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Chapter XIX
It was the last day of March in the following year. A day when spring drew its breath even in London streets. The evening was drawing in, but the daylight still crept colourless into a pretty room high up in some mansions overlooking the river. Jocelyn Ley sat in front of the fireplace, her elbows resting upon her knees and her chin sunk in her hands. Between her arms a grey kitten lay on its back, blinking its dubious eyes, and clawing the air vaguely with one paw.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Between her arms a grey kitten lay on its back, blinking its dubious eyes, and clawing the air vaguely with one paw.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A day when spring drew its breath even in London streets.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A day when spring drew its breath even in London streets.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Jocelyn Ley sat in front of the fireplace, her elbows resting upon her knees and her chin sunk in her hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the last day of March in the following year.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Between her arms a grey kitten lay on its back, blinking its dubious eyes, and clawing the air vaguely with one paw.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Jocelyn Ley sat in front of the fireplace, her elbows resting upon her knees and her chin sunk in her hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The evening was drawing in, but the daylight still crept colourless into a pretty room high up in some mansions overlooking the river.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Jocelyn Ley sat in front of the fireplace, her elbows resting upon her knees and her chin sunk in her hands.”
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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 A day when spring drew its breath even in London streets.
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From this reading Between her arms a grey kitten lay on its back, blinking its dubious eyes, and clawing the air vaguely with one paw.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jocelyn Ley sat in front of the fireplace, her elbows resting upon her knees and her chin sunk in her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between her arms a grey kitten lay on its back, blinking its dubious eyes, and clawing the air vaguely with one paw.
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From this reading Between her arms a grey kitten lay on its back, blinking its dubious eyes, and clawing the air vaguely with one paw.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between her arms a grey kitten lay on its back, blinking its dubious eyes, and clawing the air vaguely with one paw.
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From this reading Between her arms a grey kitten lay on its back, blinking its dubious eyes, and clawing the air vaguely with one paw.
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From this reading A day when spring drew its breath even in London streets.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The evening was drawing in, but the daylight still crept colourless into a pretty room high up in some mansions overlooking the river.
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From this reading Jocelyn Ley sat in front of the fireplace, her elbows resting upon her knees and her chin sunk in her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between her arms a grey kitten lay on its back, blinking its dubious eyes, and clawing the air vaguely with one paw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The evening was drawing in, but the daylight still crept colourless into a pretty room high up in some mansions overlooking the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The evening was drawing in, but the daylight still crept colourless into a pretty room high up in some mansions overlooking the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the last day of March in the following year.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The evening was drawing in, but the daylight still crept colourless into a pretty room high up in some mansions overlooking the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The evening was drawing in, but the daylight still crept colourless into a pretty room high up in some mansions overlooking the river.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A day when spring drew its breath even in London streets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between her arms a grey kitten lay on its back, blinking its dubious eyes, and clawing the air vaguely with one paw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jocelyn Ley sat in front of the fireplace, her elbows resting upon her knees and her chin sunk in her hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A day when spring drew its breath even in London streets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The evening was drawing in, but the daylight still crept colourless into a pretty room high up in some mansions overlooking the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between her arms a grey kitten lay on its back, blinking its dubious eyes, and clawing the air vaguely with one paw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jocelyn Ley sat in front of the fireplace, her elbows resting upon her knees and her chin sunk in her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the last day of March in the following year.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jocelyn Ley sat in front of the fireplace, her elbows resting upon her knees and her chin sunk in her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between her arms a grey kitten lay on its back, blinking its dubious eyes, and clawing the air vaguely with one paw.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Jocelyn Ley sat in front of the fireplace, her elbows resting upon her knees and her chin sunk in her hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jocelyn Ley sat in front of the fireplace, her elbows resting upon her knees and her chin sunk in her hands.
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From this reading The evening was drawing in, but the daylight still crept colourless into a pretty room high up in some mansions overlooking the river.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the last day of March in the following year.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The evening was drawing in, but the daylight still crept colourless into a pretty room high up in some mansions overlooking the river.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the last day of March in the following year.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A day when spring drew its breath even in London streets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jocelyn Ley sat in front of the fireplace, her elbows resting upon her knees and her chin sunk in her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between her arms a grey kitten lay on its back, blinking its dubious eyes, and clawing the air vaguely with one paw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jocelyn Ley sat in front of the fireplace, her elbows resting upon her knees and her chin sunk in her hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the last day of March in the following year.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between her arms a grey kitten lay on its back, blinking its dubious eyes, and clawing the air vaguely with one paw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jocelyn Ley sat in front of the fireplace, her elbows resting upon her knees and her chin sunk in her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A day when spring drew its breath even in London streets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The evening was drawing in, but the daylight still crept colourless into a pretty room high up in some mansions overlooking the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the last day of March in the following year.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the last day of March in the following year.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Between her arms a grey kitten lay on its back, blinking its dubious eyes, and clawing the air vaguely with one paw.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Between her arms a grey kitten lay on its back, blinking its dubious eyes, and clawing the air vaguely with one paw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The evening was drawing in, but the daylight still crept colourless into a pretty room high up in some mansions overlooking the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between her arms a grey kitten lay on its back, blinking its dubious eyes, and clawing the air vaguely with one paw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The evening was drawing in, but the daylight still crept colourless into a pretty room high up in some mansions overlooking the river.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jocelyn Ley sat in front of the fireplace, her elbows resting upon her knees and her chin sunk in her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The evening was drawing in, but the daylight still crept colourless into a pretty room high up in some mansions overlooking the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The evening was drawing in, but the daylight still crept colourless into a pretty room high up in some mansions overlooking the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jocelyn Ley sat in front of the fireplace, her elbows resting upon her knees and her chin sunk in her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The evening was drawing in, but the daylight still crept colourless into a pretty room high up in some mansions overlooking the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A day when spring drew its breath even in London streets.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The evening was drawing in, but the daylight still crept colourless into a pretty room high up in some mansions overlooking the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A day when spring drew its breath even in London streets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jocelyn Ley sat in front of the fireplace, her elbows resting upon her knees and her chin sunk in her hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the last day of March in the following year.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The evening was drawing in, but the daylight still crept colourless into a pretty room high up in some mansions overlooking the river.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Jocelyn Ley sat in front of the fireplace, her elbows resting upon her knees and her chin sunk in her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between her arms a grey kitten lay on its back, blinking its dubious eyes, and clawing the air vaguely with one paw.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the last day of March in the following year.
at the time that
From this reading A day when spring drew its breath even in London streets.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Between her arms a grey kitten lay on its back, blinking its dubious eyes, and clawing the air vaguely with one paw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the last day of March in the following year.
