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Chapter XXXVIII
BROUGHT HOME TO HIM. She lay back in an easy-chair, in the little room that was once Mr. North's parlour. The window was thrown open to the sweet flowers, the balmy air; and Ellen Adair drank in their beauty and perfume. She took to this room as her own sitting-room the day she came back to the Hall. She had always liked it.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “BROUGHT HOME TO HIM.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She lay back in an easy-chair, in the little room that was once Mr. North's parlour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She lay back in an easy-chair, in the little room that was once Mr. North's parlour.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “The window was thrown open to the sweet flowers, the balmy air; and Ellen Adair drank in their beauty and perfume.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She took to this room as her own sitting-room the day she came back to the Hall.”
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From this reading The window was thrown open to the sweet flowers, the balmy air; and Ellen Adair drank in their beauty and perfume.
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From this reading The window was thrown open to the sweet flowers, the balmy air; and Ellen Adair drank in their beauty and perfume.
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From this reading She had always liked it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She lay back in an easy-chair, in the little room that was once Mr. North's parlour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The window was thrown open to the sweet flowers, the balmy air; and Ellen Adair drank in their beauty and perfume.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She took to this room as her own sitting-room the day she came back to the Hall.
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From this reading She lay back in an easy-chair, in the little room that was once Mr. North's parlour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The window was thrown open to the sweet flowers, the balmy air; and Ellen Adair drank in their beauty and perfume.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The window was thrown open to the sweet flowers, the balmy air; and Ellen Adair drank in their beauty and perfume.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BROUGHT HOME TO HIM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She took to this room as her own sitting-room the day she came back to the Hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She took to this room as her own sitting-room the day she came back to the Hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The window was thrown open to the sweet flowers, the balmy air; and Ellen Adair drank in their beauty and perfume.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She lay back in an easy-chair, in the little room that was once Mr. North's parlour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The window was thrown open to the sweet flowers, the balmy air; and Ellen Adair drank in their beauty and perfume.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The window was thrown open to the sweet flowers, the balmy air; and Ellen Adair drank in their beauty and perfume.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had always liked it.
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From this reading She took to this room as her own sitting-room the day she came back to the Hall.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She took to this room as her own sitting-room the day she came back to the Hall.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BROUGHT HOME TO HIM.
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From this reading BROUGHT HOME TO HIM.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She lay back in an easy-chair, in the little room that was once Mr. North's parlour.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had always liked it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She lay back in an easy-chair, in the little room that was once Mr. North's parlour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had always liked it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She lay back in an easy-chair, in the little room that was once Mr. North's parlour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She lay back in an easy-chair, in the little room that was once Mr. North's parlour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She lay back in an easy-chair, in the little room that was once Mr. North's parlour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She lay back in an easy-chair, in the little room that was once Mr. North's parlour.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The window was thrown open to the sweet flowers, the balmy air; and Ellen Adair drank in their beauty and perfume.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She took to this room as her own sitting-room the day she came back to the Hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She lay back in an easy-chair, in the little room that was once Mr. North's parlour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The window was thrown open to the sweet flowers, the balmy air; and Ellen Adair drank in their beauty and perfume.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She lay back in an easy-chair, in the little room that was once Mr. North's parlour.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lay back in an easy-chair, in the little room that was once Mr. North's parlour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She took to this room as her own sitting-room the day she came back to the Hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The window was thrown open to the sweet flowers, the balmy air; and Ellen Adair drank in their beauty and perfume.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She lay back in an easy-chair, in the little room that was once Mr. North's parlour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She lay back in an easy-chair, in the little room that was once Mr. North's parlour.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The window was thrown open to the sweet flowers, the balmy air; and Ellen Adair drank in their beauty and perfume.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She took to this room as her own sitting-room the day she came back to the Hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The window was thrown open to the sweet flowers, the balmy air; and Ellen Adair drank in their beauty and perfume.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BROUGHT HOME TO HIM.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took to this room as her own sitting-room the day she came back to the Hall.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She lay back in an easy-chair, in the little room that was once Mr. North's parlour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The window was thrown open to the sweet flowers, the balmy air; and Ellen Adair drank in their beauty and perfume.
