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Chapter IV
No one said anything to this. When the factotum had disappeared round the corner of the house, Mrs. Alger turned her head aside, and glanced downward with an air of fatigue. In this manner Barlow was dismissed from the ladies’ minds. “I presume,” said young Mrs. Scott, with a deferential glance at Grace, “that the sun is good for a person with lung-difficulty.” Grace silently refused to consider herself appealed to, and Mrs. Merritt said, “Better than the moon, I should think.”
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any thing at all
From this reading “No one said anything to this.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When the factotum had disappeared round the corner of the house, Mrs. Alger turned her head aside, and glanced downward with an air of fatigue.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I presume,” said young Mrs. Scott, with a deferential glance at Grace, “that the sun is good for a person with lung-difficulty.””
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Grace silently refused to consider herself appealed to, and Mrs. Merritt said, “Better than the moon, I should think.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one said anything to this.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Grace silently refused to consider herself appealed to, and Mrs. Merritt said, “Better than the moon, I should think.””
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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 “I presume,” said young Mrs. Scott, with a deferential glance at Grace, “that the sun is good for a person with lung-difficulty.”
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From this reading When the factotum had disappeared round the corner of the house, Mrs. Alger turned her head aside, and glanced downward with an air of fatigue.
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From this reading When the factotum had disappeared round the corner of the house, Mrs. Alger turned her head aside, and glanced downward with an air of fatigue.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When the factotum had disappeared round the corner of the house, Mrs. Alger turned her head aside, and glanced downward with an air of fatigue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the factotum had disappeared round the corner of the house, Mrs. Alger turned her head aside, and glanced downward with an air of fatigue.
any thing at all
From this reading No one said anything to this.
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From this reading Grace silently refused to consider herself appealed to, and Mrs. Merritt said, “Better than the moon, I should think.”
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From this reading When the factotum had disappeared round the corner of the house, Mrs. Alger turned her head aside, and glanced downward with an air of fatigue.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I presume,” said young Mrs. Scott, with a deferential glance at Grace, “that the sun is good for a person with lung-difficulty.”
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From this reading In this manner Barlow was dismissed from the ladies’ minds.
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From this reading Grace silently refused to consider herself appealed to, and Mrs. Merritt said, “Better than the moon, I should think.”
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From this reading Grace silently refused to consider herself appealed to, and Mrs. Merritt said, “Better than the moon, I should think.”
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From this reading When the factotum had disappeared round the corner of the house, Mrs. Alger turned her head aside, and glanced downward with an air of fatigue.
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From this reading “I presume,” said young Mrs. Scott, with a deferential glance at Grace, “that the sun is good for a person with lung-difficulty.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the factotum had disappeared round the corner of the house, Mrs. Alger turned her head aside, and glanced downward with an air of fatigue.
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From this reading In this manner Barlow was dismissed from the ladies’ minds.
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From this reading When the factotum had disappeared round the corner of the house, Mrs. Alger turned her head aside, and glanced downward with an air of fatigue.
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From this reading When the factotum had disappeared round the corner of the house, Mrs. Alger turned her head aside, and glanced downward with an air of fatigue.
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From this reading When the factotum had disappeared round the corner of the house, Mrs. Alger turned her head aside, and glanced downward with an air of fatigue.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I presume,” said young Mrs. Scott, with a deferential glance at Grace, “that the sun is good for a person with lung-difficulty.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In this manner Barlow was dismissed from the ladies’ minds.
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From this reading “I presume,” said young Mrs. Scott, with a deferential glance at Grace, “that the sun is good for a person with lung-difficulty.”
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From this reading When the factotum had disappeared round the corner of the house, Mrs. Alger turned her head aside, and glanced downward with an air of fatigue.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I presume,” said young Mrs. Scott, with a deferential glance at Grace, “that the sun is good for a person with lung-difficulty.”
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From this reading “I presume,” said young Mrs. Scott, with a deferential glance at Grace, “that the sun is good for a person with lung-difficulty.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the factotum had disappeared round the corner of the house, Mrs. Alger turned her head aside, and glanced downward with an air of fatigue.
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From this reading When the factotum had disappeared round the corner of the house, Mrs. Alger turned her head aside, and glanced downward with an air of fatigue.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When the factotum had disappeared round the corner of the house, Mrs. Alger turned her head aside, and glanced downward with an air of fatigue.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Grace silently refused to consider herself appealed to, and Mrs. Merritt said, “Better than the moon, I should think.”
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From this reading When the factotum had disappeared round the corner of the house, Mrs. Alger turned her head aside, and glanced downward with an air of fatigue.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I presume,” said young Mrs. Scott, with a deferential glance at Grace, “that the sun is good for a person with lung-difficulty.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this manner Barlow was dismissed from the ladies’ minds.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I presume,” said young Mrs. Scott, with a deferential glance at Grace, “that the sun is good for a person with lung-difficulty.”
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From this reading In this manner Barlow was dismissed from the ladies’ minds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I presume,” said young Mrs. Scott, with a deferential glance at Grace, “that the sun is good for a person with lung-difficulty.”
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From this reading In this manner Barlow was dismissed from the ladies’ minds.
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From this reading Grace silently refused to consider herself appealed to, and Mrs. Merritt said, “Better than the moon, I should think.”
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From this reading In this manner Barlow was dismissed from the ladies’ minds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grace silently refused to consider herself appealed to, and Mrs. Merritt said, “Better than the moon, I should think.”
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From this reading When the factotum had disappeared round the corner of the house, Mrs. Alger turned her head aside, and glanced downward with an air of fatigue.
not any; not one
From this reading No one said anything to this.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the factotum had disappeared round the corner of the house, Mrs. Alger turned her head aside, and glanced downward with an air of fatigue.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one said anything to this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I presume,” said young Mrs. Scott, with a deferential glance at Grace, “that the sun is good for a person with lung-difficulty.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I presume,” said young Mrs. Scott, with a deferential glance at Grace, “that the sun is good for a person with lung-difficulty.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grace silently refused to consider herself appealed to, and Mrs. Merritt said, “Better than the moon, I should think.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the factotum had disappeared round the corner of the house, Mrs. Alger turned her head aside, and glanced downward with an air of fatigue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No one said anything to this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I presume,” said young Mrs. Scott, with a deferential glance at Grace, “that the sun is good for a person with lung-difficulty.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Grace silently refused to consider herself appealed to, and Mrs. Merritt said, “Better than the moon, I should think.”
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From this reading Grace silently refused to consider herself appealed to, and Mrs. Merritt said, “Better than the moon, I should think.”
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From this reading “I presume,” said young Mrs. Scott, with a deferential glance at Grace, “that the sun is good for a person with lung-difficulty.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Grace silently refused to consider herself appealed to, and Mrs. Merritt said, “Better than the moon, I should think.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I presume,” said young Mrs. Scott, with a deferential glance at Grace, “that the sun is good for a person with lung-difficulty.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the factotum had disappeared round the corner of the house, Mrs. Alger turned her head aside, and glanced downward with an air of fatigue.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Grace silently refused to consider herself appealed to, and Mrs. Merritt said, “Better than the moon, I should think.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading No one said anything to this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No one said anything to this.
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From this reading When the factotum had disappeared round the corner of the house, Mrs. Alger turned her head aside, and glanced downward with an air of fatigue.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In this manner Barlow was dismissed from the ladies’ minds.
at the time that
From this reading When the factotum had disappeared round the corner of the house, Mrs. Alger turned her head aside, and glanced downward with an air of fatigue.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the factotum had disappeared round the corner of the house, Mrs. Alger turned her head aside, and glanced downward with an air of fatigue.
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From this reading “I presume,” said young Mrs. Scott, with a deferential glance at Grace, “that the sun is good for a person with lung-difficulty.”
