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Chapter VII
EXPECTED AND WELCOMED. The Coldstreams and their guest now adjourned into the veranda to enjoy the evening air, and the golden glow on foliage and flower which gives such a charm to the sunset hour in the East. Io brought out her work; she was knitting a delicate shawl for her mother. The young matron felt tranquilly happy. She was much pleased to see the friendship which appeared to be already growing up between her husband and the fair-haired, gentle and earnest chaplain.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was much pleased to see the friendship which appeared to be already growing up between her husband and the fair-haired, gentle and earnest chaplain.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “She was much pleased to see the friendship which appeared to be already growing up between her husband and the fair-haired, gentle and earnest chaplain.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Io brought out her work; she was knitting a delicate shawl for her mother.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She was much pleased to see the friendship which appeared to be already growing up between her husband and the fair-haired, gentle and earnest chaplain.”
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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 The Coldstreams and their guest now adjourned into the veranda to enjoy the evening air, and the golden glow on foliage and flower which gives such a charm to the sunset hour in the East.
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From this reading The Coldstreams and their guest now adjourned into the veranda to enjoy the evening air, and the golden glow on foliage and flower which gives such a charm to the sunset hour in the East.
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From this reading The Coldstreams and their guest now adjourned into the veranda to enjoy the evening air, and the golden glow on foliage and flower which gives such a charm to the sunset hour in the East.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was much pleased to see the friendship which appeared to be already growing up between her husband and the fair-haired, gentle and earnest chaplain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EXPECTED AND WELCOMED.
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From this reading She was much pleased to see the friendship which appeared to be already growing up between her husband and the fair-haired, gentle and earnest chaplain.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was much pleased to see the friendship which appeared to be already growing up between her husband and the fair-haired, gentle and earnest chaplain.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She was much pleased to see the friendship which appeared to be already growing up between her husband and the fair-haired, gentle and earnest chaplain.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Io brought out her work; she was knitting a delicate shawl for her mother.
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From this reading She was much pleased to see the friendship which appeared to be already growing up between her husband and the fair-haired, gentle and earnest chaplain.
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From this reading The Coldstreams and their guest now adjourned into the veranda to enjoy the evening air, and the golden glow on foliage and flower which gives such a charm to the sunset hour in the East.
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From this reading The Coldstreams and their guest now adjourned into the veranda to enjoy the evening air, and the golden glow on foliage and flower which gives such a charm to the sunset hour in the East.
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From this reading Io brought out her work; she was knitting a delicate shawl for her mother.
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From this reading She was much pleased to see the friendship which appeared to be already growing up between her husband and the fair-haired, gentle and earnest chaplain.
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From this reading The Coldstreams and their guest now adjourned into the veranda to enjoy the evening air, and the golden glow on foliage and flower which gives such a charm to the sunset hour in the East.
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From this reading The Coldstreams and their guest now adjourned into the veranda to enjoy the evening air, and the golden glow on foliage and flower which gives such a charm to the sunset hour in the East.
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From this reading The Coldstreams and their guest now adjourned into the veranda to enjoy the evening air, and the golden glow on foliage and flower which gives such a charm to the sunset hour in the East.
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From this reading EXPECTED AND WELCOMED.
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From this reading She was much pleased to see the friendship which appeared to be already growing up between her husband and the fair-haired, gentle and earnest chaplain.
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From this reading The young matron felt tranquilly happy.
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From this reading The Coldstreams and their guest now adjourned into the veranda to enjoy the evening air, and the golden glow on foliage and flower which gives such a charm to the sunset hour in the East.
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From this reading The Coldstreams and their guest now adjourned into the veranda to enjoy the evening air, and the golden glow on foliage and flower which gives such a charm to the sunset hour in the East.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Io brought out her work; she was knitting a delicate shawl for her mother.
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From this reading She was much pleased to see the friendship which appeared to be already growing up between her husband and the fair-haired, gentle and earnest chaplain.
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From this reading She was much pleased to see the friendship which appeared to be already growing up between her husband and the fair-haired, gentle and earnest chaplain.
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From this reading The Coldstreams and their guest now adjourned into the veranda to enjoy the evening air, and the golden glow on foliage and flower which gives such a charm to the sunset hour in the East.
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From this reading The Coldstreams and their guest now adjourned into the veranda to enjoy the evening air, and the golden glow on foliage and flower which gives such a charm to the sunset hour in the East.
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From this reading The Coldstreams and their guest now adjourned into the veranda to enjoy the evening air, and the golden glow on foliage and flower which gives such a charm to the sunset hour in the East.
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From this reading She was much pleased to see the friendship which appeared to be already growing up between her husband and the fair-haired, gentle and earnest chaplain.
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From this reading The Coldstreams and their guest now adjourned into the veranda to enjoy the evening air, and the golden glow on foliage and flower which gives such a charm to the sunset hour in the East.
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From this reading The young matron felt tranquilly happy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Io brought out her work; she was knitting a delicate shawl for her mother.
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From this reading The Coldstreams and their guest now adjourned into the veranda to enjoy the evening air, and the golden glow on foliage and flower which gives such a charm to the sunset hour in the East.
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From this reading She was much pleased to see the friendship which appeared to be already growing up between her husband and the fair-haired, gentle and earnest chaplain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Coldstreams and their guest now adjourned into the veranda to enjoy the evening air, and the golden glow on foliage and flower which gives such a charm to the sunset hour in the East.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Coldstreams and their guest now adjourned into the veranda to enjoy the evening air, and the golden glow on foliage and flower which gives such a charm to the sunset hour in the East.
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From this reading Io brought out her work; she was knitting a delicate shawl for her mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Io brought out her work; she was knitting a delicate shawl for her mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young matron felt tranquilly happy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Io brought out her work; she was knitting a delicate shawl for her mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was much pleased to see the friendship which appeared to be already growing up between her husband and the fair-haired, gentle and earnest chaplain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Coldstreams and their guest now adjourned into the veranda to enjoy the evening air, and the golden glow on foliage and flower which gives such a charm to the sunset hour in the East.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Coldstreams and their guest now adjourned into the veranda to enjoy the evening air, and the golden glow on foliage and flower which gives such a charm to the sunset hour in the East.
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From this reading Io brought out her work; she was knitting a delicate shawl for her mother.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was much pleased to see the friendship which appeared to be already growing up between her husband and the fair-haired, gentle and earnest chaplain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was much pleased to see the friendship which appeared to be already growing up between her husband and the fair-haired, gentle and earnest chaplain.
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From this reading Io brought out her work; she was knitting a delicate shawl for her mother.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Io brought out her work; she was knitting a delicate shawl for her mother.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The Coldstreams and their guest now adjourned into the veranda to enjoy the evening air, and the golden glow on foliage and flower which gives such a charm to the sunset hour in the East.
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From this reading The Coldstreams and their guest now adjourned into the veranda to enjoy the evening air, and the golden glow on foliage and flower which gives such a charm to the sunset hour in the East.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Coldstreams and their guest now adjourned into the veranda to enjoy the evening air, and the golden glow on foliage and flower which gives such a charm to the sunset hour in the East.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Coldstreams and their guest now adjourned into the veranda to enjoy the evening air, and the golden glow on foliage and flower which gives such a charm to the sunset hour in the East.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Coldstreams and their guest now adjourned into the veranda to enjoy the evening air, and the golden glow on foliage and flower which gives such a charm to the sunset hour in the East.
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From this reading The young matron felt tranquilly happy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was much pleased to see the friendship which appeared to be already growing up between her husband and the fair-haired, gentle and earnest chaplain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Coldstreams and their guest now adjourned into the veranda to enjoy the evening air, and the golden glow on foliage and flower which gives such a charm to the sunset hour in the East.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Io brought out her work; she was knitting a delicate shawl for her mother.
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From this reading EXPECTED AND WELCOMED.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Coldstreams and their guest now adjourned into the veranda to enjoy the evening air, and the golden glow on foliage and flower which gives such a charm to the sunset hour in the East.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Io brought out her work; she was knitting a delicate shawl for her mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young matron felt tranquilly happy.
