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Chapter II
Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule. Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use. "Look out," whispered Clara to me. "What for?" I said, in the same low tone.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Look out," whispered Clara to me.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I said, in the same low tone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.
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From this reading Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.
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From this reading Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.
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From this reading Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.
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From this reading Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.
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From this reading Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.
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From this reading Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.
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From this reading Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.
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From this reading Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.
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From this reading "Look out," whispered Clara to me.
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From this reading Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What for?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said, in the same low tone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look out," whispered Clara to me.
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From this reading I said, in the same low tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Look out," whispered Clara to me.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.
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From this reading "Look out," whispered Clara to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said, in the same low tone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I said, in the same low tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said, in the same low tone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then she climbed on to the dais; and, as usual, she must be very particular about the arrangement of the folds of her satin dress, which was one of the company or parent-seeing robes, now taken into everyday use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What for?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.
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From this reading "Look out," whispered Clara to me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Well, according to rule, she came in, found fault with the clock, but took care not to have it altered to match her gimcrack French affair in her bedroom, which she always called her pendule.
