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Chapter IX
JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city. She stood at the station entrance, a tiny figure beside the huge pillars, looking round her with eager eyes. A wind was whipping down the avenue. The sky was a clear, brilliant tint of the brightest blue. Energy was in the air, and hopefulness.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “She stood at the station entrance, a tiny figure beside the huge pillars, looking round her with eager eyes.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stood at the station entrance, a tiny figure beside the huge pillars, looking round her with eager eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A wind was whipping down the avenue.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.”
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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 JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
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From this reading Energy was in the air, and hopefulness.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Energy was in the air, and hopefulness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She stood at the station entrance, a tiny figure beside the huge pillars, looking round her with eager eyes.
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From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
next to; at the side of
From this reading She stood at the station entrance, a tiny figure beside the huge pillars, looking round her with eager eyes.
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From this reading The sky was a clear, brilliant tint of the brightest blue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky was a clear, brilliant tint of the brightest blue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky was a clear, brilliant tint of the brightest blue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky was a clear, brilliant tint of the brightest blue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wind was whipping down the avenue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood at the station entrance, a tiny figure beside the huge pillars, looking round her with eager eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Energy was in the air, and hopefulness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood at the station entrance, a tiny figure beside the huge pillars, looking round her with eager eyes.
to think that something will happen
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
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From this reading She stood at the station entrance, a tiny figure beside the huge pillars, looking round her with eager eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood at the station entrance, a tiny figure beside the huge pillars, looking round her with eager eyes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
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From this reading Energy was in the air, and hopefulness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood at the station entrance, a tiny figure beside the huge pillars, looking round her with eager eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood at the station entrance, a tiny figure beside the huge pillars, looking round her with eager eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood at the station entrance, a tiny figure beside the huge pillars, looking round her with eager eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood at the station entrance, a tiny figure beside the huge pillars, looking round her with eager eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky was a clear, brilliant tint of the brightest blue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood at the station entrance, a tiny figure beside the huge pillars, looking round her with eager eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky was a clear, brilliant tint of the brightest blue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood at the station entrance, a tiny figure beside the huge pillars, looking round her with eager eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A wind was whipping down the avenue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wind was whipping down the avenue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A wind was whipping down the avenue.
in the company of; together with
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JILL IN SEARCH OF AN UNCLE I New York welcomed Jill, as she came out of the Pennsylvania Station in Seventh Avenue, with a whirl of powdered snow that touched her cheek like a kiss, the cold, bracing kiss one would expect from this vivid city.
