone over to the Officers' Club at the conclusion of their call.
