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Chapter III
I hope Mrs. Butterfield was happy enough in Paradise to appreciate and feel Lyddy’s joy. I can even believe she was glad to have died, since her dying could bring such content to any wretched living human soul. As Lydia sat in the firelight, the left side of her poor face in shadow, you saw that she was distinctly harmonious. Her figure, clad in a plain black-and-white print dress, was a graceful, womanly one. She had beautifully sloping shoulders and a sweet waist.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I can even believe she was glad to have died, since her dying could bring such content to any wretched living human soul.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I can even believe she was glad to have died, since her dying could bring such content to any wretched living human soul.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can even believe she was glad to have died, since her dying could bring such content to any wretched living human soul.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I can even believe she was glad to have died, since her dying could bring such content to any wretched living human soul.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As Lydia sat in the firelight, the left side of her poor face in shadow, you saw that she was distinctly harmonious.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Her figure, clad in a plain black-and-white print dress, was a graceful, womanly one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As Lydia sat in the firelight, the left side of her poor face in shadow, you saw that she was distinctly harmonious.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “As Lydia sat in the firelight, the left side of her poor face in shadow, you saw that she was distinctly harmonious.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “I can even believe she was glad to have died, since her dying could bring such content to any wretched living human soul.”
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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 Her figure, clad in a plain black-and-white print dress, was a graceful, womanly one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I hope Mrs. Butterfield was happy enough in Paradise to appreciate and feel Lyddy’s joy.
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From this reading I can even believe she was glad to have died, since her dying could bring such content to any wretched living human soul.
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From this reading I hope Mrs. Butterfield was happy enough in Paradise to appreciate and feel Lyddy’s joy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Lydia sat in the firelight, the left side of her poor face in shadow, you saw that she was distinctly harmonious.
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From this reading She had beautifully sloping shoulders and a sweet waist.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I can even believe she was glad to have died, since her dying could bring such content to any wretched living human soul.
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From this reading Her figure, clad in a plain black-and-white print dress, was a graceful, womanly one.
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From this reading I can even believe she was glad to have died, since her dying could bring such content to any wretched living human soul.
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From this reading I hope Mrs. Butterfield was happy enough in Paradise to appreciate and feel Lyddy’s joy.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can even believe she was glad to have died, since her dying could bring such content to any wretched living human soul.
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From this reading Her figure, clad in a plain black-and-white print dress, was a graceful, womanly one.
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From this reading I can even believe she was glad to have died, since her dying could bring such content to any wretched living human soul.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I can even believe she was glad to have died, since her dying could bring such content to any wretched living human soul.
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From this reading I can even believe she was glad to have died, since her dying could bring such content to any wretched living human soul.
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From this reading As Lydia sat in the firelight, the left side of her poor face in shadow, you saw that she was distinctly harmonious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her figure, clad in a plain black-and-white print dress, was a graceful, womanly one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can even believe she was glad to have died, since her dying could bring such content to any wretched living human soul.
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From this reading I hope Mrs. Butterfield was happy enough in Paradise to appreciate and feel Lyddy’s joy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can even believe she was glad to have died, since her dying could bring such content to any wretched living human soul.
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From this reading As Lydia sat in the firelight, the left side of her poor face in shadow, you saw that she was distinctly harmonious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope Mrs. Butterfield was happy enough in Paradise to appreciate and feel Lyddy’s joy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her figure, clad in a plain black-and-white print dress, was a graceful, womanly one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Lydia sat in the firelight, the left side of her poor face in shadow, you saw that she was distinctly harmonious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can even believe she was glad to have died, since her dying could bring such content to any wretched living human soul.
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From this reading Her figure, clad in a plain black-and-white print dress, was a graceful, womanly one.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had beautifully sloping shoulders and a sweet waist.
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From this reading I hope Mrs. Butterfield was happy enough in Paradise to appreciate and feel Lyddy’s joy.
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From this reading As Lydia sat in the firelight, the left side of her poor face in shadow, you saw that she was distinctly harmonious.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I can even believe she was glad to have died, since her dying could bring such content to any wretched living human soul.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I can even believe she was glad to have died, since her dying could bring such content to any wretched living human soul.
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From this reading I hope Mrs. Butterfield was happy enough in Paradise to appreciate and feel Lyddy’s joy.
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From this reading I can even believe she was glad to have died, since her dying could bring such content to any wretched living human soul.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hope Mrs. Butterfield was happy enough in Paradise to appreciate and feel Lyddy’s joy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I hope Mrs. Butterfield was happy enough in Paradise to appreciate and feel Lyddy’s joy.
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From this reading I hope Mrs. Butterfield was happy enough in Paradise to appreciate and feel Lyddy’s joy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Lydia sat in the firelight, the left side of her poor face in shadow, you saw that she was distinctly harmonious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can even believe she was glad to have died, since her dying could bring such content to any wretched living human soul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope Mrs. Butterfield was happy enough in Paradise to appreciate and feel Lyddy’s joy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Lydia sat in the firelight, the left side of her poor face in shadow, you saw that she was distinctly harmonious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope Mrs. Butterfield was happy enough in Paradise to appreciate and feel Lyddy’s joy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Lydia sat in the firelight, the left side of her poor face in shadow, you saw that she was distinctly harmonious.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her figure, clad in a plain black-and-white print dress, was a graceful, womanly one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope Mrs. Butterfield was happy enough in Paradise to appreciate and feel Lyddy’s joy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her figure, clad in a plain black-and-white print dress, was a graceful, womanly one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Lydia sat in the firelight, the left side of her poor face in shadow, you saw that she was distinctly harmonious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her figure, clad in a plain black-and-white print dress, was a graceful, womanly one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Lydia sat in the firelight, the left side of her poor face in shadow, you saw that she was distinctly harmonious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Lydia sat in the firelight, the left side of her poor face in shadow, you saw that she was distinctly harmonious.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading As Lydia sat in the firelight, the left side of her poor face in shadow, you saw that she was distinctly harmonious.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I can even believe she was glad to have died, since her dying could bring such content to any wretched living human soul.
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From this reading She had beautifully sloping shoulders and a sweet waist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Lydia sat in the firelight, the left side of her poor face in shadow, you saw that she was distinctly harmonious.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I can even believe she was glad to have died, since her dying could bring such content to any wretched living human soul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had beautifully sloping shoulders and a sweet waist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can even believe she was glad to have died, since her dying could bring such content to any wretched living human soul.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I can even believe she was glad to have died, since her dying could bring such content to any wretched living human soul.
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From this reading She had beautifully sloping shoulders and a sweet waist.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As Lydia sat in the firelight, the left side of her poor face in shadow, you saw that she was distinctly harmonious.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Lydia sat in the firelight, the left side of her poor face in shadow, you saw that she was distinctly harmonious.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I hope Mrs. Butterfield was happy enough in Paradise to appreciate and feel Lyddy’s joy.
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From this reading She had beautifully sloping shoulders and a sweet waist.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I hope Mrs. Butterfield was happy enough in Paradise to appreciate and feel Lyddy’s joy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her figure, clad in a plain black-and-white print dress, was a graceful, womanly one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can even believe she was glad to have died, since her dying could bring such content to any wretched living human soul.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As Lydia sat in the firelight, the left side of her poor face in shadow, you saw that she was distinctly harmonious.
