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Chapter IX
“I know sisters, sisters three.” Ere many days had passed Aurelia had drifted into what would now be regarded as the duties of a nursery governess to her little companions. Fay and Amoret were always with her, and depended on her for everything. Jenny Bowles, with a sort of animal jealousy, tried to monopolise her charge, Letitia. The child was attracted by the sounds of her sister’s sports, and there was no keeping her from them, or from their cousin.
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an old word for “before”
From this reading “Ere many days had passed Aurelia had drifted into what would now be regarded as the duties of a nursery governess to her little companions.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Fay and Amoret were always with her, and depended on her for everything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I know sisters, sisters three.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ere many days had passed Aurelia had drifted into what would now be regarded as the duties of a nursery governess to her little companions.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ere many days had passed Aurelia had drifted into what would now be regarded as the duties of a nursery governess to her little companions.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Ere many days had passed Aurelia had drifted into what would now be regarded as the duties of a nursery governess to her little companions.”
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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 Ere many days had passed Aurelia had drifted into what would now be regarded as the duties of a nursery governess to her little companions.
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From this reading Fay and Amoret were always with her, and depended on her for everything.
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From this reading Fay and Amoret were always with her, and depended on her for everything.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fay and Amoret were always with her, and depended on her for everything.
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From this reading Jenny Bowles, with a sort of animal jealousy, tried to monopolise her charge, Letitia.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ere many days had passed Aurelia had drifted into what would now be regarded as the duties of a nursery governess to her little companions.
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From this reading The child was attracted by the sounds of her sister’s sports, and there was no keeping her from them, or from their cousin.
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From this reading Ere many days had passed Aurelia had drifted into what would now be regarded as the duties of a nursery governess to her little companions.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ere many days had passed Aurelia had drifted into what would now be regarded as the duties of a nursery governess to her little companions.
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From this reading Jenny Bowles, with a sort of animal jealousy, tried to monopolise her charge, Letitia.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The child was attracted by the sounds of her sister’s sports, and there was no keeping her from them, or from their cousin.
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From this reading Jenny Bowles, with a sort of animal jealousy, tried to monopolise her charge, Letitia.
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From this reading The child was attracted by the sounds of her sister’s sports, and there was no keeping her from them, or from their cousin.
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From this reading Ere many days had passed Aurelia had drifted into what would now be regarded as the duties of a nursery governess to her little companions.
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From this reading The child was attracted by the sounds of her sister’s sports, and there was no keeping her from them, or from their cousin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ere many days had passed Aurelia had drifted into what would now be regarded as the duties of a nursery governess to her little companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fay and Amoret were always with her, and depended on her for everything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ere many days had passed Aurelia had drifted into what would now be regarded as the duties of a nursery governess to her little companions.
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From this reading Ere many days had passed Aurelia had drifted into what would now be regarded as the duties of a nursery governess to her little companions.
an old word for “before”
From this reading Ere many days had passed Aurelia had drifted into what would now be regarded as the duties of a nursery governess to her little companions.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Fay and Amoret were always with her, and depended on her for everything.
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From this reading Fay and Amoret were always with her, and depended on her for everything.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fay and Amoret were always with her, and depended on her for everything.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The child was attracted by the sounds of her sister’s sports, and there was no keeping her from them, or from their cousin.
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From this reading Ere many days had passed Aurelia had drifted into what would now be regarded as the duties of a nursery governess to her little companions.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ere many days had passed Aurelia had drifted into what would now be regarded as the duties of a nursery governess to her little companions.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ere many days had passed Aurelia had drifted into what would now be regarded as the duties of a nursery governess to her little companions.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know sisters, sisters three.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ere many days had passed Aurelia had drifted into what would now be regarded as the duties of a nursery governess to her little companions.
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From this reading Jenny Bowles, with a sort of animal jealousy, tried to monopolise her charge, Letitia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jenny Bowles, with a sort of animal jealousy, tried to monopolise her charge, Letitia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The child was attracted by the sounds of her sister’s sports, and there was no keeping her from them, or from their cousin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know sisters, sisters three.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jenny Bowles, with a sort of animal jealousy, tried to monopolise her charge, Letitia.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ere many days had passed Aurelia had drifted into what would now be regarded as the duties of a nursery governess to her little companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ere many days had passed Aurelia had drifted into what would now be regarded as the duties of a nursery governess to her little companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jenny Bowles, with a sort of animal jealousy, tried to monopolise her charge, Letitia.
not any; not one
From this reading The child was attracted by the sounds of her sister’s sports, and there was no keeping her from them, or from their cousin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ere many days had passed Aurelia had drifted into what would now be regarded as the duties of a nursery governess to her little companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ere many days had passed Aurelia had drifted into what would now be regarded as the duties of a nursery governess to her little companions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ere many days had passed Aurelia had drifted into what would now be regarded as the duties of a nursery governess to her little companions.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fay and Amoret were always with her, and depended on her for everything.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The child was attracted by the sounds of her sister’s sports, and there was no keeping her from them, or from their cousin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ere many days had passed Aurelia had drifted into what would now be regarded as the duties of a nursery governess to her little companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ere many days had passed Aurelia had drifted into what would now be regarded as the duties of a nursery governess to her little companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The child was attracted by the sounds of her sister’s sports, and there was no keeping her from them, or from their cousin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I know sisters, sisters three.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jenny Bowles, with a sort of animal jealousy, tried to monopolise her charge, Letitia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The child was attracted by the sounds of her sister’s sports, and there was no keeping her from them, or from their cousin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The child was attracted by the sounds of her sister’s sports, and there was no keeping her from them, or from their cousin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ere many days had passed Aurelia had drifted into what would now be regarded as the duties of a nursery governess to her little companions.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The child was attracted by the sounds of her sister’s sports, and there was no keeping her from them, or from their cousin.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The child was attracted by the sounds of her sister’s sports, and there was no keeping her from them, or from their cousin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The child was attracted by the sounds of her sister’s sports, and there was no keeping her from them, or from their cousin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I know sisters, sisters three.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ere many days had passed Aurelia had drifted into what would now be regarded as the duties of a nursery governess to her little companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jenny Bowles, with a sort of animal jealousy, tried to monopolise her charge, Letitia.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The child was attracted by the sounds of her sister’s sports, and there was no keeping her from them, or from their cousin.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fay and Amoret were always with her, and depended on her for everything.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Ere many days had passed Aurelia had drifted into what would now be regarded as the duties of a nursery governess to her little companions.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fay and Amoret were always with her, and depended on her for everything.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ere many days had passed Aurelia had drifted into what would now be regarded as the duties of a nursery governess to her little companions.
