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Chapter XVIII
It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs. Julia Cloud went quickly to the hall door, and switched on the light. On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress. She stood with one silver slipper poised on the stairs, a sweet, guilty look on her face. "O Cloudy!
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at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stood with one silver slipper poised on the stairs, a sweet, guilty look on her face.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She stood with one silver slipper poised on the stairs, a sweet, guilty look on her face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stood with one silver slipper poised on the stairs, a sweet, guilty look on her face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Julia Cloud went quickly to the hall door, and switched on the light.”
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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 It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
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From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Julia Cloud went quickly to the hall door, and switched on the light.
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From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
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From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julia Cloud went quickly to the hall door, and switched on the light.
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From this reading "O Cloudy!
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From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julia Cloud went quickly to the hall door, and switched on the light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood with one silver slipper poised on the stairs, a sweet, guilty look on her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood with one silver slipper poised on the stairs, a sweet, guilty look on her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julia Cloud went quickly to the hall door, and switched on the light.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julia Cloud went quickly to the hall door, and switched on the light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julia Cloud went quickly to the hall door, and switched on the light.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood with one silver slipper poised on the stairs, a sweet, guilty look on her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O Cloudy!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Julia Cloud went quickly to the hall door, and switched on the light.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She stood with one silver slipper poised on the stairs, a sweet, guilty look on her face.
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From this reading She stood with one silver slipper poised on the stairs, a sweet, guilty look on her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julia Cloud went quickly to the hall door, and switched on the light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood with one silver slipper poised on the stairs, a sweet, guilty look on her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood with one silver slipper poised on the stairs, a sweet, guilty look on her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood with one silver slipper poised on the stairs, a sweet, guilty look on her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood with one silver slipper poised on the stairs, a sweet, guilty look on her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julia Cloud went quickly to the hall door, and switched on the light.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Julia Cloud went quickly to the hall door, and switched on the light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was all still below stairs, then a soft, stealthy silken movement, cautiously coming up the stairs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Julia Cloud went quickly to the hall door, and switched on the light.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the landing stood Leslie, lovely and flushed, with her hair slightly ruffled and her velvet evening cloak thrown back, showing the rosy mist of her dress.
