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Chapter I
GULMORE, THE BOSS. The habits of the Gulmore household were in some respects primitive. Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements. Near the table sat a girl of nineteen absorbed in a book. In an easy-chair by the open bay-window a man with a cigar in his mouth was reading a newspaper.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Near the table sat a girl of nineteen absorbed in a book.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “In an easy-chair by the open bay-window a man with a cigar in his mouth was reading a newspaper.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.”
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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 Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
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From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
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From this reading Near the table sat a girl of nineteen absorbed in a book.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
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From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
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From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
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From this reading In an easy-chair by the open bay-window a man with a cigar in his mouth was reading a newspaper.
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From this reading Near the table sat a girl of nineteen absorbed in a book.
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From this reading GULMORE, THE BOSS.
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From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In an easy-chair by the open bay-window a man with a cigar in his mouth was reading a newspaper.
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From this reading In an easy-chair by the open bay-window a man with a cigar in his mouth was reading a newspaper.
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From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In an easy-chair by the open bay-window a man with a cigar in his mouth was reading a newspaper.
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From this reading Near the table sat a girl of nineteen absorbed in a book.
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From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
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From this reading GULMORE, THE BOSS.
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From this reading The habits of the Gulmore household were in some respects primitive.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In an easy-chair by the open bay-window a man with a cigar in his mouth was reading a newspaper.
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From this reading The habits of the Gulmore household were in some respects primitive.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The habits of the Gulmore household were in some respects primitive.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In an easy-chair by the open bay-window a man with a cigar in his mouth was reading a newspaper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In an easy-chair by the open bay-window a man with a cigar in his mouth was reading a newspaper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Near the table sat a girl of nineteen absorbed in a book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In an easy-chair by the open bay-window a man with a cigar in his mouth was reading a newspaper.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Near the table sat a girl of nineteen absorbed in a book.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The habits of the Gulmore household were in some respects primitive.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading In an easy-chair by the open bay-window a man with a cigar in his mouth was reading a newspaper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The habits of the Gulmore household were in some respects primitive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In an easy-chair by the open bay-window a man with a cigar in his mouth was reading a newspaper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The habits of the Gulmore household were in some respects primitive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Near the table sat a girl of nineteen absorbed in a book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The habits of the Gulmore household were in some respects primitive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Near the table sat a girl of nineteen absorbed in a book.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GULMORE, THE BOSS.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The habits of the Gulmore household were in some respects primitive.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
but in spite of that
From this reading Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements.
