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Chapter VII
She chafed at it, and said, glancing at Margaret in talk with her brother, "I don't think Miss Vance is so very pretty, do you?" "I never think whether she's pretty or not," said Beaton, with dreamy, affectation. "She is merely perfect. Does she know your brother?" "So she says.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Does she know your brother?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I never think whether she's pretty or not," said Beaton, with dreamy, affectation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She chafed at it, and said, glancing at Margaret in talk with her brother, "I don't think Miss Vance is so very pretty, do you?"”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “"I never think whether she's pretty or not," said Beaton, with dreamy, affectation.”
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From this reading "I never think whether she's pretty or not," said Beaton, with dreamy, affectation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She chafed at it, and said, glancing at Margaret in talk with her brother, "I don't think Miss Vance is so very pretty, do you?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She chafed at it, and said, glancing at Margaret in talk with her brother, "I don't think Miss Vance is so very pretty, do you?"
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From this reading "I never think whether she's pretty or not," said Beaton, with dreamy, affectation.
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From this reading She chafed at it, and said, glancing at Margaret in talk with her brother, "I don't think Miss Vance is so very pretty, do you?"
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From this reading She chafed at it, and said, glancing at Margaret in talk with her brother, "I don't think Miss Vance is so very pretty, do you?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She chafed at it, and said, glancing at Margaret in talk with her brother, "I don't think Miss Vance is so very pretty, do you?"
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does she know your brother?"
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From this reading She chafed at it, and said, glancing at Margaret in talk with her brother, "I don't think Miss Vance is so very pretty, do you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I never think whether she's pretty or not," said Beaton, with dreamy, affectation.
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From this reading She chafed at it, and said, glancing at Margaret in talk with her brother, "I don't think Miss Vance is so very pretty, do you?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She chafed at it, and said, glancing at Margaret in talk with her brother, "I don't think Miss Vance is so very pretty, do you?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She chafed at it, and said, glancing at Margaret in talk with her brother, "I don't think Miss Vance is so very pretty, do you?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She chafed at it, and said, glancing at Margaret in talk with her brother, "I don't think Miss Vance is so very pretty, do you?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She chafed at it, and said, glancing at Margaret in talk with her brother, "I don't think Miss Vance is so very pretty, do you?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She chafed at it, and said, glancing at Margaret in talk with her brother, "I don't think Miss Vance is so very pretty, do you?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Does she know your brother?"
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From this reading She chafed at it, and said, glancing at Margaret in talk with her brother, "I don't think Miss Vance is so very pretty, do you?"
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From this reading "She is merely perfect.
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From this reading She chafed at it, and said, glancing at Margaret in talk with her brother, "I don't think Miss Vance is so very pretty, do you?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I never think whether she's pretty or not," said Beaton, with dreamy, affectation.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I never think whether she's pretty or not," said Beaton, with dreamy, affectation.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I never think whether she's pretty or not," said Beaton, with dreamy, affectation.
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From this reading "She is merely perfect.
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From this reading She chafed at it, and said, glancing at Margaret in talk with her brother, "I don't think Miss Vance is so very pretty, do you?"
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From this reading She chafed at it, and said, glancing at Margaret in talk with her brother, "I don't think Miss Vance is so very pretty, do you?"
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From this reading "So she says.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She chafed at it, and said, glancing at Margaret in talk with her brother, "I don't think Miss Vance is so very pretty, do you?"
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From this reading "I never think whether she's pretty or not," said Beaton, with dreamy, affectation.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She chafed at it, and said, glancing at Margaret in talk with her brother, "I don't think Miss Vance is so very pretty, do you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She chafed at it, and said, glancing at Margaret in talk with her brother, "I don't think Miss Vance is so very pretty, do you?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She chafed at it, and said, glancing at Margaret in talk with her brother, "I don't think Miss Vance is so very pretty, do you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She chafed at it, and said, glancing at Margaret in talk with her brother, "I don't think Miss Vance is so very pretty, do you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She chafed at it, and said, glancing at Margaret in talk with her brother, "I don't think Miss Vance is so very pretty, do you?"
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "I never think whether she's pretty or not," said Beaton, with dreamy, affectation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She chafed at it, and said, glancing at Margaret in talk with her brother, "I don't think Miss Vance is so very pretty, do you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She chafed at it, and said, glancing at Margaret in talk with her brother, "I don't think Miss Vance is so very pretty, do you?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Does she know your brother?"
