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Chapter XVIII
_THE COLONEL'S TOAST_. It is just possible that the foregoing experiences did not tend to increase Esther's popularity among her companions. She got forthwith the name of _favourite_, the giving of which title is the consolatory excuse to themselves of those who have done nothing to deserve favour. However, whether she were popular or not was a matter that did not concern Esther. She was full of the delight of learning, and bent upon making the utmost of her new advantages.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “It is just possible that the foregoing experiences did not tend to increase Esther's popularity among her companions.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She got forthwith the name of _favourite_, the giving of which title is the consolatory excuse to themselves of those who have done nothing to deserve favour.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She got forthwith the name of _favourite_, the giving of which title is the consolatory excuse to themselves of those who have done nothing to deserve favour.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “However, whether she were popular or not was a matter that did not concern Esther.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She got forthwith the name of _favourite_, the giving of which title is the consolatory excuse to themselves of those who have done nothing to deserve favour.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “She got forthwith the name of _favourite_, the giving of which title is the consolatory excuse to themselves of those who have done nothing to deserve favour.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “She got forthwith the name of _favourite_, the giving of which title is the consolatory excuse to themselves of those who have done nothing to deserve favour.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “She got forthwith the name of _favourite_, the giving of which title is the consolatory excuse to themselves of those who have done nothing to deserve favour.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “She was full of the delight of learning, and bent upon making the utmost of her new advantages.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “However, whether she were popular or not was a matter that did not concern Esther.”
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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 However, whether she were popular or not was a matter that did not concern Esther.
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From this reading She was full of the delight of learning, and bent upon making the utmost of her new advantages.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It is just possible that the foregoing experiences did not tend to increase Esther's popularity among her companions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was full of the delight of learning, and bent upon making the utmost of her new advantages.
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From this reading She was full of the delight of learning, and bent upon making the utmost of her new advantages.
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From this reading _THE COLONEL'S TOAST_.
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From this reading It is just possible that the foregoing experiences did not tend to increase Esther's popularity among her companions.
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From this reading However, whether she were popular or not was a matter that did not concern Esther.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She got forthwith the name of _favourite_, the giving of which title is the consolatory excuse to themselves of those who have done nothing to deserve favour.
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From this reading She was full of the delight of learning, and bent upon making the utmost of her new advantages.
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From this reading She got forthwith the name of _favourite_, the giving of which title is the consolatory excuse to themselves of those who have done nothing to deserve favour.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It is just possible that the foregoing experiences did not tend to increase Esther's popularity among her companions.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She got forthwith the name of _favourite_, the giving of which title is the consolatory excuse to themselves of those who have done nothing to deserve favour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, whether she were popular or not was a matter that did not concern Esther.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is just possible that the foregoing experiences did not tend to increase Esther's popularity among her companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She got forthwith the name of _favourite_, the giving of which title is the consolatory excuse to themselves of those who have done nothing to deserve favour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is just possible that the foregoing experiences did not tend to increase Esther's popularity among her companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She got forthwith the name of _favourite_, the giving of which title is the consolatory excuse to themselves of those who have done nothing to deserve favour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She got forthwith the name of _favourite_, the giving of which title is the consolatory excuse to themselves of those who have done nothing to deserve favour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is just possible that the foregoing experiences did not tend to increase Esther's popularity among her companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She got forthwith the name of _favourite_, the giving of which title is the consolatory excuse to themselves of those who have done nothing to deserve favour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was full of the delight of learning, and bent upon making the utmost of her new advantages.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She got forthwith the name of _favourite_, the giving of which title is the consolatory excuse to themselves of those who have done nothing to deserve favour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She got forthwith the name of _favourite_, the giving of which title is the consolatory excuse to themselves of those who have done nothing to deserve favour.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She got forthwith the name of _favourite_, the giving of which title is the consolatory excuse to themselves of those who have done nothing to deserve favour.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It is just possible that the foregoing experiences did not tend to increase Esther's popularity among her companions.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, whether she were popular or not was a matter that did not concern Esther.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is just possible that the foregoing experiences did not tend to increase Esther's popularity among her companions.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is just possible that the foregoing experiences did not tend to increase Esther's popularity among her companions.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is just possible that the foregoing experiences did not tend to increase Esther's popularity among her companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is just possible that the foregoing experiences did not tend to increase Esther's popularity among her companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was full of the delight of learning, and bent upon making the utmost of her new advantages.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was full of the delight of learning, and bent upon making the utmost of her new advantages.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, whether she were popular or not was a matter that did not concern Esther.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She got forthwith the name of _favourite_, the giving of which title is the consolatory excuse to themselves of those who have done nothing to deserve favour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was full of the delight of learning, and bent upon making the utmost of her new advantages.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is just possible that the foregoing experiences did not tend to increase Esther's popularity among her companions.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She got forthwith the name of _favourite_, the giving of which title is the consolatory excuse to themselves of those who have done nothing to deserve favour.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She got forthwith the name of _favourite_, the giving of which title is the consolatory excuse to themselves of those who have done nothing to deserve favour.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading However, whether she were popular or not was a matter that did not concern Esther.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, whether she were popular or not was a matter that did not concern Esther.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is just possible that the foregoing experiences did not tend to increase Esther's popularity among her companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is just possible that the foregoing experiences did not tend to increase Esther's popularity among her companions.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She got forthwith the name of _favourite_, the giving of which title is the consolatory excuse to themselves of those who have done nothing to deserve favour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is just possible that the foregoing experiences did not tend to increase Esther's popularity among her companions.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is just possible that the foregoing experiences did not tend to increase Esther's popularity among her companions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE COLONEL'S TOAST_.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading She got forthwith the name of _favourite_, the giving of which title is the consolatory excuse to themselves of those who have done nothing to deserve favour.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She got forthwith the name of _favourite_, the giving of which title is the consolatory excuse to themselves of those who have done nothing to deserve favour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She got forthwith the name of _favourite_, the giving of which title is the consolatory excuse to themselves of those who have done nothing to deserve favour.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is just possible that the foregoing experiences did not tend to increase Esther's popularity among her companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _THE COLONEL'S TOAST_.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She was full of the delight of learning, and bent upon making the utmost of her new advantages.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was full of the delight of learning, and bent upon making the utmost of her new advantages.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading However, whether she were popular or not was a matter that did not concern Esther.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading However, whether she were popular or not was a matter that did not concern Esther.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading However, whether she were popular or not was a matter that did not concern Esther.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She got forthwith the name of _favourite_, the giving of which title is the consolatory excuse to themselves of those who have done nothing to deserve favour.
which person or people
From this reading She got forthwith the name of _favourite_, the giving of which title is the consolatory excuse to themselves of those who have done nothing to deserve favour.
