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Chapter VI
DEAD! Eight o'clock the next morning, and the church-bells ringing out on the sunshiny air! Everything looked joyous as I drew up the blind—kept down for a week previously. I dressed myself, without waiting for Jemima, in my Sunday frock with its deep crape trimmings. The house would be open again to-day; Selina be sitting up.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The house would be open again to-day; Selina be sitting up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DEAD!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everything looked joyous as I drew up the blind—kept down for a week previously.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Everything looked joyous as I drew up the blind—kept down for a week previously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everything looked joyous as I drew up the blind—kept down for a week previously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Eight o'clock the next morning, and the church-bells ringing out on the sunshiny air!”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I dressed myself, without waiting for Jemima, in my Sunday frock with its deep crape trimmings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Eight o'clock the next morning, and the church-bells ringing out on the sunshiny air!”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “The house would be open again to-day; Selina be sitting up.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I dressed myself, without waiting for Jemima, in my Sunday frock with its deep crape trimmings.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “I dressed myself, without waiting for Jemima, in my Sunday frock with its deep crape trimmings.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The house would be open again to-day; Selina be sitting up.”
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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 Everything looked joyous as I drew up the blind—kept down for a week previously.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house would be open again to-day; Selina be sitting up.
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From this reading Eight o'clock the next morning, and the church-bells ringing out on the sunshiny air!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Eight o'clock the next morning, and the church-bells ringing out on the sunshiny air!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Everything looked joyous as I drew up the blind—kept down for a week previously.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The house would be open again to-day; Selina be sitting up.
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From this reading Everything looked joyous as I drew up the blind—kept down for a week previously.
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From this reading Eight o'clock the next morning, and the church-bells ringing out on the sunshiny air!
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From this reading I dressed myself, without waiting for Jemima, in my Sunday frock with its deep crape trimmings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DEAD!
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From this reading I dressed myself, without waiting for Jemima, in my Sunday frock with its deep crape trimmings.
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From this reading Everything looked joyous as I drew up the blind—kept down for a week previously.
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From this reading I dressed myself, without waiting for Jemima, in my Sunday frock with its deep crape trimmings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything looked joyous as I drew up the blind—kept down for a week previously.
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From this reading Eight o'clock the next morning, and the church-bells ringing out on the sunshiny air!
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything looked joyous as I drew up the blind—kept down for a week previously.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Everything looked joyous as I drew up the blind—kept down for a week previously.
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From this reading I dressed myself, without waiting for Jemima, in my Sunday frock with its deep crape trimmings.
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From this reading The house would be open again to-day; Selina be sitting up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Everything looked joyous as I drew up the blind—kept down for a week previously.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I dressed myself, without waiting for Jemima, in my Sunday frock with its deep crape trimmings.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I dressed myself, without waiting for Jemima, in my Sunday frock with its deep crape trimmings.
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From this reading I dressed myself, without waiting for Jemima, in my Sunday frock with its deep crape trimmings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everything looked joyous as I drew up the blind—kept down for a week previously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everything looked joyous as I drew up the blind—kept down for a week previously.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything looked joyous as I drew up the blind—kept down for a week previously.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eight o'clock the next morning, and the church-bells ringing out on the sunshiny air!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I dressed myself, without waiting for Jemima, in my Sunday frock with its deep crape trimmings.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I dressed myself, without waiting for Jemima, in my Sunday frock with its deep crape trimmings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eight o'clock the next morning, and the church-bells ringing out on the sunshiny air!
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From this reading Eight o'clock the next morning, and the church-bells ringing out on the sunshiny air!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Eight o'clock the next morning, and the church-bells ringing out on the sunshiny air!
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The house would be open again to-day; Selina be sitting up.
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From this reading Eight o'clock the next morning, and the church-bells ringing out on the sunshiny air!
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From this reading Everything looked joyous as I drew up the blind—kept down for a week previously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eight o'clock the next morning, and the church-bells ringing out on the sunshiny air!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The house would be open again to-day; Selina be sitting up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The house would be open again to-day; Selina be sitting up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dressed myself, without waiting for Jemima, in my Sunday frock with its deep crape trimmings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eight o'clock the next morning, and the church-bells ringing out on the sunshiny air!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eight o'clock the next morning, and the church-bells ringing out on the sunshiny air!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The house would be open again to-day; Selina be sitting up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dressed myself, without waiting for Jemima, in my Sunday frock with its deep crape trimmings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everything looked joyous as I drew up the blind—kept down for a week previously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dressed myself, without waiting for Jemima, in my Sunday frock with its deep crape trimmings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everything looked joyous as I drew up the blind—kept down for a week previously.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I dressed myself, without waiting for Jemima, in my Sunday frock with its deep crape trimmings.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I dressed myself, without waiting for Jemima, in my Sunday frock with its deep crape trimmings.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The house would be open again to-day; Selina be sitting up.
