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Chapter XXXIII
Late that night, as I sat up pondering over all that had happened, Mrs. Halifax came into my room. She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair. I would not meet her eyes, but I saw her hands fluttering in their restless way. I pointed to her accustomed chair. "No, I can't sit down.
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any thing at all
From this reading “She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.”
moving with quick light beats or trembles
From this reading “I would not meet her eyes, but I saw her hands fluttering in their restless way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “I would not meet her eyes, but I saw her hands fluttering in their restless way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Late that night, as I sat up pondering over all that had happened, Mrs. Halifax came into my room.”
went away to a private place
From this reading “She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I would not meet her eyes, but I saw her hands fluttering in their restless way.”
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From this reading She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.
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From this reading I pointed to her accustomed chair.
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From this reading Late that night, as I sat up pondering over all that had happened, Mrs. Halifax came into my room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.
any thing at all
From this reading She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Late that night, as I sat up pondering over all that had happened, Mrs. Halifax came into my room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I would not meet her eyes, but I saw her hands fluttering in their restless way.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.
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From this reading Late that night, as I sat up pondering over all that had happened, Mrs. Halifax came into my room.
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From this reading "No, I can't sit down.
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From this reading I pointed to her accustomed chair.
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From this reading "No, I can't sit down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I would not meet her eyes, but I saw her hands fluttering in their restless way.
moving with quick light beats or trembles
From this reading I would not meet her eyes, but I saw her hands fluttering in their restless way.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Late that night, as I sat up pondering over all that had happened, Mrs. Halifax came into my room.
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From this reading Late that night, as I sat up pondering over all that had happened, Mrs. Halifax came into my room.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading I would not meet her eyes, but I saw her hands fluttering in their restless way.
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From this reading Late that night, as I sat up pondering over all that had happened, Mrs. Halifax came into my room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Late that night, as I sat up pondering over all that had happened, Mrs. Halifax came into my room.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I would not meet her eyes, but I saw her hands fluttering in their restless way.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Late that night, as I sat up pondering over all that had happened, Mrs. Halifax came into my room.
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From this reading Late that night, as I sat up pondering over all that had happened, Mrs. Halifax came into my room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.
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From this reading I would not meet her eyes, but I saw her hands fluttering in their restless way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Late that night, as I sat up pondering over all that had happened, Mrs. Halifax came into my room.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Late that night, as I sat up pondering over all that had happened, Mrs. Halifax came into my room.
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From this reading Late that night, as I sat up pondering over all that had happened, Mrs. Halifax came into my room.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I can't sit down.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I would not meet her eyes, but I saw her hands fluttering in their restless way.
above and across; more than
From this reading Late that night, as I sat up pondering over all that had happened, Mrs. Halifax came into my room.
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From this reading I pointed to her accustomed chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Late that night, as I sat up pondering over all that had happened, Mrs. Halifax came into my room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I would not meet her eyes, but I saw her hands fluttering in their restless way.
went away to a private place
From this reading She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Late that night, as I sat up pondering over all that had happened, Mrs. Halifax came into my room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Late that night, as I sat up pondering over all that had happened, Mrs. Halifax came into my room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I would not meet her eyes, but I saw her hands fluttering in their restless way.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, I can't sit down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Late that night, as I sat up pondering over all that had happened, Mrs. Halifax came into my room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I would not meet her eyes, but I saw her hands fluttering in their restless way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Late that night, as I sat up pondering over all that had happened, Mrs. Halifax came into my room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I would not meet her eyes, but I saw her hands fluttering in their restless way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She looked round; asked me, according to her wont, if there was anything I wanted before she retired for the night?--(Ursula was as good to me as any sister)--then stood by my easy-chair.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would not meet her eyes, but I saw her hands fluttering in their restless way.
