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Chapter IV
THE PALACE OF THE KINGS. Miss Agnes Delacour was the last person to let the grass grow under her feet. She, as she expressed it to herself, 'cornered' her brother-in-law as soon as the five little girls tripped off to bed. There was nothing, she said inwardly, like taking the bull by the horns. Accordingly she attacked that ferocious beast in the form of quiet, courteous Mr Lennox with her usual energy.
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used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She, as she expressed it to herself, 'cornered' her brother-in-law as soon as the five little girls tripped off to bed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss Agnes Delacour was the last person to let the grass grow under her feet.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Miss Agnes Delacour was the last person to let the grass grow under her feet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She, as she expressed it to herself, 'cornered' her brother-in-law as soon as the five little girls tripped off to bed.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There was nothing, she said inwardly, like taking the bull by the horns.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She, as she expressed it to herself, 'cornered' her brother-in-law as soon as the five little girls tripped off to bed.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Miss Agnes Delacour was the last person to let the grass grow under her feet.”
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From this reading Accordingly she attacked that ferocious beast in the form of quiet, courteous Mr Lennox with her usual energy.
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From this reading Miss Agnes Delacour was the last person to let the grass grow under her feet.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She, as she expressed it to herself, 'cornered' her brother-in-law as soon as the five little girls tripped off to bed.
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From this reading Accordingly she attacked that ferocious beast in the form of quiet, courteous Mr Lennox with her usual energy.
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From this reading Accordingly she attacked that ferocious beast in the form of quiet, courteous Mr Lennox with her usual energy.
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From this reading She, as she expressed it to herself, 'cornered' her brother-in-law as soon as the five little girls tripped off to bed.
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From this reading She, as she expressed it to herself, 'cornered' her brother-in-law as soon as the five little girls tripped off to bed.
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From this reading There was nothing, she said inwardly, like taking the bull by the horns.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was nothing, she said inwardly, like taking the bull by the horns.
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From this reading She, as she expressed it to herself, 'cornered' her brother-in-law as soon as the five little girls tripped off to bed.
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From this reading Accordingly she attacked that ferocious beast in the form of quiet, courteous Mr Lennox with her usual energy.
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From this reading Miss Agnes Delacour was the last person to let the grass grow under her feet.
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From this reading Accordingly she attacked that ferocious beast in the form of quiet, courteous Mr Lennox with her usual energy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She, as she expressed it to herself, 'cornered' her brother-in-law as soon as the five little girls tripped off to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Agnes Delacour was the last person to let the grass grow under her feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Accordingly she attacked that ferocious beast in the form of quiet, courteous Mr Lennox with her usual energy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She, as she expressed it to herself, 'cornered' her brother-in-law as soon as the five little girls tripped off to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Accordingly she attacked that ferocious beast in the form of quiet, courteous Mr Lennox with her usual energy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She, as she expressed it to herself, 'cornered' her brother-in-law as soon as the five little girls tripped off to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Agnes Delacour was the last person to let the grass grow under her feet.
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From this reading Miss Agnes Delacour was the last person to let the grass grow under her feet.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Agnes Delacour was the last person to let the grass grow under her feet.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She, as she expressed it to herself, 'cornered' her brother-in-law as soon as the five little girls tripped off to bed.
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From this reading There was nothing, she said inwardly, like taking the bull by the horns.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Accordingly she attacked that ferocious beast in the form of quiet, courteous Mr Lennox with her usual energy.
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From this reading There was nothing, she said inwardly, like taking the bull by the horns.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She, as she expressed it to herself, 'cornered' her brother-in-law as soon as the five little girls tripped off to bed.
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From this reading THE PALACE OF THE KINGS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Agnes Delacour was the last person to let the grass grow under her feet.
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From this reading Accordingly she attacked that ferocious beast in the form of quiet, courteous Mr Lennox with her usual energy.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Miss Agnes Delacour was the last person to let the grass grow under her feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was nothing, she said inwardly, like taking the bull by the horns.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She, as she expressed it to herself, 'cornered' her brother-in-law as soon as the five little girls tripped off to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Agnes Delacour was the last person to let the grass grow under her feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Accordingly she attacked that ferocious beast in the form of quiet, courteous Mr Lennox with her usual energy.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing, she said inwardly, like taking the bull by the horns.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PALACE OF THE KINGS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She, as she expressed it to herself, 'cornered' her brother-in-law as soon as the five little girls tripped off to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PALACE OF THE KINGS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Agnes Delacour was the last person to let the grass grow under her feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Accordingly she attacked that ferocious beast in the form of quiet, courteous Mr Lennox with her usual energy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was nothing, she said inwardly, like taking the bull by the horns.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She, as she expressed it to herself, 'cornered' her brother-in-law as soon as the five little girls tripped off to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She, as she expressed it to herself, 'cornered' her brother-in-law as soon as the five little girls tripped off to bed.
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From this reading There was nothing, she said inwardly, like taking the bull by the horns.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Accordingly she attacked that ferocious beast in the form of quiet, courteous Mr Lennox with her usual energy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PALACE OF THE KINGS.
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From this reading There was nothing, she said inwardly, like taking the bull by the horns.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Agnes Delacour was the last person to let the grass grow under her feet.
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From this reading She, as she expressed it to herself, 'cornered' her brother-in-law as soon as the five little girls tripped off to bed.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Miss Agnes Delacour was the last person to let the grass grow under her feet.
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From this reading Accordingly she attacked that ferocious beast in the form of quiet, courteous Mr Lennox with her usual energy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Agnes Delacour was the last person to let the grass grow under her feet.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Accordingly she attacked that ferocious beast in the form of quiet, courteous Mr Lennox with her usual energy.
