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Chapter XXIV
DOROTHY AT HOME. Dorothy was received at home with so much affection and such expressions of esteem as to afford her much consolation in her misery. Both her mother and her sister approved of her conduct. Mrs. Stanbury's approval was indeed accompanied by many expressions of regret as to the good things lost. She was fully alive to the fact that life in the Close at Exeter was better for her daughter than life in their little cottage at Nuncombe Putney.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Stanbury's approval was indeed accompanied by many expressions of regret as to the good things lost.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was fully alive to the fact that life in the Close at Exeter was better for her daughter than life in their little cottage at Nuncombe Putney.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was fully alive to the fact that life in the Close at Exeter was better for her daughter than life in their little cottage at Nuncombe Putney.”
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From this reading Mrs. Stanbury's approval was indeed accompanied by many expressions of regret as to the good things lost.
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From this reading Dorothy was received at home with so much affection and such expressions of esteem as to afford her much consolation in her misery.
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From this reading Dorothy was received at home with so much affection and such expressions of esteem as to afford her much consolation in her misery.
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From this reading She was fully alive to the fact that life in the Close at Exeter was better for her daughter than life in their little cottage at Nuncombe Putney.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dorothy was received at home with so much affection and such expressions of esteem as to afford her much consolation in her misery.
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From this reading Mrs. Stanbury's approval was indeed accompanied by many expressions of regret as to the good things lost.
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From this reading Both her mother and her sister approved of her conduct.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dorothy was received at home with so much affection and such expressions of esteem as to afford her much consolation in her misery.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DOROTHY AT HOME.
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From this reading She was fully alive to the fact that life in the Close at Exeter was better for her daughter than life in their little cottage at Nuncombe Putney.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both her mother and her sister approved of her conduct.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Stanbury's approval was indeed accompanied by many expressions of regret as to the good things lost.
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From this reading She was fully alive to the fact that life in the Close at Exeter was better for her daughter than life in their little cottage at Nuncombe Putney.
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From this reading Both her mother and her sister approved of her conduct.
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From this reading Dorothy was received at home with so much affection and such expressions of esteem as to afford her much consolation in her misery.
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From this reading She was fully alive to the fact that life in the Close at Exeter was better for her daughter than life in their little cottage at Nuncombe Putney.
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From this reading She was fully alive to the fact that life in the Close at Exeter was better for her daughter than life in their little cottage at Nuncombe Putney.
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From this reading DOROTHY AT HOME.
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From this reading Dorothy was received at home with so much affection and such expressions of esteem as to afford her much consolation in her misery.
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From this reading She was fully alive to the fact that life in the Close at Exeter was better for her daughter than life in their little cottage at Nuncombe Putney.
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From this reading Dorothy was received at home with so much affection and such expressions of esteem as to afford her much consolation in her misery.
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From this reading She was fully alive to the fact that life in the Close at Exeter was better for her daughter than life in their little cottage at Nuncombe Putney.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was fully alive to the fact that life in the Close at Exeter was better for her daughter than life in their little cottage at Nuncombe Putney.
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From this reading She was fully alive to the fact that life in the Close at Exeter was better for her daughter than life in their little cottage at Nuncombe Putney.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Stanbury's approval was indeed accompanied by many expressions of regret as to the good things lost.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dorothy was received at home with so much affection and such expressions of esteem as to afford her much consolation in her misery.
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From this reading DOROTHY AT HOME.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dorothy was received at home with so much affection and such expressions of esteem as to afford her much consolation in her misery.
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From this reading Mrs. Stanbury's approval was indeed accompanied by many expressions of regret as to the good things lost.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was fully alive to the fact that life in the Close at Exeter was better for her daughter than life in their little cottage at Nuncombe Putney.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was fully alive to the fact that life in the Close at Exeter was better for her daughter than life in their little cottage at Nuncombe Putney.
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From this reading Mrs. Stanbury's approval was indeed accompanied by many expressions of regret as to the good things lost.
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From this reading Mrs. Stanbury's approval was indeed accompanied by many expressions of regret as to the good things lost.
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From this reading Dorothy was received at home with so much affection and such expressions of esteem as to afford her much consolation in her misery.
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From this reading Both her mother and her sister approved of her conduct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Stanbury's approval was indeed accompanied by many expressions of regret as to the good things lost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dorothy was received at home with so much affection and such expressions of esteem as to afford her much consolation in her misery.
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From this reading She was fully alive to the fact that life in the Close at Exeter was better for her daughter than life in their little cottage at Nuncombe Putney.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dorothy was received at home with so much affection and such expressions of esteem as to afford her much consolation in her misery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was fully alive to the fact that life in the Close at Exeter was better for her daughter than life in their little cottage at Nuncombe Putney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dorothy was received at home with so much affection and such expressions of esteem as to afford her much consolation in her misery.
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From this reading Mrs. Stanbury's approval was indeed accompanied by many expressions of regret as to the good things lost.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was fully alive to the fact that life in the Close at Exeter was better for her daughter than life in their little cottage at Nuncombe Putney.
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From this reading Both her mother and her sister approved of her conduct.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Dorothy was received at home with so much affection and such expressions of esteem as to afford her much consolation in her misery.
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From this reading Mrs. Stanbury's approval was indeed accompanied by many expressions of regret as to the good things lost.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Dorothy was received at home with so much affection and such expressions of esteem as to afford her much consolation in her misery.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was fully alive to the fact that life in the Close at Exeter was better for her daughter than life in their little cottage at Nuncombe Putney.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was fully alive to the fact that life in the Close at Exeter was better for her daughter than life in their little cottage at Nuncombe Putney.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Stanbury's approval was indeed accompanied by many expressions of regret as to the good things lost.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She was fully alive to the fact that life in the Close at Exeter was better for her daughter than life in their little cottage at Nuncombe Putney.
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From this reading Mrs. Stanbury's approval was indeed accompanied by many expressions of regret as to the good things lost.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dorothy was received at home with so much affection and such expressions of esteem as to afford her much consolation in her misery.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dorothy was received at home with so much affection and such expressions of esteem as to afford her much consolation in her misery.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dorothy was received at home with so much affection and such expressions of esteem as to afford her much consolation in her misery.
