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Chapter XII
“POLLY.” WHEN Jervis opened the door, he found a woman standing there—a stranger, he supposed. She wore a neat, though shabby, bonnet and cloak, and her thin, careworn face was turned full towards the light. It was a face which had been pretty once, though all traces of beauty had vanished now. The features were sharpened as if by prolonged illness, and the gray eyes were set in deep hollows; but a certain strong content shone through the eyes and hovered round the mouth.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It was a face which had been pretty once, though all traces of beauty had vanished now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WHEN Jervis opened the door, he found a woman standing there—a stranger, he supposed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a face which had been pretty once, though all traces of beauty had vanished now.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “WHEN Jervis opened the door, he found a woman standing there—a stranger, he supposed.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “She wore a neat, though shabby, bonnet and cloak, and her thin, careworn face was turned full towards the light.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “She wore a neat, though shabby, bonnet and cloak, and her thin, careworn face was turned full towards the light.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The features were sharpened as if by prolonged illness, and the gray eyes were set in deep hollows; but a certain strong content shone through the eyes and hovered round the mouth.”
in the direction of
From this reading “She wore a neat, though shabby, bonnet and cloak, and her thin, careworn face was turned full towards the light.”
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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 WHEN Jervis opened the door, he found a woman standing there—a stranger, he supposed.
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From this reading It was a face which had been pretty once, though all traces of beauty had vanished now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wore a neat, though shabby, bonnet and cloak, and her thin, careworn face was turned full towards the light.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The features were sharpened as if by prolonged illness, and the gray eyes were set in deep hollows; but a certain strong content shone through the eyes and hovered round the mouth.
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From this reading It was a face which had been pretty once, though all traces of beauty had vanished now.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was a face which had been pretty once, though all traces of beauty had vanished now.
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From this reading She wore a neat, though shabby, bonnet and cloak, and her thin, careworn face was turned full towards the light.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The features were sharpened as if by prolonged illness, and the gray eyes were set in deep hollows; but a certain strong content shone through the eyes and hovered round the mouth.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The features were sharpened as if by prolonged illness, and the gray eyes were set in deep hollows; but a certain strong content shone through the eyes and hovered round the mouth.
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From this reading She wore a neat, though shabby, bonnet and cloak, and her thin, careworn face was turned full towards the light.
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From this reading The features were sharpened as if by prolonged illness, and the gray eyes were set in deep hollows; but a certain strong content shone through the eyes and hovered round the mouth.
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From this reading She wore a neat, though shabby, bonnet and cloak, and her thin, careworn face was turned full towards the light.
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From this reading The features were sharpened as if by prolonged illness, and the gray eyes were set in deep hollows; but a certain strong content shone through the eyes and hovered round the mouth.
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From this reading The features were sharpened as if by prolonged illness, and the gray eyes were set in deep hollows; but a certain strong content shone through the eyes and hovered round the mouth.
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From this reading WHEN Jervis opened the door, he found a woman standing there—a stranger, he supposed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The features were sharpened as if by prolonged illness, and the gray eyes were set in deep hollows; but a certain strong content shone through the eyes and hovered round the mouth.
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From this reading She wore a neat, though shabby, bonnet and cloak, and her thin, careworn face was turned full towards the light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The features were sharpened as if by prolonged illness, and the gray eyes were set in deep hollows; but a certain strong content shone through the eyes and hovered round the mouth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN Jervis opened the door, he found a woman standing there—a stranger, he supposed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wore a neat, though shabby, bonnet and cloak, and her thin, careworn face was turned full towards the light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The features were sharpened as if by prolonged illness, and the gray eyes were set in deep hollows; but a certain strong content shone through the eyes and hovered round the mouth.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a face which had been pretty once, though all traces of beauty had vanished now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN Jervis opened the door, he found a woman standing there—a stranger, he supposed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She wore a neat, though shabby, bonnet and cloak, and her thin, careworn face was turned full towards the light.
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From this reading The features were sharpened as if by prolonged illness, and the gray eyes were set in deep hollows; but a certain strong content shone through the eyes and hovered round the mouth.
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From this reading The features were sharpened as if by prolonged illness, and the gray eyes were set in deep hollows; but a certain strong content shone through the eyes and hovered round the mouth.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The features were sharpened as if by prolonged illness, and the gray eyes were set in deep hollows; but a certain strong content shone through the eyes and hovered round the mouth.
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From this reading The features were sharpened as if by prolonged illness, and the gray eyes were set in deep hollows; but a certain strong content shone through the eyes and hovered round the mouth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The features were sharpened as if by prolonged illness, and the gray eyes were set in deep hollows; but a certain strong content shone through the eyes and hovered round the mouth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a face which had been pretty once, though all traces of beauty had vanished now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN Jervis opened the door, he found a woman standing there—a stranger, he supposed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wore a neat, though shabby, bonnet and cloak, and her thin, careworn face was turned full towards the light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The features were sharpened as if by prolonged illness, and the gray eyes were set in deep hollows; but a certain strong content shone through the eyes and hovered round the mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wore a neat, though shabby, bonnet and cloak, and her thin, careworn face was turned full towards the light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a face which had been pretty once, though all traces of beauty had vanished now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a face which had been pretty once, though all traces of beauty had vanished now.
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From this reading It was a face which had been pretty once, though all traces of beauty had vanished now.
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From this reading WHEN Jervis opened the door, he found a woman standing there—a stranger, he supposed.
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From this reading “POLLY.”
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From this reading It was a face which had been pretty once, though all traces of beauty had vanished now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The features were sharpened as if by prolonged illness, and the gray eyes were set in deep hollows; but a certain strong content shone through the eyes and hovered round the mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The features were sharpened as if by prolonged illness, and the gray eyes were set in deep hollows; but a certain strong content shone through the eyes and hovered round the mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The features were sharpened as if by prolonged illness, and the gray eyes were set in deep hollows; but a certain strong content shone through the eyes and hovered round the mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wore a neat, though shabby, bonnet and cloak, and her thin, careworn face was turned full towards the light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The features were sharpened as if by prolonged illness, and the gray eyes were set in deep hollows; but a certain strong content shone through the eyes and hovered round the mouth.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wore a neat, though shabby, bonnet and cloak, and her thin, careworn face was turned full towards the light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The features were sharpened as if by prolonged illness, and the gray eyes were set in deep hollows; but a certain strong content shone through the eyes and hovered round the mouth.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WHEN Jervis opened the door, he found a woman standing there—a stranger, he supposed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN Jervis opened the door, he found a woman standing there—a stranger, he supposed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The features were sharpened as if by prolonged illness, and the gray eyes were set in deep hollows; but a certain strong content shone through the eyes and hovered round the mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN Jervis opened the door, he found a woman standing there—a stranger, he supposed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN Jervis opened the door, he found a woman standing there—a stranger, he supposed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN Jervis opened the door, he found a woman standing there—a stranger, he supposed.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading She wore a neat, though shabby, bonnet and cloak, and her thin, careworn face was turned full towards the light.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She wore a neat, though shabby, bonnet and cloak, and her thin, careworn face was turned full towards the light.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The features were sharpened as if by prolonged illness, and the gray eyes were set in deep hollows; but a certain strong content shone through the eyes and hovered round the mouth.
in the direction of
From this reading She wore a neat, though shabby, bonnet and cloak, and her thin, careworn face was turned full towards the light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a face which had been pretty once, though all traces of beauty had vanished now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wore a neat, though shabby, bonnet and cloak, and her thin, careworn face was turned full towards the light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a face which had been pretty once, though all traces of beauty had vanished now.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She wore a neat, though shabby, bonnet and cloak, and her thin, careworn face was turned full towards the light.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The features were sharpened as if by prolonged illness, and the gray eyes were set in deep hollows; but a certain strong content shone through the eyes and hovered round the mouth.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN Jervis opened the door, he found a woman standing there—a stranger, he supposed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a face which had been pretty once, though all traces of beauty had vanished now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN Jervis opened the door, he found a woman standing there—a stranger, he supposed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wore a neat, though shabby, bonnet and cloak, and her thin, careworn face was turned full towards the light.
