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Chapter XIII
MORNING VISITORS. In the dining-room at Mrs. Cumberland's, with its window open to the garden and the sweet flowers, stood Ellen Adair. It was the favourite morning-room. Mrs. Cumberland, down in good time to-day, for it was scarcely eleven o'clock, had stepped into the garden, and disappeared amidst its remoter parts. Ellen Adair, dressed in a cool pink muslin, almost as thin as gauze, stood in a reverie.
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in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “Mrs. Cumberland, down in good time to-day, for it was scarcely eleven o'clock, had stepped into the garden, and disappeared amidst its remoter parts.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Cumberland, down in good time to-day, for it was scarcely eleven o'clock, had stepped into the garden, and disappeared amidst its remoter parts.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Cumberland, down in good time to-day, for it was scarcely eleven o'clock, had stepped into the garden, and disappeared amidst its remoter parts.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MORNING VISITORS.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “In the dining-room at Mrs. Cumberland's, with its window open to the garden and the sweet flowers, stood Ellen Adair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the dining-room at Mrs. Cumberland's, with its window open to the garden and the sweet flowers, stood Ellen Adair.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “Ellen Adair, dressed in a cool pink muslin, almost as thin as gauze, stood in a reverie.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Cumberland, down in good time to-day, for it was scarcely eleven o'clock, had stepped into the garden, and disappeared amidst its remoter parts.”
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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 Ellen Adair, dressed in a cool pink muslin, almost as thin as gauze, stood in a reverie.
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From this reading In the dining-room at Mrs. Cumberland's, with its window open to the garden and the sweet flowers, stood Ellen Adair.
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From this reading Ellen Adair, dressed in a cool pink muslin, almost as thin as gauze, stood in a reverie.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Mrs. Cumberland, down in good time to-day, for it was scarcely eleven o'clock, had stepped into the garden, and disappeared amidst its remoter parts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the dining-room at Mrs. Cumberland's, with its window open to the garden and the sweet flowers, stood Ellen Adair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ellen Adair, dressed in a cool pink muslin, almost as thin as gauze, stood in a reverie.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the dining-room at Mrs. Cumberland's, with its window open to the garden and the sweet flowers, stood Ellen Adair.
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From this reading Ellen Adair, dressed in a cool pink muslin, almost as thin as gauze, stood in a reverie.
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From this reading Mrs. Cumberland, down in good time to-day, for it was scarcely eleven o'clock, had stepped into the garden, and disappeared amidst its remoter parts.
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From this reading In the dining-room at Mrs. Cumberland's, with its window open to the garden and the sweet flowers, stood Ellen Adair.
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From this reading In the dining-room at Mrs. Cumberland's, with its window open to the garden and the sweet flowers, stood Ellen Adair.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Cumberland, down in good time to-day, for it was scarcely eleven o'clock, had stepped into the garden, and disappeared amidst its remoter parts.
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From this reading Mrs. Cumberland, down in good time to-day, for it was scarcely eleven o'clock, had stepped into the garden, and disappeared amidst its remoter parts.
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From this reading Ellen Adair, dressed in a cool pink muslin, almost as thin as gauze, stood in a reverie.
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From this reading Mrs. Cumberland, down in good time to-day, for it was scarcely eleven o'clock, had stepped into the garden, and disappeared amidst its remoter parts.
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From this reading In the dining-room at Mrs. Cumberland's, with its window open to the garden and the sweet flowers, stood Ellen Adair.
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From this reading It was the favourite morning-room.
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From this reading In the dining-room at Mrs. Cumberland's, with its window open to the garden and the sweet flowers, stood Ellen Adair.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Cumberland, down in good time to-day, for it was scarcely eleven o'clock, had stepped into the garden, and disappeared amidst its remoter parts.
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From this reading In the dining-room at Mrs. Cumberland's, with its window open to the garden and the sweet flowers, stood Ellen Adair.
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From this reading Ellen Adair, dressed in a cool pink muslin, almost as thin as gauze, stood in a reverie.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Cumberland, down in good time to-day, for it was scarcely eleven o'clock, had stepped into the garden, and disappeared amidst its remoter parts.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Cumberland, down in good time to-day, for it was scarcely eleven o'clock, had stepped into the garden, and disappeared amidst its remoter parts.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the dining-room at Mrs. Cumberland's, with its window open to the garden and the sweet flowers, stood Ellen Adair.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mrs. Cumberland, down in good time to-day, for it was scarcely eleven o'clock, had stepped into the garden, and disappeared amidst its remoter parts.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the favourite morning-room.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In the dining-room at Mrs. Cumberland's, with its window open to the garden and the sweet flowers, stood Ellen Adair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MORNING VISITORS.
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From this reading It was the favourite morning-room.
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From this reading In the dining-room at Mrs. Cumberland's, with its window open to the garden and the sweet flowers, stood Ellen Adair.
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From this reading Ellen Adair, dressed in a cool pink muslin, almost as thin as gauze, stood in a reverie.
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From this reading Mrs. Cumberland, down in good time to-day, for it was scarcely eleven o'clock, had stepped into the garden, and disappeared amidst its remoter parts.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading In the dining-room at Mrs. Cumberland's, with its window open to the garden and the sweet flowers, stood Ellen Adair.
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From this reading Mrs. Cumberland, down in good time to-day, for it was scarcely eleven o'clock, had stepped into the garden, and disappeared amidst its remoter parts.
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From this reading Ellen Adair, dressed in a cool pink muslin, almost as thin as gauze, stood in a reverie.
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From this reading Mrs. Cumberland, down in good time to-day, for it was scarcely eleven o'clock, had stepped into the garden, and disappeared amidst its remoter parts.
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From this reading Ellen Adair, dressed in a cool pink muslin, almost as thin as gauze, stood in a reverie.
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From this reading Mrs. Cumberland, down in good time to-day, for it was scarcely eleven o'clock, had stepped into the garden, and disappeared amidst its remoter parts.
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From this reading Mrs. Cumberland, down in good time to-day, for it was scarcely eleven o'clock, had stepped into the garden, and disappeared amidst its remoter parts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the dining-room at Mrs. Cumberland's, with its window open to the garden and the sweet flowers, stood Ellen Adair.
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From this reading In the dining-room at Mrs. Cumberland's, with its window open to the garden and the sweet flowers, stood Ellen Adair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the dining-room at Mrs. Cumberland's, with its window open to the garden and the sweet flowers, stood Ellen Adair.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Ellen Adair, dressed in a cool pink muslin, almost as thin as gauze, stood in a reverie.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Cumberland, down in good time to-day, for it was scarcely eleven o'clock, had stepped into the garden, and disappeared amidst its remoter parts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the dining-room at Mrs. Cumberland's, with its window open to the garden and the sweet flowers, stood Ellen Adair.
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From this reading Mrs. Cumberland, down in good time to-day, for it was scarcely eleven o'clock, had stepped into the garden, and disappeared amidst its remoter parts.
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From this reading MORNING VISITORS.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the favourite morning-room.
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From this reading In the dining-room at Mrs. Cumberland's, with its window open to the garden and the sweet flowers, stood Ellen Adair.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the dining-room at Mrs. Cumberland's, with its window open to the garden and the sweet flowers, stood Ellen Adair.
