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Chapter XXI
Esmeralda’s hand closed tightly, and she raised her head and looked at Lady Ada’s pale face for an instant, then lowered her eyes. “I have just been down to see if they are ready,” she said. “The carriage is at the door, and Lord Trafford is waiting-- What is the matter?” she broke off, as she saw Esmeralda’s face. “Nothing,” said Lady Wyndover, with a feminine little frown at her. “Esmeralda felt rather faint--that is all.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““I have just been down to see if they are ready,” she said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Esmeralda’s hand closed tightly, and she raised her head and looked at Lady Ada’s pale face for an instant, then lowered her eyes.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have just been down to see if they are ready,” she said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Nothing,” said Lady Wyndover, with a feminine little frown at her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Esmeralda’s hand closed tightly, and she raised her head and looked at Lady Ada’s pale face for an instant, then lowered her eyes.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““Nothing,” said Lady Wyndover, with a feminine little frown at her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““The carriage is at the door, and Lord Trafford is waiting-- What is the matter?” she broke off, as she saw Esmeralda’s face.”
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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 “Nothing,” said Lady Wyndover, with a feminine little frown at her.
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From this reading Esmeralda’s hand closed tightly, and she raised her head and looked at Lady Ada’s pale face for an instant, then lowered her eyes.
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From this reading “Esmeralda felt rather faint--that is all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Esmeralda’s hand closed tightly, and she raised her head and looked at Lady Ada’s pale face for an instant, then lowered her eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Esmeralda’s hand closed tightly, and she raised her head and looked at Lady Ada’s pale face for an instant, then lowered her eyes.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I have just been down to see if they are ready,” she said.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The carriage is at the door, and Lord Trafford is waiting-- What is the matter?” she broke off, as she saw Esmeralda’s face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Esmeralda’s hand closed tightly, and she raised her head and looked at Lady Ada’s pale face for an instant, then lowered her eyes.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have just been down to see if they are ready,” she said.
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From this reading “The carriage is at the door, and Lord Trafford is waiting-- What is the matter?” she broke off, as she saw Esmeralda’s face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The carriage is at the door, and Lord Trafford is waiting-- What is the matter?” she broke off, as she saw Esmeralda’s face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esmeralda’s hand closed tightly, and she raised her head and looked at Lady Ada’s pale face for an instant, then lowered her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The carriage is at the door, and Lord Trafford is waiting-- What is the matter?” she broke off, as she saw Esmeralda’s face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have just been down to see if they are ready,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Esmeralda felt rather faint--that is all.
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From this reading Esmeralda’s hand closed tightly, and she raised her head and looked at Lady Ada’s pale face for an instant, then lowered her eyes.
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From this reading Esmeralda’s hand closed tightly, and she raised her head and looked at Lady Ada’s pale face for an instant, then lowered her eyes.
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From this reading Esmeralda’s hand closed tightly, and she raised her head and looked at Lady Ada’s pale face for an instant, then lowered her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Esmeralda felt rather faint--that is all.
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From this reading “Esmeralda felt rather faint--that is all.
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From this reading “Nothing,” said Lady Wyndover, with a feminine little frown at her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Esmeralda’s hand closed tightly, and she raised her head and looked at Lady Ada’s pale face for an instant, then lowered her eyes.
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From this reading “Nothing,” said Lady Wyndover, with a feminine little frown at her.
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From this reading Esmeralda’s hand closed tightly, and she raised her head and looked at Lady Ada’s pale face for an instant, then lowered her eyes.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have just been down to see if they are ready,” she said.
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From this reading Esmeralda’s hand closed tightly, and she raised her head and looked at Lady Ada’s pale face for an instant, then lowered her eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Esmeralda’s hand closed tightly, and she raised her head and looked at Lady Ada’s pale face for an instant, then lowered her eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have just been down to see if they are ready,” she said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I have just been down to see if they are ready,” she said.
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From this reading Esmeralda’s hand closed tightly, and she raised her head and looked at Lady Ada’s pale face for an instant, then lowered her eyes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The carriage is at the door, and Lord Trafford is waiting-- What is the matter?” she broke off, as she saw Esmeralda’s face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have just been down to see if they are ready,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esmeralda’s hand closed tightly, and she raised her head and looked at Lady Ada’s pale face for an instant, then lowered her eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nothing,” said Lady Wyndover, with a feminine little frown at her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Esmeralda’s hand closed tightly, and she raised her head and looked at Lady Ada’s pale face for an instant, then lowered her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The carriage is at the door, and Lord Trafford is waiting-- What is the matter?” she broke off, as she saw Esmeralda’s face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esmeralda’s hand closed tightly, and she raised her head and looked at Lady Ada’s pale face for an instant, then lowered her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The carriage is at the door, and Lord Trafford is waiting-- What is the matter?” she broke off, as she saw Esmeralda’s face.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing,” said Lady Wyndover, with a feminine little frown at her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The carriage is at the door, and Lord Trafford is waiting-- What is the matter?” she broke off, as she saw Esmeralda’s face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esmeralda’s hand closed tightly, and she raised her head and looked at Lady Ada’s pale face for an instant, then lowered her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esmeralda’s hand closed tightly, and she raised her head and looked at Lady Ada’s pale face for an instant, then lowered her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Esmeralda felt rather faint--that is all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have just been down to see if they are ready,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have just been down to see if they are ready,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The carriage is at the door, and Lord Trafford is waiting-- What is the matter?” she broke off, as she saw Esmeralda’s face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have just been down to see if they are ready,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Esmeralda’s hand closed tightly, and she raised her head and looked at Lady Ada’s pale face for an instant, then lowered her eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Esmeralda felt rather faint--that is all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The carriage is at the door, and Lord Trafford is waiting-- What is the matter?” she broke off, as she saw Esmeralda’s face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esmeralda’s hand closed tightly, and she raised her head and looked at Lady Ada’s pale face for an instant, then lowered her eyes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I have just been down to see if they are ready,” she said.
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From this reading Esmeralda’s hand closed tightly, and she raised her head and looked at Lady Ada’s pale face for an instant, then lowered her eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I have just been down to see if they are ready,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The carriage is at the door, and Lord Trafford is waiting-- What is the matter?” she broke off, as she saw Esmeralda’s face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The carriage is at the door, and Lord Trafford is waiting-- What is the matter?” she broke off, as she saw Esmeralda’s face.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “The carriage is at the door, and Lord Trafford is waiting-- What is the matter?” she broke off, as she saw Esmeralda’s face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Nothing,” said Lady Wyndover, with a feminine little frown at her.
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From this reading “Nothing,” said Lady Wyndover, with a feminine little frown at her.
