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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 So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
any
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From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading I trow thou wilt not rest till thou art convinced it is but some lying horoscope or Popish charm."
artistic
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From this reading Susan had in truth been resting in perfect quietness, being extremely busy over her spinning, so as to be ready for the weaver who came round periodically to direct the more artistic portions of domestic work.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Susan had in truth been resting in perfect quietness, being extremely busy over her spinning, so as to be ready for the weaver who came round periodically to direct the more artistic portions of domestic work.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Susan had in truth been resting in perfect quietness, being extremely busy over her spinning, so as to be ready for the weaver who came round periodically to direct the more artistic portions of domestic work.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Susan had in truth been resting in perfect quietness, being extremely busy over her spinning, so as to be ready for the weaver who came round periodically to direct the more artistic portions of domestic work.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Susan had in truth been resting in perfect quietness, being extremely busy over her spinning, so as to be ready for the weaver who came round periodically to direct the more artistic portions of domestic work.
busy
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From this reading Susan had in truth been resting in perfect quietness, being extremely busy over her spinning, so as to be ready for the weaver who came round periodically to direct the more artistic portions of domestic work.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
came
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From this reading Susan had in truth been resting in perfect quietness, being extremely busy over her spinning, so as to be ready for the weaver who came round periodically to direct the more artistic portions of domestic work.
casket
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From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
charm
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From this reading I trow thou wilt not rest till thou art convinced it is but some lying horoscope or Popish charm."
chief
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From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
CIPHERnounUS /ˈsaɪ.fər/
A secret or disguised way of writing; a code used to conceal ancient secrets.
From this reading THE KEY OF THE CIPHER Where is the man who does not persuade himself that when he gratifies his own curiosity he does so for the sake of his womankind?
Cissy's
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From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
convinced
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From this reading I trow thou wilt not rest till thou art convinced it is but some lying horoscope or Popish charm."
curiosity
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dance
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From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
days
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From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
depths
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From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
direct
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From this reading Susan had in truth been resting in perfect quietness, being extremely busy over her spinning, so as to be ready for the weaver who came round periodically to direct the more artistic portions of domestic work.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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domestic
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From this reading Susan had in truth been resting in perfect quietness, being extremely busy over her spinning, so as to be ready for the weaver who came round periodically to direct the more artistic portions of domestic work.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
down
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From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
elbows
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From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
evening
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From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
experiment
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From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
extremely
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From this reading Susan had in truth been resting in perfect quietness, being extremely busy over her spinning, so as to be ready for the weaver who came round periodically to direct the more artistic portions of domestic work.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE KEY OF THE CIPHER Where is the man who does not persuade himself that when he gratifies his own curiosity he does so for the sake of his womankind?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
gratifies
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
hair
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From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE KEY OF THE CIPHER Where is the man who does not persuade himself that when he gratifies his own curiosity he does so for the sake of his womankind?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Susan had in truth been resting in perfect quietness, being extremely busy over her spinning, so as to be ready for the weaver who came round periodically to direct the more artistic portions of domestic work.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE KEY OF THE CIPHER Where is the man who does not persuade himself that when he gratifies his own curiosity he does so for the sake of his womankind?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE KEY OF THE CIPHER Where is the man who does not persuade himself that when he gratifies his own curiosity he does so for the sake of his womankind?
horoscope
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From this reading I trow thou wilt not rest till thou art convinced it is but some lying horoscope or Popish charm."
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
husband
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From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I trow thou wilt not rest till thou art convinced it is but some lying horoscope or Popish charm."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Susan had in truth been resting in perfect quietness, being extremely busy over her spinning, so as to be ready for the weaver who came round periodically to direct the more artistic portions of domestic work.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE KEY OF THE CIPHER Where is the man who does not persuade himself that when he gratifies his own curiosity he does so for the sake of his womankind?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I trow thou wilt not rest till thou art convinced it is but some lying horoscope or Popish charm."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
joyfully
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From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
kept
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From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
KEY
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From this reading THE KEY OF THE CIPHER Where is the man who does not persuade himself that when he gratifies his own curiosity he does so for the sake of his womankind?
leisure
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From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
letter
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From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
lying
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From this reading I trow thou wilt not rest till thou art convinced it is but some lying horoscope or Popish charm."
made
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From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
man
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moments
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From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
more
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From this reading Susan had in truth been resting in perfect quietness, being extremely busy over her spinning, so as to be ready for the weaver who came round periodically to direct the more artistic portions of domestic work.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE KEY OF THE CIPHER Where is the man who does not persuade himself that when he gratifies his own curiosity he does so for the sake of his womankind?
now
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From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE KEY OF THE CIPHER Where is the man who does not persuade himself that when he gratifies his own curiosity he does so for the sake of his womankind?
often
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From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
only
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From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I trow thou wilt not rest till thou art convinced it is but some lying horoscope or Popish charm."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Susan had in truth been resting in perfect quietness, being extremely busy over her spinning, so as to be ready for the weaver who came round periodically to direct the more artistic portions of domestic work.
own
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From this reading THE KEY OF THE CIPHER Where is the man who does not persuade himself that when he gratifies his own curiosity he does so for the sake of his womankind?
paused
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From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
perfect
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From this reading Susan had in truth been resting in perfect quietness, being extremely busy over her spinning, so as to be ready for the weaver who came round periodically to direct the more artistic portions of domestic work.
periodically
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From this reading Susan had in truth been resting in perfect quietness, being extremely busy over her spinning, so as to be ready for the weaver who came round periodically to direct the more artistic portions of domestic work.
persuade
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From this reading THE KEY OF THE CIPHER Where is the man who does not persuade himself that when he gratifies his own curiosity he does so for the sake of his womankind?
Popish
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From this reading I trow thou wilt not rest till thou art convinced it is but some lying horoscope or Popish charm."
portions
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From this reading Susan had in truth been resting in perfect quietness, being extremely busy over her spinning, so as to be ready for the weaver who came round periodically to direct the more artistic portions of domestic work.
produced
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From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
protest
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From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
quietness
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From this reading Susan had in truth been resting in perfect quietness, being extremely busy over her spinning, so as to be ready for the weaver who came round periodically to direct the more artistic portions of domestic work.
ready
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From this reading Susan had in truth been resting in perfect quietness, being extremely busy over her spinning, so as to be ready for the weaver who came round periodically to direct the more artistic portions of domestic work.
removed
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From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I trow thou wilt not rest till thou art convinced it is but some lying horoscope or Popish charm."
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Susan had in truth been resting in perfect quietness, being extremely busy over her spinning, so as to be ready for the weaver who came round periodically to direct the more artistic portions of domestic work.
Richard
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From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
round
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From this reading Susan had in truth been resting in perfect quietness, being extremely busy over her spinning, so as to be ready for the weaver who came round periodically to direct the more artistic portions of domestic work.
said
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From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
sake
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From this reading THE KEY OF THE CIPHER Where is the man who does not persuade himself that when he gratifies his own curiosity he does so for the sake of his womankind?
scroll
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From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
set
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From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE KEY OF THE CIPHER Where is the man who does not persuade himself that when he gratifies his own curiosity he does so for the sake of his womankind?
some
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From this reading I trow thou wilt not rest till thou art convinced it is but some lying horoscope or Popish charm."
spindle
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From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
spinningnounUS /ˈspɪnɪŋ/
the act of making thread from fibers
From this reading Susan had in truth been resting in perfect quietness, being extremely busy over her spinning, so as to be ready for the weaver who came round periodically to direct the more artistic portions of domestic work.
Sue
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From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
Sunday
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From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
Susan
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From this reading Susan had in truth been resting in perfect quietness, being extremely busy over her spinning, so as to be ready for the weaver who came round periodically to direct the more artistic portions of domestic work.
table
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From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
Talbot
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From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE KEY OF THE CIPHER Where is the man who does not persuade himself that when he gratifies his own curiosity he does so for the sake of his womankind?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KEY OF THE CIPHER Where is the man who does not persuade himself that when he gratifies his own curiosity he does so for the sake of his womankind?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
then
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From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I trow thou wilt not rest till thou art convinced it is but some lying horoscope or Popish charm."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
treasures
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From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
trow
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From this reading I trow thou wilt not rest till thou art convinced it is but some lying horoscope or Popish charm."
truth
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From this reading Susan had in truth been resting in perfect quietness, being extremely busy over her spinning, so as to be ready for the weaver who came round periodically to direct the more artistic portions of domestic work.
two
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From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
waited
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From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
watched
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From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
way
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From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
weaver
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From this reading Susan had in truth been resting in perfect quietness, being extremely busy over her spinning, so as to be ready for the weaver who came round periodically to direct the more artistic portions of domestic work.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE KEY OF THE CIPHER Where is the man who does not persuade himself that when he gratifies his own curiosity he does so for the sake of his womankind?
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading However, she joyfully produced the scroll from the depths of the casket where she kept her chief treasures, and her spindle often paused in its dance as she watched her husband over it, with his elbows on the table and his hands in his hair, from whence he only removed them now and then to set down a letter or two by way of experiment.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE KEY OF THE CIPHER Where is the man who does not persuade himself that when he gratifies his own curiosity he does so for the sake of his womankind?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE KEY OF THE CIPHER Where is the man who does not persuade himself that when he gratifies his own curiosity he does so for the sake of his womankind?
wife
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From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading I trow thou wilt not rest till thou art convinced it is but some lying horoscope or Popish charm."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So Richard Talbot, having made his protest, waited two days, but when next he had any leisure moments before him, on a Sunday evening, he said to his wife, "Sue, what hast thou done with that scroll of Cissy's?
womankind
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From this reading THE KEY OF THE CIPHER Where is the man who does not persuade himself that when he gratifies his own curiosity he does so for the sake of his womankind?
work
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From this reading Susan had in truth been resting in perfect quietness, being extremely busy over her spinning, so as to be ready for the weaver who came round periodically to direct the more artistic portions of domestic work.
