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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 John Everett sat before the fire in his sister's cheerful little parlor for a full half hour without uttering a word.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "Strange that Margaret takes so little interest in her," this altruistic young person said to himself impatiently, as he glanced across at his sister, who sat cuddling her sleepy baby in her lap in the warm glow of the fireside.
air
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From this reading Mrs. Belknap was talking and laughing gayly with her husband, who stretched his slippered feet to the cheerful blaze with an air of huge content.
altruistic
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From this reading "Strange that Margaret takes so little interest in her," this altruistic young person said to himself impatiently, as he glanced across at his sister, who sat cuddling her sleepy baby in her lap in the warm glow of the fireside.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mrs. Belknap was talking and laughing gayly with her husband, who stretched his slippered feet to the cheerful blaze with an air of huge content.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was thinking particularly and persistently of Jane, of her proud, sensitive little face beneath its cloud of curling dark hair, of her shy, haughty eyes which refused to meet his own, of her curving mouth which so often quivered like a child's on the brink of heart-breaking sobs.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Strange that Margaret takes so little interest in her," this altruistic young person said to himself impatiently, as he glanced across at his sister, who sat cuddling her sleepy baby in her lap in the warm glow of the fireside.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Strange that Margaret takes so little interest in her," this altruistic young person said to himself impatiently, as he glanced across at his sister, who sat cuddling her sleepy baby in her lap in the warm glow of the fireside.
baby
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From this reading "Strange that Margaret takes so little interest in her," this altruistic young person said to himself impatiently, as he glanced across at his sister, who sat cuddling her sleepy baby in her lap in the warm glow of the fireside.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading John Everett sat before the fire in his sister's cheerful little parlor for a full half hour without uttering a word.
Belknap
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beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading He was thinking particularly and persistently of Jane, of her proud, sensitive little face beneath its cloud of curling dark hair, of her shy, haughty eyes which refused to meet his own, of her curving mouth which so often quivered like a child's on the brink of heart-breaking sobs.
blaze
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brink
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cheerful
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child's
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cloud
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content
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cuddling
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From this reading "Strange that Margaret takes so little interest in her," this altruistic young person said to himself impatiently, as he glanced across at his sister, who sat cuddling her sleepy baby in her lap in the warm glow of the fireside.
curling
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curving
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From this reading He was thinking particularly and persistently of Jane, of her proud, sensitive little face beneath its cloud of curling dark hair, of her shy, haughty eyes which refused to meet his own, of her curving mouth which so often quivered like a child's on the brink of heart-breaking sobs.
dark
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Everett
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eyes
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face
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feet
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fire
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fireside
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From this reading "Strange that Margaret takes so little interest in her," this altruistic young person said to himself impatiently, as he glanced across at his sister, who sat cuddling her sleepy baby in her lap in the warm glow of the fireside.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading John Everett sat before the fire in his sister's cheerful little parlor for a full half hour without uttering a word.
full
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From this reading John Everett sat before the fire in his sister's cheerful little parlor for a full half hour without uttering a word.
gayly
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From this reading Mrs. Belknap was talking and laughing gayly with her husband, who stretched his slippered feet to the cheerful blaze with an air of huge content.
girl's
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From this reading He wished that he knew more of the girl's history.
glanced
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From this reading "Strange that Margaret takes so little interest in her," this altruistic young person said to himself impatiently, as he glanced across at his sister, who sat cuddling her sleepy baby in her lap in the warm glow of the fireside.
glow
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From this reading "Strange that Margaret takes so little interest in her," this altruistic young person said to himself impatiently, as he glanced across at his sister, who sat cuddling her sleepy baby in her lap in the warm glow of the fireside.
hair
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From this reading He was thinking particularly and persistently of Jane, of her proud, sensitive little face beneath its cloud of curling dark hair, of her shy, haughty eyes which refused to meet his own, of her curving mouth which so often quivered like a child's on the brink of heart-breaking sobs.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Everett sat before the fire in his sister's cheerful little parlor for a full half hour without uttering a word.
haughty
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From this reading He was thinking particularly and persistently of Jane, of her proud, sensitive little face beneath its cloud of curling dark hair, of her shy, haughty eyes which refused to meet his own, of her curving mouth which so often quivered like a child's on the brink of heart-breaking sobs.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was thinking particularly and persistently of Jane, of her proud, sensitive little face beneath its cloud of curling dark hair, of her shy, haughty eyes which refused to meet his own, of her curving mouth which so often quivered like a child's on the brink of heart-breaking sobs.
heart-breaking
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From this reading He was thinking particularly and persistently of Jane, of her proud, sensitive little face beneath its cloud of curling dark hair, of her shy, haughty eyes which refused to meet his own, of her curving mouth which so often quivered like a child's on the brink of heart-breaking sobs.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was thinking particularly and persistently of Jane, of her proud, sensitive little face beneath its cloud of curling dark hair, of her shy, haughty eyes which refused to meet his own, of her curving mouth which so often quivered like a child's on the brink of heart-breaking sobs.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Strange that Margaret takes so little interest in her," this altruistic young person said to himself impatiently, as he glanced across at his sister, who sat cuddling her sleepy baby in her lap in the warm glow of the fireside.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading John Everett sat before the fire in his sister's cheerful little parlor for a full half hour without uttering a word.
history
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hour
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huge
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From this reading Mrs. Belknap was talking and laughing gayly with her husband, who stretched his slippered feet to the cheerful blaze with an air of huge content.
husband
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From this reading Mrs. Belknap was talking and laughing gayly with her husband, who stretched his slippered feet to the cheerful blaze with an air of huge content.
impatiently
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From this reading "Strange that Margaret takes so little interest in her," this altruistic young person said to himself impatiently, as he glanced across at his sister, who sat cuddling her sleepy baby in her lap in the warm glow of the fireside.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading John Everett sat before the fire in his sister's cheerful little parlor for a full half hour without uttering a word.
interest
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From this reading "Strange that Margaret takes so little interest in her," this altruistic young person said to himself impatiently, as he glanced across at his sister, who sat cuddling her sleepy baby in her lap in the warm glow of the fireside.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He was thinking particularly and persistently of Jane, of her proud, sensitive little face beneath its cloud of curling dark hair, of her shy, haughty eyes which refused to meet his own, of her curving mouth which so often quivered like a child's on the brink of heart-breaking sobs.
Jane
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From this reading He was thinking particularly and persistently of Jane, of her proud, sensitive little face beneath its cloud of curling dark hair, of her shy, haughty eyes which refused to meet his own, of her curving mouth which so often quivered like a child's on the brink of heart-breaking sobs.
John
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knew
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From this reading He wished that he knew more of the girl's history.
lap
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From this reading "Strange that Margaret takes so little interest in her," this altruistic young person said to himself impatiently, as he glanced across at his sister, who sat cuddling her sleepy baby in her lap in the warm glow of the fireside.
laughing
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From this reading Mrs. Belknap was talking and laughing gayly with her husband, who stretched his slippered feet to the cheerful blaze with an air of huge content.
like
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From this reading He was thinking particularly and persistently of Jane, of her proud, sensitive little face beneath its cloud of curling dark hair, of her shy, haughty eyes which refused to meet his own, of her curving mouth which so often quivered like a child's on the brink of heart-breaking sobs.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Everett sat before the fire in his sister's cheerful little parlor for a full half hour without uttering a word.
Margaret
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From this reading "Strange that Margaret takes so little interest in her," this altruistic young person said to himself impatiently, as he glanced across at his sister, who sat cuddling her sleepy baby in her lap in the warm glow of the fireside.
meet
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more
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From this reading He wished that he knew more of the girl's history.
mouth
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Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Belknap was talking and laughing gayly with her husband, who stretched his slippered feet to the cheerful blaze with an air of huge content.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was thinking particularly and persistently of Jane, of her proud, sensitive little face beneath its cloud of curling dark hair, of her shy, haughty eyes which refused to meet his own, of her curving mouth which so often quivered like a child's on the brink of heart-breaking sobs.
often
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From this reading He was thinking particularly and persistently of Jane, of her proud, sensitive little face beneath its cloud of curling dark hair, of her shy, haughty eyes which refused to meet his own, of her curving mouth which so often quivered like a child's on the brink of heart-breaking sobs.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was thinking particularly and persistently of Jane, of her proud, sensitive little face beneath its cloud of curling dark hair, of her shy, haughty eyes which refused to meet his own, of her curving mouth which so often quivered like a child's on the brink of heart-breaking sobs.
own
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From this reading He was thinking particularly and persistently of Jane, of her proud, sensitive little face beneath its cloud of curling dark hair, of her shy, haughty eyes which refused to meet his own, of her curving mouth which so often quivered like a child's on the brink of heart-breaking sobs.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading John Everett sat before the fire in his sister's cheerful little parlor for a full half hour without uttering a word.
particularly
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persistently
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From this reading He was thinking particularly and persistently of Jane, of her proud, sensitive little face beneath its cloud of curling dark hair, of her shy, haughty eyes which refused to meet his own, of her curving mouth which so often quivered like a child's on the brink of heart-breaking sobs.
person
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From this reading "Strange that Margaret takes so little interest in her," this altruistic young person said to himself impatiently, as he glanced across at his sister, who sat cuddling her sleepy baby in her lap in the warm glow of the fireside.
proud
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quivered
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refused
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said
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From this reading "Strange that Margaret takes so little interest in her," this altruistic young person said to himself impatiently, as he glanced across at his sister, who sat cuddling her sleepy baby in her lap in the warm glow of the fireside.
sat
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sensitive
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From this reading He was thinking particularly and persistently of Jane, of her proud, sensitive little face beneath its cloud of curling dark hair, of her shy, haughty eyes which refused to meet his own, of her curving mouth which so often quivered like a child's on the brink of heart-breaking sobs.
shy
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From this reading He was thinking particularly and persistently of Jane, of her proud, sensitive little face beneath its cloud of curling dark hair, of her shy, haughty eyes which refused to meet his own, of her curving mouth which so often quivered like a child's on the brink of heart-breaking sobs.
sister
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From this reading "Strange that Margaret takes so little interest in her," this altruistic young person said to himself impatiently, as he glanced across at his sister, who sat cuddling her sleepy baby in her lap in the warm glow of the fireside.
sister's
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From this reading John Everett sat before the fire in his sister's cheerful little parlor for a full half hour without uttering a word.
sleepy
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From this reading "Strange that Margaret takes so little interest in her," this altruistic young person said to himself impatiently, as he glanced across at his sister, who sat cuddling her sleepy baby in her lap in the warm glow of the fireside.
slippered
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From this reading Mrs. Belknap was talking and laughing gayly with her husband, who stretched his slippered feet to the cheerful blaze with an air of huge content.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was thinking particularly and persistently of Jane, of her proud, sensitive little face beneath its cloud of curling dark hair, of her shy, haughty eyes which refused to meet his own, of her curving mouth which so often quivered like a child's on the brink of heart-breaking sobs.
sobs
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Strange
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From this reading "Strange that Margaret takes so little interest in her," this altruistic young person said to himself impatiently, as he glanced across at his sister, who sat cuddling her sleepy baby in her lap in the warm glow of the fireside.
stretched
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From this reading Mrs. Belknap was talking and laughing gayly with her husband, who stretched his slippered feet to the cheerful blaze with an air of huge content.
takes
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From this reading "Strange that Margaret takes so little interest in her," this altruistic young person said to himself impatiently, as he glanced across at his sister, who sat cuddling her sleepy baby in her lap in the warm glow of the fireside.
talking
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From this reading Mrs. Belknap was talking and laughing gayly with her husband, who stretched his slippered feet to the cheerful blaze with an air of huge content.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He wished that he knew more of the girl's history.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading John Everett sat before the fire in his sister's cheerful little parlor for a full half hour without uttering a word.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was thinking particularly and persistently of Jane, of her proud, sensitive little face beneath its cloud of curling dark hair, of her shy, haughty eyes which refused to meet his own, of her curving mouth which so often quivered like a child's on the brink of heart-breaking sobs.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Strange that Margaret takes so little interest in her," this altruistic young person said to himself impatiently, as he glanced across at his sister, who sat cuddling her sleepy baby in her lap in the warm glow of the fireside.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was thinking particularly and persistently of Jane, of her proud, sensitive little face beneath its cloud of curling dark hair, of her shy, haughty eyes which refused to meet his own, of her curving mouth which so often quivered like a child's on the brink of heart-breaking sobs.
uttering
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From this reading John Everett sat before the fire in his sister's cheerful little parlor for a full half hour without uttering a word.
warm
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From this reading "Strange that Margaret takes so little interest in her," this altruistic young person said to himself impatiently, as he glanced across at his sister, who sat cuddling her sleepy baby in her lap in the warm glow of the fireside.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was thinking particularly and persistently of Jane, of her proud, sensitive little face beneath its cloud of curling dark hair, of her shy, haughty eyes which refused to meet his own, of her curving mouth which so often quivered like a child's on the brink of heart-breaking sobs.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was thinking particularly and persistently of Jane, of her proud, sensitive little face beneath its cloud of curling dark hair, of her shy, haughty eyes which refused to meet his own, of her curving mouth which so often quivered like a child's on the brink of heart-breaking sobs.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Strange that Margaret takes so little interest in her," this altruistic young person said to himself impatiently, as he glanced across at his sister, who sat cuddling her sleepy baby in her lap in the warm glow of the fireside.
wished
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From this reading He wished that he knew more of the girl's history.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Belknap was talking and laughing gayly with her husband, who stretched his slippered feet to the cheerful blaze with an air of huge content.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading John Everett sat before the fire in his sister's cheerful little parlor for a full half hour without uttering a word.
word
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From this reading John Everett sat before the fire in his sister's cheerful little parlor for a full half hour without uttering a word.
young
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From this reading "Strange that Margaret takes so little interest in her," this altruistic young person said to himself impatiently, as he glanced across at his sister, who sat cuddling her sleepy baby in her lap in the warm glow of the fireside.
