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Chapter VIII
THE FLOUR IN THE CAKE "Put on the least becoming dress you have got, Westenra," said mother. "And what is that?" I asked, pausing with my hand on the handle of mother's door. "Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it." "O mother! that is a great deal too dressy," I exclaimed.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked, pausing with my hand on the handle of mother's door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"O mother! that is a great deal too dressy," I exclaimed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked, pausing with my hand on the handle of mother's door.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “THE FLOUR IN THE CAKE "Put on the least becoming dress you have got, Westenra," said mother.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FLOUR IN THE CAKE "Put on the least becoming dress you have got, Westenra," said mother.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."”
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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 "Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."
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From this reading "Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And what is that?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked, pausing with my hand on the handle of mother's door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FLOUR IN THE CAKE "Put on the least becoming dress you have got, Westenra," said mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FLOUR IN THE CAKE "Put on the least becoming dress you have got, Westenra," said mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O mother! that is a great deal too dressy," I exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I asked, pausing with my hand on the handle of mother's door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FLOUR IN THE CAKE "Put on the least becoming dress you have got, Westenra," said mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O mother! that is a great deal too dressy," I exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O mother! that is a great deal too dressy," I exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FLOUR IN THE CAKE "Put on the least becoming dress you have got, Westenra," said mother.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FLOUR IN THE CAKE "Put on the least becoming dress you have got, Westenra," said mother.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O mother! that is a great deal too dressy," I exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I asked, pausing with my hand on the handle of mother's door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I asked, pausing with my hand on the handle of mother's door.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE FLOUR IN THE CAKE "Put on the least becoming dress you have got, Westenra," said mother.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked, pausing with my hand on the handle of mother's door.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FLOUR IN THE CAKE "Put on the least becoming dress you have got, Westenra," said mother.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And what is that?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FLOUR IN THE CAKE "Put on the least becoming dress you have got, Westenra," said mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FLOUR IN THE CAKE "Put on the least becoming dress you have got, Westenra," said mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I asked, pausing with my hand on the handle of mother's door.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I asked, pausing with my hand on the handle of mother's door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O mother! that is a great deal too dressy," I exclaimed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I asked, pausing with my hand on the handle of mother's door.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FLOUR IN THE CAKE "Put on the least becoming dress you have got, Westenra," said mother.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."
above and across; more than
From this reading "Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I asked, pausing with my hand on the handle of mother's door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FLOUR IN THE CAKE "Put on the least becoming dress you have got, Westenra," said mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FLOUR IN THE CAKE "Put on the least becoming dress you have got, Westenra," said mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And what is that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLOUR IN THE CAKE "Put on the least becoming dress you have got, Westenra," said mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O mother! that is a great deal too dressy," I exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FLOUR IN THE CAKE "Put on the least becoming dress you have got, Westenra," said mother.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And what is that?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading I asked, pausing with my hand on the handle of mother's door.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE FLOUR IN THE CAKE "Put on the least becoming dress you have got, Westenra," said mother.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well," said my mother, considering, "it is a little difficult, for all your dresses are perfectly sweet; but I think if there is one that suits you rather less than another it is that cloudy blue with the silver gauze over it."
