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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 Only a child in years, for not a month over twelve was Peggy.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
all
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From this reading Peggy McQueen was all alone on this beautiful morning in early spring.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peggy McQueen was all alone on this beautiful morning in early spring.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
arms
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From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.
auburn
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From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
away
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From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
bare
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From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
beautiful
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From this reading Peggy McQueen was all alone on this beautiful morning in early spring.
blues
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From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.
borrowed
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From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.
Calm
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From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.
caravan
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From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
cheeks
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From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
child
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From this reading Only a child in years, for not a month over twelve was Peggy.
D
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From this reading GORDON STABLES, M.D., R.N.
dreamily
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From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
dressed
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From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
early
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From this reading Peggy McQueen was all alone on this beautiful morning in early spring.
floating
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From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Only a child in years, for not a month over twelve was Peggy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.
gazing
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From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
GORDON
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From this reading GORDON STABLES, M.D., R.N.
hair
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From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
half-door
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From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
hide
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From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Peggy McQueen was all alone on this beautiful morning in early spring.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
lass
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From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.
leaning
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From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
lips
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From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
loved
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From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.
lovely
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From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.
M
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From this reading GORDON STABLES, M.D., R.N.
masses
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From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
McQueen
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From this reading Peggy McQueen was all alone on this beautiful morning in early spring.
moment
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From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.
month
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From this reading Only a child in years, for not a month over twelve was Peggy.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peggy McQueen was all alone on this beautiful morning in early spring.
most
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From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.
much
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From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.
N
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From this reading GORDON STABLES, M.D., R.N.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Only a child in years, for not a month over twelve was Peggy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Peggy McQueen was all alone on this beautiful morning in early spring.
Only
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From this reading Only a child in years, for not a month over twelve was Peggy.
opals
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From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.
out
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From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Only a child in years, for not a month over twelve was Peggy.
own
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From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
patches
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From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.
Peggy
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From this reading Peggy McQueen was all alone on this beautiful morning in early spring.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
R
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From this reading GORDON STABLES, M.D., R.N.
rosy
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From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
sea
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From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
shapely
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From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
shoulders
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From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
silver
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From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.
spring
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From this reading Peggy McQueen was all alone on this beautiful morning in early spring.
STABLES
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From this reading GORDON STABLES, M.D., R.N.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
sun
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From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.
sunshine
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From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
there
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From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Peggy McQueen was all alone on this beautiful morning in early spring.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.
times
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From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
to-day
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From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.
trying
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From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
twelve
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From this reading Only a child in years, for not a month over twelve was Peggy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Peggy McQueen was all alone on this beautiful morning in early spring.
well-rounded
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From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Calm and lovely though the sea was to-day, with its blues and its opals and its patches of silver--silver borrowed from the sun--this little lass was not at this moment thinking of the sea at all, much though she loved it at most times.
years
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From this reading Only a child in years, for not a month over twelve was Peggy.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She stood there, leaning on the half-door of her own little caravan, and gazing dreamily out and away across the sea, the sunshine on her shapely arms--bare to her well-rounded shoulders were they, for she was not yet quite dressed--sunshine on her rosy cheeks and lips, and sunshine trying to hide itself in the floating masses of her auburn hair.
