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Chapter VII
“Why, I saw nothing to criticise.” “You never do, Julia, but they certainly hadn’t a word to say for themselves, and their clothes were frightful. Clarissa’s red coat is bad enough, but she is rather fine-looking, and she is so decidedly unlike any one else that you don’t have to apologize for her. But those others were so—so nondescript.” “Ruth,” exclaimed Julia, with a shade of reproach, “you have changed very much the past year.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Clarissa’s red coat is bad enough, but she is rather fine-looking, and she is so decidedly unlike any one else that you don’t have to apologize for her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You never do, Julia, but they certainly hadn’t a word to say for themselves, and their clothes were frightful.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““Why, I saw nothing to criticise.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Clarissa’s red coat is bad enough, but she is rather fine-looking, and she is so decidedly unlike any one else that you don’t have to apologize for her.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading ““You never do, Julia, but they certainly hadn’t a word to say for themselves, and their clothes were frightful.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “But those others were so—so nondescript.””
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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 “You never do, Julia, but they certainly hadn’t a word to say for themselves, and their clothes were frightful.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You never do, Julia, but they certainly hadn’t a word to say for themselves, and their clothes were frightful.
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From this reading Clarissa’s red coat is bad enough, but she is rather fine-looking, and she is so decidedly unlike any one else that you don’t have to apologize for her.
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From this reading Clarissa’s red coat is bad enough, but she is rather fine-looking, and she is so decidedly unlike any one else that you don’t have to apologize for her.
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From this reading Clarissa’s red coat is bad enough, but she is rather fine-looking, and she is so decidedly unlike any one else that you don’t have to apologize for her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “You never do, Julia, but they certainly hadn’t a word to say for themselves, and their clothes were frightful.
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From this reading “You never do, Julia, but they certainly hadn’t a word to say for themselves, and their clothes were frightful.
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From this reading “Ruth,” exclaimed Julia, with a shade of reproach, “you have changed very much the past year.
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From this reading Clarissa’s red coat is bad enough, but she is rather fine-looking, and she is so decidedly unlike any one else that you don’t have to apologize for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You never do, Julia, but they certainly hadn’t a word to say for themselves, and their clothes were frightful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clarissa’s red coat is bad enough, but she is rather fine-looking, and she is so decidedly unlike any one else that you don’t have to apologize for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, I saw nothing to criticise.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clarissa’s red coat is bad enough, but she is rather fine-looking, and she is so decidedly unlike any one else that you don’t have to apologize for her.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You never do, Julia, but they certainly hadn’t a word to say for themselves, and their clothes were frightful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clarissa’s red coat is bad enough, but she is rather fine-looking, and she is so decidedly unlike any one else that you don’t have to apologize for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clarissa’s red coat is bad enough, but she is rather fine-looking, and she is so decidedly unlike any one else that you don’t have to apologize for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clarissa’s red coat is bad enough, but she is rather fine-looking, and she is so decidedly unlike any one else that you don’t have to apologize for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ruth,” exclaimed Julia, with a shade of reproach, “you have changed very much the past year.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clarissa’s red coat is bad enough, but she is rather fine-looking, and she is so decidedly unlike any one else that you don’t have to apologize for her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You never do, Julia, but they certainly hadn’t a word to say for themselves, and their clothes were frightful.
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From this reading “You never do, Julia, but they certainly hadn’t a word to say for themselves, and their clothes were frightful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You never do, Julia, but they certainly hadn’t a word to say for themselves, and their clothes were frightful.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Clarissa’s red coat is bad enough, but she is rather fine-looking, and she is so decidedly unlike any one else that you don’t have to apologize for her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Clarissa’s red coat is bad enough, but she is rather fine-looking, and she is so decidedly unlike any one else that you don’t have to apologize for her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Why, I saw nothing to criticise.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Clarissa’s red coat is bad enough, but she is rather fine-looking, and she is so decidedly unlike any one else that you don’t have to apologize for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You never do, Julia, but they certainly hadn’t a word to say for themselves, and their clothes were frightful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ruth,” exclaimed Julia, with a shade of reproach, “you have changed very much the past year.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You never do, Julia, but they certainly hadn’t a word to say for themselves, and their clothes were frightful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But those others were so—so nondescript.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Why, I saw nothing to criticise.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Ruth,” exclaimed Julia, with a shade of reproach, “you have changed very much the past year.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Clarissa’s red coat is bad enough, but she is rather fine-looking, and she is so decidedly unlike any one else that you don’t have to apologize for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But those others were so—so nondescript.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ruth,” exclaimed Julia, with a shade of reproach, “you have changed very much the past year.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clarissa’s red coat is bad enough, but she is rather fine-looking, and she is so decidedly unlike any one else that you don’t have to apologize for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clarissa’s red coat is bad enough, but she is rather fine-looking, and she is so decidedly unlike any one else that you don’t have to apologize for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ruth,” exclaimed Julia, with a shade of reproach, “you have changed very much the past year.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ruth,” exclaimed Julia, with a shade of reproach, “you have changed very much the past year.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, I saw nothing to criticise.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You never do, Julia, but they certainly hadn’t a word to say for themselves, and their clothes were frightful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ruth,” exclaimed Julia, with a shade of reproach, “you have changed very much the past year.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Clarissa’s red coat is bad enough, but she is rather fine-looking, and she is so decidedly unlike any one else that you don’t have to apologize for her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Clarissa’s red coat is bad enough, but she is rather fine-looking, and she is so decidedly unlike any one else that you don’t have to apologize for her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Clarissa’s red coat is bad enough, but she is rather fine-looking, and she is so decidedly unlike any one else that you don’t have to apologize for her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Ruth,” exclaimed Julia, with a shade of reproach, “you have changed very much the past year.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “You never do, Julia, but they certainly hadn’t a word to say for themselves, and their clothes were frightful.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “You never do, Julia, but they certainly hadn’t a word to say for themselves, and their clothes were frightful.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You never do, Julia, but they certainly hadn’t a word to say for themselves, and their clothes were frightful.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But those others were so—so nondescript.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Why, I saw nothing to criticise.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clarissa’s red coat is bad enough, but she is rather fine-looking, and she is so decidedly unlike any one else that you don’t have to apologize for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ruth,” exclaimed Julia, with a shade of reproach, “you have changed very much the past year.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You never do, Julia, but they certainly hadn’t a word to say for themselves, and their clothes were frightful.
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From this reading “Why, I saw nothing to criticise.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Ruth,” exclaimed Julia, with a shade of reproach, “you have changed very much the past year.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You never do, Julia, but they certainly hadn’t a word to say for themselves, and their clothes were frightful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ruth,” exclaimed Julia, with a shade of reproach, “you have changed very much the past year.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You never do, Julia, but they certainly hadn’t a word to say for themselves, and their clothes were frightful.
