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Chapter XV
AN AMERICAN GIRL. “She’s always been kind of off-ish and partic’lar for a gal that’s raised in the woods.” Luncheon was over. The elders of the party had returned to the drawing-room, where they were seated in a state of contented satiety, discussing their servants, their gardens, and the Church of Ireland Sustentation Fund, according to their age and kind. In the billiard-room, a four-handed game was going on.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““She’s always been kind of off-ish and partic’lar for a gal that’s raised in the woods.””
above and across; more than
From this reading “Luncheon was over.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The elders of the party had returned to the drawing-room, where they were seated in a state of contented satiety, discussing their servants, their gardens, and the Church of Ireland Sustentation Fund, according to their age and kind.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The elders of the party had returned to the drawing-room, where they were seated in a state of contented satiety, discussing their servants, their gardens, and the Church of Ireland Sustentation Fund, according to their age and kind.”
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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 “She’s always been kind of off-ish and partic’lar for a gal that’s raised in the woods.”
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From this reading The elders of the party had returned to the drawing-room, where they were seated in a state of contented satiety, discussing their servants, their gardens, and the Church of Ireland Sustentation Fund, according to their age and kind.
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From this reading The elders of the party had returned to the drawing-room, where they were seated in a state of contented satiety, discussing their servants, their gardens, and the Church of Ireland Sustentation Fund, according to their age and kind.
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From this reading “She’s always been kind of off-ish and partic’lar for a gal that’s raised in the woods.”
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From this reading AN AMERICAN GIRL.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN AMERICAN GIRL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She’s always been kind of off-ish and partic’lar for a gal that’s raised in the woods.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She’s always been kind of off-ish and partic’lar for a gal that’s raised in the woods.”
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From this reading In the billiard-room, a four-handed game was going on.
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From this reading The elders of the party had returned to the drawing-room, where they were seated in a state of contented satiety, discussing their servants, their gardens, and the Church of Ireland Sustentation Fund, according to their age and kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The elders of the party had returned to the drawing-room, where they were seated in a state of contented satiety, discussing their servants, their gardens, and the Church of Ireland Sustentation Fund, according to their age and kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The elders of the party had returned to the drawing-room, where they were seated in a state of contented satiety, discussing their servants, their gardens, and the Church of Ireland Sustentation Fund, according to their age and kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The elders of the party had returned to the drawing-room, where they were seated in a state of contented satiety, discussing their servants, their gardens, and the Church of Ireland Sustentation Fund, according to their age and kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The elders of the party had returned to the drawing-room, where they were seated in a state of contented satiety, discussing their servants, their gardens, and the Church of Ireland Sustentation Fund, according to their age and kind.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “She’s always been kind of off-ish and partic’lar for a gal that’s raised in the woods.”
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From this reading In the billiard-room, a four-handed game was going on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The elders of the party had returned to the drawing-room, where they were seated in a state of contented satiety, discussing their servants, their gardens, and the Church of Ireland Sustentation Fund, according to their age and kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She’s always been kind of off-ish and partic’lar for a gal that’s raised in the woods.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the billiard-room, a four-handed game was going on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The elders of the party had returned to the drawing-room, where they were seated in a state of contented satiety, discussing their servants, their gardens, and the Church of Ireland Sustentation Fund, according to their age and kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN AMERICAN GIRL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the billiard-room, a four-handed game was going on.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The elders of the party had returned to the drawing-room, where they were seated in a state of contented satiety, discussing their servants, their gardens, and the Church of Ireland Sustentation Fund, according to their age and kind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “She’s always been kind of off-ish and partic’lar for a gal that’s raised in the woods.”
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From this reading The elders of the party had returned to the drawing-room, where they were seated in a state of contented satiety, discussing their servants, their gardens, and the Church of Ireland Sustentation Fund, according to their age and kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She’s always been kind of off-ish and partic’lar for a gal that’s raised in the woods.”
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From this reading Luncheon was over.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “She’s always been kind of off-ish and partic’lar for a gal that’s raised in the woods.”
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From this reading “She’s always been kind of off-ish and partic’lar for a gal that’s raised in the woods.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the billiard-room, a four-handed game was going on.
above and across; more than
From this reading Luncheon was over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She’s always been kind of off-ish and partic’lar for a gal that’s raised in the woods.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The elders of the party had returned to the drawing-room, where they were seated in a state of contented satiety, discussing their servants, their gardens, and the Church of Ireland Sustentation Fund, according to their age and kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She’s always been kind of off-ish and partic’lar for a gal that’s raised in the woods.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The elders of the party had returned to the drawing-room, where they were seated in a state of contented satiety, discussing their servants, their gardens, and the Church of Ireland Sustentation Fund, according to their age and kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The elders of the party had returned to the drawing-room, where they were seated in a state of contented satiety, discussing their servants, their gardens, and the Church of Ireland Sustentation Fund, according to their age and kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The elders of the party had returned to the drawing-room, where they were seated in a state of contented satiety, discussing their servants, their gardens, and the Church of Ireland Sustentation Fund, according to their age and kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The elders of the party had returned to the drawing-room, where they were seated in a state of contented satiety, discussing their servants, their gardens, and the Church of Ireland Sustentation Fund, according to their age and kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She’s always been kind of off-ish and partic’lar for a gal that’s raised in the woods.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The elders of the party had returned to the drawing-room, where they were seated in a state of contented satiety, discussing their servants, their gardens, and the Church of Ireland Sustentation Fund, according to their age and kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The elders of the party had returned to the drawing-room, where they were seated in a state of contented satiety, discussing their servants, their gardens, and the Church of Ireland Sustentation Fund, according to their age and kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She’s always been kind of off-ish and partic’lar for a gal that’s raised in the woods.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “She’s always been kind of off-ish and partic’lar for a gal that’s raised in the woods.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The elders of the party had returned to the drawing-room, where they were seated in a state of contented satiety, discussing their servants, their gardens, and the Church of Ireland Sustentation Fund, according to their age and kind.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The elders of the party had returned to the drawing-room, where they were seated in a state of contented satiety, discussing their servants, their gardens, and the Church of Ireland Sustentation Fund, according to their age and kind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The elders of the party had returned to the drawing-room, where they were seated in a state of contented satiety, discussing their servants, their gardens, and the Church of Ireland Sustentation Fund, according to their age and kind.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Luncheon was over.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The elders of the party had returned to the drawing-room, where they were seated in a state of contented satiety, discussing their servants, their gardens, and the Church of Ireland Sustentation Fund, according to their age and kind.
in or at the place that
From this reading The elders of the party had returned to the drawing-room, where they were seated in a state of contented satiety, discussing their servants, their gardens, and the Church of Ireland Sustentation Fund, according to their age and kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She’s always been kind of off-ish and partic’lar for a gal that’s raised in the woods.”
