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Chapter VIII
‘Why, it’s Acia!’ cried Gagin; ‘the mad thing.’ We went through the gates and found ourselves in a small courtyard, half overgrown with crab-apple trees and nettles. On the projecting ledge, Acia actually was sitting. She turned and faced us, laughing, but did not move. Gagin shook his finger at her, while I loudly reproached her for her recklessness.
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an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading “We went through the gates and found ourselves in a small courtyard, half overgrown with crab-apple trees and nettles.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Why, it’s Acia!’ cried Gagin; ‘the mad thing.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We went through the gates and found ourselves in a small courtyard, half overgrown with crab-apple trees and nettles.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We went through the gates and found ourselves in a small courtyard, half overgrown with crab-apple trees and nettles.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “We went through the gates and found ourselves in a small courtyard, half overgrown with crab-apple trees and nettles.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Why, it’s Acia!’ cried Gagin; ‘the mad thing.’”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We went through the gates and found ourselves in a small courtyard, half overgrown with crab-apple trees and nettles.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We went through the gates and found ourselves in a small courtyard, half overgrown with crab-apple trees and nettles.”
during the time that
From this reading “Gagin shook his finger at her, while I loudly reproached her for her recklessness.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We went through the gates and found ourselves in a small courtyard, half overgrown with crab-apple trees and nettles.
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From this reading ‘Why, it’s Acia!’ cried Gagin; ‘the mad thing.’
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From this reading On the projecting ledge, Acia actually was sitting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We went through the gates and found ourselves in a small courtyard, half overgrown with crab-apple trees and nettles.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gagin shook his finger at her, while I loudly reproached her for her recklessness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She turned and faced us, laughing, but did not move.
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading We went through the gates and found ourselves in a small courtyard, half overgrown with crab-apple trees and nettles.
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From this reading We went through the gates and found ourselves in a small courtyard, half overgrown with crab-apple trees and nettles.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Why, it’s Acia!’ cried Gagin; ‘the mad thing.’
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She turned and faced us, laughing, but did not move.
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From this reading She turned and faced us, laughing, but did not move.
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From this reading Gagin shook his finger at her, while I loudly reproached her for her recklessness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gagin shook his finger at her, while I loudly reproached her for her recklessness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We went through the gates and found ourselves in a small courtyard, half overgrown with crab-apple trees and nettles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Why, it’s Acia!’ cried Gagin; ‘the mad thing.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We went through the gates and found ourselves in a small courtyard, half overgrown with crab-apple trees and nettles.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We went through the gates and found ourselves in a small courtyard, half overgrown with crab-apple trees and nettles.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gagin shook his finger at her, while I loudly reproached her for her recklessness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gagin shook his finger at her, while I loudly reproached her for her recklessness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Gagin shook his finger at her, while I loudly reproached her for her recklessness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We went through the gates and found ourselves in a small courtyard, half overgrown with crab-apple trees and nettles.
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From this reading ‘Why, it’s Acia!’ cried Gagin; ‘the mad thing.’
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From this reading She turned and faced us, laughing, but did not move.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the projecting ledge, Acia actually was sitting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gagin shook his finger at her, while I loudly reproached her for her recklessness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Why, it’s Acia!’ cried Gagin; ‘the mad thing.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She turned and faced us, laughing, but did not move.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We went through the gates and found ourselves in a small courtyard, half overgrown with crab-apple trees and nettles.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She turned and faced us, laughing, but did not move.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the projecting ledge, Acia actually was sitting.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We went through the gates and found ourselves in a small courtyard, half overgrown with crab-apple trees and nettles.
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From this reading We went through the gates and found ourselves in a small courtyard, half overgrown with crab-apple trees and nettles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the projecting ledge, Acia actually was sitting.
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From this reading Gagin shook his finger at her, while I loudly reproached her for her recklessness.
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From this reading Gagin shook his finger at her, while I loudly reproached her for her recklessness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned and faced us, laughing, but did not move.
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From this reading Gagin shook his finger at her, while I loudly reproached her for her recklessness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the projecting ledge, Acia actually was sitting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We went through the gates and found ourselves in a small courtyard, half overgrown with crab-apple trees and nettles.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Why, it’s Acia!’ cried Gagin; ‘the mad thing.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Why, it’s Acia!’ cried Gagin; ‘the mad thing.’
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We went through the gates and found ourselves in a small courtyard, half overgrown with crab-apple trees and nettles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We went through the gates and found ourselves in a small courtyard, half overgrown with crab-apple trees and nettles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She turned and faced us, laughing, but did not move.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She turned and faced us, laughing, but did not move.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the projecting ledge, Acia actually was sitting.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We went through the gates and found ourselves in a small courtyard, half overgrown with crab-apple trees and nettles.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We went through the gates and found ourselves in a small courtyard, half overgrown with crab-apple trees and nettles.
during the time that
From this reading Gagin shook his finger at her, while I loudly reproached her for her recklessness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Why, it’s Acia!’ cried Gagin; ‘the mad thing.’
in the company of; together with
From this reading We went through the gates and found ourselves in a small courtyard, half overgrown with crab-apple trees and nettles.
