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Chapter VIII
UNSOCIABLE. At dinner, in the parlour of Gilroyd Hall, there was silence for some time. William looked a little gloomy, Violet rather fierce and stately, and Aunt Dinah eyed her two guests covertly, without remark, but curiously. At last she said to William— “You took a walk with Mr. Trevor?” “Yes, a tiresome one,” he answered.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, a tiresome one,” he answered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last she said to William— “You took a walk with Mr. Trevor?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “William looked a little gloomy, Violet rather fierce and stately, and Aunt Dinah eyed her two guests covertly, without remark, but curiously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “William looked a little gloomy, Violet rather fierce and stately, and Aunt Dinah eyed her two guests covertly, without remark, but curiously.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Yes, a tiresome one,” he answered.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “At dinner, in the parlour of Gilroyd Hall, there was silence for some time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At dinner, in the parlour of Gilroyd Hall, there was silence for some time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last she said to William— “You took a walk with Mr. Trevor?””
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “William looked a little gloomy, Violet rather fierce and stately, and Aunt Dinah eyed her two guests covertly, without remark, but curiously.”
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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 William looked a little gloomy, Violet rather fierce and stately, and Aunt Dinah eyed her two guests covertly, without remark, but curiously.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading William looked a little gloomy, Violet rather fierce and stately, and Aunt Dinah eyed her two guests covertly, without remark, but curiously.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yes, a tiresome one,” he answered.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At dinner, in the parlour of Gilroyd Hall, there was silence for some time.
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From this reading William looked a little gloomy, Violet rather fierce and stately, and Aunt Dinah eyed her two guests covertly, without remark, but curiously.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading William looked a little gloomy, Violet rather fierce and stately, and Aunt Dinah eyed her two guests covertly, without remark, but curiously.
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From this reading William looked a little gloomy, Violet rather fierce and stately, and Aunt Dinah eyed her two guests covertly, without remark, but curiously.
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From this reading William looked a little gloomy, Violet rather fierce and stately, and Aunt Dinah eyed her two guests covertly, without remark, but curiously.
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From this reading William looked a little gloomy, Violet rather fierce and stately, and Aunt Dinah eyed her two guests covertly, without remark, but curiously.
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From this reading At dinner, in the parlour of Gilroyd Hall, there was silence for some time.
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From this reading William looked a little gloomy, Violet rather fierce and stately, and Aunt Dinah eyed her two guests covertly, without remark, but curiously.
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From this reading William looked a little gloomy, Violet rather fierce and stately, and Aunt Dinah eyed her two guests covertly, without remark, but curiously.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At dinner, in the parlour of Gilroyd Hall, there was silence for some time.
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From this reading At dinner, in the parlour of Gilroyd Hall, there was silence for some time.
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From this reading William looked a little gloomy, Violet rather fierce and stately, and Aunt Dinah eyed her two guests covertly, without remark, but curiously.
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From this reading William looked a little gloomy, Violet rather fierce and stately, and Aunt Dinah eyed her two guests covertly, without remark, but curiously.
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From this reading At dinner, in the parlour of Gilroyd Hall, there was silence for some time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes, a tiresome one,” he answered.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading William looked a little gloomy, Violet rather fierce and stately, and Aunt Dinah eyed her two guests covertly, without remark, but curiously.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At dinner, in the parlour of Gilroyd Hall, there was silence for some time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last she said to William— “You took a walk with Mr. Trevor?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading William looked a little gloomy, Violet rather fierce and stately, and Aunt Dinah eyed her two guests covertly, without remark, but curiously.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading William looked a little gloomy, Violet rather fierce and stately, and Aunt Dinah eyed her two guests covertly, without remark, but curiously.
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From this reading At last she said to William— “You took a walk with Mr. Trevor?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At dinner, in the parlour of Gilroyd Hall, there was silence for some time.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Yes, a tiresome one,” he answered.
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From this reading At dinner, in the parlour of Gilroyd Hall, there was silence for some time.
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From this reading William looked a little gloomy, Violet rather fierce and stately, and Aunt Dinah eyed her two guests covertly, without remark, but curiously.
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From this reading William looked a little gloomy, Violet rather fierce and stately, and Aunt Dinah eyed her two guests covertly, without remark, but curiously.
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From this reading At last she said to William— “You took a walk with Mr. Trevor?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last she said to William— “You took a walk with Mr. Trevor?”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading At dinner, in the parlour of Gilroyd Hall, there was silence for some time.
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From this reading At dinner, in the parlour of Gilroyd Hall, there was silence for some time.
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From this reading William looked a little gloomy, Violet rather fierce and stately, and Aunt Dinah eyed her two guests covertly, without remark, but curiously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At dinner, in the parlour of Gilroyd Hall, there was silence for some time.
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From this reading At dinner, in the parlour of Gilroyd Hall, there was silence for some time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At dinner, in the parlour of Gilroyd Hall, there was silence for some time.
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From this reading “Yes, a tiresome one,” he answered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last she said to William— “You took a walk with Mr. Trevor?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last she said to William— “You took a walk with Mr. Trevor?”
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From this reading At last she said to William— “You took a walk with Mr. Trevor?”
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From this reading William looked a little gloomy, Violet rather fierce and stately, and Aunt Dinah eyed her two guests covertly, without remark, but curiously.
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From this reading UNSOCIABLE.
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From this reading William looked a little gloomy, Violet rather fierce and stately, and Aunt Dinah eyed her two guests covertly, without remark, but curiously.
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From this reading At last she said to William— “You took a walk with Mr. Trevor?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At dinner, in the parlour of Gilroyd Hall, there was silence for some time.
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From this reading William looked a little gloomy, Violet rather fierce and stately, and Aunt Dinah eyed her two guests covertly, without remark, but curiously.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At last she said to William— “You took a walk with Mr. Trevor?”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading William looked a little gloomy, Violet rather fierce and stately, and Aunt Dinah eyed her two guests covertly, without remark, but curiously.
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From this reading “Yes, a tiresome one,” he answered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At last she said to William— “You took a walk with Mr. Trevor?”
