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Chapter IV
Every morning Mrs Norton flung her black shawl over her shoulders, rattled her keys, and scolded the servants at the end of the long passage. Kitty, as she watered the flowers in the greenhouse, often wondered why John had chosen to become a priest and grieve his mother. Three times out of five when the women met at lunch, Mrs Norton said: "Kitty, would you like to come out for a drive?" Kitty answered, "I don't mind; just as you like, Mrs Norton."
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Kitty answered, "I don't mind; just as you like, Mrs Norton."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Kitty, would you like to come out for a drive?"”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every morning Mrs Norton flung her black shawl over her shoulders, rattled her keys, and scolded the servants at the end of the long passage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Kitty, as she watered the flowers in the greenhouse, often wondered why John had chosen to become a priest and grieve his mother.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every morning Mrs Norton flung her black shawl over her shoulders, rattled her keys, and scolded the servants at the end of the long passage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Kitty answered, "I don't mind; just as you like, Mrs Norton."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every morning Mrs Norton flung her black shawl over her shoulders, rattled her keys, and scolded the servants at the end of the long passage.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Every morning Mrs Norton flung her black shawl over her shoulders, rattled her keys, and scolded the servants at the end of the long passage.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Every morning Mrs Norton flung her black shawl over her shoulders, rattled her keys, and scolded the servants at the end of the long passage.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Kitty, as she watered the flowers in the greenhouse, often wondered why John had chosen to become a priest and grieve his mother.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Kitty, as she watered the flowers in the greenhouse, often wondered why John had chosen to become a priest and grieve his mother.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Kitty, would you like to come out for a drive?"”
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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 Kitty, as she watered the flowers in the greenhouse, often wondered why John had chosen to become a priest and grieve his mother.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every morning Mrs Norton flung her black shawl over her shoulders, rattled her keys, and scolded the servants at the end of the long passage.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Kitty answered, "I don't mind; just as you like, Mrs Norton."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Kitty, as she watered the flowers in the greenhouse, often wondered why John had chosen to become a priest and grieve his mother.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Every morning Mrs Norton flung her black shawl over her shoulders, rattled her keys, and scolded the servants at the end of the long passage.
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From this reading Kitty, as she watered the flowers in the greenhouse, often wondered why John had chosen to become a priest and grieve his mother.
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From this reading Every morning Mrs Norton flung her black shawl over her shoulders, rattled her keys, and scolded the servants at the end of the long passage.
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From this reading Kitty, as she watered the flowers in the greenhouse, often wondered why John had chosen to become a priest and grieve his mother.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Kitty, would you like to come out for a drive?"
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From this reading Kitty answered, "I don't mind; just as you like, Mrs Norton."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Kitty, would you like to come out for a drive?"
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From this reading Every morning Mrs Norton flung her black shawl over her shoulders, rattled her keys, and scolded the servants at the end of the long passage.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every morning Mrs Norton flung her black shawl over her shoulders, rattled her keys, and scolded the servants at the end of the long passage.
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From this reading Three times out of five when the women met at lunch, Mrs Norton said:
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From this reading Kitty, as she watered the flowers in the greenhouse, often wondered why John had chosen to become a priest and grieve his mother.
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From this reading Every morning Mrs Norton flung her black shawl over her shoulders, rattled her keys, and scolded the servants at the end of the long passage.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Kitty, would you like to come out for a drive?"
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From this reading Kitty, as she watered the flowers in the greenhouse, often wondered why John had chosen to become a priest and grieve his mother.
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From this reading Kitty, as she watered the flowers in the greenhouse, often wondered why John had chosen to become a priest and grieve his mother.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kitty, as she watered the flowers in the greenhouse, often wondered why John had chosen to become a priest and grieve his mother.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Every morning Mrs Norton flung her black shawl over her shoulders, rattled her keys, and scolded the servants at the end of the long passage.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kitty, as she watered the flowers in the greenhouse, often wondered why John had chosen to become a priest and grieve his mother.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Kitty answered, "I don't mind; just as you like, Mrs Norton."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kitty, as she watered the flowers in the greenhouse, often wondered why John had chosen to become a priest and grieve his mother.
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From this reading Kitty, as she watered the flowers in the greenhouse, often wondered why John had chosen to become a priest and grieve his mother.
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From this reading Kitty answered, "I don't mind; just as you like, Mrs Norton."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every morning Mrs Norton flung her black shawl over her shoulders, rattled her keys, and scolded the servants at the end of the long passage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kitty, as she watered the flowers in the greenhouse, often wondered why John had chosen to become a priest and grieve his mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Kitty, would you like to come out for a drive?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every morning Mrs Norton flung her black shawl over her shoulders, rattled her keys, and scolded the servants at the end of the long passage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three times out of five when the women met at lunch, Mrs Norton said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three times out of five when the women met at lunch, Mrs Norton said:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kitty answered, "I don't mind; just as you like, Mrs Norton."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every morning Mrs Norton flung her black shawl over her shoulders, rattled her keys, and scolded the servants at the end of the long passage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kitty, as she watered the flowers in the greenhouse, often wondered why John had chosen to become a priest and grieve his mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every morning Mrs Norton flung her black shawl over her shoulders, rattled her keys, and scolded the servants at the end of the long passage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every morning Mrs Norton flung her black shawl over her shoulders, rattled her keys, and scolded the servants at the end of the long passage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every morning Mrs Norton flung her black shawl over her shoulders, rattled her keys, and scolded the servants at the end of the long passage.
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From this reading Kitty, as she watered the flowers in the greenhouse, often wondered why John had chosen to become a priest and grieve his mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three times out of five when the women met at lunch, Mrs Norton said:
above and across; more than
From this reading Every morning Mrs Norton flung her black shawl over her shoulders, rattled her keys, and scolded the servants at the end of the long passage.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Every morning Mrs Norton flung her black shawl over her shoulders, rattled her keys, and scolded the servants at the end of the long passage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kitty, as she watered the flowers in the greenhouse, often wondered why John had chosen to become a priest and grieve his mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every morning Mrs Norton flung her black shawl over her shoulders, rattled her keys, and scolded the servants at the end of the long passage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three times out of five when the women met at lunch, Mrs Norton said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every morning Mrs Norton flung her black shawl over her shoulders, rattled her keys, and scolded the servants at the end of the long passage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every morning Mrs Norton flung her black shawl over her shoulders, rattled her keys, and scolded the servants at the end of the long passage.
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From this reading Every morning Mrs Norton flung her black shawl over her shoulders, rattled her keys, and scolded the servants at the end of the long passage.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kitty, as she watered the flowers in the greenhouse, often wondered why John had chosen to become a priest and grieve his mother.
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From this reading Every morning Mrs Norton flung her black shawl over her shoulders, rattled her keys, and scolded the servants at the end of the long passage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every morning Mrs Norton flung her black shawl over her shoulders, rattled her keys, and scolded the servants at the end of the long passage.
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From this reading Three times out of five when the women met at lunch, Mrs Norton said:
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From this reading Three times out of five when the women met at lunch, Mrs Norton said:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kitty, as she watered the flowers in the greenhouse, often wondered why John had chosen to become a priest and grieve his mother.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Kitty, as she watered the flowers in the greenhouse, often wondered why John had chosen to become a priest and grieve his mother.
at the time that
From this reading Three times out of five when the women met at lunch, Mrs Norton said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kitty, as she watered the flowers in the greenhouse, often wondered why John had chosen to become a priest and grieve his mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three times out of five when the women met at lunch, Mrs Norton said:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kitty, as she watered the flowers in the greenhouse, often wondered why John had chosen to become a priest and grieve his mother.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Kitty, would you like to come out for a drive?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Kitty, would you like to come out for a drive?"
