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Chapter XVIII
AT THE SEASIDE. The summer was slowly passing. At a small and obscure seaside place on the East coast Mrs. Cumberland was located. She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her. Not Jelly this time, but the housemaid Ann.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not Jelly this time, but the housemaid Ann.”
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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 At a small and obscure seaside place on the East coast Mrs. Cumberland was located.
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From this reading She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At a small and obscure seaside place on the East coast Mrs. Cumberland was located.
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From this reading Not Jelly this time, but the housemaid Ann.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE SEASIDE.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not Jelly this time, but the housemaid Ann.
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From this reading At a small and obscure seaside place on the East coast Mrs. Cumberland was located.
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From this reading At a small and obscure seaside place on the East coast Mrs. Cumberland was located.
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From this reading At a small and obscure seaside place on the East coast Mrs. Cumberland was located.
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From this reading She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.
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From this reading She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.
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From this reading She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.
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From this reading She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.
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From this reading Not Jelly this time, but the housemaid Ann.
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From this reading She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.
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From this reading Not Jelly this time, but the housemaid Ann.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At a small and obscure seaside place on the East coast Mrs. Cumberland was located.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.
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From this reading At a small and obscure seaside place on the East coast Mrs. Cumberland was located.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not Jelly this time, but the housemaid Ann.
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From this reading At a small and obscure seaside place on the East coast Mrs. Cumberland was located.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At a small and obscure seaside place on the East coast Mrs. Cumberland was located.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.
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From this reading The summer was slowly passing.
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From this reading At a small and obscure seaside place on the East coast Mrs. Cumberland was located.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.
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From this reading AT THE SEASIDE.
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From this reading She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The summer was slowly passing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At a small and obscure seaside place on the East coast Mrs. Cumberland was located.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The summer was slowly passing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE SEASIDE.
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From this reading She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Not Jelly this time, but the housemaid Ann.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not Jelly this time, but the housemaid Ann.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The summer was slowly passing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had engaged part of one of the few good houses there--houses that let at an enormous price in the season to visitors--and lived in it with Ellen Adair, and her maid to wait on her.
