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Chapter III
GARDEN FANCIES Miss Vesta was trimming her lamp. That meant, in this early summer season, that it was after seven o'clock. The little lady stood at the window in the upper hall. It was a broad window, with a low round arch, looking out on the garden and the sea beyond it. A bracket was fastened to the sill, and on this bracket stood the lamp that Miss Vesta was trimming.
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later than; following
From this reading “That meant, in this early summer season, that it was after seven o'clock.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “It was a broad window, with a low round arch, looking out on the garden and the sea beyond it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little lady stood at the window in the upper hall.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little lady stood at the window in the upper hall.”
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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 a broad window, with a low round arch, looking out on the garden and the sea beyond it.
later than; following
From this reading That meant, in this early summer season, that it was after seven o'clock.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a broad window, with a low round arch, looking out on the garden and the sea beyond it.
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From this reading It was a broad window, with a low round arch, looking out on the garden and the sea beyond it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The little lady stood at the window in the upper hall.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading It was a broad window, with a low round arch, looking out on the garden and the sea beyond it.
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From this reading A bracket was fastened to the sill, and on this bracket stood the lamp that Miss Vesta was trimming.
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From this reading It was a broad window, with a low round arch, looking out on the garden and the sea beyond it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That meant, in this early summer season, that it was after seven o'clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GARDEN FANCIES Miss Vesta was trimming her lamp.
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From this reading A bracket was fastened to the sill, and on this bracket stood the lamp that Miss Vesta was trimming.
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From this reading GARDEN FANCIES Miss Vesta was trimming her lamp.
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From this reading The little lady stood at the window in the upper hall.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading GARDEN FANCIES Miss Vesta was trimming her lamp.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That meant, in this early summer season, that it was after seven o'clock.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That meant, in this early summer season, that it was after seven o'clock.
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From this reading The little lady stood at the window in the upper hall.
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From this reading GARDEN FANCIES Miss Vesta was trimming her lamp.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little lady stood at the window in the upper hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a broad window, with a low round arch, looking out on the garden and the sea beyond it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a broad window, with a low round arch, looking out on the garden and the sea beyond it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That meant, in this early summer season, that it was after seven o'clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GARDEN FANCIES Miss Vesta was trimming her lamp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That meant, in this early summer season, that it was after seven o'clock.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a broad window, with a low round arch, looking out on the garden and the sea beyond it.
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From this reading It was a broad window, with a low round arch, looking out on the garden and the sea beyond it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a broad window, with a low round arch, looking out on the garden and the sea beyond it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a broad window, with a low round arch, looking out on the garden and the sea beyond it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That meant, in this early summer season, that it was after seven o'clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That meant, in this early summer season, that it was after seven o'clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A bracket was fastened to the sill, and on this bracket stood the lamp that Miss Vesta was trimming.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little lady stood at the window in the upper hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That meant, in this early summer season, that it was after seven o'clock.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That meant, in this early summer season, that it was after seven o'clock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little lady stood at the window in the upper hall.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That meant, in this early summer season, that it was after seven o'clock.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A bracket was fastened to the sill, and on this bracket stood the lamp that Miss Vesta was trimming.
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From this reading GARDEN FANCIES Miss Vesta was trimming her lamp.
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From this reading The little lady stood at the window in the upper hall.
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From this reading GARDEN FANCIES Miss Vesta was trimming her lamp.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GARDEN FANCIES Miss Vesta was trimming her lamp.
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From this reading The little lady stood at the window in the upper hall.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a broad window, with a low round arch, looking out on the garden and the sea beyond it.
